f/tPSA比值对tPSA值为2.6～4.0ng/ml前列腺癌的诊断意义

目的探讨利用血清游离前列腺特异性抗原(fPSA)和总前列腺特异性抗原(tPSA)的比值(f/tPSA),提高tPSA2.6～4.0ng/ml前列腺癌的诊断率的价值。方法对117例tPSA在2.6～4ng/ml可疑前列腺癌患者行直肠B超引导下前列腺穿刺活检,对患者血清tPSA,fPSA及f/t PSA值及其他临床病理资料进行统计学分析。结果经病理诊断良性前列腺增生(BPH)82例和前列腺癌35例,35例癌中Gleason score≤4分共6例(17%),Gleason score5-7分和8-10分别为22例(63%)和7例(20%)。前列腺癌的f/tPSA明显高于BPH(P＜0.01),以f/tPSA0.22为界值,诊断癌的特异性为83%,敏感性为71%,阳性预测值为68%。结论f/t PSA作为一项辅助检查可提高tPSA 2.6～4.0ng/ml前列腺癌的诊断率。     

游离PSA与总PSA比值在前列腺癌鉴别诊断中的意义

目的　探讨游离前列腺特异性抗原 (fPSA)与总前列腺特异性抗原 (tPSA)比值 (f tPSA)在tPSA为 4～ 10ng ml时对前列腺癌和良性前列腺增生 (BPH)鉴别的意义及其局限性。方法　对1998年 10月至 2 0 0 2年 10月接受诊治的 180例血清tPSA为 4～ 10ng ml的前列腺癌和BPH患者进行回顾性分析。经组织学证实 ,36例 (2 0 % )是前列腺癌 ,14 4例 (80 % )是BPH。血清中tPSA和fPSA通过酶免微粒子捕捉法测定。前列腺体积通过经腹壁超声测定。前列腺癌与BPH组间比较用t检验。采用Pearson相关系数分析前列腺体积与f tPSA之间的相关性。结果　前列腺癌患者的tPSA、f tPSA平均值分别是 6 75ng ml与 0 17;BPH患者则是 6 4 8ng ml和 0 2 5。两组患者的tPSA差异无显著意义 (P >0 0 5 ) ,而前列腺癌患者的f tPSA值显著低于BPH患者 (P <0 0 1)。此外 ,两组患者的前列腺体积与f tPSA均呈显著正相关 (前列腺癌组相关系数r=0 5 0 ,P <0 0 1;BPH组r=0 2 4 ,P <0 0 1)。在前列腺体积小于 4 0cm3,两组患者的f tPSA差异有显著意义 (P <0 0 5 ) ,当体积超过 4 0cm3,则差异无显著意义 (P >0 0 5 )。结论　f tPSA对tPSA在 4～ 10ng ml之间的前列腺癌和BPH的鉴别诊断有重要意义 ,但由于受前列腺体积的影响 ,只有在     

单中心前列腺穿刺活检结果查询表的建立

目的：综合利用PSA及其相关参数建立能够简便查询的前列腺穿刺阳性率查询表.方法纳入2009年7月至2015年3月在解放军总医院行前列腺穿刺活检的患者,收集前列腺体积、游离PSA(free PSA,fPSA)和总PSA(total PSA,tPSA)等临床资料.多因素Logistic回归分析预测前列腺癌的独立性影响因素,并利用相关因素建立前列腺穿刺阳性结果查询表.结果资料完整且病理结果为前列腺癌和前列腺增生的患者纳入研究,共1077例.根据PSA水平分为0~2.5、2.6~4.0、4.1~10.0、10.1~20.0和＞20.0 ng/ml 5组,前列腺癌检出率分别为20.9％、20.0％、37.3％、48.1％和80.2％,随着PSA水平的升高,前列腺癌检出率也明显升高.多因素Logistic回归分析发现tPSA、fPSA和前列腺体积均为前列腺癌的独立性预测因素,tPSA、fPSA百分比(free to total PSA,f/tPSA)和PSA密度(PSA density,PSAD)在前列腺癌和前列腺增生两组间存在显著差异(P＜0.05),综合利用上述3个指标建立前列腺阳性穿刺查询表.结论本研究根据 tPSA、f/tPSA和PSAD建立的查询表为临床前列腺穿刺活检提供了一个简便实用的阳性率查询工具.     

ROC曲线分析比较tPSA、fPSA／tPSA和PSAD在PSA灰区前列腺癌诊断中的价值

目的 ROC曲线分析探讨前列腺特异性抗原密度(PSAD)、总PSA(tPSA)和游离PSA/总PSA(fPSA/tPSA)3者在PSA灰区前列腺癌(PCa)中的临床诊断价值.方法 同顾性分析tPSA在4～10ng/ml之间的前列腺增生(BPH)患者75例和前列腺癌患者31例.化学发光法测定血清tPSA和fPSA,经直肠超声(TRUS)测定前列腺体积,计算fPSA/tPSA和PSAD.比较BPH组和PCa组间tPSA、PSAD和fPSA/tPSA各指标的差异,分析各指标在ROC曲线卜的面积、各指标的诊断特异性及敏感性.结果 PCa组与BPH组tPSA差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05),PCa组fPSA/tPSA比值较BPH组降低(P＜0.01),PSAD值较BPH组升高(P＜0.05).ROC曲线下的面积从大到小为fPSA/tPSA＞PSAD＞tPSA.在诊断敏感性相同的情况下,fPSA/tPSA比值诊断特异性高于PSAD的诊断特异性.当fPSA/tPSA临界值取0.16时,诊断前列腺癌的灵敏度和特异性为67.7%和79.7%,PSAD临界值取0.12时,其灵敏度和特异性为61.3%和62.7%.结论 当tPSA在诊断灰区时,PSAD和fPSA/tPSA可以提高前列腺癌的诊断特异性和敏感性,fPSA/tPSA较PSAD有更高的诊断价值.     

前列腺特异抗原对前列腺癌诊断和疗效监测的价值探讨

目的 探讨前列腺特异抗原(tPSA)、游离PSA(fPSA)以及fPSA/tPSA在前列腺癌(PCa)诊断和疗效监测中的临床价值。方法 采用全自动化学发光免疫分析仪测定36例正常人、42例前列腺增生(BPH)和44例前列腺癌患者tPSA、fPSA,并计算fPSA/tPSA比值。同时,对29例前列腺癌患者术后tPSA、fPSA进行动态监测。结果 fPSA/tPSA对PCa诊断的特异性为88.1％,诊断指数为0.79,显著高于单独tPSA(P<0.05)。结论 fPSA/tPSA的引入提高了对PCa诊断的特异性,动态监测是提示肿瘤是否转移与复发最理想的指标。     

前列腺癌预测新模型的建立及其评估

目的:联合应用血清总前列腺特异性抗原(tPSA),游离前列腺特异性抗原(fPSA)及结合前列腺特异性抗原(cPSA),构建出新的前列腺癌(PCa)预测模型:tPSA/fPSA×cPSA1/2,即前列腺癌预测因子(PCP),进而评估PCP诊断PCa的临床应用价值。方法:从我院2011年12月1日~2014年12月1日期间的病例中,筛选出拥有明确病理报告且术前血清前列腺特异性抗原(PSA)检查结果满足2≤tPSA10ng/ml的PCa患者54例,BPH患者579例;满足10≤tPSA20ng/ml的PCa患者48例,BPH患者147例。应用Logestic regression及ROC曲线对比分析tPSA、fPSA、fPSA与tPSA的比值(f/tPSA)、cPSA及PCP诊断PCa的价值,应用列线图分析PCP预测PCa的能力。结果:在PCa及BPH两组间,tPSA、f/tPSA、cPSA与PCP的中位数(9.2,5.5;0.13,0.19;8.0,4.4;22.1,11.0)均存在明显差异(P0.000)。当2≤tPSA10ng/ml时:PCP的ROC曲线下面积(AUC)为0.680,明显高于tPSA的0.588、fPSA的0.571、f/tPSA的0.675、cPSA的0.613;在诊断PCa的敏感性均为90.7%左右的前提下,PCP诊断PCa的特异性为22.8%,明显高于tPSA的11.1%、fPSA的11.2%、f/tPSA的17.4%、cPSA的15.5%。当10≤tPSA20ng/ml时:PCP的ROC曲线下面积为0.686,明显高于tPSA的0.603、fPSA的0.643、f/tPSA的0.679、cPSA的0.647;在诊断PCa的敏感性均为91%左右的前提下,PCP诊断PCa的特异性为29.3%,明显高于tPSA的10.9%、fPSA的10.2%、f/tPSA的23.1%、cPSA的18.4%。结论:当2≤tPSA10ng/ml或10≤tPSA20ng/ml时,PCP明显较PSA、fPSA、f/tPSA、cPSA对PCa更具预测价值。     

结合前列腺特异性抗原在前列腺癌诊断中的临床价值

目的探讨结合前列腺特异性抗原(cPSA)在前列腺癌中的临床诊断意义。方法用化学发光免疫分析法检测前列腺癌(Pca)25例,前列腺增生(BPH)30例及正常对照组30例的血清总前列腺特异性抗原(tPSA)、cPSA和游离前列腺特异性抗原(fPSA)的浓度;计算f/tPSA比值并对tPSA、f/tPSA、cPSA进行统计学比较和ROC曲线分析。结果cPSA、tPSA在BPH组、Pca组分别与正常对照组比较均存在显著性差异(p<0.005),若以cPSA15.75ng/ml作为截断点诊断Pca,其敏感性、特异性、阳性预测值、实验有效率各参数均比较理想,分别为79.17%,92.86%,90.48%,88.46%。另tPSA,cPSA,fPSA三者在ROC曲线下的面积分别为tPSA>cPSA>f/tPSA。结论cPSA在鉴别前列腺增生和前列腺癌中具有较大的临床价值,建议临床以cPSA15.75ng/ml作为截断点,这能大幅度地提高cPSA对前列腺癌的检出率,减少或避免不必要的前列腺活检。     

前列腺癌患者血清中铜、锌与铜/锌比值的变化及意义

目的探讨血清铜、锌含量与前列腺癌之间的关系，并将其与血清前列腺特异性抗原（PSA）比较，探讨其在前列腺癌诊断中价值比较。方法采用原子吸收分光光度法测定76例前列腺癌患者、125例前列腺增生患者和191例健康男性的血清铜、锌含量。结果前列腺癌组血清锌明显低于健康对照组，血清铜和铜/锌比值明显高于健康对照组（P〈0.05）。前列腺癌组血清铜及铜/锌比值与前列腺增生组比较未见显著性差异;前列腺癌组血清锌低于前列腺增生组（P〈0.05）。前列腺增生组血清锌与健康对照组比较未见显著性差异;前列腺增生组血清铜和铜/锌比值高于健康对照组（P〈0.05）。PSA在4.0-10.0ng/ml灰色区域的前列腺癌组，血清锌ROC-AUC（receiver operator characteristic curve-area under curve）为66%，高于PSA的ROC-AUC。结论血清铜、铜/锌比值升高及血清锌降低可能是前列腺癌发生的危险因素，血清锌在PSA（4.0～10.0）ng/ml灰色区域的前列腺癌诊断效率高于PSA，其可能为前列腺癌的诊断提供有价值的指标。     

f/t PSA比值、PSA密度、PSA移行带密度在tPSA灰区前列腺偶发癌诊断中的意义

【摘要】 目的： 探讨血清f/t PSA比值、PSA密度、PSA移行带密度在tPSA位于灰区时前列腺癌诊断中的意义。方法： tPSA位于4～10ng/ml的前列腺增生患者112例,术前经前列腺穿刺活检均证实为前列腺增生,行TURP术后病理证实21例为前列腺偶发癌患者。回顾性分析该21例前列腺偶发癌患者和其余前列腺增生患者间的血清f/t PSA比值、PSA密度、PSA移行带密度,并进行统计学分析,以了解其在tPSA灰区前列腺偶发癌诊断中的意义。结果：前列腺偶发癌组和BPH组血清f/t PSA比值分别为0.13±0.03、0.21±0.04;PSAD分别为0.20±0.05 ng/ml2 、0.12±0.04 ng/ml2;PSATZ分别为0.38±0.06 ng/ml2 、 0.21±0.05 ng/ml2;两组在以上三个检测指标上差异具有显著性(P<0.05)。以0.15 ng/ml2为截断点则PSAD 灵敏性为76.115%,特异性为69.146%;以0.35 ng/ml2为截断点则PSATZ 灵敏性为60.642%,特异性为93.943%。结论：f/t PSA比值、PSAD、PSATZ对前列腺偶发癌的诊断具有重要价值,其中尤以PSATZ更具预测价值。     

总前列腺特异抗原、游离前列腺特异抗原、碱性磷酸酶和Gleason评分联合检测对前列腺癌骨转移的预测价值

探讨总前列腺特异抗原（tPSA）、游离前列腺特异抗原（fPSA）、碱性磷酸酶（ALP）和Gleason评分与前列腺癌骨转移的关系,评价联合检测对前列腺癌骨转移的预测价值。 方法 回顾性分析2015年1月1日至2018年11月1日在本院临床诊断为良性前列腺增生或前列腺癌的患者（tPSA>10 ng/mL）以及健康体检人群的临床资料,其中前列腺癌患者又经核素骨显像分为骨转移组和非骨转移组;共收集304例完整病例进行分析,其中前列腺癌骨转移组48例(15.8%）,前列腺癌未发生骨转移组116例（38.2%）,良性前列腺增生组56例（18.4%）,健康对照组84例（27.6%）。检测分析所有患者的tPSA 、fPSA、ALP值及Gleason评分。结果 任意两组之间的tPSA、fPSA比较,差异均有统计学意义（P<0.05）;前列腺癌骨转移组的ALP均高于其他三组,差异均有统计学意义（P<0.05）;前列腺癌骨转移组的Gleason评分高于非骨转移组,差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）,对不同分化程度的前列腺癌患者骨转移率进行比较,发现低风险组的骨转移率明显低于中高风险组（P<0.05）。单指标tPSA、fPSA和ALP预测前列腺癌骨转移时,绘制ROC曲线下面积分别为0.664、0.700和0.783,其cut off值分别为57.47 ng/mL、8.44 ng/mL、85.47 U/L;三项指标联合检测时发现tPSA+fPSA+ALP的特异度和阳性预测值分别达86.20%和64.40%,高于单指标和两项指标联合检测。结论 对于怀疑有骨转移的前列腺癌患者,不宜单独用血清前列腺特异性抗原（PSA）浓度来判断骨转移,应联合tPSA、fPSA、ALP三者及Gleason评分对前列腺癌患者发生骨转移风险的预测。     

Comparisons of the various combinations of free, complexed, and total prostate-specific antigen for the detection of prostate cancer

OBJECTIVES: We compared the ability of three prostate-specific antigen (PSA) ratios - free-to- total PSA ratio (fPSA/tPSA), free-to-complexed PSA ratio (fPSA/cPSA), and complexed-to-total PSA ratio (cPSA/tPSA) - to distinguish prostate cancer from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). METHODS: We tested 258 consecutive patients who underwent transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate needle biopsy because of an abnormal digital rectal examination or a Tandem-R PSA of >4.1 ng/ml. Free PSA (fPSA) and total PSA (tPSA) were measured by Tandem-R assay. alpha(1)-Antichymotrypsin-complexed PSA (cPSA) was measured by Markit-M PSA-ACT assay. RESULTS: Of the 258 patients, 204 had BPH, and 54 had prostate cancer. The specificity at 96% sensitivity for fPSA/tPSA, fPSA/cPSA, and cPSA/tPSA was 23, 25, and 33%, respectively. Of 162 patients with tPSA between 4.1 and 10.0 ng/ml, 132 had BPH and 30 had prostate cancer. The specificity at 96% sensitivity for f/tPSA, f/cPSA and c/tPSA was 32, 44, and 41%, respectively. There was no significant difference in the area under the receiver-operating characteristic curves among fPSA/tPSA, fPSA/cPSA, and cPSA/tPSA in the overall PSA range or in tPSA between 4.1 and 10.0 ng/ml. CONCLUSION: fPSA/tPSA, fPSA/cPSA, and cPSA/tPSA did not differ in their ability to distinguish prostate cancer from BPH.     

Effect of NIH-IV prostatitis on free and free-to-total PSA

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of asymptomatic prostatic inflammation (NIH category IV prostatitis) on total PSA (tPSA), free serum PSA (fPSA) and the ratio of free-to-total prostate specific antigen (%fPSA). The role of free and %fPSA as a diagnostic tool for distinguishing between cancer and non-malignant diseases of the prostate was also investigated. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In a retrospective study 1090 prostate biopsies performed between January 2000 and September 2003 were evaluated and the levels of serum total and free PSA as well as the f/tPSA ratio were determined in samples obtained immediately before biopsy. 404 patients with full clinical and histological records were included in the study. All patients underwent 6 or 8 core primary prostate needle biopsies. RESULTS: A total of 404 patients were included in the analysis. 100 prostate cancer (PCa) (24.8%), 137 NIH-IV prostatitis (33.9%) and 143 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasias (BPH) (35.4%) were identified. 24 (5.9%) patients presented with both PCa and prostatitis on histology and were excluded from further analysis. The mean (median) levels of tPSA, fPSA and %fPSA were 11.94 ng/ml (8.0), 1.31 ng/ml (1.07) and 0.15 (0.14) for NIH-IV prostatitis; 11.94 ng/ml (8.35), 1.54 ng/ml and 0.13 (0.11) for prostate cancer; and 8.19 ng/ml (7.0), 1.48 ng/ml (1.03) and 0.18 (0.15) for BPH. No significant difference was found in tPSA levels between PCa and prostatitis (p = 0.32), while the difference in tPSA levels between PCa and BPH was significant (p = 0.007). Free PSA alone had no diagnostic power in distinguishing PCa from prostatitis (p = 0. 37) and BPH (p = 0. 61). By contrast, the f/tPSA ratio showed significant between-group differences (PCa versus prostatitis (p = 0. 011), PCa versus BPH (p = 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Chronic asymptomatic prostatitis NIH category IV has similar effects on total PSA and free PSA levels in serum as PCa. fPSA alone cannot distinguish prostate cancer from non-malignant inflammatory disease of the prostate. The ratio of free-to-total PSA is significantly different in PCa and NIH category IV prostatitis.     

Utilidad del cociente psa-l/psa-t y la dpsa para la discriminación entre hipertrofia benigna de próstata y cáncer de próstata

objectiveTo investigate the clinical significance of the free-to-total prostate-specific antigen ratio (f/tPSA) and PSA density (PSAD) for prostate cancer detection in patients with intermediate tPSA levels (4-10 ng/ml). To establish a cutoff to discriminate between benign prostatic disease (BPH) and prostate cancer (CaP), avoiding unnecessary biopsiesMethodsThis prospective study included 136 men, aged between 54 and 85 (mean 70,6) years old. Urinary tract symptoms were present in these patients. Serum samples were obtained to measure tPSA, fPSA, and f/tPSA; digital rectal examination and transrectal ultrasound eight-sector biopsies were performed. Prostate volume was measured and PSAD calculated. The pathologic study, carried out in 113 patients, showed 82 with BPH and 31 with prostate cancer in various stagesResultsThere were no significant differences between patients with BPH and CaP when comparing tPSA, fPSA, f/tPSA or digital rectal examination. PSAD and prostate volume were significantly different in patients with BPH and CaP. With a sensitivity of 94% (78,5-99), the f/tPSA cutoff was 0,28 with a 11% (5,2-19,8) specificity. With a sensitivity of 96,2% (80,3-99,4) cutoff for PSAD was 0,109 and specificity 25% (15,5-36,6)ConclusionsIn patients whose tPSA level is between 4 and 10 ng/ml, f/tPSA has no advantages over tPSA measurement for early detection of prostate cancer. DPSA can improve specificities, without compromising the detection of CaP     

单纯前列腺上皮内瘤回顾性分析(附142例病例分析)

目的通过对前列腺上皮内瘤(PIN)临床资料分析,探讨PIN的生物特性及应对策略。方法对31例无前列腺癌PIN(NPCaPIN)改变患者(其中1级23例,2、3级8例)的临床资料(包括患者血清PSA、fPSA/tPSA、PSA密度等区域计数资料以及穿刺标本免疫组织化学染色结果)进行回顾性分析,以同期确诊为前列腺癌(PCa)、良性前列腺增生(BPH)患者资料作为对照,分析低级别PIN(LGPIN)和高级别PIN(HGPIN)改变之间及NPCaPIN临床特征与PCa、BPH患者临床特征的差异。结果LGPIN和HGPIN改变的患者之间血清PSA水平和年龄存在差异(P<0.05);LGPIN和PCa患者之间血清PSA水平、前列腺体积、fPSA存在显著差异(P<0.01),PSA密度、fPSA/tPSA比值存在差异(P<0.05),和BPH患者之间各项均无明显差异;HGPIN改变和PCa患者之间前列腺体积、fPSA水平和年龄存在差异(P<0.05),和BPH患者之间血清PSA水平差异显著(P<0.01),fPSA/tPSA比值和年龄(P<0.05)存在差异;NPCaPIN和PCa患者之间血清前列腺体积、fPSA水平和年龄、血清PSA水平、PSA密度存在显著差异(P<0.01),和BPH患者之间fPSA/tPSA比值(P<0.05)存在差异。P63、AE1、AE3、P504S、PSA免疫组织化学结果NPCaPIN组类似于BPH而完全异于PCa。结论LGPIN的临床和病理特征与BPH相似,而HGPIN的临床和病理方面具有一定的前列腺恶性肿瘤特征,需要积极的临床追踪观察。     

有下尿路症状的良性前列腺增生患者前列腺特异性抗原检测的临床意义

目的:探讨前列腺特异性抗原(PSA)测定在有下尿路症状的良性前列腺增生(BPH)患者的临床意义。方法:比较520例有症状和196例无症状的BPH患者的总PSA(tPSA),游离PSA(fPSA)和fPSA/tPSA等指标,并进行统计学分析。结果:有症状组和无症状组的tPSA值分别为(5.13±2.49)、(1.73±1.26)μg/L,差异有极显著性(P<0.01);fPSA分别为(1.57±0.80)、(0.54±0.38)μg/L,差异有极显著性(P<0.01);fPSA/tPSA分别为0.31±0.09和0.30±0.11,差异无显著性(P>0.05)。结论:有下尿路症状BPH患者的tPSA、fPSA明显高于无症状,但fPSA/tPSA比值在BPH患者中稳定。     

Determination of alpha1-antichymotrypsin-PSA complex in serum does not improve the differentiation between benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer compared with total PSA and percent free PSA

Objectives. To evaluate the analytical performance and diagnostic utility of alpha₁-antichymotrypsin (ACT)-prostate-specific antigen (PSA) complex in serum to improve the differentiation between benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer (PCa).Methods. Serum concentrations of total PSA (tPSA), free PSA (fPSA), and ACT-PSA were measured in 112 untreated patients with PCa (median age 65 years), 34 patients with BPH (median age 66 years) with histologic confirmation, and 33 men without prostate disease and with a normal digital rectal examination considered as controls (median age 54 years). Sera were frozen at −80°C within 2 hours after collection and then analyzed during a 12-week period. Determinations were made with the Enzymun-Test for tPSA and fPSA and with a prototype assay for ACT-PSA on the ES system (Roche Diagnostics, Boehringer Mannheim).Results. The new ACT-PSA assay showed reliable data of analytical performance. The lower detection limit amounted to 0.068 μg/L. The assay was linear to 50 μg/L. Spiking experiments showed a mean recovery rate of 98.2%. No interferences of the assay were observed in patients with acute inflammation and highly increased ACT concentrations. The values of intra- and interassay imprecision ranged from 1.51% to 3.48% and 2.1% to 6.3%, respectively. The median value of ACT-PSA concentrations were significantly different (P <0.001) between controls and patients with BPH and PCa (0.40, 3.86, 5.26 μg/L, respectively). The median fPSA/tPSA and fPSA/ACT-PSA ratios were significantly different between BPH and PCa (24.3% versus 12.2%, P <0.001 and 32.9% versus 15.0%, P <0.001, respectively), but no difference of the ACT-PSA/tPSA ratio was observed (78.2% versus 78.7%, P = 0.696). Receiver operating characteristics of ACT-PSA (area under the CURVE = 0.630) and all the derivative ratios of fPSA/ACT-PSA (area = 0.737) and ACT-PSA/tPSA (area = 0.528) were not different from that of tPSA (area = 0.619), but showed a lower discrimination power between BPH and PCa than the fPSA/tPSA ratio (area = 0.790).Conclusions. Using this prototype assay to quantify ACT-PSA in serum, we have demonstrated that ACT-PSA and the calculated derivatives are not superior in the differentiation between BPH and PCa compared with tPSA and the ratio of fPSA to tPSA.     

Early detection of prostate cancer in African-American men through use of multiple biomarkers: human kallikrein 2 (hK2), prostate-specific antigen (PSA), and free PSA (fPSA)

Recent studies have reported enhanced prostate cancer detection in Caucasians with serum human glandular kallikrein 2 (hK2) in combination with total- (tPSA) and free-prostate-specific antigen (fPSA). The purpose of this study is to validate these findings in an African-American patient cohort. A total of 137 African-American men were found by routine screening to have tPSA levels above 2.5 ng/ml or an abnormal digital rectal examination. Sera were drawn prior to biopsy of the prostate and Hybritech PSA, FPSA and hK2 (for research use only, not for use in diagnostic procedures) concentrations were determined on Beckman Coulter's Access immunoanalyzer. These independent variables and the ratios of percent fPSA (%fPSA), hK2/tPSA, hK2/fPSA, and hK2*tPSA/fPSA were compared between cancer and non-cancer groups. In all, 49 of 137 men had prostate cancer. hK2 and its calculated ratios outperformed tPSA on receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analysis, but %fPSA had statistically the highest area under the curve (AUC) at 0.801. When restricting the analysis to only the tPSA range of 4.0-10 ng/ml, hK2/fPSA yielded the highest AUC (0.721). The ratio of hK2/fPSA was also found to increase the positive predictive value (PPV) of the %fPSA ranges less than 10 and 10-25%. %fPSA offered the best performance and highest specificity in prostate cancer detection in African-American males over the entire range of tPSA. hK2/fPSA may offer modest improvement in the tPSA range of 4.0-10 ng/ml. Furthermore, hK2/fPSA can enhance the PPV of low %fPSA values. Therefore, the use of multiple biomarkers may ultimately increase the specificity of prostate cancer screening in African-American men.     

良性前列腺增生病人血清不同类别PSA的检测与分析

目的 :分析前列腺增生 (BPH)病人血清中不同前列腺特异抗原 (PSA)的稳定性 ,探讨其在前列腺疾病诊断中的应用价值。　方法 :将病理诊断证实的 1 0 5例BPH病人按总PSA(tPSA)水平分为 3组 :A组 (tPSA <4μg/L)67例 ,B组 (tPSA值 4～ 1 0 μg/L) 2 6例 ,C组 (tPSA >1 0 μg/L) 1 2例。按年龄分为 3组 :a组 (≤ 55岁 ) 1 8例 ,b组 (56～ 69岁 ) 33例 ,c组 (≥ 70岁 ) 54例。采用Bayer磁微粒化学发光免疫方法 ,测定各组BPH病人血清中的复合PSA(cPSA)、tPSA、游离PSA(fPSA) ,并计算cPSA/tPSA、fPSA/tPSA、fPSA/cPSA比值 ,比较它们在不同年龄和tPSA水平组间的稳定性。　结果 :无论在不同的tPSA水平组 ,还是在不同的年龄组 ,cPSA/tPSA比值和fPSA/tPSA、fP SA/cPSA比值比其它各种PSA更稳定。　结论 :cPSA/tPSA比值和fPSA/tPSA、fPSA/cPSA比值在前列腺疾病的诊断中可能更具有应用价值