TY - JOUR
T1 - Serum BPSA outperforms both total PSA and free PSA as a predictor of prostatic enlargement in men without prostate cancer
AU - Canto, Eduardo I.
AU - Singh, Herb
AU - Shariat, Shahrokh F.
AU - Lamb, Dolores J.
AU - Mikolajczyk, Stephen D.
AU - Linton, Harry J.
AU - Rittenhouse, Harry G.
AU - Kadmon, Dov
AU - Miles, Brian J.
AU - Slawin, Kevin M.
PY - 2004/5/1
Y1 - 2004/5/1
N2 - Objectives To determine whether the serum concentration of BPSA, a distinct form of free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) enriched in the nodular transition zone (TZ) tissue of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), can predict TZ volume and diagnose BPH-associated prostatic enlargement in patients without prostate cancer. Methods We studied 91 consecutive patients without prostate cancer who underwent a 10-core or greater biopsy of the prostate. The associations between prostate volume, age, International Prostate Symptom Score, and serum concentrations of PSA, free PSA, and BPSA were evaluated by receiver operating characteristic curve and linear and binary logistic regression analyses. Results BPSA and free PSA showed stronger correlations with both age (BPSA = 0.38, free PSA = 0.40, PSA = 0.24) and TZ volume (BPSA = 0.67, free PSA = 0.64, PSA = 0.55) than did PSA. The percent free PSA had no statistically significant correlation with TZ volume (P = 0.08). Subtraction of BPSA from free PSA reduced its correlation with TZ volume to below that of PSA (from 0.64 to 0.48). Linear regression analyses showed that, unlike PSA, both BPSA and free PSA displayed an age-independent relationship to TZ volume. The receiver operating characteristic curve (for TZ greater than 30 cm3) and binary logistic regression analyses showed that BPSA (area under the curve = 0.844) outperformed both free PSA (area under the curve = 0.799) and PSA (area under the curve = 0.749) in its ability to predict clinically significant TZ enlargement. Conclusions In patients without prostate cancer, the serum concentration of BPSA displayed an age-independent, log-linear relationship to TZ volume and was a better predictor of prostatic enlargement than either PSA or free PSA. BPSA may also predict clinical parameters of BPH and is under evaluation as a marker of BPH progression and response to therapy.
AB - Objectives To determine whether the serum concentration of BPSA, a distinct form of free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) enriched in the nodular transition zone (TZ) tissue of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), can predict TZ volume and diagnose BPH-associated prostatic enlargement in patients without prostate cancer. Methods We studied 91 consecutive patients without prostate cancer who underwent a 10-core or greater biopsy of the prostate. The associations between prostate volume, age, International Prostate Symptom Score, and serum concentrations of PSA, free PSA, and BPSA were evaluated by receiver operating characteristic curve and linear and binary logistic regression analyses. Results BPSA and free PSA showed stronger correlations with both age (BPSA = 0.38, free PSA = 0.40, PSA = 0.24) and TZ volume (BPSA = 0.67, free PSA = 0.64, PSA = 0.55) than did PSA. The percent free PSA had no statistically significant correlation with TZ volume (P = 0.08). Subtraction of BPSA from free PSA reduced its correlation with TZ volume to below that of PSA (from 0.64 to 0.48). Linear regression analyses showed that, unlike PSA, both BPSA and free PSA displayed an age-independent relationship to TZ volume. The receiver operating characteristic curve (for TZ greater than 30 cm3) and binary logistic regression analyses showed that BPSA (area under the curve = 0.844) outperformed both free PSA (area under the curve = 0.799) and PSA (area under the curve = 0.749) in its ability to predict clinically significant TZ enlargement. Conclusions In patients without prostate cancer, the serum concentration of BPSA displayed an age-independent, log-linear relationship to TZ volume and was a better predictor of prostatic enlargement than either PSA or free PSA. BPSA may also predict clinical parameters of BPH and is under evaluation as a marker of BPH progression and response to therapy.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.urology.2003.12.037
DO - 10.1016/j.urology.2003.12.037
M3 - Article
C2 - 15134977
AN - SCOPUS:2342460342
SN - 0090-4295
VL - 63
SP - 905
EP - 910
JO - Urology
JF - Urology
IS - 5
ER -