TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical evaluation of the PCA3 assay in guiding initial biopsy decisions
AU - de la Taille, Alexandre
AU - Irani, Jacques
AU - Graefen, Markus
AU - Chun, Felix
AU - de Reijke, Theo
AU - Kil, Paul
AU - Gontero, Paolo
AU - Mottaz, Alain
AU - Haese, Alexander
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We evaluated the clinical utility of the PCA3 assay in guiding initial biopsy decisions in prostate cancer. A European, prospective, multicenter study enrolled men with a serum total prostate specific antigen of 2.5 to 10 ng/ml scheduled for initial biopsy. After digital rectal examination first catch urine was collected. PCA3 scores were determined using the PROGENSA(®) PCA3 assay and compared to biopsy outcome. The diagnostic accuracy of PCA3 was compared to total prostate specific antigen, prostate specific antigen density and %free prostate specific antigen. In 516 men the positive biopsy rate was 40%. An increasing PCA3 score corresponded with an increasing probability of a positive biopsy. The mean PCA3 score was higher in men with a positive vs a negative biopsy (69.6 vs 31.0, median 50 vs 18, p <0.0001). The PCA3 score was independent of age, total prostate specific antigen and prostate volume. The PCA3 score (cutoff of 35) had a sensitivity of 64% and specificity of 76%. ROC analysis showed a significantly higher AUC for the PCA3 score vs total prostate specific antigen, prostate specific antigen density and %free prostate specific antigen. The PCA3 score was significantly higher in men with biopsy Gleason score 7 or greater vs less than 7, greater than 33% vs 33% or fewer positive cores and significant vs indolent prostate cancer. Inclusion of PCA3 in multivariable models increased their predictive accuracy by up to 5.5%. The PROGENSA PCA3 assay can aid in guiding biopsy decisions. It is superior to total prostate specific antigen, prostate specific antigen density and %free prostate specific antigen in predicting initial biopsy outcome, and may be indicative of prostate cancer aggressiveness
AB - We evaluated the clinical utility of the PCA3 assay in guiding initial biopsy decisions in prostate cancer. A European, prospective, multicenter study enrolled men with a serum total prostate specific antigen of 2.5 to 10 ng/ml scheduled for initial biopsy. After digital rectal examination first catch urine was collected. PCA3 scores were determined using the PROGENSA(®) PCA3 assay and compared to biopsy outcome. The diagnostic accuracy of PCA3 was compared to total prostate specific antigen, prostate specific antigen density and %free prostate specific antigen. In 516 men the positive biopsy rate was 40%. An increasing PCA3 score corresponded with an increasing probability of a positive biopsy. The mean PCA3 score was higher in men with a positive vs a negative biopsy (69.6 vs 31.0, median 50 vs 18, p <0.0001). The PCA3 score was independent of age, total prostate specific antigen and prostate volume. The PCA3 score (cutoff of 35) had a sensitivity of 64% and specificity of 76%. ROC analysis showed a significantly higher AUC for the PCA3 score vs total prostate specific antigen, prostate specific antigen density and %free prostate specific antigen. The PCA3 score was significantly higher in men with biopsy Gleason score 7 or greater vs less than 7, greater than 33% vs 33% or fewer positive cores and significant vs indolent prostate cancer. Inclusion of PCA3 in multivariable models increased their predictive accuracy by up to 5.5%. The PROGENSA PCA3 assay can aid in guiding biopsy decisions. It is superior to total prostate specific antigen, prostate specific antigen density and %free prostate specific antigen in predicting initial biopsy outcome, and may be indicative of prostate cancer aggressiveness
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2011.01.075
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2011.01.075
M3 - Article
C2 - 21496856
SN - 0022-5347
VL - 185
SP - 2119
EP - 2125
JO - Journal of urology
JF - Journal of urology
IS - 6
ER -