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Actas Urológicas Españolas

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HEIDENREICH, Axel et al. EAU Guidelines on Prostate Cancer. Actas Urol Esp [online]. 2009, vol.33, n.2, pp.113-126. ISSN 0210-4806.

Objectives: To present a summary of the 2007 version of the European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines on prostate cancer (PCa). Methods: A literature review of the new data emerging from 2004 to 2007 was performed by the working panel. The guidelines have been updated, and the level of evidence/grade of recommendation was added to the text based on a systematic review of the literature, which included a search of online databases and bibliographic reviews. Results: A full version is available at the EAU Office or at www.uroweb.org. Systemic prostate biopsy under ultrasound guidance is the preferred diagnostic method. Active treatment is mostly recommended for patients with localized disease and a long life expectancy, with radical prostatectomy being shown to be superior to watchful waiting in a prospective randomized trial. Nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy represents the approach of choice in organ-confined disease; neoadjuvant androgen deprivation demonstrates no improvement of outcome variables. Radiation therapy should be performed with at least 72 and 78 Gy in low-risk and intermediate- to high-risk PCa, respectively. Monotherapeutic androgen deprivation is the standard of care in metastatic PCa; intermittent androgen deprivation might be an alternative treatment option for selected patients. Follow-up is largely based on prostate-specific antigen and a disease-specific history with imaging only indicated when symptoms occur. Cytotoxic therapy with docetaxel has emerged as the reference treatment for metastatic hormone-refractory PCa. Conclusions: The knowledge in the field of PCa is rapidly changing. These EAU guidelines on PCa summarize the most recent findings and put them into clinical practice.

Palabras clave : Androgen deprivation; Chemotherapy; Diagnosis; EAU guidelines; Follow-up; Prostate cancer; Radiation therapy; Radical prostatectomy; Review; Treatment.

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