title: Issues in the assessment of prostate-specific antigen immunoassays. An update.
abstract: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) immunoassays continue to provide unique and valuable information in the early diagnosis and clinical management of prostate cancer. During the past few years there has been considerable progress in the standardization of routine PSA assays and an emergence of PSA assays with novel applications. The authors discuss these developments and provide some insight when assessing the nuances of assay performance and clinical value.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Vessella
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Lange
mesh_terms: D018604:Epitope Mapping; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay; D007610:Kallikreins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020840:Tissue Kallikreins
chemical_list: D007610:Kallikreins; D020840:Tissue Kallikreins; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen