Table 5 Relationship between tumor location and outcome in the literature
| Â | Period of recruitment | Number of patients | Median number of biopsy cores | Tumor location | Median follow-up | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuelian et al., 2011 [65] | 1998–2006 | 52 | 7 | BI: 52 | 89 months | 10-year bPFS = 93.5% |
Hill et al., 2015 [60] | 1998–2012 | 846 | 12 | BI: 528 MI: 578 AI: 560 Non BI: 318 | 5.59 years | Biochemical failures: 62 (7.3%) BI: 42/62 (67.7%) No BI: 20/62 (32.3%) (p = 0.17) |
Present study | 2006–2013 | 282 | 12 | BI: 145 MI: 149 AI: 131 | 61 months | Biochemical failures: 20 (7.1%) Failures: BI 11patients (55%) / MI 10 (50%) / AI 10 (50%) Non failures: BI 134 patients (51.1%)/ MI 139 (53.1%)/ AI 121 (46.2%) NS |