Rapid elimination kinetics of free PSA or human kallikrein-related peptidase 2 after initiation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone-antagonist treatment of prostate cancer: potential for rapid monitoring of treatment responses

David Ulmert, Andrew J Vickers, Howard I Scher, Charlotte Becker, Peter Iversen, David Frankel, Jens Kristian Jehrbo Jensen, Tine Kold Olesen, Hans Lilja

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    Abstract

    The utility of conventional prostate-specific antigen (PSA) measurements in blood for monitoring rapid responses to treatment for prostate cancer is limited because of its slow elimination rate. Prior studies have shown that free PSA (fPSA), intact PSA (iPSA) and human kallikrein-related peptidase 2 (hK2) are eliminated more rapidly after radical prostatectomy. In contrast, all three markers have similarly slow elimination rates after castration induced by gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists, possibly due to the slow onset of castration. Therefore, we assessed elimination rates of tPSA, fPSA, iPSA and hK2 after rapid induction of castration with degarelix (Firmagon(®)), a novel GnRH antagonist.
    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    TidsskriftClinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
    Vol/bind50
    Udgave nummer11
    Sider (fra-til)1993-8
    Antal sider6
    ISSN1434-6621
    DOI
    StatusUdgivet - 2012

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