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. 2016 Apr 26;108(9):djw039. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djw039

Table 5.

Analysis of number of patients needed to biopsy for one high-grade prostate cancer diagnosis

Demographic Standard biopsy, No. Targeted biopsy, No. NNB for one more high-grade prostate cancer diagnosis by targeted vs standard biopsy
All men 8.2 5.8 19.7
MRI suspicion
 Low 35.2 88.0 -58.7
 Moderate 10.3 6.4 17.1
 High 2.3 1.8 9.1
PSA quartiles, ng/mL
 <4.4 22.8 22.8 No difference
 4.4–6.6 10.8 8.9 49.8
 6.6–10.7 10.0 6.5 18.0
 ≥10.7 4.0 2.6 7.8
Prostate volume quartiles, cc
 <38 6.3 4.0 10.5
 38–51 7.8 5.4 17.9
 51–72 8.4 6.8 35.0
 ≥72 12.1 9.4 42.5
Age quartiles, y
 <57 13.3 11.9 113
 57–62 11.0 7.7 25.6
 62–67 9.9 4.9 9.9
 ≥67 5.0 4.0 20.7
Prior negative biopsy
 Yes 11.3 6.2 13.8
 No 6.8 5.5 28.7

*MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; NNB = number of men who need to be biopsied; PSA = prostate-specific antigen.