Diagnostics (May 2021)

Correlation of MRI-Lesion Targeted Biopsy vs. Systematic Biopsy Gleason Score with Final Pathological Gleason Score after Radical Prostatectomy

  • Mike Wenzel,
  • Felix Preisser,
  • Clarissa Wittler,
  • Benedikt Hoeh,
  • Peter J. Wild,
  • Alexandra Tschäbunin,
  • Boris Bodelle,
  • Christoph Würnschimmel,
  • Derya Tilki,
  • Markus Graefen,
  • Andreas Becker,
  • Pierre I Karakiewicz,
  • Felix K. H. Chun,
  • Luis A Kluth,
  • Jens Köllermann,
  • Philipp Mandel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11050882
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 5
p. 882

Abstract

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Background: The impact of MRI-lesion targeted (TB) and systematic biopsy (SB) Gleason score (GS) as a predictor for final pathological GS still remains unclear. Methods: All patients with TB + SB, and subsequent radical prostatectomy (RP) between 01/2014-12/2020 were analyzed. Rank correlation coefficient predicted concordance with pathological GS for patients’ TB and SB GS, as well as for the combined effect of SB + TB. Results: Of 159 eligible patients, 77% were biopsy naïve. For SB taken in addition to TB, a Spearman’s correlation of +0.33 was observed regarding final GS. Rates of concordance, upgrading, and downgrading were 37.1, 37.1 and 25.8%, respectively. For TB, a +0.52 correlation was computed regarding final GS. Rates of concordance, upgrading and downgrading for TB biopsy GS were 45.9, 33.3, and 20.8%, respectively. For the combination of SB + TB, a correlation of +0.59 was observed. Rates of concordance, upgrading and downgrading were 49.7, 15.1 and 35.2%, respectively. The combined effect of SB + TB resulted in a lower upgrading rate, relative to TB and SB (both p p < 0.01). Conclusions: GS obtained from TB provided higher concordance and lower upgrading and downgrading rates, relative to SB GS with regard to final pathology. The combined effect of SB + TB led to the highest concordance rate and the lowest upgrading rate.

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