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Trial reportJCO precision oncology2025

Optimized Biopsy Strategy for Transition Zone Prostate Cancer With Enhanced Perilesional Sampling: A Retrospective Analysis and Clinical Trial Validation.

Xin Chen, Chen Huang, Chenchao Zhou, Yu Li, Renpeng Huang, Jie Bao, Yuxin Lin, Michael C Truß, Jianquan Hou, Yuhua Huang and 1 more

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Xin ChenDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-8110-0000
Chen HuangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Chenchao ZhouDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yu LiDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Renpeng HuangDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Jie BaoDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yuxin LinDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Michael C TrußDepartment of Urology, Klinikum Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany.
Jianquan HouDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yuhua HuangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Xuedong WeiDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-2000-2620

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeProstate biopsy (PBx) is crucial for diagnosing prostate cancer (PCa). This study aims to identify potential underdiagnosis of transition zone (TZ) PCa compared with peripheral zone (PZ) tumors and validate a novel PBx strategy to improve TZ tumor detection. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis study comprised two components: a retrospective analysis and a randomized clinical trial. The retrospective study included 217 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy after 8

resultsRetrospective analysis reveals identical TZ clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) detection rates for 8

conclusionOur study found that PZ biopsies offer no additional benefit for TZ lesion tumors, and increasing the number of cores in the TZ region can compensate for the current limitations of TZ biopsies. These findings provide potential avenues for optimizing biopsy strategies for TZ lesions.

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Image-Guided BiopsyProstateProstatic NeoplasmsAgedBiopsyHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective Studies

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PMCPMC12445182

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