Biomedicines (Jan 2024)

Bone Turnover Markers, n-Terminal Propeptide of Type I Procollagen and Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase Type 5b, for Predicting Castration Resistance in Prostate Cancer

  • Hiroshi Kano,
  • Kouji Izumi,
  • Ryunosuke Nakagawa,
  • Ren Toriumi,
  • Shuhei Aoyama,
  • Taiki Kamijima,
  • Tomoyuki Makino,
  • Renato Naito,
  • Hiroaki Iwamoto,
  • Hiroshi Yaegashi,
  • Shohei Kawaguchi,
  • Kazuyoshi Shigehara,
  • Takahiro Nohara,
  • Atsushi Mizokami

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12020292
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 2
p. 292

Abstract

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Bone is a common site of prostate cancer metastasis. Bone turnover markers n-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen (P1NP) and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase type 5b (TRACP-5b) are highly sensitive to bone remodeling activity. However, their prognostic significance as markers of prostate cancer is unknown. This study retrospectively examined the usefulness of P1NP and TRACP-5b as prognostic biomarkers. Castration-resistant prostate cancer recurrence-free survival (CFS) was estimated using the Kaplan–Meier method. A predictive model for CFS was constructed using multivariate analysis. This study enrolled 255 patients diagnosed with prostate cancer at Kanazawa University Hospital. The median follow-up was 115.1 months. Patients with both high serum P1NP and TRACP-5b levels, defined as having a poor bone turnover category (BTC), had significantly shorter CFS. Multivariate analysis identified Gleason score, metastasis, and BTC poor as predictors for castration resistance in prostate cancer. Using these three factors, a prognostic model was established, categorizing patients into low-risk (no or one factor) and high-risk (two or three factors) groups. In the low-risk group, the median CFS was not reached, contrasting with 19.1 months in the high-risk group (hazard ratio, 32.23, p < 0.001). Combining P1NP and TRACP-5b may better predict castration resistance.

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