Diagnostic efficacy of transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostatic fossa in patients with rising PSA following radical prostatectomy

Blood-based reverse transcriptase polyme

Blood-based reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assays for prostatic specific antigen: Long term follow-up confirms the potential utility of this assay in identifying patients more likely to have biochemical recurrence (rising PSA) following radical prostatectomy

✍ Alexandre de la Taille; Carl A. Olsson; Ralph Buttyan; Mitchell C. Benson; Emili 📂 Article 📅 1999 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 French ⚖ 108 KB 👁 2 views

## Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay is a sensitive technique to detect circulating cells expressing prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in blood or bone marrow from patients with prostate cancer. When applied to prostate cancer patients at our institution, this technique