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Elecsys® total PSA and free PSA

Tumour marker tests to support early detection and monitoring of prostate cancer

Elecsys® total PSA and free PSA
Elecsys® total PSA

Elecsys® total PSA, a quantitative in vitro diagnostic test for determination of total (free + complexed) prostate specific antigen (tPSA) in human serum and plasma.

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men and the leading death cause from cancer in men1. Early detection ensures timely management and treatment before prostate cancer can cause potentially fatal conditions2.

Screening approaches have reduced prostate cancer mortality in the USA and in Europe3,4,5. The most widely used screening tests for prostate cancer are digital rectal examination (DRE) in combination with serum total PSA6.

Guidelines recommend PSA screening in men at higher risk of developing prostate cancer, based on risk factors including age, family history and race7,8,9.

Total PSA can also be used to do active surveillance, assess therapy response and for post-treatment follow up10.

 

 

Elecsys® free PSA

Elecsys® free PSA, a prostate specific antigen (free PSA) for the quantitative determination of free PSA in human serum and plasma.

Up to 80% of men with an elevated total PSA level of 4.0–10 ng/mL do not have prostate cancer11. In men with slightly elevated total PSA (3–10 ng/mL), free PSA helps to discriminate between benign conditions and prostate cancer, and reduces the number of unnecessary biopsies performed12,13,14.

Benefits

Elecsys® total PSA and free PSA

  • Elecsys® total PSA and free PSA have highly reliable technical performance16.
  • With a proven lot-to-lot consistency, Elecsys® total PSA is well suited for prostate cancer monitoring17.
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Elecsys® total PSA

  • Assay time

    18 min

  • Traceability

    Standardised against the Stanford Reference Standard/WHO 96/670
    (90 % PSA-ACT + 10 % free PSA)

  • Sample material

    Serum, Li-heparin, K3-EDTA and sodium citrate plasma.
    When sodium citrate is used, the results must be corrected by +10%

  • Sample volume

    20 μL

  • Detection Limit

    0.002 ng/mL (Elecsys® 2010 and cobas e 411 analyser)
    0.003 ng/mL (E 170 and cobas e 601, cobas e 602 modules)
    0.014 ng/mL (cobas e 801 analyser)

  • Measuring Range

    0.002 – 100 ng/mL (Elecsys® 2010 and cobas e 411 analyser)
    0.003 – 100 ng/mL (E 170 and cobas e 601, cobas e 602 modules)

Elecsys® free PSA

  • Assay time

    18 min

  • Traceability

    Standardised against the Stanford Reference Standard/WHO 96/668
    (100 % free PSA)

  • Sample material

    Serum, Li-heparin, K3-EDTA and sodium citrate plasma.
    When sodium citrate is used, the results must be corrected by +10%

  • Sample volume

    20 μL

  • Detection Limit

    ≤ 0.01 ng/mL
    0.014 ng/mL (cobas e 801 analyser)

  • Measuring Range

    0.01 – 50 ng/mL

References

 

  1. GLOBOCAN 2012. Estimated cancer incidence, mortality and prevalence worldwide in 2012. Available at: http://globocan.iarc.fr/Pages/fact_sheets_cancer.aspx. Last accessed: 16 March 2017.
  2. Esserman, L., Shieh, Y. & Thompson, I. Rethinking screening for breast cancer and prostate cancer. JAMA 302, 1685–1692 (2009).
  3. Siegel, R., Naishadham, D. & Jemal, A. Cancer statistics, 2012. CA Cancer J. Clin. 62, 10–29 (2012).
  4. Schröder, M.D. et al; N Engl J Med 2009;360:1320–8.
  5. Bray, F., Lortet-Tieulent, J., Ferlay, J., Forman, D. & Auvinen, A. Prostate cancer incidence and mortality trends in 37 European countries: an overview. Eur. J. Cancer 46, 3040–3052 (2010).
  6. Roobol MJ, Carlsson SV. Risk stratification in prostate cancer screening. Nat Rev Urol 2013;10:38–48.
  7. Wolf AM, et al. American Cancer Society guideline for the early detection of prostate cancer: update 2010. CA Cancer J Clin 2010;60:70–98.
  8. NCCN Guidelines. Prostate cancer early detection. Version 2.2016. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2016;14:509–19.
  9. Mottet N, et al. EAU-ESTRO-SIOG Guidelines on Prostate Cancer. Part 1: Screening, Diagnosis, and Local Treatment with Curative Intent. Eur Urol 2017;71:618–29.
  10. AUA Guidelines for the management of clinically localized prostate cancer: 2017 update version.
  11. Catalona WJ, et al. Measurement of prostate-specific antigen in serum as a screening test for prostate cancer. N Engl J Med 1991;324:1156–61.
  12. Catalona WJ, et al. Prostate cancer detection in men with serum PSA concentrations of 2.6 to 4.0 ng/mL and benign prostate examination. Enhancement of specificity with free PSA measurements. JAMA 1997;277:1452–5.
  13. Abrahamsson PA, et al. Molecular forms of serum prostatespecific antigen. The clinical value of percent free prostatespecific antigen. Urol Clin North Am 1997;24:353–65.
  14. Catalona WJ, et al. Evaluation of percentage of free serum prostate-specific antigen to improve specificity of prostate cancer screening. JAMA 1995;274:1214–20.
  15. Catalona WJ, et al. Use of the percentage of free prostatespecific antigen to enhance differentiation of prostate cancer from benign prostatic disease: a prospective multicenter clinical trial. JAMA 1998;279:1542–7.
  16. Yilmaz H, et al. Percentage of free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a useful method in deciding to perform prostate biopsy with higher core numbers in patients with low PSA cut-off values. Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2015;31:315–9.
  17. Elecsys total PSA method sheet.