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. 2023 Mar 17;12(3):502–514. doi: 10.21037/tcr-22-1855

Table 6. List biomarkers for predicting PCa.

Biomarker PSA (ng/mL) References Overall PCa Clinically significant PCa
Sensitivity Specificity AUC Sensitivity Specificity AUC
Serum
   PHI >4 Russo et al. (37) 0.89 0.34 0.76 0.93 0.34 0.82
   PHI 2–10 Catalona et al. (38) 0.80–0.95 0.70 0.72*
   PHI 2–10 Nordström et al. (39) 0.70 0.70
   PHI 2–10 Loeb et al. (40) 0.80–0.95 0.70
   4K panel Median 6.3 (4.4–10.7) Braun et al. (41) 0.78 0.69
   4K panel 2–10 Nordström et al. (39) 0.69 0.71
Urine
   PCA3 4–10 Wang et al. (42) 0.75
   PCA3 >3 Hessels et al. (43) 0.72
   Interleukin 18 binding protein Fujita et al. (44) 0.69 0.56 0.65
   2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol, pentanal, 3-octa none and 2-octanone Fernández-Peralbo et al. (45) 0.80 0.57 0.76

* for detection of Gleason ≥7 (4+3) prostate cancer. PCa, prostate cancer; PSA, prostate-specific antigen; AUC, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; PHI, Prostate Health Index; PCA3, Prostate Cancer gene 3.