Prognostic Value of Combined “Triple”-Reverse Transcription-PCR Analysis for Prostate-Specific Antigen, Human Kallikrein 2, and Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen mRNA in Peripheral Blood and Lymph Nodes of Prostate Cancer Patients

Abstract

Although the preoperative PSA RT-PCR in peripheral blood correlated with the grading of prostate cancer, no combination of RT-PCR results using "triple" markers (PSA, hK2, PSMA) in peripheral blood and/or lymph nodes yielded additional preoperative staging information.