BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that the harmonization of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) assays remained limited even after the introduction of WHO International Standards. This information needs updating for current measuring systems (MS) and reevaluation according to established analytical performance specifications (APS) and the characteristics of antibodies used. METHODS: Total (tPSA) and free (fPSA) PSA were measured in 135 and 137 native serum samples, respectively, by Abbott Alinity i, Beckman Access Dxl, Roche Cobas e801, and Siemens Atellica IM MSs. Passing–Bablok regression and difference plots were used to compare results from each MS to the all-method median values. Agreement among methods was evaluated against APS for bias derived from biological variation of the 2 measurands. RESULTS: The median interassay CV for tPSA MSs (11.5%; 25–75th percentiles, 9.2–13.4) fulfilled the minimum APS goal for intermethod bias (15.9%), while the interassay CV for fPSA did not [20.4% (25–75th percentiles, 18.4–22.7) vs goal 17.6%]. Considering the all-method median value of each sample as reference, all tPSA MSs exhibited a mean percentage bias within the minimum goal. On the other hand, Alinity (þ21.3%) and Access (24.2%) were out of the minimum bias goal for fPSA, the disagreement explained only in minimal part by the heterogeneity of employed antibodies. CONCLUSIONS: The harmonization among tPSA MSs is acceptable only when minimum APS are applied and necessitates further improvement. The marked disagreement among fPSA MSs questions the use of fPSA as a second-level test for biopsy referral.

Verification of Harmonization of Serum Total and Free Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Measurements and Implications for Medical Decisions / S. Ferraro, M. Bussetti, S. Rizzardi, F. Braga, M. Panteghini. - In: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0009-9147. - 67:3(2021 Mar), pp. 543-553.

Verification of Harmonization of Serum Total and Free Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Measurements and Implications for Medical Decisions

M. Bussetti;F. Braga;M. Panteghini
2021

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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that the harmonization of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) assays remained limited even after the introduction of WHO International Standards. This information needs updating for current measuring systems (MS) and reevaluation according to established analytical performance specifications (APS) and the characteristics of antibodies used. METHODS: Total (tPSA) and free (fPSA) PSA were measured in 135 and 137 native serum samples, respectively, by Abbott Alinity i, Beckman Access Dxl, Roche Cobas e801, and Siemens Atellica IM MSs. Passing–Bablok regression and difference plots were used to compare results from each MS to the all-method median values. Agreement among methods was evaluated against APS for bias derived from biological variation of the 2 measurands. RESULTS: The median interassay CV for tPSA MSs (11.5%; 25–75th percentiles, 9.2–13.4) fulfilled the minimum APS goal for intermethod bias (15.9%), while the interassay CV for fPSA did not [20.4% (25–75th percentiles, 18.4–22.7) vs goal 17.6%]. Considering the all-method median value of each sample as reference, all tPSA MSs exhibited a mean percentage bias within the minimum goal. On the other hand, Alinity (þ21.3%) and Access (24.2%) were out of the minimum bias goal for fPSA, the disagreement explained only in minimal part by the heterogeneity of employed antibodies. CONCLUSIONS: The harmonization among tPSA MSs is acceptable only when minimum APS are applied and necessitates further improvement. The marked disagreement among fPSA MSs questions the use of fPSA as a second-level test for biopsy referral.
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mar-2021
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