We would like to thank all the study participants, urologists, and study coordinators for participating in the study. This work was partially funded by the National Key Basic Research Program Grant 973 (2012CB518301), the Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81130047), National Natural Science Foundation of China (81202001, 81272835), China Scholarship Council (CSC), intramural grants from Fudan University and Huashan Hospital, and a research grant from Beckman Coulter, Inc.
The [-2]proPSA (p2PSA) and its derivatives, the p2PSA-to-free PSA ratio (%p2PSA), and the Prostate Health Index (PHI) have greatly improved discrimination between men with and without prostate cancer (PCa) in ...
This work was partially funded by the National Key Basic Research Program Grant 973 (No.2012CB518301) to JX, the Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81130047) to IX, intramural grants from Fudan University 'Thousand Talents Program' and Huashan Hospital to JX and the National Institutes of Health (No.NCI CA129684) to IX.
Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common cancers among men in Western developed countries and its incidence has increased considerably in many other parts of the world, including China. The etiology of PCa is...