Diagnostic value of hematological parameters for prostate cancer in patients with gray-zone prostate-specific antigen levels
10.13263/j.cnki.nja.2024.08.005
- VernacularTitle:血液学指标对前列腺特异性抗原"灰区"前列腺癌的诊断价值
- Author:
Peng GE
1
;
Yu-Xin ZHENG
;
Zi-Rong YAN
;
Liang LI
;
Wang LI
;
Jun-Qi WANG
Author Information
1. 徐州医科大学附属医院泌尿外科,江苏徐州 221002
- Keywords:
prostate cancer;
prediction model;
prostate-specific antigen;
systemic immune-inflammation index;
cystatin C
- From:
National Journal of Andrology
2024;30(8):701-708
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To evaluate the diagnostic value of hematological parameters for PCa with prostate-specific antigen(PSA)of 4-10 μg/L and construct a risk-stratification model with these parameters.Methods:We retrospectively analyzed the da-ta on the males undergoing the initial prostatic biopsy in the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University with PSA of 4-10 μg/L from March 2010 to April 2021.According to the results of biopsy,we classified the patients into a PCa and a non-PCa group,and compared the hematological parameters between the two groups.We performed univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses,identified the independent risk factors for PCa,constructed a risk-stratification model for the prediction of PCa and evaluated its effi-ciency.Results:A total of 415 cases were included in this study,107(25.8%)in the PCa and 308(74.2%)in the non-PCa group.Compared with the non-PCa males,the PCa patients showed a significantly older age,higher ratios of neutrophil to lymphocyte and platelet to lymphocyte,systemic immune-inflammation index(SII),red blood cell distribution width and cystatin C(CysC)level(all P<0.05),but lower red blood cell count and hemoglobin and free/total PSA(f/tPSA)levels(all P<0.05).Multivariate logis-tic regression analysis indicated that age,f/tPSA,SII and CysC were independent risk factors for the prediction of PCa(all P<0.05).Five prediction models were constructed based on the above risk factors,and the area under the ROC curve(AUC)of the four-parameter(age+f/tPSA+SII+CysC)model was 0.745(95%CI:0.694-0.796),significantly higher than those of the other mod-els(P<0.05).A risk-stratification model(low-,intermediate-,and high-risk)was also constructed based on the total nomogram scores,which showed a comparable performance to that of the Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System(PI-RADS)for the predic-tion of PCa(AUC:0.727[95%CI:0.650-0.804]vs 0.734[95%CI:0.658-0.811]).However,the prediction rate by the risk-stratification model was evidently higher in the low-risk males than in those with low PI-RADS scores(1-2)(39.4%vs 22.2%).Conclusion:SII and CysC are independent risk factors for the prediction of PCa in patients with gray-zone PSA levels.The risk-stratification model based on age,SII,CysC and f/tPSA is comparable to PI-RADS in the diagnostic efficiency of PCa,with an even higher prediction rate in low-risk patients than in those with low PI-RADS scores,and contributive to precision screening and reduction of excessive biopsies in the diagnosis of PCa with gray-zone PSA.