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Huang H, Liu Z, Ma Y, Shao Y, Yang Z, Duan D, Zhao Y, Wen S, Tian J, Liu Y, Wang Z, Yue D, Wang Y. Based on PI-RADS v2.1 combining PHI and ADC values to guide prostate biopsy in patients with PSA 4-20 ng/mL. Prostate 2024; 84:376-388. [PMID: 38116741 DOI: 10.1002/pros.24658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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PURPOSE The study aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of prostate health index (PHI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values in predicting prostate cancer (PCa) and construct a nomogram for the prediction of PCa and clinically significant PCa (CSPCa) in Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) three lesions cohort. METHODS This study prospectively enrolled 301 patients who underwent multiparametric magnetic resonance (mpMRI) and were scheduled for prostate biopsy. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was performed to estimate the diagnostic accuracy of each predictor. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to ascertain hidden risk factors and constructed nomograms in PI-RADS three lesions cohort. RESULTS In the whole cohort, the area under the ROC curve (AUC) of PHI is relatively high, which is 0.779. As radiographic parameters, the AUC of PI-RADS and ADC values was 0.702 and 0.756, respectively. The utilization of PHI and ADC values either individually or in combination significantly improved the diagnostic accuracy of the basic model. In PI-RADS three lesions cohort, the AUC for PCa was 0.817 in the training cohort and 0.904 in the validation cohort. The AUC for CSPCa was 0.856 in the training cohort and 0.871 in the validation cohort. When applying the nomogram for predicting PCa, 50.0% of biopsies could be saved, supplemented by 6.9% of CSPCa being missed. CONCLUSION PHI and ADC values can be used as predictors of CSPCa. The nomogram included PHI, ADC values and other clinical predictors demonstrated an enhanced capability in detecting PCa and CSPCa within PI-RADS three lesions cohort.
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- Hua Huang
- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- School of Medical Laboratory, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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del Pino-Sedeño T, Infante-Ventura D, de Armas Castellano A, de Pablos-Rodríguez P, Rueda-Domínguez A, Serrano-Aguilar P, Trujillo-Martín MM. Molecular Biomarkers for the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. EUR UROL SUPPL 2022; 46:105-127. [DOI: 10.1016/j.euros.2022.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Liu AQ, Remmers S, Lau SY, Yip SY, Leung CH, Mak CWH, Yee CH, Teoh JYC, Hou SM, Roobol M, Ng CF, Chiu PKF. Initial Prostate Health Index (phi) and phi density predicts future risk of clinically significant prostate cancer in men with initial negative prostate biopsy: a 6-year follow-up study. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2022; 25:684-689. [PMID: 34453109 DOI: 10.1038/s41391-021-00444-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Men with elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and initial negative prostate biopsy may have risk of prostate cancer (PCa) in the future. The role of Prostate Health Index (phi) in determining future PCa risk has not been studied before. This study aims to investigate the role of initial phi and phi density in predicting future PCa risk in men with initial negative biopsy. METHODS Five hundred sixty nine men with PSA 4-10 ng/mL were recruited between 2008 and 2015 for prostate biopsy with prior phi. Electronic clinical record of men with initial negative biopsy was reviewed. Patients and follow-up doctors were blinded to phi. Kaplan-Meier curves were used to analyze the PCa-free survival in different baseline phi and phi density groups. RESULTS Four hundred sixty-one men with complete follow-up data were included. Median follow-up is 77 months. PCa and HGPCa was diagnosed in 8.2% (38/461) and 4.8% (22/461) of cohort respectively. A higher baseline phi value was associated with PCa (p = 0.003) and HGPCa (p < 0.001). HGPCa was diagnosed in 0.6% (1/163) of phi < 25, 4.6% (9/195) of phi 25-34.9, and 11.7% (12/103) of phi ≥ 35 (p < 0.001). HGPCa was diagnosed in 0% (0/109) and 21.0% (13/62) with phi density of <0.4 and ≥1.2, respectively, (p < 0.001). Kaplan-Meier curves showed phi and phi density predicted PCa and HGPCa diagnoses (log-rank test, all p ≤ 0.002). CONCLUSIONS Initial phi or phi density predicted 6-year risk of PCa in men with initial negative prostate biopsy. Men with higher phi (≥35) or phi density (≥1.2) need closer follow-up and repeated investigation, while men with lower phi (<25) or phi density (<0.4) could have less frequent follow-up.
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- Alex Qinyang Liu
- SH Ho Urology Centre, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
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- SH Ho Urology Centre, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
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- SH Ho Urology Centre, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
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- SH Ho Urology Centre, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
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- SH Ho Urology Centre, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
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- SH Ho Urology Centre, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
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- SH Ho Urology Centre, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
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- SH Ho Urology Centre, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Urology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- SH Ho Urology Centre, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
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- SH Ho Urology Centre, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
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Enhancement of prostate cancer diagnosis by machine learning techniques: an algorithm development and validation study. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2022; 25:672-676. [PMID: 34267331 DOI: 10.1038/s41391-021-00429-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2021] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND To investigate the value of machine learning(ML) in enhancing prostate cancer(PCa) diagnosis. METHODS Consecutive systematic prostate biopsies performed from Jan 2003-June 2017 were used as the training cohort, and prospective biopsies performed from July 2017-November 2019 were used as validation cohort. Men were included if PSA was 0.4-50 ng/mL, and information of digital rectal examination (DRE), Transrectal ultrasound(TRUS) prostate volume, TRUS abnormality were known. Clinically significant PCa(csPCa) was defined as Gleason 3 + 4 or above cancers. Area-under-curve (AUC) of receiver-operating characteristics (ROC) was compared between PSA, PSA density, European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) risk calculator (ERSPC-RC), and various ML techniques using PSA, DRE and TRUS information. ML techniques used included XGBoost, LightGBM, Catboost, Support vector machine (SVM), Logistic regression (LR), and Random Forest (RF), where cost sensitive learning was applied. RESULTS Training and validation cohorts included 3881 and 778 consecutive men, respectively. RF model performed better than other ML techniques and PSA, PSA density and ERSPC-RC for prediction of PCa or csPCa in the validation cohort. In csPCa prediction, AUC of PSA, PSA density, ERSPC-RC and RF was 0.71, 0.80, 0.83 and 0.88 respectively. At 90-95% sensitivity for csPCa, RF model achieved a negative predictive value (NPV) of 97.5-98.0% and avoided 38.3-52.2% unnecessary biopsies. Decision curve analyses (DCA) showed RF model provided net clinical benefit over PSA, PSA density and ERSPC-RC. CONCLUSION By using the same clinical parameters, ML techniques performed better than ERSPC-RC or PSA density in csPCa predictions, and could avoid up to 50% unnecessary biopsies.
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Keeney E, Thom H, Turner E, Martin RM, Morley J, Sanghera S. Systematic Review of Cost-Effectiveness Models in Prostate Cancer: Exploring New Developments in Testing and Diagnosis. VALUE IN HEALTH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHARMACOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2022; 25:133-146. [PMID: 35031092 PMCID: PMC8752463 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2021.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Recent innovations in prostate cancer diagnosis include new biomarkers and more accurate biopsy methods. This study assesses the evidence base on cost-effectiveness of these developments (eg, Prostate Health Index and magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]-guided biopsy) and identifies areas of improvement for future cost-effectiveness models. METHODS A systematic review using the National Health Service Economic Evaluation Database, MEDLINE, Embase, Health Technology Assessment databases, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, and United Kingdom National Screening Committee guidance was performed, between 2009 and 2021. Relevant data were extracted on study type, model inputs, modeling methods and cost-effectiveness conclusions, and results narratively synthesized. RESULTS A total of 22 model-based economic evaluations were included. A total of 11 compared the cost-effectiveness of new biomarkers to prostate-specific antigen testing alone and all found biomarkers to be cost saving. A total of 8 compared MRI-guided biopsy methods to transrectal ultrasound-guided methods and found MRI-guided methods to be most cost-effective. Newer detection methods showed a reduction in unnecessary biopsies and overtreatment. The most cost-effective follow-up strategy in men with a negative initial biopsy was uncertain. Many studies did not model for stage or grade of cancer, cancer progression, or the entire testing and treatment pathway. Few fully accounted for uncertainty. CONCLUSIONS This review brings together the cost-effectiveness literature for novel diagnostic methods in prostate cancer, showing that most studies have found new methods to be more cost-effective than standard of care. Several limitations of the models were identified, however, limiting the reliability of the results. Areas for further development include accurately modeling the impact of early diagnostic tests on long-term outcomes of prostate cancer and fully accounting for uncertainty.
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- Edna Keeney
- Health Economics Bristol, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, UK.
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- Health Economics Bristol, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, UK
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, UK
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, UK; MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, UK
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- Health Economics Bristol, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, UK
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- Health Economics Bristol, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, UK
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Khalil NA, Ahmed EM, Zaher AF, Sobh EA, El-Sebaey SA, El-Zoghbi MS. New benzothieno[2,3- c]pyridines as non-steroidal CYP17 inhibitors: design, synthesis, anticancer screening, apoptosis induction, and in silico ADME profile studies. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2021; 36:1839-1859. [PMID: 34338119 PMCID: PMC8330742 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2021.1958212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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A series of [1]benzothieno[2,3-c]pyridines was synthesised. Most compounds were chosen by NCI-USA to evaluate their anticancer activity. Compounds 5a-c showed prominent growth inhibition against most cell lines. 5c was selected at five dose concentration levels. It exhibited potent broad-spectrum anticancer activity with a GI50 of 4 nM-37 µM. Cytotoxicity of 5a-c was further evaluated against prostate, renal, and breast cancer cell lines. 5c showed double and quadruple the activity of staurosporine and abiraterone, respectively, against the PC-3 cell line with IC50 2.08 µM. The possible mechanism of anti-prostate cancer was explored via measuring the CYP17 enzyme activity in mice prostate cancer models compared to abiraterone. The results revealed that 5c suppressed the CYP17 enzyme to 15.80 nM. Moreover, it was found to be equipotent to abiraterone in testosterone production. Cell cycle analysis and apoptosis were performed. Additionally, the ADME profile of compound 5c demonstrated both good oral bioavailability and metabolic stability.
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- Nadia A. Khalil
- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt
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Chang EK, Gadzinski AJ, Nyame YA. Blood and urine biomarkers in prostate cancer: Are we ready for reflex testing in men with an elevated prostate-specific antigen? Asian J Urol 2021; 8:343-353. [PMID: 34765442 PMCID: PMC8566358 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajur.2021.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Objective There is no consensus on the role of biomarkers in determining the utility of prostate biopsy in men with elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA). There are numerous biomarkers such as prostate health index, 4Kscore, prostate cancer antigen 3, ExoDX, SelectMDx, and Mi-Prostate Score that may be useful in this decision-making process. However, it is unclear whether any of these tests are accurate and cost-effective enough to warrant being a widespread reflex test following an elevated PSA. Our goal was to report on the clinical utility of these blood and urine biomarkers in prostate cancer screening. Methods We performed a systematic review of studies published between January 2000 and October 2020 to report the available parameters and cost-effectiveness of the aforementioned diagnostic tests. We focus on the negative predictive value, the area under the curve, and the decision curve analysis in comparing reflexive tests due to their relevance in evaluating diagnostic screening tests. Results Overall, the biomarkers are roughly equivalent in predictive accuracy. Each test has additional clinical utility to the current diagnostic standard of care, but the added benefit is not substantial to justify using the test reflexively after an elevated PSA. Conclusions Our findings suggest these biomarkers should not be used in binary fashion and should be understood in the context of pre-existing risk predictors, patient's ethnicity, cost of the test, patient life-expectancy, and patient goals. There are more recent diagnostic tools such as multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging, polygenic single-nucleotide panels, IsoPSA, and miR Sentinel tests that are promising in the realm of prostate cancer screening and need to be investigated further to be considered a consensus reflexive test in the setting of prostate cancer screening.
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- Edward K Chang
- Department of Urology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Urology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Urology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.,Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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Lin X, Wu Y, Liu F, Na R, Huang D, Xu D, Gong J, Zhu Y, Dai B, Ye D, Yu H, Jiang H, Fang Z, Zheng J, Ding Q. A Germline Variant at 8q24 Contributes to the Serum p2PSA Level in a Chinese Prostate Biopsy Cohort. Front Oncol 2021; 11:753920. [PMID: 34737962 PMCID: PMC8560794 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.753920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction The clinical performance of [-2]proPSA (p2PSA) and its derivatives in predicting the presence and aggressiveness of prostate cancer (PCa) has been well evaluated in prostate biopsy patients. However, no study has been performed to evaluate the common genetic determinants that affect serum level of p2PSA. Materials and Methods Here, we performed a two-stage genome-wide association study (GWAS) on the p2PSA level in Chinese men who underwent a transperineal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy at Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Cancer Center, and Ruijin Hospital in Shanghai, China. Germline variants significantly associated with the p2PSA level in the first stage (n = 886) were replicated in the second stage (n = 1,128). Multivariate linear regression was used to assess the independent contribution of confirmed single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and known covariates, such as age, to the level of p2PSA. Results A novel non-synonymous SNP, rs72725879, in region 8q24.21 of the PRNCR1 gene was significantly associated with the serum level of p2PSA in this two-stage GWAS (p = 2.28 × 10-9). Participants with homozygous "T" alleles at rs72725879 had higher p2PSA levels compared to allele "C" carriers. This variant was also nominally associated with PCa risk (p-combined = 3.44 × 10-18). The association with serum level of p2PSA was still significant after adjusting for PCa risk and age (p = 0.017). Conclusions Our study shows that the genetic variants in the 8q24.21 region are associated with the serum level of p2PSA in a large-scale Chinese population. By taking inherited variations between individuals into account, the findings of these genetic variants may help improve the performance of p2PSA in predicting prostate cancer.
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- Xiaoling Lin
- Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Fudan Institute of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Fudan Institute of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Fudan Institute of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Fudan Institute of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Fudan Institute of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Fudan Institute of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Fudan Institute of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Fudan Institute of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Kim JY, Yu JH, Sung LH, Cho DY, Kim HJ, Yoo SJ. Usefulness of the prostate health index in predicting the presence and aggressiveness of prostate cancer among Korean men: a prospective observational study. BMC Urol 2021; 21:131. [PMID: 34530786 PMCID: PMC8447777 DOI: 10.1186/s12894-021-00897-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of the Beckman Coulter prostate health index (PHI) and to compare it with total prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and related derivatives in predicting the presence and aggressiveness of prostate cancer (PCa) in the Korean population. Methods
A total of 140 men who underwent their first prostate biopsy for suspected PCa were included in this prospective observational study. The diagnostic performance of total PSA, free PSA, %free PSA, [–2] proPSA (p2PSA), %p2PSA, and PHI in detecting and predicting the aggressiveness of PCa was estimated using the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) and logistic multivariate regression analyses. Results Of 140 patients, PCa was detected in 63 (45%) of participants, and 48 (76.2%) of them had significant cancer with a Gleason score (GS) ≥ 7. In the whole group, the area under the curve (AUC) for ROC analysis of tPSA, free PSA, %fPSA, p2PSA, %p2PSA, and PHI were 0.63, 0.57, 0.69, 0.69, 0.72, and 0.76, respectively, and the AUC was significantly greater in the PHI group than in the tPSA group (p = 0.005). For PCa with GS ≥ 7, the AUCs for tPSA, free PSA, %fPSA, p2PSA, %p2PSA, and PHI were 0.62, 0.58, 0.41, 0.79, 0.86, and 0.87, respectively, and the AUC was significantly greater in the PHI group than in the tPSA group (p < 0.001). In the subgroup with tPSA 4–10 ng/mL, both %p2PSA and PHI were strong independent predictors for PCa (p = 0.007, p = 0.006) and significantly improved the predictive accuracy of a base multivariable model, including age, tPSA, fPSA and %fPSA, using multivariate logistic regression analysis. (p = 0.054, p = 0.048). Additionally, at a cutoff PHI value > 33.4, 22.9% (32/140) of biopsies could be avoided without missing any cases of aggressive cancer. Conclusions This study shows that %p2PSA and PHI are superior to total PSA and %fPSA in predicting the presence and aggressiveness (GS ≥ 7) of PCa among Korean men. Using PHI, a significant proportion of unnecessary biopsies can be avoided. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12894-021-00897-2.
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- Jae Yoon Kim
- Department of Urology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 1342 Dongil-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Urology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 1342 Dongil-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Urology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 1342 Dongil-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Urology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 1342 Dongil-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 1342 Dongil-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 1342 Dongil-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01757, Republic of Korea.
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Huang D, Wu YS, Ye DW, Qi J, Liu F, Helfand BT, Zheng SL, Ding Q, Xu DF, Na R, Xu JF, Sun YH. Prostate volume does not provide additional predictive value to prostate health index for prostate cancer or clinically significant prostate cancer: results from a multicenter study in China. Asian J Androl 2021; 22:539-543. [PMID: 31929198 PMCID: PMC7523603 DOI: 10.4103/aja.aja_136_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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To evaluate whether prostate volume (PV) would provide additional predictive utility to the prostate health index (phi) for predicting prostate cancer (PCa) or clinically significant prostate cancer, we designed a prospective, observational multicenter study in two prostate biopsy cohorts. Cohort 1 included 595 patients from three medical centers from 2012 to 2013, and Cohort 2 included 1025 patients from four medical centers from 2013 to 2014. Area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUC) and logistic regression models were used to evaluate the predictive performance of PV-based derivatives and models. Linear regression analysis showed that both total prostate-specific antigen (tPSA) and free PSA (fPSA) were significantly correlated with PV (all P < 0.05). [-2]proPSA (p2PSA) was significantly correlated with PV in Cohort 2 (P < 0.001) but not in Cohort 1 (P = 0.309), while no significant association was observed between phi and PV. When combining phi with PV, phi density (PHID) and another phi derivative (PHIV, calculated as phi/PV0.5) did not outperform phi for predicting PCa or clinically significant PCa in either Cohort 1 or Cohort 2. Logistic regression analysis also showed that phi and PV were independent predictors for both PCa and clinically significant PCa (all P < 0.05); however, PV did not provide additional predictive value to phi when combining these derivatives in a regression model (all models vs phi were not statistically significant, all P > 0.05). In conclusion, PV-based derivatives (both PHIV and PHID) and models incorporating PV did not improve the predictive abilities of phi for either PCa or clinically significant PCa.
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- Da Huang
- Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.,Fudan Institute of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Urology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Fudan Institute of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Division of Urology, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
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- Program for Personalized Cancer Care, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
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- Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.,Fudan Institute of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.,Program for Personalized Cancer Care, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
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- Fudan Institute of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.,Program for Personalized Cancer Care, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Anyango R, Ojwando J, Mwita C, Mugalo E. Diagnostic accuracy of [-2]proPSA versus Gleason score and Prostate Health Index versus Gleason score for the determination of aggressive prostate cancer: a systematic review. JBI Evid Synth 2021; 19:1263-1291. [PMID: 33741840 DOI: 10.11124/jbisrir-d-19-00194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this review was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of [-2]proPSA (p2PSA) and the Prostate Health Index compared to the Gleason score in determining the aggressiveness of prostate cancer. INTRODUCTION Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men. However, the utility of currently available biomarkers for determining the aggressive form of the disease remains unknown. This review sought to determine the diagnostic accuracy of two new biomarkers in determining the aggressive form of prostate cancer. INCLUSION CRITERIA Diagnostic accuracy studies that enrolled men of any age and any prostate specific antigen (PSA) level with histologically confirmed prostate cancer in which Prostate Health Index and p2PSA were assessed in comparison to Gleason score for the determination of aggressive prostate cancer were considered for inclusion. There was no time limitation on study inclusion. METHODS A three-step search strategy was utilized to identify both published and unpublished studies in the English language in the following sources: PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL, Web of Science, Google Scholar, MedNar, and SIGLE. Databases were searched from inception to January 2019. Study selection, critical appraisal, data extraction, and data synthesis were done according to the approach recommended by JBI. RESULTS A total of 12 studies (n = 8462) that recruited men with aggressive prostate cancer were considered in this review. The majority of included subjects had a total PSA level of 2 to 10ng/mL. The sensitivity of the Prostate Health Index ranged from 67% to 97% while specificity ranged from 6% to 64%. At a Prostate Health Index threshold of 25 and below (three studies, n = 3222), pooled sensitivity was 97% (95% confidence interval [CI], 95% to 98%) and specificity was 10% (95% CI, 6% to 16%). At a Prostate Health Index threshold of between 26 and 35 (six studies, n = 6030), pooled sensitivity was 87% (95% CI, 8% to 91%) and specificity was 45% (95% CI, 39% to 50%). At a Prostate Health Index threshold of 36 and above (five studies, n = 1476), pooled sensitivity was 72% (95% CI, 64% to 79%) and specificity was 74% (95% CI, 68% to 80%). Only one study assessed p2PSA. Sensitivity ranged from 80% to 95%, and specificity ranged from 9.9% to 27.9% with increasing threshold values from 7.9 to 10.9ng/mL. CONCLUSIONS Overall, both Prostate Health Index and p2PSA have acceptable accuracy for the determination of the likelihood of aggressive prostate cancer. However, the inverse relationship between sensitivity and specificity makes it difficult to determine an optimum cut-off value for positivity. Further research is warranted to determine their utility in the management of prostate cancer.
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- Ruth Anyango
- Afya Research Africa (ARA): A JBI Centre of Excellence, Nairobi, Kenya.,Moi University School of Medicine, Eldoret, Kenya
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- Afya Research Africa (ARA): A JBI Centre of Excellence, Nairobi, Kenya.,Moi University School of Medicine, Eldoret, Kenya
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- Afya Research Africa (ARA): A JBI Centre of Excellence, Nairobi, Kenya.,Moi University School of Medicine, Eldoret, Kenya
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Wu YS, Fu XJ, Na R, Ye DW, Qi J, Lin XL, Liu F, Gong J, Zhang N, Jiang GL, Jiang HW, Ding Q, Xu J, Sun YH. Phi-based risk calculators performed better in the prediction of prostate cancer in the Chinese population. Asian J Androl 2020; 21:592-597. [PMID: 30924451 PMCID: PMC6859657 DOI: 10.4103/aja.aja_125_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Risk prediction models including the Prostate Health Index (phi) for prostate cancer have been well established and evaluated in the Western population. The aim of this study is to build phi-based risk calculators in a prostate biopsy population and evaluate their performance in predicting prostate cancer (PCa) and high-grade PCa (Gleason score ≥7) in the Chinese population. We developed risk calculators based on 635 men who underwent initial prostate biopsy. Then, we validated the performance of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), phi, and the risk calculators in an additional observational cohort of 1045 men. We observed that the phi-based risk calculators (risk calculators 2 and 4) outperformed the PSA-based risk calculator for predicting PCa and high-grade PCa in the training cohort. In the validation study, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for risk calculators 2 and 4 reached 0.91 and 0.92, respectively, for predicting PCa and high-grade PCa, respectively; the AUC values were better than those for risk calculator 1 (PSA-based model with an AUC of 0.81 and 0.82, respectively) (all P < 0.001). Such superiority was also observed in the stratified population with PSA ranging from 2.0 ng ml-1to 10.0 ng ml-1. Decision curves confirmed that a considerable proportion of unnecessary biopsies could be avoided while applying phi-based risk calculators. In this study, we showed that, compared to risk calculators without phi, phi-based risk calculators exhibited superior discrimination and calibration for PCa in the Chinese biopsy population. Applying these risk calculators also considerably reduced the number of unnecessary biopsies for PCa.
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- Yi-Shuo Wu
- Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.,Urology Research Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.,Program for Personalized Cancer Care, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Urology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Urology Research Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Urology Research Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.,Urology Research Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.,Urology Research Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.,Urology Research Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.,Urology Research Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.,Urology Research Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Urology Research Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.,Program for Personalized Cancer Care, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
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- Department of Urology, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Teoh JYC, Leung CH, Wang MH, Chiu PKF, Yee CH, Ng CF, Wong MCS. The cost-effectiveness of prostate health index for prostate cancer detection in Chinese men. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2020; 23:615-621. [PMID: 32606435 DOI: 10.1038/s41391-020-0243-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and prostate health index (PHI) have been used as biomarkers for prostate cancer detection. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of PHI for prostate cancer detection in Chinese men. METHOD We developed a Markov model for Chinese male patient aged 50-75 years old. The PSA strategy was to offer TRUS-PB for all patients with elevated PSA of 4-10 ng/mL. The PHI strategy was to offer PHI for patients with elevated PSA of 4-10 ng/mL. TRUS-PB would only be offered for patients with PHI >35.0. Model inputs were extracted from local data when available. The cost per quality-adjusted life years gained for both strategies were calculated. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratios in relation to the willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold were compared. One-way sensitivity analysis and probabilistic sensitivity analysis were performed. Cost-effectiveness acceptability curves were also constructed. RESULTS With a Markov model of 25 screening cycles from age 50 to 75 years, the mean total costs per man were estimated to be USD 27,439 in the PSA strategy and USD 22,877 in the PHI strategy. The estimated effects were estimated to be 15.70 in the PSA strategy and 16.05 in the PHI strategy. The PHI strategy was associated with an expected decrease in cost of USD 4562 and an expected gain of 0.35 QALY, resulting in an ICER of USD -13056.56. The results were shown to be robust upon one-way sensitivity analysis. Upon Monte Carlo simulation, the PHI strategy was more cost-effective for 100% of the iterations. The PHI strategy demonstrated dominance over the PSA strategy regardless of what WTP threshold we use. CONCLUSIONS A PHI-based screening strategy may be more cost-effective than a PSA-based strategy for prostate cancer detection in Chinese men. These results support consideration of a PHI-based approach for prostate cancer in Hong Kong.
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- Jeremy Yuen-Chun Teoh
- S.H. Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- S.H. Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- S.H. Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- S.H. Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- S.H. Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Remmers S, Roobol MJ. Personalized strategies in population screening for prostate cancer. Int J Cancer 2020; 147:2977-2987. [PMID: 32394421 PMCID: PMC7586980 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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This review discusses evidence for population-based screening with contemporary screening tools. In Europe, prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening led to a relative reduction of prostate cancer (PCa) mortality, but also to a substantial amount of overdiagnosis and unnecessarily biopsies. Risk stratification based on a single variable (a clinical variable or based on the presence of a lesion on prostate imaging) or based on multivariable approaches can aid in reducing unnecessary prostate biopsies and overdiagnosis by selecting men who can benefit from further clinical assessment. Multivariable approaches include clinical variables, and biomarkers, often combined in risk calculators or nomograms. These risk calculators can also incorporate the result of MRI imaging. In general, as compared to a purely PSA based approach, the combination of relevant prebiopsy information results in superior selection of men at higher risk of harboring clinically significant prostate cancer. Currently, it is not possible to draw any conclusions on the superiority of these multivariable risk-based approaches since head-to-head comparisons are virtually lacking. Recently initiated large population-based screening studies in Finland, Germany and Sweden, incorporating various multivariable risk stratification approaches will hopefully give more insight in whether the harm-benefit ratio can be improved, that is, maintain (or improving) the ability to reduce metastatic disease and prostate cancer mortality while reducing harm caused by unnecessary testing and overdiagnosis including related overtreatment.
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- Sebastiaan Remmers
- Department of Urology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Yu W, Zhou L. Early Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer from the Perspective of Chinese Physicians. J Cancer 2020; 11:3264-3273. [PMID: 32231732 PMCID: PMC7097943 DOI: 10.7150/jca.36697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Prostate cancer (PCa) is the seventh most diagnosed cancer and the tenth leading cause of cancer mortality in China. Unlike the USA, both incidence and mortality continue to increase. In China, PCa is often diagnosed at a locally advanced or metastatic stage, resulting in a high mortality-to-incidence ratio. Implementing regular screening using a well-validated biomarker may result in the earlier diagnosis of localized disease. Furthermore, it is important to be able to distinguish between low-grade and high-grade disease, to avoid subjecting patients to unnecessary biopsies, undertreatment of significant disease, or overtreatment of indolent disease. While prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is commonly used in PCa screening around the world, its relationship to PCa is still unclear and results vary widely across different studies. New biomarkers, imaging techniques and risk predictive models have been developed in recent years to improve upon the accurate detection of high-grade PCa. Blood- and urine-based biomarkers, such as PSA isoforms, prostate cancer antigen 3, or mRNA transcripts, have been used to improve the detection of high-grade PCa. These markers have also been used to create risk predictive models, which can further improve PCa detection. Furthermore, multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging is becoming increasingly accessible for the detection of PCa. Because of ethnic variations, biomarkers and risk predictive models validated in Western populations cannot be directly applied to Chinese men. Validation of new biomarkers and risk predictive models in the Chinese population may improve PCa screening and reduce mortality of this disease in China.
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- Wei Yu
- Department of Urology, Peking University First Hospital, Institute of Urology, Peking University, National Urological Cancer Center of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University First Hospital, Institute of Urology, Peking University, National Urological Cancer Center of China, Beijing, China
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Fan YH, Pan PH, Lin TP, Huang TH, Wei TC, Huang IS, Lin CC, Huang EYH, Chung HJ, Huang WJS. Prostate Health Index outperforms other PSA derivatives in predicting a positive biopsy in men with tPSA <10 ng/mL: Largest prospective cohort in Taiwan. J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82:772-777. [PMID: 31356566 DOI: 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Few prospective studies have focused on the performance of the Prostate Health Index (PHI) in Asian populations. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the performance of the PHI in predicting prostate cancer (PCa) compared with standard prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests. METHODS We prospectively enrolled patients with suspected PCa with a total PSA (tPSA) level 4 to 10 ng/mL or tPSA <4 ng/mL and a suspicious digital rectal examination between February 2017 and September 2018. All of the patients underwent a 12-core transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy. Prebiopsy blood samples were analyzed for tPSA, free PSA (fPSA), percentage of fPSA (%fPSA), [-2]proPSA (p2PSA), and percentage of p2PSA (%p2PSA). The PHI was calculated as (p2PSA/fPSA) × √tPSA. The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUCs) were estimated for the PSA derivatives in addition to their specificities at a prespecified sensitivity of 90%. RESULTS Of the 307 enrolled patients, 95 (30.9%) had PCa on biopsy. Excluding fPSA, all of the PSA derivatives were significantly different between the positive and negative biopsy groups. Of the various derivatives, the PHI (AUC: 0.783) showed the best performance in predicting the results of the initial biopsy compared with tPSA (AUC: 0.611). At a sensitivity of 90%, the PHI had the best specificity of 46.7% compared with 23.2% for tPSA. Using a PHI cutoff value of 35.15 for biopsy, 108 (35.2%) patients could have avoided undergoing a biopsy. To detect Gleason score ≥ 7 disease at 90% sensitivity, the threshold for PHI was 36.96 with a specificity of 52.1%. CONCLUSION PHI was the best biomarker among the PSA derivatives in predicting PCa at biopsy in men with tPSA < 10 ng/mL. The risk of a Gleason score ≥ 7 increased with increasing PHI.
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- Yu-Hua Fan
- Department of Urology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Shu-Tien Urological Institute, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Urology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Urology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Shu-Tien Urological Institute, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Urology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Shu-Tien Urological Institute, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Urology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Shu-Tien Urological Institute, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Urology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Shu-Tien Urological Institute, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Urology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Shu-Tien Urological Institute, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Urology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Shu-Tien Urological Institute, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Urology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Shu-Tien Urological Institute, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Urology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Shu-Tien Urological Institute, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Assessment of men's risk thresholds to proceed with prostate biopsy for the early detection of prostate cancer. Int Urol Nephrol 2019; 51:1297-1302. [PMID: 31187423 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-019-02196-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To delineate the range of "risk thresholds" for prostate biopsy to determine how improved prostate cancer (CaP) risk prediction tools may impact shared decision-making (SDM). METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional survey study involving men 45-75 years old attending a multispecialty urology clinic. Data included demographics, personal and family prostate cancer history, and prostate biopsy history. Respondents were presented with a summary of the details, risks, and benefits of prostate biopsy, then asked to indicate the specific risk threshold (% chance) of high-grade CaP at which they would proceed with prostate biopsy. RESULTS Of a total of 103 respondents, 18 men (17%) had a personal history of CaP, and 31 (30%) had undergone prostate biopsy. The median risk threshold to proceed with prostate biopsy was 25% (interquartile range 10-50%). Risk thresholds did not vary by race, education, or employment. Personal history of CaP or prostate biopsy was significantly associated with lower mean risk thresholds (19% vs. 32% [P = 0.02] and 23% vs. 33% [P = 0.04], respectively). In the lowest versus highest risk threshold quartiles, there were significantly higher rates of CaP (36% vs. 1%, P = 0.01) and prior prostate biopsy (46% vs. 17%, P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Men have a wide range of risk thresholds for high-grade CaP to proceed with prostate biopsy. Men with a prior history of CaP or biopsy reported lower risk thresholds, which may reflect their greater concern for this disease. The extent to which refined risk prediction tools will improve SDM warrants further study.
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Bouttell J, Teoh J, Chiu PK, Chan KS, Ng CF, Heggie R, Hawkins N. Economic evaluation of the introduction of the Prostate Health Index as a rule-out test to avoid unnecessary biopsies in men with prostate specific antigen levels of 4-10 in Hong Kong. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0215279. [PMID: 30990840 PMCID: PMC6467402 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A recent study showed that the Prostate Health Index may avoid unnecessary biopsies in men with prostate specific antigen 4-10ng/ml and normal digital rectal examination in the diagnosis of prostate cancer in Hong Kong. This study aimed to conduct an economic evaluation of the impact of adopting this commercially-available test in the Hong Kong public health service to determine whether further research is justified. A cost-consequence analysis was undertaken comparing the current diagnostic pathway with a proposed diagnostic pathway using the Prostate Health Index. Data for the model was taken from a prospective cohort study recruited at a single-institution and micro-costing studies. Using a cut off PHI score of 35 to avoid biopsy would cost HK$3,000 and save HK$7,988 per patient in biopsy costs and HK$511 from a reduction in biopsy-related adverse events. The net cost impact of the change was estimated to be HK$5,500 under base case assumptions. At the base case sensitivity and specificity for all grades of cancer (61.3% and 77.5% respectively) all grade cancer could be missed in 4.22% of the population and high grade cancer in 0.53%. The introduction of the prostate health index into the diagnostic pathway for prostate cancer in Hong Kong has the potential to reduce biopsies, biopsy costs and biopsy-related adverse events. Policy makers should consider the clinical and economic impact of this proposal.
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- Janet Bouttell
- Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- S.H. Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- S.H. Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- S.H. Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- S.H. Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Chiu PKF, Ng CF, Semjonow A, Zhu Y, Vincendeau S, Houlgatte A, Lazzeri M, Guazzoni G, Stephan C, Haese A, Bruijne I, Teoh JYC, Leung CH, Casale P, Chiang CH, Tan LGL, Chiong E, Huang CY, Wu HC, Nieboer D, Ye DW, Bangma CH, Roobol MJ. A Multicentre Evaluation of the Role of the Prostate Health Index (PHI) in Regions with Differing Prevalence of Prostate Cancer: Adjustment of PHI Reference Ranges is Needed for European and Asian Settings. Eur Urol 2018; 75:558-561. [PMID: 30396635 DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2018.10.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Asians have a lower incidence of prostate cancer (PC). We compared the performance of the Prostate Health Index (PHI) for 2488 men in different ethnic groups (1688 Asian and 800 European men from 9 sites) with PSA 2-20ng/ml and PHI test and transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy results available. Of these, 1652 men had PSA 2-10ng/ml and a normal digital rectal examination and underwent initial biopsy. The proportions of PC (Gleason ≥6) and higher-grade PC (HGPC, Gleason ≥7) across different PHI ranges were compared. The performance of PSA and PHI was compared using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and decision curve analyses (DCA). Among Asian men, HGPC would be diagnosed in 1.0%, 1.9%, 13%, and 30% of men using PHI thresholds of <25, 25-35, 35-55, and >55, respectively. At 90% sensitivity for HGPC (PHI >30), 56% of biopsies and 33% of Gleason 6 PC diagnoses could have been avoided. Among European men, HGPC would be diagnosed in 4.1%, 4.3%, 30%, and 34% of men using PHI thresholds of <25, 25-35, 35-55, and >55, respectively. At 90% sensitivity for HGPC (PHI >40), 40% of biopsies and 31% of Gleason 6 PC diagnoses could have been avoided. AUC and DCA confirmed the benefit of PHI over PSA. The benefit of PHI was also seen at repeat biopsy (n=397) and for PSA 10-20ng/ml (n=439). PHI is effective in cancer risk stratification for both European and Asian men. However, population-specific PHI reference ranges should be used. PATIENT SUMMARY: The Prostate Health Index (PHI) blood test helps to identify individuals at higher risk of prostate cancer among Asian and European men, and could significantly reduce unnecessary biopsies and overdiagnosis of prostate cancer. Different PHI reference ranges should be used for different ethnic groups.
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- Peter K-F Chiu
- Department of Urology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; SH Ho Urology Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Urology, Prostate Center, University Clinic Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Charite-Universitaetsmedizin and Berlin Institute for Urologic Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Martini Clinic Prostate Cancer Centre, University Clinic Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; SH Ho Urology Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; SH Ho Urology Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Urology, Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and Su-Ao/Yuan-Shan Branch, Yi-Lan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, University Surgical Cluster, National University Health System, Singapore
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- Department of Urology, University Surgical Cluster, National University Health System, Singapore
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- Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Prostate Health Index (PHI) improves prostate cancer detection at initial biopsy in Taiwanese men with PSA 4–10 ng/mL. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2018; 34:461-466. [DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2018.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Sriplakich S, Lojanapiwat B, Chongruksut W, Phuriyaphan S, Kitirattakarn P, Jun-Ou J, Amantakul A. Prospective performance of the Prostate Health Index in prostate cancer detection in the first prostate biopsy of men with a total prostatic specific antigen of 4-10 ng/mL and negative digital rectal examination. Prostate Int 2018; 6:136-139. [PMID: 30505815 PMCID: PMC6251939 DOI: 10.1016/j.prnil.2018.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2017] [Revised: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background The disadvantage of using total serum prostatic specific antigen (PSA) test for detection of prostate cancer is that it has a low specificity. The low specificity of total PSA (tPSA) test leads to unnecessary prostate biopsies. In this prospective study, we assessed the serum tPSA, free PSA, p2PSA, and the Prostate Health Index (PHI) in the detection of prostate cancer in men with a tPSA of 4–10 ng/mL and a negative digital rectal examination (DRE). Materials and methods 101 male outpatients with a serum PSA of 4–10 ng/mL and nonsuspicious DRE for prostate cancer who underwent first transrectal ultrasound with a prostate biopsy were recruited. A blood sample to enable tPSA, free PSA, and p2PSA levels to be calculated was drawn before the prostate biopsy. The diagnosis and detection of high-grade cancer are correlated with the blood sample. Results Sixteen patients were positive for prostate cancer. All had significantly higher serum 2pPSA and PHI levels than patients with no cancer. A PHI level at 90% sensitivity (cutoff of 34.14) demonstrated a higher area under the receiver operating characteristic curve and more specificity in diagnosis and detection of high-grade prostate cancer than other tests. Conclusions The PHI in men with a PSA level of 4–10 ng/mL with negative DRE increased specificity in the detection of prostate cancer. This test is useful in discriminating between patients with or without cancer and also enables the detection of high-grade cancer avoiding unnecessary biopsies.
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- Supon Sriplakich
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chiang Mai University, Chaing Mai, Thailand
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chiang Mai University, Chaing Mai, Thailand
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chiang Mai University, Chaing Mai, Thailand
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chiang Mai University, Chaing Mai, Thailand
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chiang Mai University, Chaing Mai, Thailand
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chiang Mai University, Chaing Mai, Thailand
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chiang Mai University, Chaing Mai, Thailand
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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Prostate Health Index and 4-Kallikrein Panel Score in Predicting Overall and High-grade Prostate Cancer. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2017; 15:429-439.e1. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2016.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2016] [Revised: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Chiu PK, Alberts AR, Venderbos LDF, Bangma CH, Roobol MJ. Additional benefit of using a risk-based selection for prostate biopsy: an analysis of biopsy complications in the Rotterdam section of the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer. BJU Int 2017; 120:394-400. [PMID: 28498624 DOI: 10.1111/bju.13913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate biopsy complications and hospital admissions that could be reduced by the use of European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) risk calculators. MATERIALS AND METHODS All biopsies performed in the Rotterdam section of the ERSPC between 1993 and 2015 were included. Biopsy complications and hospital admission data were prospectively recorded in questionnaires that were completed 2 weeks after biopsy. The ERSPC risk calculators 3 (RC3) and 4 (RC4) were applied to men attending the first and subsequent rounds of screening, respectively. Applying the predefined RC3/4 probability thresholds for prostate cancer (PCa) risk of ≥12.5% and high-grade PCa risk ≥3%, we assessed the number of complications, admissions and costs that could be reduced by avoiding biopsies in men below these thresholds. RESULTS A total of 10 747 biopsies with complete questionnaires were included. For these biopsies a complication rate of 67.9% (7294/10 747), a post-biopsy fever rate of 3.9% (424/10747) and a hospital admission rate of 0.9% (92/10747) were recorded. The fever rate was found to be static over the years, but the hospital admission rate tripled from 0.6% (1993-1996) to 2.1% (2009-2015). Among 7704 biopsies which fit the criteria for RC3 or RC4, 35.8% of biopsies (2757/7704), 37.4% of complications (1972/5268), 39.4% of fever events (128/325) and 42.3% of admissions (30/71) could have been avoided by using one of the risk calculators. More complications could have been avoided if RC4 had been used and for more recent biopsies (2009-2015). Our findings show that 35.9% of the total cost of biopsies and complication treatment could have been avoided. CONCLUSION A significant proportion of biopsy complications, hospital admissions and costs could be reduced if biopsy decisions were based on ERSPC risk calculators instead of PSA only. This effect was most prominent in more recent biopsies and in men with repeated biopsies or screening.
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- Peter K Chiu
- Department of Urology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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