APTIMA PCA3 molecular urine test: development of a method to aid in the diagnosis of prostate cancer

Clinical Chemistry
Jack GroskopfHarry Rittenhouse

Abstract

Prostate cancer gene 3 (PCA3) encodes a prostate-specific mRNA that has shown promise as a prostate cancer diagnostic tool. This report describes the characterization of a prototype quantitative PCA3-based test for whole urine. Whole-urine specimens were collected after digital rectal examination from 3 groups: men scheduled for prostate biopsy (n = 70), healthy men (<45 years of age with no known prostate cancer risk factors; n = 52), and men who had undergone radical prostatectomy (n = 21). PCA3 and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) mRNAs were isolated, amplified, and quantified by use of Gen-Probe DTS400 Systems. Prostate biopsy results were correlated with the PCA3/PSA mRNA ratio, and PSA mRNA concentrations were used to normalize PCA3 signals and confirm the yield of prostate-specific RNA. Assay precision, specimen stability, and mRNA yield were also evaluated. The specimen informative rate (fraction of specimens yielding sufficient RNA for analysis) was 98.2%. In this clinical research study, ROC curve analysis of prebiopsy specimens yielded an area under the curve of 0.746; sensitivity was 69% and specificity 79%. Serum PSA assay specificity was 28% for this same group. PCA3 and PSA mRNAs were undetectable in postprostatec...Continue Reading

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