Tag: PCA3
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Prostate Cancer Screening: Moving Beyond PSA – Renal and Urology News
In nearly 1,000 men undergoing initial or repeat biopsy, these investigators found that urinary PCA3 prior to a prostate biopsy improved the prediction of PCa and high-grade disease with a high positive predictive value 90% in the initial biopsy setting and a high negative predictive value 88% in the repeat biopsy setting. The investigators conclude…
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PCA3 Test Okayed to Help Decide Need for Repeat Prostate Biopsy – Renal and Urology News
“Over-expression of the PCA3 gene is highly specific to cancerous prostate tissue,” John Wei, MD, MS, Professor of Urology at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, said in a company-issued statement. “When evaluated with other risk factors, the PROGENSA PCA3 assay fills an important unmet clinical need by helping physicians identify which men…
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MedWire News – Oncology – PCA3 predicts prostate tumor volume and could indicate AS suitability
MedWire News: Prostate cancer patients urinary prostate cancer antigen 3 PCA3 scores are strongly indicative of tumor volume, and could be a useful marker of suitability for treatment with active surveillance AS, study findings show. via MedWire News – Oncology – PCA3 predicts prostate tumor volume and could indicate AS suitability. I have been using…
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Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer Patients
From Medscape May 12, 2008 — The urine test for the PCA3 gene, already marketed for use in diagnosing prostate cancer, could also be useful in prognostication. It might have clinical application in selecting men with low-grade and low-volume tumors who would be suitable candidates for active surveillance, say researchers writing in the May issue…
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PCA3 gene in detecting prostate cancer.
There is a new company that is using the PCA3 gene that has obtained approval in Europe. In the US there are 2 companies that have the test, Ameripath and Bostwick laboratories, currently the PCA3-plus test. We have had a lengthy discussion about this test on another blog entry on my site. The test works…