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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2015
2015
Hypofractionated radiotherapy versus conventionally fractionated radiotherapy for patients with intermediate-risk localised prostate cancer: 2-year patient-reported outcomes of the randomised, non…
BACKGROUND Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) might detect more toxic effects of radiotherapy than do clinician-reported outcomes… (More)
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2013
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2013
Health-related quality of life after stereotactic body radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer: results from a multi-institutional consortium of prospective trials.
PURPOSE To evaluate the early and late health-related quality of life (QOL) outcomes among prostate cancer patients following… (More)
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2012
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2012
Focal therapy for localised unifocal and multifocal prostate cancer: a prospective development study
BACKGROUND Radical whole-gland therapy can lead to significant genitourinary and rectal side-effects for men with localised… (More)
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2011
2011
Five year expanded prostate cancer index composite-based quality of life outcomes after prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer.
OBJECTIVE To document the Expanded Prostate cancer Index Composite (EPIC) results for men followed for 5 years after radical… (More)
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2011
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2011
Hypofractionated stereotactic body radiotherapy in low-risk prostate adenocarcinoma: preliminary results of a multi-institutional phase 1 feasibility trial.
BACKGROUND Recent reports using extreme hypofractionated regimens in the treatment of low-risk prostate adenocarcinoma have been… (More)
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2011
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…
PURPOSE Measuring the health related quality of life of patients with prostate cancer in routine clinical practice is hindered by… (More)
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2009
2009
Erectile dysfunction after external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer.
BACKGROUND There is a lack of prospective studies focusing on the sexual quality of life of prostate cancer patients after… (More)
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2008
2008
Defining potency: a comparison of the International Index of Erectile Function short version and the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite.
BACKGROUND Both the 5-item short version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) and the Expanded Prostate… (More)
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2008
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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.
PURPOSE To compare treatment impact on health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with localized prostate cancer, from… (More)
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2001
2001
Short-course intensity-modulated radiotherapy (70 GY at 2.5 GY per fraction) for localized prostate cancer: preliminary results on late toxicity and quality of life.
PURPOSE To present our preliminary observations on the late toxicity and quality of life (QOL) of patients treated with short… (More)
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