Ductal variant prostate carcinoma is associated with a significantly shorter metastasis-free survival

Ductal adenocarcinoma is an uncommon prostate cancer variant. Previous studies suggest that ductal variant histology may be associated with worse clinical outcomes, but these are difficult to interpret. To address this, we performed an international, multi-institutional study to describe the characteristics of ductal adenocarcinoma, particularly focussing on the effect of presence of ductal variant cancer on metastasis-free survival.

Source: European Journal of Cancer - March 5, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Ken Chow, Justin Bed ő, Andrew Ryan, Dinesh Agarwal, Damien Bolton, Yee Chan, Philip Dundee, Mark Frydenberg, Marc A. Furrer, Jeremy Goad, Dennis Gyomber, Uri Hanegbi, Laurence Harewood, Dennis King, Alastair D. Lamb, Nathan Lawrentschuk, Peter Liodakis, Tags: Original Research Source Type: research