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What do you recommend for persistently elevated psa (8-9) with multiple negative prostate biopsies and negative prostate mri?

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Dr. Sandhya Srinivas
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Medical Oncology 37 years experience
Surveillance: A good quality multiparametric MRI is reliable in ruling out significant high grade cancer . Continued PSA monitoring woukd be recommended
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