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  • Urology
  • Oncology
  • Pathology

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  • Increasing evidence suggests Gleason score (GS) drift in prostate core biopsies over the past two decades.
  • The ProtecT study offers a robust cohort for investigating factors influencing GS changes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the impact of time, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, perineural invasion, tumor length, and patient age on Gleason score (GS) in prostate biopsies.
  • To assess the temporal trends of GS in the ProtecT study cohort and compare them with national data.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 3282 prostate cancer biopsies from the ProtecT study (UK, 1999-2010) and England (2000-2012).
  • Gleason scores categorized as ≤ 3 + 3, 3 + 4, 4 + 3, and ≥ 4 + 4.
  • Statistical analysis to determine the association of time and other factors with higher GS categories.

Main Results:

  • For each year in the ProtecT study, the odds of a higher GS category increased by 4.9%.
  • Higher GS was significantly associated with perineural invasion, increased tumor length, older age, and elevated PSA levels.
  • Biopsy data from England indicated a decrease in GS 5 and 6 tumors during the study period.

Conclusions:

  • A temporal drift in GS from 3 + 3 to 3 + 4 was identified in the ProtecT study.
  • No significant change was observed in the proportion of GS 4 + 3 or higher.
  • The observed GS drift in the ProtecT study was less pronounced than that seen in the general population of England.