A panel of kallikrein markers can reduce unnecessary biopsy for prostate cancer: data from the European Randomized Study of Prostate Cancer Screening in Goteborg, Sweden.

BACKGROUND: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is widely used to detect prostate cancer. The low positive predictive value of elevated PSA results in large numbers of unnecessary prostate biopsies. We set out to determine whether a multivariable model including four kallikrein forms (total, free, and...

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Main Authors: Vickers, A, Cronin, A, Aus, G, Pihl, C, Becker, C, Pettersson, K, Scardino, P, Hugosson, J, Lilja, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2008