Development and internal validation of a nomogram predicting significant prostate cancer: Is it clinically applicable in low prevalent prostate cancer countries? A multicenter study.
Mostafa A ArafaKarim H FarhatFarrukh K KhanDanny M RabahHala ElmorshedyAlaa MokhtarWaleed Al-TaweelPublished in: The Prostate (2023)
The developed nomogram consisting of PI-RAD, total PSA, and prostate volume showed a robust predictive capacity for csPCa before prostate biopsy that may be valuable for clinical judgment to prevent needless biopsy. Yet, the small percentage (5%) of yielded unnecessary biopsies that could be saved by using such a model, cast an important question on its merit and clinical applicability.