Wei-Jen Lai1, Hsin-Kai Wang1, Hsian-Tzu Liu1, Byung Kwan Park2, Shu-Huei Shen3, Tzu-Ping Lin4, Hsiao-Jen Chung4, Yi-Hsiu Huang4, Yen-Hwa Chang4. 1. Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. 2. Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. 3. Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; National Yang-Ming University, Institute of Public Health, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: shshen@vghtpe.gov.tw. 4. National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Urology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prostate cancer yield rate of targeted transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsy with cognitive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) registration without concurrent systematic biopsy in patients with previous negative systematic TRUS-guided biopsy results and persistently elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. METHODS: In this prospective study conducted from August 2013 to January 2015, patients with at least one previous negative systematic TRUS-guided biopsy and persistently high PSA (≥4 ng/mL) levels were referred for multiparametric MRI (mpMRI). Those patients with suspicious findings on mpMRI received a subsequent cognitive MRI-TRUS fusion biopsy. The cancer-detection rate, tumor location, and Gleason score were confirmed, and PSA-related data were compared between cancer-yield and noncancer-yield groups. RESULTS: In total, 48 patients were included in this study. MRI was designated to be four and five in 17 patients. Fifteen patients received a cognitive fusion-targeted biopsy, and prostate cancers were detected in 10 patients. The cancer-detection rate was 20.8% (10/48), and the positive-predictive value of MRI was 66.7%. No significant differences were observed in the PSA level, PSA velocity, or transitional zone volume between the cancer-yield and noncancer-yield groups; however, the corresponding difference in PSA transitional zone density was significant (p=0.025). CONCLUSION: Cognitive MRI-TRUS fusion-targeted biopsy without concurrent systematic biopsy can detect significant prostate cancer in patients with previous negative systematic biopsy results and persistently elevated PSA levels. Noncancer-yield patients should undergo active surveillance and further follow-ups.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prostate cancer yield rate of targeted transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsy with cognitive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) registration without concurrent systematic biopsy in patients with previous negative systematic TRUS-guided biopsy results and persistently elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. METHODS: In this prospective study conducted from August 2013 to January 2015, patients with at least one previous negative systematic TRUS-guided biopsy and persistently high PSA (≥4 ng/mL) levels were referred for multiparametric MRI (mpMRI). Those patients with suspicious findings on mpMRI received a subsequent cognitive MRI-TRUS fusion biopsy. The cancer-detection rate, tumor location, and Gleason score were confirmed, and PSA-related data were compared between cancer-yield and noncancer-yield groups. RESULTS: In total, 48 patients were included in this study. MRI was designated to be four and five in 17 patients. Fifteen patients received a cognitive fusion-targeted biopsy, and prostate cancers were detected in 10 patients. The cancer-detection rate was 20.8% (10/48), and the positive-predictive value of MRI was 66.7%. No significant differences were observed in the PSA level, PSA velocity, or transitional zone volume between the cancer-yield and noncancer-yield groups; however, the corresponding difference in PSA transitional zone density was significant (p=0.025). CONCLUSION: Cognitive MRI-TRUS fusion-targeted biopsy without concurrent systematic biopsy can detect significant prostate cancer in patients with previous negative systematic biopsy results and persistently elevated PSA levels. Noncancer-yield patients should undergo active surveillance and further follow-ups.
Authors: Susan John; Steven Cooper; Rodney H Breau; Trevor A Flood; Ilias Cagiannos; Luke T Lavallee; Christopher Morash; Joseph O'sullivan; Nicola Schieda Journal: Can Urol Assoc J Date: 2018-06-19 Impact factor: 1.862