Regional Versus Systematic Biopsy in Addition to Targeted Biopsy
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Intensification of targeted biopsy (TBx) around a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-visible lesion with regional biopsy (RBx) could obviate the need for systematic biopsy (SBx). We aimed to compare the detection yields of clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa)-define...
| Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repository: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:322588 |
| Online Access: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/322588 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.euo.2024.10.006 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Clinically significant prostate cancer Prostate magnetic resonance imaging Regional targeted prostate biopsy Systematic prostate biopsy Targeted prostate biopsy |
| Summary: | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Intensification of targeted biopsy (TBx) around a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-visible lesion with regional biopsy (RBx) could obviate the need for systematic biopsy (SBx). We aimed to compare the detection yields of clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa)-defined as International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) grade group ≥2-between TBx + RBx and the reference standard (TBx + SBx). METHODS: RBx was defined as perilesional or ipsilateral biopsy. A literature search was conducted up to September 2023 using PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed. Included studies were eligible when presenting data from SBx, TBx, and TBx + RBx cores and their detection yields. The Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS-2) criteria were used to assess the risk of bias of the included studies. KEY FINDINGS AND LIMITATIONS: Twenty-one studies were included for a meta-analysis. The overall detection yield of csPCa was not statistically different between TBx + SBX and TBx + RBx (46.1% vs 44.2%; odds ratio [OR] 1.07, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.99-1.16, p = 0.07); similar findings were found also for ISUP grade group ≥3 prostate cancer (PCa; OR 1.06, 95% CI 0.92-1.22, p = 0.43) and in different subgroup analyses. TBx + SBx was associated with higher cancer detection of ISUP grade group 1 PCa (OR 1.16, 95% CI 1.04-1.30, p = 0.008). The main limitations include the retrospective nature of most of the selected studies, heterogeneity of RBx definition, and template. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Our study supports the use of the TBx + RBx template in the early detection pathway for the detection of csPCa. SBx can be omitted when targeting lesions visible on MRI. PATIENT SUMMARY: A prostate biopsy strategy consisting of taking biopsy in and around an magnetic resonance imaging-visible lesion reduces the risk of detecting indolent prostate cancers without affecting the detection of aggressive tumours. |
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