Francesca De Felice, Elisa Vitti, Carlo Guglielmo Cattaneo, Miriam Tomaciello, Francesco Marampon, Daniela Musio, Chiara Gaudino, Giuseppe Minniti
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Abstract
Treatment monitoring in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer has become a hot topic in the androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPIs) era. Patients without increase in their PSA level at the time of imaging progression are not a rare phenomenon. What is the best monitoring strategy in asymptomatic cases represents a salient question. Here we presented 2 case reports involving men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who experienced disease progression without the anticipated increase in PSA levels. Our 2 cases show that imaging beyond standard PSA determination should be incorporate to monitor disease progression in patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer even in the context of an undetectable PSA.
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Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations is the official journal of the Society of Urologic Oncology. The journal publishes practical, timely, and relevant clinical and basic science research articles which address any aspect of urologic oncology. Each issue comprises original research, news and topics, survey articles providing short commentaries on other important articles in the urologic oncology literature, and reviews including an in-depth Seminar examining a specific clinical dilemma. The journal periodically publishes supplement issues devoted to areas of current interest to the urologic oncology community. Articles published are of interest to researchers and the clinicians involved in the practice of urologic oncology including urologists, oncologists, and radiologists.