AUC |
area under the receiver operating characteristic curve |
BPH |
benign prostatic hyperplasia |
cfDNA/cfRNA |
cell free DNA/RNA |
CRPC |
castration resistant prostate cancer |
csPCa |
clinically significant prostate cancer |
CTCs |
circulating tumor cells |
ctDNA |
circulating tumor DNA |
DRE |
digital rectal examination |
EE |
early endosome |
EPS |
expressed prostatic secretions |
ERG |
ETS-related gene |
EVs |
extracellular vesicles |
FFPE |
formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded |
fPSA |
free PSA |
KLK2 |
kallikrein 2 |
LEs |
late endosomes |
mpMRI |
multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging |
MRI |
magnetic resonance imaging |
MS |
mass spectrometry |
MV |
micro vesicle |
MVBs |
multivesicular bodies |
p2PSA |
a PC-specific fPSA isoform |
PCa |
prostate cancer |
PSA |
prostate-specific antigen |
SEC |
size exclusion chromatography |
SP |
seminal plasma |
SWATH-MS |
sequential Window Acquisition of all Theoretical Mass Spectra |
tPSA |
total PSA |
TMAs |
tissue microarrays |
TRAQ |
isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation |
TRUS |
transrectal ultrasound |
uEVs |
urine extracellular vesicles |