血清PSA、PSAD和PSAT在前列腺穿刺活检中的意义

目的探讨血清前列腺特异性抗原(PSA)、前列腺特异性抗原密度(PSAD)和前列腺移行带特异性抗原密度(PSAT)在前列腺穿刺活检中的意义。方法对192例患者行前列腺穿刺活检,其中PSA≥4ng/ml者184例,PSA<4ng/ml且直肠指诊及经直肠B超有阳性发现者8例。对PSA、PSAD和PSAT与前列腺穿刺活检的关系进行分析。结果192例患者中经前列腺穿刺诊断为前列腺癌(PCa)100例,活检阳性率52.1%,其中8例PSA<4ng/ml者中,活检结果为前列腺横纹肌肉瘤1例,良性前列腺增生7例;93例PSA>20ng/ml者中80例为PCa,活检阳性率86.0%;91例PSA4~20ng/ml者中19例为PCa,活检阳性率20.9%。血清PSA4~20ng/ml患者,PSAD>0.10或PSAT>0.10时,敏感性均为100%,特异性为11.1%或4.2%,阳性预测值为22.9%或21.6%,可避免8.8%(8/91)或3.3%(3/91)阴性穿刺结果。血清PSA4~20ng/ml时,前列腺穿刺阳性组和阴性组PSA分别为(13.2±4.7)和(11.4±4.6)ng/ml(P>0.05);PSAD分别为0.36±0.18和0.19±0.09(P=0.001);PSAT分别为0.67±0.36和0.32±0.18(P=0.000)。血清PSA、PSAD和PSAT的ROC曲线下面积分别为0.613、0.810和0.833,PSAD和PSAT的ROC曲线下面积与PSA比较,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论PSA>20ng/ml时应做前列腺穿刺活检;PSA4~20ng/ml时,PSAD和PSAT对预测患者是否行前列腺穿刺活检有较大帮助。     

PSA、PSAD和PSAT对前列腺癌诊断的比较

目的　比较前列腺移行带特异性抗原密度（PSAT）与前列腺特异性抗原（PSA）及前列腺特异性抗原密度（PSAD）在前列腺癌诊断中的意义。方法　对78例PSA4～20ng/ml的患者行前列腺穿刺活检后比较PSA、PSAD和PSAT指标。结果　78例中,病理诊断为前列腺癌(PCa)32例,良性前列腺增生(BPH)46例,二者PSA平均值分别为(14.32±1.46)ng/ml、(13.89±1.52)ng/ml,二者相比差别无显著性意义(P>0.05);PSAD平均值分别为0.43±0.14、0.36±0.17,二者相比差别有显著性意义(P<0.05);PSAT平均值分别为0.75±0.19、0.31±0.06,二者相比差别有非常显著性意义(P<0.01)。结论　PSAD和PSAT对预测PSA<20ng/ml的患者是否患前列腺癌有较大帮助,特别是PSAT更为准确。     

扩大经直肠B超引导下前列腺穿刺在4ng/mL≤PSA≤10ng/mL临床应用价值

目的 对4ng/mL≤PSA≤10ng/mL的患者进行扩大经直肠B超引导下前列腺穿刺活检,从而评价扩大穿刺对4ng/mL≤PSA≤10ng/mL前列腺癌筛选中的临床应用价值.方法 对4ng/mL≤PSA≤10ng/mL的78例患者随机分成2组,分别采用“10 +X”(40例)和“6+X”(38例)经直肠B超引导下前列腺穿刺活检方案,比较两组的阳性率、并发症发生率等.结果 所有患者均顺利完成穿刺,其中“10 +X”检出率为32.05％(25/78),“6+X”检出率为19.23％ (15/78),“10 +X”增加的PCa检出率为25.00％ (10/40).结论 经直肠扩大前列腺穿刺是一种对4ng/mL≤PSA≤10ng/mL筛查前列腺癌阳性率较高的方法.     

前列腺移行带特异抗原密度检测前列腺癌的临床观察

目的　评价前列腺移行带特异抗原密度 (PSAT)检测前列腺癌 (PCa)的临床价值。　方法　用酶免法测定 30例PCa及 88例良性前列腺增生症 (BPH)患者血清PSA水平 ,用经直肠前列腺B超测定患者总前列腺体积及移行带体积 ,并计算PSA密度 (PSAD)及PSAT值。　结果　PSA在 4～ 10ng/ml时 ,PCa和BPH患者PSAD值分别为 0 .2 6± 0 .11、0 .13± 0 .0 6 ,两组间相比差别具有显著性意义 (P <0 .0 1) ;PSAT值则分别为 1.0 4± 0 .70、0 .2 1± 0 .13 ,两组间相比差别具有显著性意义 (P <0 .0 1)。若选择PSAD =0 .15作为判断患者是否需穿刺活检的标准 ,将有 2 7%的PCa漏诊 ,而若选择PSAT =0 .35作为判断患者是否需穿刺活检的标准 ,只有 9%的PCa漏诊 (P <0 .0 1)。　结论　PSAT是一种新的有效的检测PCa的方法 ,PSA在 4～ 10ng/ml范围时 ,用PSAT检测PCa较用PSAD更精确。     

血清PSA含量及前列腺PSA密度与经直肠超声引导下前列腺穿刺活检诊断前列腺癌的关系

目的探讨经直肠超声引导下前列腺穿刺活检术前列腺癌检出率与血清前列腺特异性抗原(PSA)及血清前列腺特异性抗原密度(PSAD)的关系。方法对134例患者行经直肠超声引导下前列腺5区13针系统穿刺活检。根据PSA水平分为PSA≤4ng/ml组(7例)、4ng/mlPSA15ng/ml组(48例)及PSA≥15ng/ml组(79例)。测量并计算前列腺体积(PV)及PSAD,分析前列腺癌检出率及不同PSA、PSAD水平下对前列腺癌的诊断效能。比较前列腺癌与非前列腺癌患者PSA、PV及PSAD的差异。结果前列腺癌总检出率为50.75%(68/134),前列腺患者共68例(前列腺癌组),非前列腺癌患者共66例(非前列腺啊组)。PSA≤4ng/ml、4ng/mlPSA≤15ng/ml及PSA15ng/ml组前列腺癌检出率分别为14.29%(1/7)、20.83%(10/48)及72.15%(57/79),差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。PSA≥4ng/ml时前列腺癌检出率随着PSA值的增高而上升。134例患者PSAD值为(1.09±1.72)ng/(ml·cm3),以PSAD≥0.19ng/(ml·cm3)为截点诊断前列腺癌的敏感度为95.59%(65/68),特异度为51.52%(34/66),阳性预测值67.01%(65/97),阴性预测值为32.99%(32/97)。4ng/mlPSA≤15ng/ml组中,以PSAD≥0.19ng/(ml.cm3)为截点诊断前列腺癌的敏感度为80.00%(8/10),特异度为71.05%(27/38),阳性预测值为42.11%(8/19),阴性预测值为57.89%(11/19)。前列腺癌组PSA及PSAD值均高于非前列腺癌组(P均0.05),PV小于非前列腺癌组(P0.05)。4ng/mlPSA≤15ng/ml组中,前列腺癌与非前列腺癌患者PSA及PV差异均无统计学意义(P均0.05),前列腺癌患者PSAD高于非前列腺癌患者(P0.05)。结论血清PSA及PSAD均与前列腺穿刺活检前列腺癌检出率有关,PSA15ng/ml应行穿刺活检,PSAD对4ng/mlPSA≤15ng/ml的患者是否应行穿刺活检具有指导意义。     

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.     

8点及12点前列腺穿刺活检诊断前列腺癌的价值比较研究

目的比较8点及12点前列腺穿刺活检诊断前列腺癌的价值,分析前列腺特异性抗原(PSA)、前列腺特异性抗原密度(PSAD)及前列腺体积(PV)对前列腺癌检出率(PCDR)的影响。方法回顾性分析260例因PSA异常增高而接受首次直肠超声引导下前列腺穿刺活检的患者相关资料,其中132例患者接受8点穿刺,128例患者接受12点穿刺。结果依据PSA、PV、PSA与PV及PSAD,患者被进一步分组。8点及12点的总的PCDR没有显著的差异,在PV≥45mL、PSA≥10ng/mL且PV≥45mL及0.15ng/(mL·cm3)≤PSAD≤0.25ng/(mL·cm3)组中,12点的PCDR明显高于8点。结论 8点及12点前列腺穿刺总的PCDR没有显著区别(P0.05),但在PV较大同时PSA较高或者PSAD处于中等大小时(0.15~0.25)ng/(mL·cm3),12点的PCDR明显高于8点(P均0.05)。     

福州市PSA异常的老年男性前列腺疾病跟踪调查与分析

目的 了解老年男性前列腺疾病的发病情况探讨前列腺特异性抗原(PSA)在前列腺癌诊断中的价值.方法 对1234名老年男性进行前列腺指检(DRE)和PSA测定,然后对其中PSA＞4.0ng/mL者进行了随访复查,检查项目包括PSA和经亢肠前列腺超声,并建议行前列腺穿刺活检.结果 1234例调查者中,PSA＞4.0ng/ml者146例,其中126例得到随访,并接受了经亢肠超卢引导F"10点法"前列腺穿刺活检,其中101例前列腺增生患者中,PSA为(8.4±14.2)ng/ml,而25例前列腺癌患者中,PSA明显增高,为(29.3±17.5)ng/ml,两组相比筹异有统计学意义(P＜0.05);101例前列腺增生患者中,所测PV值为(32.61±16.19)ml,而25例前列腺癌患者所测PV值为(36.13±12.73)ml,两者相比差异无明显统计学意义(P＞0.05).比较不同PSA浓度与前列腺癌发牛率的关系,PSA＞10ng/ml时其前列腺癌的发生率显著高于4ng/ml＜PSA＜10nglml组.前列腺癌组PSA值显著高于前列腺增生组,两组前列腺体积相比差异无统计学意义.结论 PSA是诊断前列腺癌的重要瘤标,前列腺"10点法"穿刺活检是诊断前列腺癌的有效方法.对PSA＞4.0ng/ml的患者应密切随访复查,并建议行经直肠前列腺穿刺活检.对PSA高于10ng/ml时应高度警惕前列腺癌的发生.     

前列腺特异性抗原相关指标在前列腺良恶性疾病诊断中的运用比较

目的比较前列腺特异性抗原密度(PSAD)、前列腺移行带抗原密度(PSAD-TZ)、前列腺特异性抗原(PSA)及游离前列腺特异性抗原和总前列腺特异性抗原比值(FPSA/TPSA)、在良性前列腺增生(BPH)和前列腺癌(PCa)鉴别诊断中的作用。方法55例BPH和23例PCa病人,PSA为4～20ng/ml,比较PSA、PSAD、FPSA/TPSA、PSAD-TZ指标,并进行统计学分析比较。结果BPH和PCa两组PSA平均值分别为(9.41±3.25)ng/ml和(11.29±2.50)ng/ml,两组比较P>0.05。两组PSAD平均值分别为(0.14±0.09)和(0.23±0.11),两组比较P<0.05。两组FPSA/TPSA平均值分别为(0.61±0.23)和(0.25±0.14),两组比较P<0.05。两组PSAD-TZ平均值分别为(0.25±0.19)和(0.52±0.25),两组比较P<0.01。结论PSAD、FPSA/TPSA、PSAD-TZ对PSA<20ng/ml的前列腺良、恶性病变具有鉴别作用,其中尤以PSAD-TZ更为准确。     

磁共振波谱成像联合血清PSA在前列腺癌诊断中的价值

目的初步探讨磁共振波谱成像(MRS)与血清前列腺特异抗原(PSA)在前列腺癌诊断中的应用。方法选取血清PSA异常40例男性患者行前列腺MRS并与病理结果对照。再分析MRS联合不同水平PSA(低危组4ng/mlPSA10ng/ml,高危组PSA≥10ng/ml)穿刺活检的阳性率。结果病理证实前列腺癌19例、非前列腺癌21例(良性前列腺增生,20例,前列腺炎症1例)。单独MRS前列腺穿刺活检阳性率为60%,低危组前列腺活检阳性率为31.25%,高危组前列腺活检阳性率为58.3%,MRS联合PSA低危组前列腺活检阳性率为42.8%,MRS同时联合PSA高危组活检阳性率为66.7%,各组差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论 MRS诊断前列腺癌具有无创和简便优点,其联合PSA有助于提高诊断的准确性。     

PSA相关标志物在前列腺癌诊断中的价值

目的 探讨在前列腺特异抗原(prostate specific antigen,PSA)灰区(PSA 4～10ng/mL)患者中,血清总PSA及游离PSA比值(f/tPSA)、前列腺特异性抗原密度(PSAD)和(f/t) PSA/PSAD值对穿刺病理结果的诊断价值.方法 回顾2008年1月至2016年3月本院接受经直肠超声(transrectal ultrasound,TRUS)引导下前列腺穿刺的患者929例,对其中249例PSA 4～ 10 ng/mL患者的临床资料进行了整理分析.根据病理结果,分为前列腺癌组(PCa组)38例(15.26％),前列腺增生组(BPH组)211例(84.74％).对患者年龄、tPSA、f/tPSA、体积、PSAD、(f/t) PSA/PSAD值进行统计学分析.结果 两组患者的年龄水平比较差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05);在f/tPSA、体积、(f/t) PSA/PSAD水平,BPH组大于PCa组;在tPSA、PSAD水平,PCa组大于BPH组,差异均有统计学意义(P＜0.05).PCa组患者中f/tPSA或PSAD异常者32例,占84.21％:BPH组中f/tPSA或PSAD异常者110例,占52.13％,差异有统计学意义(X2=13.52,P ＜0.005).结论 f/tPSA和PSAD异常对PSA灰区的患者是否行前列腺穿刺具有指导意义.如果f/tPSA和PSAD结果相矛盾,f/tPSA联合PSAD、PSAD联合(f/t) PSA/PSAD的诊断价值相对较高.     

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。     

良性前列腺增生TURP术后病理诊断前列腺癌27例分析

目的探讨前列腺增生症病人经尿道前列腺电切（TURP）术后病理检出前列腺癌的临床特点及治疗措施。方法对三家医院于2003年1月～2006年12月经尿道前列腺电切术（TURP）327例进行回顾性分析,对比术后病理诊断为前列腺癌的患者与前列腺增生的患者的前列腺抗原及前列腺特异性抗原密度（PSAD）。结果327例患者中PSA在4～10ng/ml间者共112例,PSA在10～20ng/ml之间者共15例。术后病理诊断为前列腺癌的27例,其中有21例患者的PSAD值高于0.15。结论经尿道前列腺电切术（TURP）是早期发现前列腺癌的重要手段;前列腺特异性抗原密度（PSAD）有助于更好地鉴别前列腺增生症和前列腺癌。     

PSA Value Adjusted for the Transition Zone Volume in the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer

Background: The aim of the present study was to improve the accuracy of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) density for detecting prostate cancer by using the transition zone (TZ) volume instead of the total prostate volume.
Methods: From April 1994 to October 1995, we examined 164 consecutive patients (52–88 years old), with an elevated PSA and/or abnormal digital rectal examination. All patients underwent a transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy. The PSA density for total prostate volume (PSAD) and for TZ volume (PSAT) were calculated from the transrectal ultrasound measurements.
Results: Forty-four of the 162 patients (27.2%) had histological confirmation of prostate cancer on biopsy. The area under the receiver-operator characteristic curve was 0.667 for. PSA, 0.663 for PSAD, and 0.826 for PSAT. These areas were not significantly different for PSA and PSAD. However, PSAT was significantly superior to PSAD in differentiating benign hyperplasia from prostate cancer ( P < 0.01).
Conclusion: The TZ volume-adjusted PSA density (PSAT) is useful for selecting patients for prostate biopsy from those with suspected prostate cancer.     

组蛋白去乙酰化酶在前列腺癌组织中表达的意义

目的 研究组蛋白去乙酰化酶(HDAC)在前列腺癌(PCa)组织中表达的意义。 方法 经病理确诊PCa组织标本37例,患者年龄57 ～ 88岁,平均73岁。穿刺前t-PSA 3.13～2000 ng/ml,中位数81.69 ng/ml。Gleason评分≤7分13例,＞7分24例。以27例良性前列腺增生(BPH)组织标本为对照组,患者年龄52～84岁,平均69岁。穿刺前t-PSA 1.11～55.07 ng/ml,中位数10.93 ng/ml。应用蛋白质印迹法和比色法酶活性试剂盒检测HDAC在PCa和BPH组织中的表达及活性,比较PCa和BPH组织中酶活性差异,分析PCa组织中HDAC表达水平与血清PSA和Gleason评分的相关性。 结果 PCa组织中HDAC1、HDAC2、HDAC3和HDAC4表达率分别为57％、68％、84％和73％,PCa组织中HDAC活性（平均A值0.725）明显高于BPH组织（平均A值0.451）,2组比较差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）;PCa组织中HDAC表达与血清PSA、Gleason评分无相关性。 结论 PCa 组织中存在HDAC表达水平升高和酶活性增强,提示HDAC可能成为治疗PCa的新靶点。     

Predictive value of prostate specific antigen density in the detection of prostate cancer in patients with elevated prostate specific antigen levels and normal digital rectal findings or stage A prostate cancer

We compared the usefulness of PSA and PSA density (PSAD) in diagnosing prostate cancer in 102 men who had a PSA value higher than 4.0 ng/ml and normal digital rectal examination and who had undergone transrectal ultrasonography-guided systematic sextant biopsies of the prostate between August 1996 and October 1999. In addition, for a group of 53 patients who underwent retropubic simple prostatectomy, PSA, PSAD and PSA transition zone (PSA-TZ) examination results for those with stage A prostate cancer were compared with the results for those with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Of the former 102 men, 20 (19.6%) had prostate cancer. There was no significant difference in mean PSA level between patients with negative and those with positive biopsy results (mean 9.3 and 11.8, respectively, p = 0.295), but the mean PSAD of patients with positive biopsy results was significantly higher than that of those with negative results (mean 0.55 and 0.29, respectively, p = 0.0007). Of the 53 men who underwent retropubic simple prostatectomy, 10 (18.9%) were diagnosed with stage A prostate cancer. There was no significant difference in mean PSA, PSAD and PSA-TZ examination results between patients with BPH and those with stage A prostate cancer. For all 102 patients and for 71 patients with PSA levels of 4.1-10.0 ng/ml, a PSAD cutoff value of 0.1 reduced the number of biopsies 15.7% (16 of 102 cases), and 22.5% (16 of 71 cases), respectively. These results suggest that by measurement of PSAD some patients with benign disease could be spared a biopsy which would have been performed based on PSA results alone.     

Utility of Volume Adjusted Prostate Specific Antigen Density in the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer in Arab Men

Background: This study was undertaken to assess the utility of prostate specific antigen (PSA) and PSA density (PSAD) in discriminating between benign and malignant prostate disease in the Kuwaiti Arab population.Methods: A total of 100 consecutive patients suspected of having prostate cancer because of serum PSA > 4 ng/ml, or detection of a prostatic nodule on rectal examination were further investigated by determination of PSAD, TRUS of prostate, sexant prostatic biopsy and histological analysis to establish the correct diagnosis. Other diagnostic measures included the determination of the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, sensitivity and specificity. Results: Of the 100 prostate biopsies that were performed, 33 cases were confirmed to be prostate cancer and 67 were described as benign lesions comprising benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with or without prostatitis. The age range for patients with prostate cancer was 42–90 years, and 52–90 years for those without prostate cancer. The mean prostate volume was 58.82 cc (range 9–177 cc) and 62.60 cc (range 15–140 cc), the mean PSA value was 36.65 ng/ml (range 5.8–200 ng/ml) and 16.49 ng/ml (range 1.4–46.0 ng/ml), while the mean PSAD was 0.92 (range 0.046–5.714) and 0.452 (range 0.034–2.294) for patients with prostate cancer and patients without prostate cancer respectively. Patients with PSA less than 4 ng/ml (3 cases) all had benign prostate lesions, and 7 cases with PSA more than 50 ng/ml all had prostate cancer and were excluded because values above 50 ng/ml have close to 100% specificity for prostate cancer. Further analysis was done on the remaining 90 cases which were patients with a PSA between 4 and 50 ng/ml. The discriminating power of serum PSA for detecting prostate cancer as estimated by the area under ROC was 0.686 while that for PSAD was 0.732. The maximum likelihood for a positive PSA was at a PSAD cut-off point of 0.32. For the PSA cut-off point of l0 ng/ml, the sensitivity was 80%, and specificity was 42.2%. For the PSAD cut-off point of 0.32, the sensitivity was 58% and the specificity 76.6%. Conclusions: Determination of PSAD is not a useful adjunct to serum PSA values in the range of 10–50 ng/ ml in our population. PSAD value less than 0.32 with PSA less than l0 ng/ml strongly suggests benign disease.     

Diagnostic value of prostate-specific antigen-related parameters in discriminating prostate cancer.

BACKGROUND: Using the percentage (of total) of free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in discriminating prostate cancer (CaP) from benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) has not been fully delineated in Japanese men. To clarify the clinical significance of percent free PSA, various parameters, including total prostate volume, percent free PSA, PSA density (PSAD) and PSA density of transition zone volume (PSAT), were compared. METHODS: Ninety-seven patients who had visited one of three community-based hospitals, and whose total PSA value ranged from 4 to 20 ng/mL were prospectively enrolled in this study. Fresh sera were applied to measure the percent free PSA. RESULTS: Of the 97 patients, CaP and BPH were diagnosed in 24 (25%) and 73 patients, respectively. In discriminating CaP patients, the cutoff values of 17% for percent free PSA, 0.3 ng/mL per cm3 for PSAT, and 0.19 ng/mL per cm3 for PSAD yielded specificity levels of 56, 40 and 58% at sensitivity levels of 92, 92 and 79%, respectively. As for the 65 patients with intermediate PSA, range 410 ng/mL, and normal digital rectal examination, the percent free PSA and total prostate volume statistically discriminated CaP patients from BPH patients. A multiple logistic regression model proved percent free PSA to be the only significant discriminating factor (P=0.045; odds ratio, 9.06). CONCLUSIONS: This prospective study revealed percent free PSA to be a significant useful predictor in discriminating CaP from BPH in Japanese men.