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. 2019 Nov 12;10(61):6589–6603. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.27284

Table 2. Outcomes for different PCA3 thresholds.

Study Threshold Threshold relevance
[37] 50 Identification of men at high risk of harboring significant PCa who are candidates for RP
[39] 47 Providing a correlation between PCA3 score and tumor volume
[34, 38] 35 Optimal balance between sensitivity of 58% and specificity of 72%
[36] 35 Increased risk of PCa
[41] 35 Optimal balance with sensitivity of 54% and specificity of 74%
[40] 24 and 35 Independent predictors in multivariable intermediate-and high-grade disease models
[42] 25 Predictive of pathological indolent PCa
[43] 25 Optimal balance between sensitivity and specificity, and also NPV is greater enhanced
[44] 25 Effective to determine which men are candidates for AS
[37] 20 Selecting men with clinically insignificant PCa in whom AS may be appropriate
[45] 17 Increment in PA to detect PCa

Abbreviations: RP: radical prostatectomy; PCa: prostate cancer; NPV: negative predictive value; AS: active surveillance: PA: predictive accuracy.