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Purpose/Objective:
Outcomes studies of brachytherapy for prostate cancer have been criticized for their lack of long-term follow-up. Given the long natural history of the disease, it has been suggested that outcomes data lacking a lengthy follow-up period have little prognostic value. To address this issue, we analyzed the prognosis and outcomes for patients who have been followed for at least five years post radioactive seed therapy without a documented failure in the first five years after treatment. In particular, we examined the prognostic significance of the 5-year PSA value for predicting future recurrences.
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