Extent of High-Grade Prostatic Adenocarcinoma in Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Targeted Biopsy Enhances Prediction of Pathologic Stage

* Context.--Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) of prostate with targeted biopsy has enhanced detection of high-grade prostatic adenocarcinoma (HG PCa). However, utility of amount of HG PCa (Gleason pattern 4/5) in mpMRI-targeted biopsies versus standard 12-core biopsies in predicting adverse outcomes on radical prostatectomy (RP) is unknown. Objective.--To examine the utility of amount of HG PCa in mpMRI-targeted biopsies versus standard 12-core biopsies in predicting adverse RP outcomes. Design.--We performed a retrospective review of prostate biopsies that had corresponding RP, 1 or more mpMRI-targeted biopsy, and Grade Group 2 disease or higher. For the 169 cases identified, total millimeters of carcinoma and HG PCa and longest length HG PCa in a single core were recorded for 12-core biopsies and each set of mpMRI-targeted biopsies. For RP specimens, Gleason grade, extraprostatic extension, seminal vesicle involvement, and lymph node metastasis were recorded. The main outcome studied was prostate-confined disease at RP. A logistic regression model was used to test which pre-RP variables related to this outcome. Results.--Univariate analysis showed significant associations with adverse RP outcomes in 5 of 8 quantifiable variables; longest millimeter HG PCa in a single 12-core biopsy, highest Grade Group in any core, and total millimeter HG in mpMRI-targeted biopsies showed no statistical association (P = .54, P = .13, and P = .55, respectively). In multivariate analysis, total millimeter carcinoma in all cores, highest Grade Group in any core, and longest millimeter HG PCa in a single mpMRI-targeted core provided additional predictive value (P < .001, P = .004, and P = .03, respectively). Conclusions.--Quantitation of HG PCa in mpMRItargeted biopsies provides additional value over 12-core biopsies alone in predicting nonorgan confined prostate cancer at RP. Linear millimeters of HG PCa in mpMRItargeted biopsies is a significant parameter associated with higher pathologic stage and could be of value in risk models.
Prostatic adenocarcinoma (PCa) is the leading cancer diagnosis among men in the United States and the second most common cause of cancer mortality. (1) At the same time, there has [...]