Mullins JK, Feng Z, Trock BJ, Epstein JI, Walsh PC, Loeb S.
“The Impact of Anatomical Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy on Cancer Control: The 30-Year Anniversary.”
Journal of Urology epub October 18, 2012. PMID: 23083655.
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23083655
A total of 4,478 men underwent anatomical radical retropubic prostatectomy by Dr Patrick C. Walsh at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions from 1982-2011. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the anatomic RRP, the long-term outcomes were examined. The overall 25-year progression-free, metastasis-free and cancer specific survival rates were 68%, 84% and 86%, respectively, although there were significant differences in treatment outcomes between men treated in the pre-PSA and PSA eras. Anatomical RRP continues to represent the gold standard in the surgical management of clinically localized prostate cancer to which alternate treatment options should be compared.