Prostate cancer gene 3 (PCA3) is of additional predictive value in patients with PI-RADS grade III (intermediate) lesions in the MR-guided re-biopsy setting for prostate cancer.
S KaufmannJens BedkeS GatidisJ HennenlotterU KramerM NotohamiprodjoK NikolaouA StenzlS KruckPublished in: World journal of urology (2015)
MpMRI and subsequent grading to PI-RADS significantly improves PC detection in the re-biopsy setting. The diagnostic uncertainty in the PI-RADS intermediate group can be ameliorated by the addition of PCA3 cutoff of 35 to avoid potential unnecessary biopsies.