Preoperative serum levels of early prostate cancer antigen (EPCA) predict prostate cancer progression in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy.

Abstract

Preoperative serum EPCA level is significantly elevated in localized PCa patients with metastatic disease and strongly predicts cancer progression postoperatively.

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Subjects

• Adenocarcinoma
• Adult
• Aged
• Antigens, Neoplasm
• Disease Progression
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Kaplan-Meier Estimate
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Neoplasm Staging
• Predictive Value of Tests
• Preoperative Period
• Prognosis
• Prospective Studies
• Prostatectomy
• Prostatic Neoplasms
• Retrospective Studies
• Treatment Outcome
• Tumor Markers, Biological

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Authors

• Zhigang Zhao
• Wenjing Ma
• Guohua Zeng
• Defeng Qi
• Lili Ou
• Yeping Liang

Publication date

2012-01-09

Journal

Journal topics

• Prostate

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. zgzhaodr [at] yahoo.com.cn

Release reference

Prostate. 2012 Feb;72(3):270-9

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