title: Newly Proposed Prognostic Grade Group System for Prostate Cancer: Genesis, Utility and its Implications in Clinical Practice.
abstract: We know about the Gleason pattern and Gleason score which are of paramount importance in tailoring the treatment of a prostate cancer. However, there are certain deficiencies in this current scoring system. To simplify the treatment options and have a better idea about the prognosis, a new grade group system has been proposed by ISUP/WHO in 2015. This has been validated in the clinical practice. This commentary takes you through its genesis, utility and its implications on the clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Siddhi Vinayak Ganapati Cancer Hospital, Miraj, 416416, India. khochikar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Makarand
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khochikar
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D060787:Neoplasm Grading / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011379:Prognosis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Active survelliance; Gleason score; Grade group; Prostate cancer