AIM: Our aim was to establish, validate and compare two nomograms in an Iranian population for the first time using clinical, laboratory and transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) findings for predicting prostate cancer at initial biopsy.
METHODS: Data were collected on a total of 916 men referred for an initial prostate biopsy in our center in a 7-year period. Variables analyzed included age, prostate-specific antigen (PSA), free/total PSA (%fPSA), digital rectal examination (DRE) findings, prostate volume (PV) and presence of hypoechoic lesion on TRUS. Univariate logistic regression models were fitted to test cancer predictors. Two multivariate logistic regression models were fitted to create nomograms. Both models were internally validated. Calibration of nomograms was assessed graphically. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was calculated as a scale of discrimination and predictive accuracy and also used to compare models.
RESULTS: Prostate cancer was detected in 221/669 (33%) men. Based on univariate logistic regression, all of variables except DRE were significant predictors of prostate cancer, with highest AUC for PV (AUC 0.696, 95% CI 0.653-0.738).AUC of nomogram with and without TRUS findings and PSA alone were 0.791, 0.721 and 0.624, respectively. In internal validation, both nomograms had acceptable calibration plots.
CONCLUSION: Our nomogram based on age, DRE, PSA, %fPSA and TRUS finding was significantly more accurate in predicting initial prostate biopsy outcome in men.
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Nowroozi MR, Amini S, Kasaeian A, Zavarehei MJ, Eshraghian MR, Ayati M. Are you the author?
Uro-Oncology Research Center of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Reference: Asia Pac J Clin Oncol. 2014 Mar 29. Epub ahead of print.
doi: 10.1111/ajco.12186
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24684767
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