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Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite
Known as:
EPIC
, Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC)
A self-administered questionnaire designed to evaluate patient function and bother after prostate cancer treatment.
National Institutes of Health
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Ability to Control Urination Question
Body Weight Gain Exceeding 10 Pounds
Body Weight Loss Exceeding 10 Pounds
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Highly Cited
2017
Highly Cited
2017
Association Between Radiation Therapy, Surgery, or Observation for Localized Prostate Cancer and Patient-Reported Outcomes After 3 Years
D. Barocas
,
J. Alvarez
,
+15 authors
D. Penson
JAMA
2017
Corpus ID: 53427403
Importance Understanding the adverse effects of contemporary approaches to localized prostate cancer treatment could inform…
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Focal irreversible electroporation for prostate cancer: functional outcomes and short-term oncological control
F. Ting
,
M. Tran
,
+6 authors
P. Stricker
Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Disease
2016
Corpus ID: 6206548
Background:Current data on the use of irreversible electroporation (IRE) in the treatment of prostate cancer (PCa) is limited. We…
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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Hypofractionated radiotherapy versus conventionally fractionated radiotherapy for patients with intermediate-risk localised prostate cancer: 2-year patient-reported outcomes of the randomised, non…
A. Wilkins
,
H. Mossop
,
+20 authors
E. Hall
The Lancet. Oncology
2015
Corpus ID: 967262
Summary Background Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) might detect more toxic effects of radiotherapy than do clinician-reported…
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Health-related quality of life after stereotactic body radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer: results from a multi-institutional consortium of prospective trials.
C. King
,
S. Collins
,
+4 authors
Alan C. Katz
International journal of radiation oncology…
2013
Corpus ID: 21607731
PURPOSE To evaluate the early and late health-related quality of life (QOL) outcomes among prostate cancer patients following…
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Focal therapy for localised unifocal and multifocal prostate cancer: a prospective development study
H. Ahmed
,
R. Hindley
,
+7 authors
M. Emberton
The Lancet. Oncology
2012
Corpus ID: 10629770
Summary Background Radical whole-gland therapy can lead to significant genitourinary and rectal side-effects for men with…
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Hypofractionated stereotactic body radiotherapy in low‐risk prostate adenocarcinoma
S. Mcbride
,
D. Wong
,
+5 authors
I. Kaplan
Cancer
2012
Corpus ID: 31042160
Recent reports using extreme hypofractionated regimens in the treatment of low‐risk prostate adenocarcinoma have been encouraging…
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
High-dose-rate brachytherapy as a monotherapy for favorable-risk prostate cancer: a Phase II trial.
M. Barkati
,
S. Williams
,
+5 authors
G. Duchesne
International journal of radiation oncology…
2012
Corpus ID: 34047684
PURPOSE There are multiple treatment options for favorable-risk prostate cancer. High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy as a…
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Expanded prostate cancer index composite for clinical practice: development and validation of a practical health related quality of life instrument for use in the routine clinical care of patients…
P. Chang
,
K. Szymański
,
+12 authors
M. Sanda
The Journal of urology
2011
Corpus ID: 1065909
PURPOSE Measuring the health related quality of life of patients with prostate cancer in routine clinical practice is hindered by…
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Five year Expanded Prostate cancer Index Composite‐based quality of life outcomes after prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer
W. Parker
,
R. Wang
,
Chang He
,
David P. Wood Jr
BJU international
2011
Corpus ID: 29408881
Study Type – Therapy (outcomes research) Level of Evidence 2c
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Health-related quality of life 2 years after treatment with radical prostatectomy, prostate brachytherapy, or external beam radiotherapy in patients with clinically localized prostate cancer.
Montserrat Ferrer
,
J. Suárez
,
+10 authors
F. Aguiló
International journal of radiation oncology…
2008
Corpus ID: 4633423
PURPOSE To compare treatment impact on health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with localized prostate cancer, from…
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