ISSUES IN THE ASSESSMENT OF PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN IMMUNOASSAYS - AN UPDATE

Authors
VESSELLA RL LANGE PH
Citation
Rl. Vessella et Ph. Lange, ISSUES IN THE ASSESSMENT OF PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN IMMUNOASSAYS - AN UPDATE, Urologic clinics of North America, 24(2), 1997, pp. 261
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
Urologic clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00940143
Volume
24
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-0143(1997)24:2<261:IITAOP>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) immunoassays continue to provide uniqu e and valuable information in the early diagnosis and clinical managem ent of prostate cancer. During the past few years there has been consi derable progress in the standardization of routine PSA assays and an e mergence of PSA assays with novel applications. The authors discuss th ese developments and provide some insight when assessing the nuances o f assay performance and clinical value.