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ArticleScientific reports2021

Integrating inflammatory serum biomarkers into a risk calculator for prostate cancer detection.

Amirhossein Jalali, Michael Kitching, Kenneth Martin, Ciaran Richardson, Thomas Brendan Murphy, Stephen Peter FitzGerald, Ronald William Watson, Antoinette Sabrina Perry

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Accumulation of Inflammatory Mediators in the Normal Pericardial Fluid.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  7. Advancements in Biomarkers of Prostate Cancer: A Review.Technology in cancer research & treatment
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8 authors.

Amirhossein Jalali *UCD Conway Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Science, Dublin, Ireland. amir.jalali@ucc.ie.
Michael Kitching *UCD Conway Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Science, Dublin, Ireland.
Kenneth MartinRandox Teoranta, Co, Donegal, Ireland.
Ciaran RichardsonRandox Teoranta, Co, Donegal, Ireland.
Thomas Brendan MurphySchool of Mathematics and Statistics, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Stephen Peter FitzGeraldRandox Laboratories Ltd, 55 Diamond Road, Crumlin, Co., Antrim, BT29 4QY, Ireland.
Ronald William Watson *UCD Conway Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Science, Dublin, Ireland.
Antoinette Sabrina Perry *UCD Conway Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Science, Dublin, Ireland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Improved prostate cancer detection methods would avoid over-diagnosis of clinically indolent disease informing appropriate treatment decisions. The aims of this study were to investigate the role of a panel of Inflammation biomarkers to inform the need for a biopsy to diagnose prostate cancer. Peripheral blood serum obtained from 436 men undergoing transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy were assessed for a panel of 18 inflammatory serum biomarkers in addition to Total and Free Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). This panel was integrated into a previously developed Irish clinical risk calculator (IPRC) for the detection of prostate cancer and high-grade prostate cancer (Gleason Score ≥ 7). Using logistic regression and multinomial regression methods, two models (Logst-RC and Multi-RC) were developed considering linear and nonlinear effects of the panel in conjunction with clinical and demographic parameters for determination of the two endpoints. Both models significantly improved the predictive ability of the clinical model for detection of prostate cancer (from 0.656 to 0.731 for Logst-RC and 0.713 for Multi-RC) and high-grade prostate cancer (from 0.716 to 0.785 for Logst-RC and 0.767 for Multi-RC) and demonstrated higher clinical net benefit. This improved discriminatory power and clinical utility may allow for individualised risk stratification improving clinical decision making.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersBiopsyEarly Detection of CancerHumansInflammation MediatorsLiquid BiopsyMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingProstatic NeoplasmsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsBiomarkersInflammation Mediators

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PMCPMC7844261

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