MRI-based nomogram to predict the probability of Prostate Cancer diagnosis with MRI-US fusion biopsy

Giuseppe Simone1, Mariaconsiglia Ferriero1, Emanuela Altobelli2, Alessandro Giacobbe3, Luigi Benecchi4, Gabriele Tuderti1, Leonardo Misuraca1, Francesco Minisola1, Salvatore Guaglianone1, Devis Collura3, Giovanni Muto2, Michele Gallucci1, Rocco Papalia5
  • 1 Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Regina Elena", Unità di Urologia (Roma)
  • 2 Università Campus Biomedico, Dipartimento di Urologia (Roma)
  • 3 Ospedale “San Giovanni Bosco”, Unità di Urologia (Torino)
  • 4 Ospedale di Cremona, Unità di Urologia (Cremona)
  • 5 Università Campus Biomedico, Dipartimento di UIrologia (Roma)

Objective

The wide diffusion of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has dramatically modified the scenario of prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis. The detection rate of MRI-ultrasound (US) fusion biopsy increased as well as the need for an extended prostate biopsy sampling with saturation biopsy decreased. The aim of this study was to develop, internally validate and calibrate a nomogram to predict the probability of detecting a prostate cancer.

Materials and Methods

Prospectively collected data from 3 tertiary referral center series of 475 consecutive patients who underwent MRI-US fusion biopsy using the Koelis system were used to build the nomogram. A logistic regression model is created to identify predictors of PCa diagnosis with MRI-US fusion biopsy. Predictive accuracy was quantified using the concordance index (CI). Internal validation with 200 bootstrap resampling and calibration plot were performed.

Results

Mean age was 66.3 yrs (± 7.98) and mean PSA levels were 9.8 ng/mL(±7.98). The overall PCa detection rate was 57.4%.
Age, PSA serum levels, PI-RADS score at MRI report, number of targeted and number of systematic cores taken were included in the model (Figure 1).Predictive accuracy was 0.82. On internal validation the CI was 0.81 and predicted probability was well calibrated (Figure 2).
Limitations include the lack of external validation and the absence of patients with races different by Caucasian in the development cohort.

Conclusion

This nomogram provides a high accuracy in predicting the probability of PCa diagnosis with MRI-US fusion biopsy. This is an easy to use clinical tool that physicians may use for patients counselling purposes.

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