Repetitive and site-specific molecular staging of prostate cancer using nested reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction for prostate specific antigen and prostate specific membrane antigen

Clin Exp Metastasis. 1999;17(10):823-30. doi: 10.1023/a:1006783330996.

Abstract

We performed repetitive molecular staging using, nested rt-PCR for PSA and PSM at the peripheral blood (PB) and bone marrow (BM) of patients with prostate cancer (Pr.Ca) and benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) after transrectal ultrasonography-guided biopsy (TRUS-B; 6-9 biopsies/patient), Pr.Ca patients after radical prostatectomy (RP), and Pr.Ca patients with diffuse bony metastases. All BPH patients (N = 20) tested negative at BM. Of the 2 who tested positive at PB 2 weeks after TRUS-B tested negative 8 weeks after TRUS-B. Of the 17 Pr.Ca, 7 (41.2%) tested positive at PB for PSA and PSM 2 weeks after TRUS-B while only 4 (23.5%) of them tested positive at repetitive analysis 8 weeks after TRUS-B. Two (11.8%) of the 17 Pr.Ca patients had positive analysis at BM for PSA and PSM 2 and 8 weeks after TRUS-B. Of 12 Pr.Ca patients with negative pre-operative molecular staging, 7 (58.3%) tested positive at PB for PSA and PSM 2 months post-RP but only 3 (25%) of them re-tested positive 12 months post-RP. Of these 12 Pr.Ca, 4 (33.3%) tested positive at BM for PSA and PSM 2 months post-RP while none re-tested positive 12 months post-RP. All Pr.Ca (N = 20) with diffuse bony lesions tested positive at BM. At PB, 6 of them (30%) tested negative for both PSA and PSM. Our data suggest that nested rt-PCR for PSA and PSM at PB is affected by TRUS-B and RP, while such analysis at BM concerted diffuse bony disease.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antigens, Neoplasm / analysis*
  • Antigens, Neoplasm / blood
  • Antigens, Surface*
  • Biopsy / methods
  • Bone Marrow Cells / pathology
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary
  • Carboxypeptidases / analysis*
  • Carboxypeptidases / blood
  • Female
  • Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Staging / methods*
  • Prostate / diagnostic imaging
  • Prostate / pathology
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / analysis*
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / blood
  • Prostatectomy
  • Prostatic Hyperplasia / pathology*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / secondary
  • RNA, Messenger / analysis
  • RNA, Messenger / blood
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction*
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Antigens, Surface
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Carboxypeptidases
  • FOLH1 protein, human
  • Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen