Table 3.
Biopsy pathology for the 5 patients who were diagnosed with PCa at fusion targeted re-biopsy. Right side of the table (shaded) demonstrates which biopsy modality detected (+) the core with the highest Gleason sum.
| Re-Biopsy Results | Targeted Biopsies | Random 12-core Biopsies | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pt | Stage | PSA [ng/ml] | Cores Sampled (n) | Cores Positive (n) | Highest Gleason Sum | Percent of Core(s) Involved (%) | Old ASAP, Re-Targeted | Target, Other | Same Sextant as Old ASAP | Random, Other |
| 1 | cT1c | 8.13 | 18 | 3 | 3+3=6 | 30, 5, 5 | + | − | + | − |
| 2 | cT1c | 8.63 | 16 | 3 | 3+3=6 | 30, 10, 10 | + | + | + | − |
| 3 | cT1c | 11.30 | 21 | 1 | 3+3=6 | 20 | − | − | − | + |
| 4 | cT1c | 0.83† | 20 | 2 | 3+3=6 | 8, 5 | + | − | − | − |
| 5 | cT1c | 11.49 | 20 | 4 | 3+4=7* | 8, 5, 5, 5 | + | − | − | − |
| Detection Rate | 4/5 (80%) | 1/5 (20%) | 2/5 (40%) | 1/5 (20%) | ||||||
On 5-ARI.
This patient had Gleason 3+4=7 PCa in 8% of one targeted core, with the remaining 3 cores as Gleason 3+3=6 in 5% of each core.