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CLINICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 66, Issue 1, Pages 161-168Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2019.310912
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BACKGROUND: Transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy (TRUS) is a standard procedure for prostate cancer diagnosis. Because prostate cancer is a multifocal disease in many patients, multiple sampling (n >= 10) is required, which may bear the risk of systemic spread of cancer cells. DESIGN: Using the standardized CellSearch (R) system that allows for the detection of single epithelial cell adhesion molecule-positive circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in blood, we investigated whether prostate biopsy is associated with release of prostatic tumor cells into the circulation. Peripheral blood was obtained before and within 30 mM after performing prostate biopsy from 115 men with increased scrum prostate-specific antigen. RESULTS: The number of CTCs significantly increased after biopsy in mcn with histologically confirmed prostate cancer (odds ratio, 7.8; 95% CI, 4.8-12.8), whereas no biopsy-related changes could be detected in men without confirmed prostate cancer. Multivariable analysis showed that biopsy-related increase of CTCs was significantly correlated with a worse progression-free survival (hazard ratio, 12.4; 95% CI, 3.2-48.6) within the median follow-up of 41 months. CONCLUSIONS: Prostate biopsies may lead to a tumor-associated release of CTCs into the blood circulation. Larger confirmatory trials with longer follow-up periods are required before any change in clinical practice can be recommended. (C) 2019 American Association for Clinical Chemistry
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