（F/T）/PSAD在血清PSA〈4ng/mL前列腺癌诊断中的应用

目的探讨游离前列腺特异性抗原百分比/前列腺特异性抗原密度[（F/T）/PSAD]在前列腺特异性抗原（PSA）小于4 ng/mL的前列腺癌诊断中的意义。方法回顾分析血清PSA〈4 ng/mL的17例前列腺癌患者及同期血清PSA〈4 ng/mL的前列腺增生患者31例的临床资料,分析FPSA/TPSA、PSAD、（F/T）/PSAD值对PSA正常范围前列腺癌的诊断效率。结果前列腺癌组与前列腺增生组比较,FPSA/TPSA、PSAD、（F/T）/PSAD值差异有统计学意义（P〈0.05）,在敏感性为90%的前提下,（F/T）/PSAD特异性最高。结论在保持较高敏感性的前提下,应用（F/T）/PSAD可提高血清PSA正常范围内前列腺癌诊断特异性,提高早期前列腺癌的诊断率。     

PSAD在PSA 4～10ng患者前列腺癌诊断中的价值

目的探讨前列腺特异性抗原密度（PSAD）在前列腺特异性抗原（PSA）值介于4～10ng之间患者前列腺腺癌诊断中的应用价值。方法回顾性分析183例血清PSA值介于4～10ng之间疑似前列腺癌患者的临床资料,所有患者均经直肠B超测得前列腺体积后再行经直肠超声引导下前列腺穿刺术,通过接受者工作特征曲线分析法评价PSAD在预测诊断前列腺癌中的应用价值。结果 183例患者中36例经直肠超声下前列腺活检的患者被诊断为前列腺癌,占19.7%。良性前列腺增生组与前列腺癌患者之间,PSA（0.681 5）与PSAD（0.721 4）的曲线下方面积比较相似,而游离前列腺特异性抗原与总前列腺特异性抗原比值（f/tPSA）的曲线下面积只有0.318 2,相比PSA,PSAD值将是一个更好的预测前列腺癌的指标。结论 PSAD对于PSA值介于4～10ng/mL的中国患者是一项更好的预测前列腺癌的指标。     

联合PSAD及MRI建立PSA4～10ng/ml患者前列腺穿刺活检阳性风险分层

目的:基于临床指标及MRI结果建立PSA 4～10 ng/ml(灰区)患者前列腺穿刺活检阳性风险分层,指导个性化穿刺决策。方法:回顾性分析2012年1月～2017年12月我院212例PSA 4～10 ng/ml的前列腺穿刺活检患者的年龄、PSA、f/t值、前列腺体积、MRI结果等临床资料。定义Gleason评分≥3+4分为有临床意义前列腺癌(csPCa)。筛选前列腺穿刺阳性预测指标并建立前列腺穿刺阳性风险分层方案。结果:212例患者前列腺穿刺活检阳性39例(18.4%),csPCa 14例(6.6%),前列腺穿刺阳性组和阴性组PSA值分别为(6.82±1.68) ng/ml和(6.82±1.73) ng/ml,f/t值分别为0.14±0.06和0.17±0.08,两组比较差异均无统计学意义(P0.05);年龄分别为(69.85±8.82)岁和(66.65±7.78)岁,前列腺特异性抗原密度(PSAD)分别为(0.18±0.12) ng·ml~(-1)·ml~(-1)和(0.14±0.07) ng·ml~(-1)·ml~(-1),两组比较差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。将PSAD依据0.08、0.08～0.15、0.15 ng·ml~(-1)·ml~(-1)分为PSAD分级(PSADD)1～3级,各级阳性率分别为7.7%、12.2%和28.4%,csPCa阳性率分别为0、3.1%和12.5%。PSADD预测前列腺穿刺阳性的ROC曲线下面积(AUC)与PSAD比较差异无统计学意义(0.647 vs.0.641,P=0.785)。212例患者中MRI阳性组117例,其中前列腺癌31例(26.5%),csPCa 12例(10.3%);MRI阴性组95例,其中前列腺癌8例(8.4%),csPCa 2例(2.1%),两组比较差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。联合MRI及PSADD将患者分为低危、中危和高危3组,PSADD 1级且MRI阴性的患者定义为低危组,PSADD 3级且MRI阳性的患者定义为高危组,其余患者定义为中危组。低危、中危和高危组的前列腺穿刺阳性率分别为0、11.7%和39.3%,csPCa阳性率分别为0、2.8%和17.9%。结论:基于PSAD及MRI的前列腺特异性抗原"灰区"患者前列腺穿刺活检阳性风险分层有助于临床制定个性化穿刺决策、减少不必要的前列腺穿刺活检。     

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。     

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。     

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。     

以前列腺特异抗原水平分组筛查与前列腺穿刺阳性率的关系

目的探讨不同血清前列腺特异抗原(PSA)水平前列腺癌检出情况以及直肠指诊(DRE)、经直肠超声检查(TRUS)、PSA密度(PSAD)等指标对筛查前列腺穿刺活检病例的意义。方法回顾性分析在1996年4月至2002年12月间行TRUS引导前列腺6点系统穿刺活检的634例患者的诊断资料,对各PSA组(≤4.0,4.1~,10.1~和>20.0μg/L组)中前列腺癌的检出率,以及PSA、DRE、TRUS、PSAD等对前列腺癌的预测作用进行t检验、χ2检验和多因素Logistic回归分析。结果PSA≤4.0,4.1~,10.1~和>20.0μg/L各组的前列腺癌检出率分别为11.6%(17/146),26.8%(38/142),39.8%(68/171)和68.6%(120/175)。PSA的敏感性最高(93.0%),特异性低(33.0%);DRE、TRUS等诊断效率较低。随血清PSA水平升高,前列腺癌检出率以及DRE、TRUS的阳性预测值逐渐升高;在PSA4.1~20.0μg/L者中,PSAD对前列腺癌有较大的预测价值(OR=687.09±646.96,P=0.000)。以PSAD≥0.13μg.L-1.cm-3为截点筛查前列腺穿刺病例,可在不明显降低敏感性的基础上,减少阴性穿刺。结论各PSA组国人与欧美等国前列腺癌检出率有较大差别;DRE、TRUS的筛查作用与血清PSA水平有关;按PSA水平分组筛查穿刺病例,可提高前列腺穿刺的阳性率。     

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。     

ALP、PSA及其相关指标与前列腺癌骨转移的关系

目的 探讨ALP、PSA及其相关指标(fPSA、fPSA/tPSA、PSAD)与前列腺癌骨转移的关系,及对前列腺癌骨转移诊断的预测作用.方法 回顾分析2005年9月至2009年2月在我院经前列腺穿刺活检或手术后病理检查确诊的167例前列腺癌患者.以ECT、X线片、CT/MRI或骨活检诊断骨转移,分析ALP、PSA、fPSA、fPSA/tPSA、PSAD与前列腺癌骨转移的关系及对骨转移的诊断价值.结果 167例前列腺癌患者中骨转移104例(62.3%),非骨转移63例(37.7%).骨转移组ALP、PSA及PSAD明显高于非骨转移组(均P<0.01),而两组间fPSA/tPSA差异无统计学意义(P>0.05).PSA>50 ng/ml组骨转移率明显高于PSA>20～50 ng/ml组、>10～20 ng/ml组和≤10 ng/ml组(均P<0.05);ALP>90 U/L组骨转移率明显高于ALP≤90 U/L组(P<0.05);PSAD>0.4 ng·ml-1·cm-3组骨转移率明显高于PSAD≤0.4 ng·ml-1·cm-3组(P<0.05).以ALP>90 U/L、PSA>50 ng/ml和PSAD>0.4 ng·ml-1·cm-3为界分别分析ALP、PSA、PSAD、PSA+ALP、PSA+PSAD和PSA+PSAD+ALP对前列腺癌骨转移诊断的预测价值,发现指标联合应用后阳性预测值及阴性预测值较单一指标好,PSA+PSAD+ALP联合应用的敏感度、特异度、阳性预测值及阴性预测值最佳,分别为100%、79.17%、91.38%及100%.结论 ALP、PSA及PSAD均为判断前列腺癌患者有无骨转移的可靠指标,PSA+PSAD+ALP联合应用有助于预测前列腺癌骨转移,当患者PSA<50 ng/ml、PSAD<0.4 ng·ml-1·cm-3及ALP<90 U/L时,几乎可排除骨转移.     

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.     

PSA density improves the rate of prostate cancer detection in Chinese men with a PSA between 2.5–10.0 ng ml-1 and 10.1–20.0 ng ml-1: a multicenter study

Chinese men should have a higher prostate-specific antigen (PSA) “gray zone” than the traditional value of 2.5–10.0 ng ml⁻¹ since the incidence of prostate cancer (PCa) in Chinese men is relative low. We hypothesized that PSA density (PSAD) could improve the rate of PCa detection in Chinese men with a PSA higher than the traditional PSA “gray zone.” A total of 461 men with a PSA between 2.5 and 20.0 ng ml⁻¹, who had undergone prostatic biopsy at two Chinese centers were included in the analysis. The men were then further divided into groups with a PSA between 2.5–10.0 ng ml⁻¹ and 10.1–20.0 ng ml⁻¹. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the efficacy of PSA and PSAD for the diagnosis of PCa. In men with a PSA of 2.5–10.0 ng ml⁻¹ or 10.1–20.0 ng ml⁻¹, the areas under the ROC curve were higher for PSAD than for PSA. This was consistent across both centers and the cohort overall. When the entire cohort was considered, the optimal PSAD cut-off for predicting PCa in men with a PSA of 2.5–10.0 ng ml⁻¹ was 0.15 ng ml⁻¹ ml⁻¹, with a sensitivity of 64.4% and specificity of 64.6%. The optimal cut-off for PSAD in men with a PSA of 10.1–20.0 ng ml⁻¹ was 0.33 ng ml⁻¹ ml⁻¹, with a sensitivity of 60.3% and specificity of 82.7%. PSAD can improve the effectiveness for PCa detection in Chinese men with a PSA of 2.5–10.0 ng ml⁻¹ (traditional Western PSA “gray zone”) and 10.1–20.0 ng ml⁻¹ (Chinese PSA “gray zone”).     

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.     

游离前列腺特异抗原百分比/前列腺特异抗原密度在前列腺癌诊断中的应用

目的探讨游离前列腺特异抗原百分比（FPSA／TPSA值）／前列腺特异抗原密度[（F／T）／PSAD值]在前列腺癌诊断中的意义。方法回顾分析204例行经直肠超声引导前列腺穿刺活检患者的诊断资料,其中前列腺癌90例、良性前列腺增生114例,分析总PSA（TPSA）、FPSA／TPSA值、PSAD、（F／T）／PSAD值等指标在判断前列腺癌的敏感性为90％时的截点及相应的特异性。结果不同血清PSA水平（〈4．0,4．0～,10．1～和〉20．0μg／L）的前列腺癌患者的（F／T）／PSAD值与良性前列腺增生患者比较,差异有统计学意义（P〈0．05）;前列腺癌患者的（F／T）／PSAD值低于良性前列腺增生患者;（F／T）／PSAD值比FPSA／TPSA值和PSAD更有助于提高诊断特异性,在敏感性为90％左右的前提下,FPSA／TPSA值的特异性为31．6％,PSAD的特异性为45．6％,（F／T）／PSAD值的特异性为64．0％;PSA水平不同,取的（F／T）／PSAD值截点也不同：PSA〈4．0μg/L时截点为2．5,PSA为4．0～20．0μg／L时截点为0．8;PSA〉20．0μg／L时截点为0．5。结论应用（F／T）／PSAD值能够在保持较高敏感性的前提下,显著提高前列腺癌诊断的特异性。     

Diagnostic significance of PSA density adjusted by transition zone volume in males with PSA levels between 2 and 4ng/ml

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the diagnostic significance of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), density (PSAD), and PSAD adjusted by transition zone volume (PSATZD) in men with PSA levels between 2.1 and 4.0ng/ml. METHODS: Between 1993 and 2000, 69 men with PSA levels between 2.1 and 4.0ng/ml underwent transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) and 8-core prostate biopsy. Diagnostic accuracies for various cut-offs of PSAD and PSATZD were investigated according to subdivided PSA levels of 2.1 to 3.0ng/ml and 3.1 to 4.0ng/ml. RESULTS: The detection rate of prostate cancer was 21.7% (15/69). The percentage of patients with extracapsular disease was 33.3% (5/15) and primary Gleason grade 4 or 5 was obtained in 4 (26.7%) patients. The transition zone volume and PSATZD in cancer cases were significantly different in comparison with those in non-cancer cases. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for PSATZD was significantly higher in comparison with that for PSAD in the same subdivided PSA ranges. The diagnostic efficiency for PSATZD was higher than that for PSAD. The diagnostic efficiency showed the highest value at the cut-off level for PSATZD of 0.23 and 0.28 in men with PSA levels of 2.1 to 3.0ng/ml and 3.1 to 4.0ng/ml, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The use of PSATZD cut-offs as a biopsy indication may reduce many unnecessary biopsies without missing most prostate cancer cases in the PSA range of 2.1 to 4.0ng/ml.     

Retrospective evaluation of PSA density for selection of biopsy candidates with prostate specific antigen in the gray zone

PURPOSE: We examined the usefulness of prostate specific antigen density (PSAD) for selection of biopsy candidate with prostate specific antigen levels between 4.1 and 10.0 ng./ml. in prostate cancer screening retrospectively. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The screening was conducted on male candidates in Natori city, aged 55 years or older, for 6 years from 1994 through 1999. We could analyze serum PSA levels and PSA density in 118 men with PSA levels between 4.1 and 10.0 ng./ml. All of 118 men underwent ultrasound guided systematic prostate biopsy regardless of findings of digital rectal examination and transrectal ultrasound. Prostate volume was estimated by transrectal ultrasound measurements using the prolate ellipse formula (pi/6 x length x width x height). PSAD was calculated by dividing serum PSA level by prostate volume. Serum PSA levels were determined by Tandem-R assay. RESULTS: In 118 men, twenty-five men had prostate cancer. There was no significant difference in mean PSA between those with prostate cancer and those without prostate cancer, but the difference was significant in the mean PSA density (mean 0.26 and 0.16, respectively, p < 0.0001). Receiver operating characteristic curves for PSA and PSAD demonstrated superior benefit for PSAD in 118 men. A sensitivity, a specificity, a positive predictive value and a negative predictive value of PSAD cut-off of 0.15 were 88%, 52.7%, 33.3% and 94.2%. PSAD cut-off of 0.18 showed the highest sum of sensitivity and specificity, which gave a sensitivity of 80%, a specificity of 72%, a positive predictive value of 43.5% and a negative predictive value of 93.1%. PSAD cut-off of 0.15 would seem to be preferable to cut-off of 0.18 because of less cancer missing. CONCLUSIONS: Although further studies are needed to determine optimal cut-off value to be used in clinical practice, PASD seems to be useful for the selection of biopsy candidates with PSA levels of 4.1 to 10.0 ng./ml. in the prostate cancer screening.     

Complexed prostate specific antigen density is better than the other PSA derivatives for detection of prostate cancer in men with total PSA between 2.5 and 20 ng/ml: results of a prospective multicenter study

PURPOSE: This prospective, multicenter study was initiated to evaluate the diagnostic performance of PSA, free/total PSA (f/tPSA) and complexed PSA (cPSA) with volume-based parameters for early detection of prostate cancer in patients with PSA between 2.5 and 20 ng/ml. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 408 subjects with serum PSA values between 2.5 and 20 ng/ml regardless of digital rectal examination (DRE) were included in to the study. The diagnostic validity, sensitivity, specificity and cut-off values were evaluated by Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. RESULTS: Of 408 patients 77 (18.9%) were positive for prostate cancer. Digital rectal examination was non-suspicious in 86% (351/408) of the patients. Area under curve (AUC) values for cPSA were better than PSA and f/tPSA in patients with PSA values of 2.5-10 ng/ml and 4-10 ng/ml, as well as the whole group. Furthermore, on ROC curve analysis cPSAD was the best predictor of prostate cancer for all PSA ranges regardless of the DRE findings except PSA values between 2.5 and 4 ng/ml. The cut-off value of cPSAD at 90% sensitivity was 0.06 ng/ml/cm(3) with a 35.3% specificity saving 126 unnecessary biopsies in the whole group. CONCLUSION: cPSA might be a better initial test than PSA for prostate cancer detection and measurement of cPSA alone and its derivatives obviate the need for additional fPSA testing.     

Prostate cancer detection among men with prostate specific antigen levels of 2.5 to 4.0 ng/ml in a Japanese urological referral population

PURPOSE: Prostate cancer detection at levels of 2.5 to 4.0 ng/ml in a Japanese urological referral population has not been elucidated. The purpose of this study is to investigate the cancer detection rate and clinical relevance of prostate cancer in this PSA range. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All urological patients 70 years or younger tested for prostate cancer were studied. There were 550, 97, 112 and 52 patients with a PSA of less than 2.5, 2.5 to 4.0, 4.1 to 10.0 and more than 10.0 ng/ml, respectively. Transrectal 10-core prostate biopsy was performed in 80 (82%) of the 97 patients with a PSA of 2.5 to 4.0 ng/ml and 102 (91%) of the 112 patients with a PSA of 4.1 to 10.0 ng/ml. RESULTS: Cancer detection rates in patients who underwent biopsy were 26.3% and 34.3% at PSA levels 2.5 to 4.0 and 4.1 to 10.0 ng/ml, respectively. High grade cancers with Gleason score 7 or more were found in 19.0% and 22.9% of patients with cancer with PSA 2.5 to 4.0 and 4.1 to 10.0 ng/ml, respectively. No significant difference was found between the 2 groups in pathological findings on biopsy, including percent positive cores (16.7% vs 20.0%, p = 0.10), maximum cancer length (25.0% vs 30.0%, p = 0.28) and maximum percent cancer length (2.0 vs 3.0 mm, p = 0.17). CONCLUSIONS: Japanese urological referral patients develop prostate cancer quite commonly even if their serum PSA levels are 2.5 to 4.0 ng/ml. Since these cancer cases include high grade, clinically significant cancer, prostate biopsy might be considered at least for selected cases in this PSA range.     

血清／尿PSA比值对血清PSA处于“灰区”中前列腺癌的诊断价值

目的探讨血清前列腺特异性抗原（sPSA）与尿前列腺特异性抗原（uPSA）比值（s／uPSA）对血清PSA处于诊断“灰区”—sPSA于4．0～10．0ng／ml（放射免疫法范围）前列腺癌的诊断价值。方法选择血清PSA（sPSA）于诊断“灰区”的共191例前列腺疾病患者，采用放射免疫方法检测其尿PSA（uPSA）水平，根据前列腺活检结果分为前列腺癌组（PCa组，n=76）和良性前列腺增生症组（BPH组，n=115），比较两组s／uPSA比值以及两组间sPSA和s／uPSA比值的受试者运算特性曲线（ROC）面积。结果BPH组与PCa组的sPSA分别为（5．20±1．09）ng／ml和（6．41±2．12）ng／ml，uPSA分别（3．57±0．97）ng／ml和（2．17±0．61）ng／ml，sPSA和uPSA在BPH组与PCa组两者间差别均无统计学意义（t=0．91，t=1．24，P〉0．05）;BPH组与PCa组的s／uPSA分别为（2．32±0．61）和（4．13±1．09），PCa组s／uPSA比值明显高于BPH组，差别具有统计学意义（t=4．17，P〈O．01）。s／uPSA比值和sPSA的ROC曲线下面积分别为0．836和0．703。在保持95％敏感性时，s／uPSA比值和sPSA的特异性分别为77．1％和39．6％。结论在血清PSA值4．0～10．0ng／ml范围内，s／uPSA比值较sPSA更好地检出前列腺癌：在保持同一敏感性时，s／uPSA较sPSA具有更高的特异性。     

PSA密度对PSA浓度轻度升高且肛指检查正常的前列腺癌诊断的意义

目的：探讨血中前列腺特异性抗原（PSA）浓度与前列腺体积的比值（PSA密度，PSAD）对PSA浓度在41～10μg／L之间、肛指检查（DRE）正常的良性前列腺增生（BPH）和前列腺癌（PC）鉴别诊断的意义、方法：对PSA浓度在4～10μg／L、DRE正常的12例PC和14例BPH病人的PSAD进行回顾性分析。PSAD为PSA浓度与前列腺体积的比值。结果：PC组和BPH组的PSA分别是6．20μg／L和6．16μg／L．两组相比差异不显著（P＞0．05）．而PSAD分别是0．29和0．16．两组相比差异显著（P＜0．01）、当取PSAD阈值为M＞0．20时．鉴别诊断的准确性最高．为76．92％．敏感性和特异性分别为75．00％和78．57％。结论：PSAD有助于鉴别PSA在4～10μg／L之间、DRE正常的BPH和PC．具有较高的敏感性和特异性，可减少不必要的活检，推荐使用的PSAD闭值为＞0．20。