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Eur Urol ; 79(1): 20-29, 2021 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33051065

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: False positive multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) phenotypes prompt unnecessary biopsies. The Prostate MRI Imaging Study (PROMIS) provides a unique opportunity to explore such phenotypes in biopsy-naïve men with raised prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and suspected cancer. OBJECTIVE: To compare mpMRI lesions in men with/without significant cancer on transperineal mapping biopsy (TPM). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: PROMIS participants (n=235) underwent mpMRI followed by a combined biopsy procedure at University College London Hospital, including 5-mm TPM as the reference standard. Patients were divided into four mutually exclusive groups according to TPM findings: (1) no cancer, (2) insignificant cancer, (3) definition 2 significant cancer (Gleason ≥3+4 of any length and/or maximum cancer core length ≥4mm of any grade), and (4) definition 1 significant cancer (Gleason ≥4+3 of any length and/or maximum cancer core length ≥6mm of any grade). OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Index and/or additional lesions present in 178 participants were compared between TPM groups in terms of number, conspicuity, volume, location, and radiological characteristics. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: Most lesions were located in the peripheral zone. More men with significant cancer had two or more lesions than those without significant disease (67% vs 37%; p< 0.001). In the former group, index lesions were larger (mean volume 0.68 vs 0.50 ml; p< 0.001, Wilcoxon test), more conspicuous (Likert 4-5: 79% vs 22%; p< 0.001), and diffusion restricted (mean apparent diffusion coefficient [ADC]: 0.73 vs 0.86; p< 0.001, Wilcoxon test). In men with Likert 3 index lesions, log2PSA density and index lesion ADC were significant predictors of definition 1/2 disease in a logistic regression model (mean cross-validated area under the receiver-operator characteristic curve: 0.77 [95% confidence interval: 0.67-0.87]). CONCLUSIONS: Significant cancer-associated MRI lesions in biopsy-naïve men have clinical-radiological differences, with lesions seen in prostates without significant disease. MRI-calculated PSA density and ADC could predict significant cancer in those with indeterminate MRI phenotypes. PATIENT SUMMARY: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) lesions that mimic prostate cancer but are, in fact, benign prompt unnecessary biopsies in thousands of men with raised prostate-specific antigen. In this study we found that, on closer look, such false positive lesions have different features from cancerous ones. This means that doctors could potentially develop better tools to identify cancer on MRI and spare some patients from unnecessary biopsies.


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Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Prostatic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Biopsy , False Positive Reactions , Humans , Male , Phenotype , Prostate , Prostate-Specific Antigen , Prostatic Neoplasms/genetics , Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology
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Sci Rep ; 10(1): 14380, 2020 09 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32873828

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PIM and PI3K/mTOR pathways are often dysregulated in prostate cancer, and may lead to decreased survival, increased metastasis and invasion. The pathways are heavily interconnected and act on a variety of common effectors that can lead to the development of resistance to drug inhibitors. Most current treatments exhibit issues with toxicity and resistance. We investigated the novel multikinase PIM/PI3K/mTOR inhibitor, AUM302, versus a combination of the PIM inhibitor, AZD-1208, and the PI3K/mTOR inhibitor BEZ235 (Dactolisib) to determine their impact on mRNA and phosphoprotein expression, as well as their functional efficacy. We have determined that around 20% of prostate cancer patients overexpress the direct targets of these drugs, and this cohort are more likely to have a high Gleason grade tumour (≥ Gleason 8). A co-targeted inhibition approach offered broader inhibition of genes and phosphoproteins in the PI3K/mTOR pathway, when compared to single kinase inhibition. The preclinical inhibitor AUM302, used at a lower dose, elicited a comparable or superior functional outcome compared with combined AZD-1208 + BEZ235, which have been investigated in clinical trials, and could help to reduce treatment toxicity in future trials. We believe that a co-targeting approach is a viable therapeutic strategy that should be developed further in pre-clinical studies.


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Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Biphenyl Compounds/pharmacology , Imidazoles/pharmacology , Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology , Prostatic Neoplasms/metabolism , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-pim-1/antagonists & inhibitors , Pyridines/pharmacology , Pyrimidines/pharmacology , Quinolines/pharmacology , TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors , Thiazolidines/pharmacology , Thiophenes/pharmacology , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Cohort Studies , Drug Therapy, Combination , Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects , Humans , Male , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/genetics , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism , Prostatic Neoplasms/genetics , Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-pim-1/genetics , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-pim-1/metabolism , RNA, Messenger/genetics , Signal Transduction/drug effects , TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics , TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
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