2016_BT PROSTATE CANCER COURSE BOOK

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2002 Mar 1;52(3):664-73. Relationship between percent positive biopsies and biochemical outcome after permanent interstitial brachytherapy for clinically organ-confined carcinoma of the prostate gland. Merrick GS 1 , Butler WM , Galbreath RW , Lief JH , Adamovich E . CONCLUSION • : • …. Our results suggest that the percentage of positive biopsies is not statistically significant in predicting the 5-year biochemical disease-free outcome for patients with low, intermediate, and high-risk disease undergoing permanent prostate brachytherapy.