What Are Best Risk Stratification Tools When Placing Patient on Active Surveillance?

Laurence Klotz, MD, FRCSC

Laurence Klotz, MD, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, discusses the types of risk stratification tools doctors can use when placing a patient on active surveillance.

Interview produced by Prostatepedia

Keywords: risk stratification tools, active surveillance, prostate cancer

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Laurence Klotz, MD, FRCSC

Laurence Klotz, MD, FRCSC, is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto and the Sunnybrook Chair of Prostate Cancer Research at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Ontario, Canada. Dr. Klotz was the founding editor-in-chief of both theCanadian Journal of Urologyand theCanadian Urology Association Journal(CUAJ),and he is now editor emeritus of the CUAJ. Dr. Kotz’s research interests include active surveillance, micronutrients, and prostate cancer prevention.

About The Author

Laurence Klotz, MD, FRCSC

Laurence Klotz, MD, FRCSC, is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto and the Sunnybrook Chair of Prostate Cancer Research at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Ontario, Canada. Dr. Klotz was the founding editor-in-chief of both the Canadian Journal of Urology and the Canadian Urology Association Journal (CUAJ), and he is now editor emeritus of the CUAJ. Dr. Kotz’s research interests include active surveillance, micronutrients, and prostate cancer prevention. Dr. Klotz obtained his medical degree and completed his residency at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. He was also a uro-oncology fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Klotz has 550 peer reviewed publications and eight books. He coined the phrase “active surveillance” and successfully championed this approach for men with favorable-risk prostate cancer against substantial resistance. Dr. Klotz received the Queen’s Jubilee Medal for outstanding public service, the University of Toronto's Lister Prize, the Society of Urologic Oncology’s SUO Medal, the American Urological Association’s Richard Williams Award, the University of Toronto's Lifetime Achievement Award, the Canadian Urological Association Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Harold Warwick Award from the Canadian Cancer Society for “outstanding contributions to cancer control.” In 2015 he was inducted as a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada’s highest civilian award.

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