ERSPC - Section: Spain (Getafe-Madrid)

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Dept. of Urology
Hospital Universitario de Getafe
Carretera Madrid Toledo Km, 12,5
28905 GETAFE (Madrid)
Spain

Contact address:

Dr. A. Berenguer Sanchez
Hospital Universitario de Getafe
Dept. of Urology
Carretera Madrid Toledo Km, 12,5
28905 GETAFE (Madrid)
Spain

Tel: +34.91.683.3271
Fax:+34.91.683.3271
E-mail: uroget@terra.es

 Local ERSPC protocol foresees:

  • Upon mail invitation (males 45-70 years old) randomization 1:1 to active screening or to control in the active screening arm PSA determination
  • PSA <3 ng/ml: return to screening after 4 years
  • PSA >=3: DRE + US-guided transrectal sextant biopsy plus directed biopsy to DRE/TRUS abnormalities
  • Since 1997, more than 4,000 men have been randomised.
  • The second screening round started in the early 2,002 and is currently in course.
  • Local topics of interest: 
    • performance of PSA-testing outside the screening trial
    • performance of TRUS staging
    • performance of molecular staging in clinically confined prostate cancer