Tamsulosin Can Improve Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Patients Under Active Surveillance Due to Low Risk Prostate Cancer: Prospective Controlled Study
Abstract:Objective:We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of tamsulosin in the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in patients under active surveillance (AS) for low-risk prostate cancer (Pca). Materials and Methods: Patients who underwent prostate biopsy between 2010 and 2014 were evaluated prospectively. Inclusion criteria for AS were PSA level below 10 ng/mL, a tumor in a maximum of two cores, a tumor core percentage below 50%, a clinical stage ≤ T2a and a Gleason score ≤6. Patients under AS with LUTS were i… Show more
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