Plebani M, Bernardi D, Zaninotto M, De Paoli M, Secchiero S, Sciacovelli L. New and traditional serum markers of bone metabolism in the detection of skeletal metastases.
Clin Biochem 1996;
29:67-72. [PMID:
8929827 DOI:
10.1016/0009-9120(95)02001-2]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES
The evaluation of "new" and "traditional" markers of osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity, in patients with bone metastases.
DESIGN AND METHODS
Our series consist of 40 patients with clinical, radiological, and scintigraphic evidence of bone metastases, and 40 age-matched healthy subjects. In all samples, traditional markers were evaluated by measuring total alkaline phosphatase (ALP), tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TrACP) activity, and osteocalcin (BGP) concentration. To assess new biochemical bone markers, bone isoenzyme of alkaline phosphatase (ALP-B) activity, carboxyterminal propeptide of type I procollagen (PICP), and carboxyterminal telopeptide of type I collagen (ICTP) concentrations were measured.
RESULTS
Our findings showed that the best diagnostic efficiency is provided by ICTP (0.94) followed by total ALP (0.90), ALP-B (0.80), and TrACP (0.76). The efficiency of BGP and PICP was, instead, very low (0.64 and 0.60, respectively).
CONCLUSION
Our results confirm the utility of the new serum markers such as ALP-B and ICTP assays in detecting bone metastases.
Collapse