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Ozbozduman K, Loc I, Durmaz S, Atasoy D, Kilic M, Yildirim H, Esen T, Vural M, Unlu MB. Machine learning prediction of Gleason grade group upgrade between in-bore biopsy and radical prostatectomy pathology. Sci Rep 2024; 14:5849. [PMID: 38462645 PMCID: PMC10925603 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56415-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
Abstract
This study aimed to enhance the accuracy of Gleason grade group (GG) upgrade prediction in prostate cancer (PCa) patients who underwent MRI-guided in-bore biopsy (MRGB) and radical prostatectomy (RP) through a combined analysis of prebiopsy and MRGB clinical data. A retrospective analysis of 95 patients with prostate cancer diagnosed by MRGB was conducted where all patients had undergone RP. Among the patients, 64.2% had consistent GG results between in-bore biopsies and RP, whereas 28.4% had upgraded and 7.4% had downgraded results. GG1 biopsy results, lower biopsy core count, and fewer positive cores were correlated with upgrades in the entire patient group. In patients with GG > 1 , larger tumor sizes and fewer biopsy cores were associated with upgrades. By integrating MRGB data with prebiopsy clinical data, machine learning (ML) models achieved 85.6% accuracy in predicting upgrades, surpassing the 64.2% baseline from MRGB alone. ML analysis also highlighted the value of the minimum apparent diffusion coefficient ( ADC min ) for GG > 1 patients. Incorporation of MRGB results with tumor size, ADC min value, number of biopsy cores, positive core count, and Gleason grade can be useful to predict GG upgrade at final pathology and guide patient selection for active surveillance.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Bogazici University Physics Department, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, University of Koc School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, VKF American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, VKF American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, VKF American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Urology, University of Koc School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, VKF American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering, Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Faculty of Aviation and Aeronautical Sciences Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Semba R, Uchida K, Hirokawa Y, Shiraishi T, Onishi T, Sasaki T, Inoue T, Watanabe M. Short-term prognosis of low-risk prostate cancer patients is favorable despite the presence of pathological prognostic factors: a retrospective study. BMC Urol 2023; 23:174. [PMID: 37904171 PMCID: PMC10617070 DOI: 10.1186/s12894-023-01345-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Prostate cancer patients with pathological prognostic factors have a poor prognosis, but it is unclear whether pathological prognostic factors are associated with prognosis limited to low-risk patients with good prognosis according to NCCN guidelines. The present study examined whether prognosis is influenced by pathological prognostic factors using radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens from low-risk patients. METHODS We evaluated diagnostic accuracy by examining biochemical recurrence (BCR)-free survival with respect to clinical and pathological prognostic factors in 419 all-risk patients who underwent RP. Clinical prognostic factors included age, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, PSA density, and risk stratification, while pathological prognostic factors included grade group, lymphovascular space invasion, extraprostatic extension, surgical margins, seminal vesicle invasion, intraductal carcinoma of the prostate (IDCP), and pT. In a subsequent analysis restricted to 104 low-risk patients, survival curves were estimated for pathological prognostic factors using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared using log-rank and generalized Wilcoxon tests. RESULTS In the overall risk analysis, the presence of pathological prognostic factors significantly shortened BCR-free survival (p < 0.05). Univariable analysis revealed that PSA density, risk categories, and pathological prognostic factors were significantly associated with BCR-free survival, although age and PSA were not. In multivariable analysis, age, risk categories, grade group, IDCP, and pT significantly predicted BCR-free survival (p < 0.05). Conversely, no statistically significant differences were found for any pathological prognostic factors in low-risk patients. CONCLUSIONS In low-risk patients, pathological prognostic factors did not affect BCR-free survival, which suggests that additional treatment may be unnecessary even if pathological prognostic factors are observed in low-risk patients with RP.
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- Remi Semba
- Department of Oncologic Pathology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
- Department of Pathology, Kuwana City Medical Center, Kuwana, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Oncologic Pathology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Oncologic Pathology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kuwana City Medical Center, Kuwana, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Japanese Red Cross Ise Hospital, Ise, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-Urologic Surgery and Andrology, Mie University Hospital, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-Urologic Surgery and Andrology, Mie University Hospital, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Oncologic Pathology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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Kalchev E. Evaluating the Utility of Prostate-Specific Antigen Density in Risk Stratification of PI-RADS 3 Peripheral Zone Lesions on Non-Contrast-Enhanced Prostate MRI: An Exploratory Single-Institution Study. Cureus 2023; 15:e41369. [PMID: 37546087 PMCID: PMC10399968 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.41369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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Objective This study aimed to explore the potential of prostate-specific antigen density (PSAD) as a supplementary tool for defining high-risk Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) 3 lesions in the peripheral zone on non-contrast-enhanced MRI. This additional stratification tool could supplement the decision-making process for biopsy, potentially helping in identifying higher-risk patients more accurately, minimizing unnecessary procedures in lower-risk patients, and limiting the need for dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) scans. Materials and methods Between January 2019 and April 2023, 30 patients with PI-RADS 3 lesions underwent MRI-ultrasound fusion biopsies at our institution. Age and PSAD values were investigated using logistic regression and chi-square automatic interaction detection (CHAID) analysis to discern their predictive value for malignancy. Results The mean patient age was 64.7 years, and the mean PSAD was 0.13 ng/mL2. Logistic regression demonstrated PSAD to be a significant predictor of cancer (p=0.012), but not age (p=0.855). CHAID analysis further identified a PSAD cut-off value of 0.12, below which the cancer detection rate was 23.1% and above which the rate increased to 76.5%. Conclusions This exploratory study suggests that PSAD might be utilized to enhance the stratification of high-risk PI-RADS 3 lesions in the peripheral zone on non-contrast-enhanced MRI, aiding in decision-making for biopsy. While biopsy remains the gold standard for definitive diagnosis, a high PSAD value may suggest a greater need for biopsy in this specific group. Although further validation in larger cohorts is required, our findings contribute to the ongoing discourse on optimizing PI-RADS 3 lesion management. Limitations include a small sample size, the retrospective nature of the study, and the single-center setting, which may impact the generalizability of our results.
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- Emilian Kalchev
- Diagnostic Imaging, St Marina University Hospital, Varna, BGR
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Okubo Y, Yamamoto Y, Sato S, Yoshioka E, Suzuki M, Washimi K, Osaka K, Suzuki T, Yokose T, Kishida T, Miyagi Y. Diagnostic significance of reassessment of prostate biopsy specimens by experienced urological pathologists at a high-volume institution. Virchows Arch 2022; 480:979-987. [PMID: 35015130 PMCID: PMC9033711 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-022-03272-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In prostate cancer, accurate diagnosis and grade group (GG) decision based on biopsy findings are essential for determining treatment strategies. Diagnosis by experienced urological pathologists is recommended; however, their contribution to patient benefits remains unknown. Therefore, we analyzed clinicopathological information to determine the significance of reassessment by experienced urological pathologists at a high-volume institution to identify factors involved in the agreement or disagreement of biopsy and surgical GGs. In total, 1325 prostate adenocarcinomas were analyzed, and the GG was changed in 452/1325 (34.1%) cases (359 cases were upgraded, and 93 cases were downgraded). We compared the highest GG based on biopsy specimens, with the final GG based on surgical specimens of 210 cases. The agreement rate between the surgical GG performed and assessed in our institute and the highest biopsy GG assessed by an outside pathologist was 34.8% (73/210); the agreement rate increased significantly to 50% (105/210) when biopsy specimens were reevaluated in our institute (chi-square test, P < 0.01). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that only the length of the lesion in the positive core with the highest GG in the biopsy was a significant factor for determining the agreement between biopsy GG and surgical GG, with an odds ratio of 1.136 (95% confidence interval: 1.057-1.221; P < 0.01). Thus, reassessment by experienced urological pathologists at high-volume institutions improved the agreement rate. However, it should be noted there is a high probability of discordance between a small number of lesions or short lesions and surgical GG.
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- Yoichiro Okubo
- Department of Pathology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, 2-3-2, Nakao, Asahi-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, 2-3-2, Nakao, Asahi-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, 2-3-2, Nakao, Asahi-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan.,Molecular Pathology and Genetics Division, Kanagawa Cancer Center Research Institute, 2-3-2, Nakao, Asahi-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, 2-3-2, Nakao, Asahi-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, 2-3-2, Nakao, Asahi-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan.,Department of Pathology, University of Tokyo Institute, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, 2-3-2, Nakao, Asahi-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, 2-3-2, Nakao, Asahi-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, 2-3-2, Nakao, Asahi-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, 2-3-2, Nakao, Asahi-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, 2-3-2, Nakao, Asahi-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, 2-3-2, Nakao, Asahi-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan.,Department of Pathology, University of Tokyo Institute, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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Maehara T, Sadahira T, Maruyama Y, Wada K, Araki M, Watanabe M, Watanabe T, Yanai H, Nasu Y. A second opinion pathology review improves the diagnostic concordance between prostate cancer biopsy and radical prostatectomy specimens. Urol Ann 2021; 13:119-124. [PMID: 34194136 PMCID: PMC8210712 DOI: 10.4103/ua.ua_81_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Objectives: The Gleason scoring system is an essential tool for determining the treatment strategy in prostate cancer (PCa). However, the Gleason grade group (GGG) often differs between needle-core biopsy (NCB) and radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens. We investigated the diagnostic value of a second opinion pathology review using NCB specimens in PCa. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 882 patients who underwent robot-assisted RP from January 2012 to September 2019. Of these, patients whose original biopsy specimens were obtained from another hospital and reviewed by the urological pathology expert at our institution were included in the study. Patients who received neoadjuvant hormonal therapy were excluded from the study. Weighted kappa (k) coefficients were used to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of each review. Results: A total of 497 patients were included in this study. Substantial agreement (weighted k = 0.783) in the GGG between initial- and second-opinion diagnoses based on NCB specimens was observed in 310 cases (62.4%). Although diagnoses based on a single opinion showed moderate agreement with the GGG of RP specimens (initial: 35.2%, weighted k = 0.522; second opinion; 38.8%, weighted k = 0.560), matching initial and second opinion diagnoses improved the concordance (42.9%, 133/310 cases) to substantial agreement (weighted k = 0.626). Conclusions: A second opinion of PCa pathology helps to improve the diagnostic accuracy of NCB specimens. However, over half of diagnoses that matched between the initial and second opinions differed from the diagnosis of RP specimens.
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- Takanori Maehara
- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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