Identified miRNAs, from the semen samples, could be used as non-invasive biomarkers that contribute in the diagnosis/prognosis of malignant prostate cancer.
The prediction of PCa in the early stage of the disease is one of the most important objectives in male urology. A significant decrease in deaths due to PCa has been associated with the use of serum PSA test for nearly 30 years. Although specific for prostatic tissue, PSA has low cancer specificity. Thus, PSA screening has resulted in an overdiagnosis of PCa, and in many unnecessary biopsies of benign disease Additionally, serum PSA levels do not correlate with tumor aggressiveness, survival, or response to pharmacological treatments leading to overtreatment of indolent tumors and in many unnecessary biopsies of benign disease. Given this context more specific non-invasive diagnostic biomarkers, either alone or in addition to PSA marker, that could identify PCa patients would be very welcomed indeed.
Identified miRNAs, from the exosome-fraction of semen, could be used as non-invasive biomarkers that contribute in the diagnosis/prognosis of malignant PCa. Moreover, identified miRNA combined with PSA have higher predictive accuracy than PSA alone as a prognostic value.
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