Comparing the biopsy strategies of prostate cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Abstract The introduction of three kinds of magnetic resonance imaging-guided prostate biopsies (MRI-PB) has changed the paradigm regarding prostate biopsies (PB). We aimed to compare and rank PB strategies to provide the latest evidence of PB option for prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis. We searched...

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Main Authors: Yiqi Huang, Cailiu Wei, Fenjuan Chen, Yanling Zhang, Feifei Pu
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Published: BMC 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-14203-y
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Cailiu Wei
Fenjuan Chen
Yanling Zhang
Feifei Pu
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description Abstract The introduction of three kinds of magnetic resonance imaging-guided prostate biopsies (MRI-PB) has changed the paradigm regarding prostate biopsies (PB). We aimed to compare and rank PB strategies to provide the latest evidence of PB option for prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis. We searched PubMed, the Cochrane Library Central, Scopus, Embase and the reference lists of relevant articles for randomized controlled trials published up to Dec, 2024, of different PB strategies. Finally, 24 randomized trials were included. Eleven PB strategies published were considered. For overall PCa detection rates exclusively previously negative biopsy patients, we found robust improvements of 3.92 (95% CI: 2.17–6.41) for MRI-cognitive- and 1.78 (95% CI: 1.02–3.07) for MRI/TRUS- compared to TRUS(10–12)-PB. For PCa detection when prostate volume ≤ 50 mm3, only MRI/TRUS- was significantly effective than TRUS(10–12)-PB (OR 1.78, 95% CI: 1.0–2.89). Our study indicated that MRI-cognitive-PB was associated with better overall PCa detection rates compared with TRUS(10–12)-PB, but it had no remarkable advantages in csPCa and ciPCa detection. More head-to-head comparisons of MRI-PB techniques are needed in the future.
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spelling doaj-art-8c4ec910f01948d1bd2cac15b4b390c92025-08-20T03:52:24ZengBMCBMC Cancer1471-24072025-04-0125111210.1186/s12885-025-14203-yComparing the biopsy strategies of prostate cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysisYiqi Huang0Cailiu Wei1Fenjuan Chen2Yanling Zhang3Feifei Pu4Department of Nephrology, Shaoxing Second HospitalAffiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for NationalitiesDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shaoxing Second HospitalDepartment of Nephrology, Shaoxing Second HospitalDepartment of Ultrasonic, Shaoxing Second HospitalAbstract The introduction of three kinds of magnetic resonance imaging-guided prostate biopsies (MRI-PB) has changed the paradigm regarding prostate biopsies (PB). We aimed to compare and rank PB strategies to provide the latest evidence of PB option for prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis. We searched PubMed, the Cochrane Library Central, Scopus, Embase and the reference lists of relevant articles for randomized controlled trials published up to Dec, 2024, of different PB strategies. Finally, 24 randomized trials were included. Eleven PB strategies published were considered. For overall PCa detection rates exclusively previously negative biopsy patients, we found robust improvements of 3.92 (95% CI: 2.17–6.41) for MRI-cognitive- and 1.78 (95% CI: 1.02–3.07) for MRI/TRUS- compared to TRUS(10–12)-PB. For PCa detection when prostate volume ≤ 50 mm3, only MRI/TRUS- was significantly effective than TRUS(10–12)-PB (OR 1.78, 95% CI: 1.0–2.89). Our study indicated that MRI-cognitive-PB was associated with better overall PCa detection rates compared with TRUS(10–12)-PB, but it had no remarkable advantages in csPCa and ciPCa detection. More head-to-head comparisons of MRI-PB techniques are needed in the future.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-14203-yProstate cancerBiopsyNetwork meta-analysis
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Cailiu Wei
Fenjuan Chen
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Comparing the biopsy strategies of prostate cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
BMC Cancer
Prostate cancer
Biopsy
Network meta-analysis
title Comparing the biopsy strategies of prostate cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
title_full Comparing the biopsy strategies of prostate cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
title_fullStr Comparing the biopsy strategies of prostate cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Comparing the biopsy strategies of prostate cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
title_short Comparing the biopsy strategies of prostate cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
title_sort comparing the biopsy strategies of prostate cancer a systematic review and network meta analysis
topic Prostate cancer
Biopsy
Network meta-analysis
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-14203-y
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