Prostatectomy


Our Publications on Prostatectomy

Beattie, K., Symons, J., Chopra, S., Yuen, C., Savdie, R., Thanigasalam, R., … Stricker, P. D. (2013). A novel method of bladder neck imbrication to improve early urinary continence following robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy. Journal of Robotic Surgery, 7(2), 193–199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-012-0371-2
Best, O., Canagasingham, A., Liu, Z., Doan, P., Haynes, A. M., Delprado, W., Maclean, F., Yuen, C., Stricker, P., & Thompson, J. (2023). Index grade group is superior to composite grade group for prediction of biochemical recurrence following radical prostatectomy. Pathology, 55(4), 492–497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2022.10.012
Cagiannos, I., Karakiewicz, P., Graefen, M., Eastham, J. A., Ohori, M., Rabbani, F., … Kattan, M. W. (2004). Is year of radical prostatectomy a predictor of outcome in prostate cancer? The Journal of Urology, 171(2 Pt 1), 692–696. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ju.0000107260.98031.0e
de Barros, H. A., Remmers, S., Luiting, H. B., van Leenders, G. J. L. H., Roobol, M. J., Bekers, E. M., Amin, A., Haynes, A. M., Delprado, W., Stricker, P. D., van der Poel, H. G., van der Kwast, T. H., & van Leeuwen, P. J. (2022). Predictive value of cribriform and intraductal carcinoma for the nomogram-based selection of prostate cancer patients for pelvic lymph node dissection. Urology, 168, 156–164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2022.04.043
Doan, P., Katelaris, A., Scheltema, M. J., Hayen, A., Amin, A., Siriwardana, A., Tran, M., Geboers, B., Gondoputro, W., Haynes, A. M., Matthews, J., Delprado, W., Stricker, P. D., & Thompson, J. (2023). The relationship between biochemical recurrence and number of lymph nodes removed during surgery for localized prostate cancer. BMC Urology, 23(1), 68. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-023-01228-3
Doumerc, N., Yuen, C., Savdie, R., Rahman, M. B., Pe Benito, R., & Stricker, P. (2010). Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: analysis of an experienced open surgeon's learning curve after 300 procedures. Journal of Robotic Surgery, 3(4), 229–234. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-010-0171-5
Doumerc, N., Yuen, C., Savdie, R., Rahman, M. B., Rasiah, K. K., Pe Benito, R., … Stricker, P. D. (2010). Should experienced open prostatic surgeons convert to robotic surgery? The real learning curve for one surgeon over 3 years. BJU International, 106(3), 378–384. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.09158.x
Emmett, L., Papa, N., Hope, T. A., Fendler, W., Calais, J., Burger, I., Eiber, M., Barbato, F., Moon, D., Counter, W., John, N., Xue, A., Franklin, A., Thompson, J., Rasiah, K., Frydenberg, M., Yaxley, J., Buteau, J., Agrawal, S., Ho, B., … Murphy, D. (2024). Beyond Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System: Combining Magnetic Resonance Imaging Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System and Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography PRIMARY Score in a Composite (P) Score for More Accurate Diagnosis of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer. The Journal of Urology, 212(2), 299–309. https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000004010
Gondoputro, W., Blazevski, A., Amin, A., Scheltema, M., Agrawal, S., Cusick, T., Van Leeuwen, P., Van Leeuwen, F., Emmett, L., Thompson, J., & Stricker, P. (2021). Interim results from the DETECT trial: A prospective clinical trial evaluating 99MTC-labelled PSMA radioguided surgery to aid the intraoperative detection of lymph node metastases during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and extended pelvic lymph node dissection for prostate cancer. [Abstract]. The Journal of Urology, 206(Supplement 3), e887. https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000002076.05
Gondoputro, W., Scheltema, M. J., Blazevski, A., Doan, P., Thompson, J. E., Amin, A., … Stricker, P. D. (2022). Robot-assisted prostate-specific membrane antigen-radioguided surgery in primary diagnosed prostate cancer. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 63(12), 1891–1897. https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.121.263743
Gondoputro, W., Thompson, J., Evans, M., Bolton, D., Frydenberg, M., Murphy, D. G., … Papa, N. (2022). How does age affect urinary continence following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy? A prospective multi-institutional study using independently collected, validated questionnaires. The Journal of Urology, 207(4), 853–862. https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000002391
Graefen, M., Karakiewicz, P. I., Cagiannos, I., Klein, E., Kupelian, P. A., Quinn, D. I., … Kattan, M. W. (2002). Validation study of the accuracy of a postoperative nomogram for recurrence after radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 20(4), 951–956. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2002.20.4.951
Graefen, M., Karakiewicz, P. I., Cagiannos, I., Quinn, D. I., Henshall, S. M., Grygiel, J. J., … Kattan, M. W. (2002). International validation of a preoperative nomogram for prostate cancer recurrence after radical prostatectomy. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 20(15), 3206–3212. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2002.12.019
Gupta, R., O'Connell, R., Haynes, A.-M., Stricker, P. D., Barrett, W., Turner, J. J., … Kench, J. G. (2015). Extraprostatic extension (EPE) of prostatic carcinoma: is its proximity to the surgical margin or Gleason score important? BJU International, 116(3), 343–350. https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.12911
Hassan, S. P., de Leon, J., Batumalai, V., Moutrie, Z., Hogan, L., Ge, Y., Stricker, P., & Jameson, M. G. (2024). Magnetic resonance guided adaptive post prostatectomy radiotherapy: Accumulated dose comparison of different workflows. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 25(4), Article e14253. https://doi.org/10.1002/acm2.14253
Karakiewicz, P. I., Eastham, J. A., Graefen, M., Cagiannos, I., Stricker, P. D., Klein, E., … Kattan, M. W. (2005). Prognostic impact of positive surgical margins in surgically treated prostate cancer: multi-institutional assessment of 5831 patients. Urology, 66(6), 1245–1250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2005.06.108
Moore, B. M., Savdie, R., PeBenito, R. A., Haynes, A.-M., Matthews, J., Delprado, W., … Stricker, P. D. (2012). The impact of nerve sparing on incidence and location of positive surgical margins in radical prostatectomy. BJU International, 109(4), 533–538. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10361.x
Rodriguez-Sanchez, L., Cathelineau, X., de Reijke, T. M., Stricker, P., Emberton, M., Lantz, A., Miñana López, B., Dominguez-Escrig, J. L., Bianco, F. J., Salomon, G., Haider, A., Mitra, A., Bossi, A., Compérat, E., Reiter, R., Laguna, P., Fiard, G., Lunelli, L., Schade, G. R., Chiu, P. K., … FALCON group. (2025). Refining partial gland ablation for localised prostate cancer: the FALCON project. BJU International. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.16669
Savdie, R., Horvath, L. G., Benito, R. P., Rasiah, K. K., Haynes, A.-M., Chatfield, M., … Kench, J. G. (2012). High Gleason grade carcinoma at a positive surgical margin predicts biochemical failure after radical prostatectomy and may guide adjuvant radiotherapy. BJU International, 109(12), 1794–1800. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10572.x
Siriwardana, A., Thompson, J., van Leeuwen, P. J., Doig, S., Kalsbeek, A., Emmett, L., … Stricker, P. (2017). Initial multicentre experience of 68 gallium-PSMA PET/CT guided robot-assisted salvage lymphadenectomy: acceptable safety profile but oncological benefit appears limited. BJU International, 120(5), 673–681. https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.13919
Sooriakumaran, P., Srivastava, A., Shariat, S. F., Stricker, P. D., Ahlering, T., Eden, C. G., … Tewari, A. K. (2014). A multinational, multi-institutional study comparing positive surgical margin rates among 22393 open, laparoscopic, and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy patients. European Urology, 66(3), 450–456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2013.11.018
Thompson, J. E., Egger, S., Böhm, M., Haynes, A.-M., Matthews, J., Rasiah, K., & Stricker, P. D. (2014). Superior quality of life and improved surgical margins are achievable with robotic radical prostatectomy after a long learning curve: a prospective single-surgeon study of 1552 consecutive cases. European Urology, 65(3), 521–531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2013.10.030
Thompson, J. E., Egger, S., Böhm, M., Siriwardana, A. R., Haynes, A. M., Matthews, J., … Stricker, P. D. (2018). Superior biochemical recurrence and long-term quality-of-life outcomes are achievable with robotic radical prostatectomy after a long learning curve—updated analysis of a prospective single-surgeon cohort of 2206 consecutive cases. European Urology, 73(5), 664–671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2017.11.035
Vis, A. N., van den Bergh, R. C. N., van der Poel, H. G., Mottrie, A., Stricker, P. D., Graefen, M., Patel, V., Rocco, B., Lissenberg-Witte, B., & van Leeuwen, P. J. (2021). Selection of patients for nerve sparing surgery in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. BJUI Compass, 3(1), 6–18. https://doi.org/10.1002/bco2.115

Ongoing Projects

Assessing where index or composite Gleason score is a better predictor of outcome following RP treatment
Outcomes and survival of patients with synchronous and metachronous node positive (N1) prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy