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Differentiating Molecular Risk Assessments for Prostate Cancer
Benjamin Press1, Michael Schulster2, Marc A Bjurlin3
1School of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Newark, NJ.
Reviews in Urology
|June 27, 2018
Summary
Accurate prostate cancer detection is vital. New serum and urine tests aim to identify aggressive cancers and reduce unnecessary biopsies for indolent prostate cancer, improving patient outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Urology
- Oncology
- Biomarker Discovery
Background:
- Prostate biopsy goals are shifting towards detecting lethal cancers and avoiding indolent disease.
- Current methods for prostate cancer risk assessment require improvement in specificity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review alternative prostate cancer risk-assessment tests.
- To discuss the clinical implications of these novel tests.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of existing prostate cancer risk-assessment tests.
- Analysis of serum and urine-derived biomarkers.
Main Results:
- Multiple alternative tests utilizing serum and urine are available.
- These tests aim to enhance specificity for detecting significant prostate cancer.
Conclusions:
- Improved tests and markers are needed for accurate prostate cancer detection.
- Novel risk-assessment tools may help avoid unnecessary biopsies in men with indolent disease.
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