Prostate cancer

- Abbreviations

ADT ( Androgen deprivation therapy )

ART (Adjuvant RT)

AS (Active Surveillance)

AUA (American Urological Association)

BRCA1/2 (Breast Cancer Gene)

BT  (Brachytherapy)

CBC & differential ( complete blood count & differential)

CT ( computed tomography )

CRPC ( castrate resistant prostate cancer )

DRE ( digital rectal examination )

DT ( doubling time )

dMMR ( deficient mismatch repair )

EAU ( European Association Of Urology )

EBRT ( external beam radiotherapy )

ECOG ( eastern cooperative oncology group )

ESMO ( European Society For Medical Oncology )

HSPC ( hormone sensitive prostate cancer )

HRR ( homologous recombination repair )

HRD (Homologous recombination deficiency)

H-MSI ( high levels of microsatellite instability )

IHD ( ischemic heart disease )

IRF ( intermediate risk factors )

IMRT ( intensity modulated radiation therapy )

IGRT (Image Guided RT)

KFT ( Kidney function test )

LFT ( liver function test )

LHRH ( luteinizing hormone releasing hormone )

LN ( lymph node )

MCRPC ( metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer )

MDT ( multi disciplinary team )

MHSPC ( metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer )

MRI ( magnetic resonance imaging )

MRI-Bx (MRI guided biopsy)

Mp MRI ( multiparametric MRI )

NCCN ( National Comprehensive Cancer Network )

NMCRPC ( non metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer )

PARP-inhibitors: poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase Inhibitors

Pca (Prostate Cancer)

PET ( positron emission tomography)

PIRADs (Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System)

PS ( performance status )

PSA ( prostatic specific antigen )

PSA DT ( PSA doubling time )

PSMA ( prostate specific membrane antigen )

PLND ( pelvic lymph node dissection )

RP ( radical prostatectomy )

RT (radiation therapy)

SBRT ( stereotactic body radiotherapy )

S-RT (Salvage RT)

TRUS ( transrectal ultrasound )

TRUS-Bx (transrectal guided ultrasound biopsy)

TURP ( trans urethral resection of the prostate )

VMAT (Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy)