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May 2017
New prostate cancer test could reduce biopsies by 50 per cent
The current method of testing for prostate cancer is fairly unreliable. It frequently produces inaccurate results that can result in patients undergoing unnecessary surgery, putting them at risk of erectile dysfunction or urinary incontinence. However, according to researchers, a new blood test, known as IsoPSA, has been shown to detect the cancer more precisely. The new prostate cancer test is able to distinguish cancer from benign conditions and can identify patients with a more severe form of the disease.
The study found that the IsoPSA test could significantly reduce the rate of unnecessary biopsies by almost fifty per cent.
Dr Eric Klein, study author and chair of Cleveland Clinic’s Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, said “Despite criticism, PSA has transformed the landscape of early detection, screening and management of prostate cancer in the last few decades.
“Unfortunately, PSA is tissue-specific but not cancer-specific, leading to over-diagnosis and over-treatment of biologically insignificant cancers, which is likely recognised as a key limitation in its clinical utility.
“The methodology used in the IsoPSA assay represents a significant departure from conventional ways to define biomarkers in blood, and may be applicable to improving other cancer biomarkers.”
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