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   <dc:title>External validation of the barcelona magnetic resonance imaging predictive model for detecting significant prostate cancer including men receiving 5-alpha reductase inhibitors</dc:title>
   <dc:creator>Esteban, Luis M.</dc:creator>
   <dc:creator>Borque Fernando, Ángel</dc:creator>
   <dc:creator>Picola Brau, Natalia</dc:creator>
   <dc:creator>Muñoz-Rodriguez, Jesus</dc:creator>
   <dc:creator>Paesano, Nahuel</dc:creator>
   <dc:creator>Miro, Berta</dc:creator>
   <dc:creator>Celma, Ana</dc:creator>
   <dc:creator>Morote Robles, Juan</dc:creator>
   <dc:subject>Pròstata - Càncer - Imatgeria</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Pròstata - Càncer - Tractament</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Inhibidors enzimàtics - Ús terapèutic</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>CHEMICALS AND DRUGS::Chemical Actions and Uses::Pharmacologic Actions::Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action::Enzyme Inhibitors::Steroid Synthesis Inhibitors::5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>DISEASES::Neoplasms::Neoplasms by Site::Urogenital Neoplasms::Genital Neoplasms, Male::Prostatic Neoplasms</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Other subheadings::Other subheadings::Other subheadings::/diagnostic imaging</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT::Diagnosis::Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures::Diagnostic Imaging::Tomography::Magnetic Resonance Imaging</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>COMPUESTOS QUÍMICOS Y DROGAS::acciones y usos químicos::acciones farmacológicas::mecanismos moleculares de acción farmacológica::inhibidores enzimáticos::inhibidores de la síntesis esteroidea::inhibidores de la 5-alfa reductasa</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>ENFERMEDADES::neoplasias::neoplasias por localización::neoplasias urogenitales::neoplasias de los genitales masculinos::neoplasias de la próstata</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Otros calificadores::Otros calificadores::Otros calificadores::/diagnóstico por imagen</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>TÉCNICAS Y EQUIPOS ANALÍTICOS, DIAGNÓSTICOS Y TERAPÉUTICOS::diagnóstico::técnicas y procedimientos diagnósticos::diagnóstico por imagen::tomografía::imagen por resonancia magnética</dc:subject>
   <dcterms:abstract>5-alpha reductase inhibitor; Predictive model; Prostate cancer</dcterms:abstract>
   <dcterms:abstract>Inhibidor de la 5-alfa reductasa; Modelo predictivo; Cáncer de próstata</dcterms:abstract>
   <dcterms:abstract>Inhibidor de la 5-alfa reductasa; Model predictiu; Càncer de pròstata</dcterms:abstract>
   <dcterms:abstract>Purpose&#xd;
To validate the Barcelona-magnetic resonance imaging predictive model (BCN-MRI PM) for clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) in Catalonia, a Spanish region with 7.9 million inhabitants. Additionally, the BCN-MRI PM is validated in men receiving 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5-ARI).&#xd;
Materials and methods&#xd;
A population of 2,212 men with prostate-specific antigen serum level > 3.0 ng/ml and/or a suspicious digital rectal examination who underwent multiparametric MRI and targeted and/or systematic biopsies in the year 2022, at ten participant centers of the Catalonian csPCa early detection program, were selected. 120 individuals (5.7%) were identified as receiving 5-ARI treatment for longer than a year. The risk of csPCa was retrospectively assessed with the Barcelona-risk calculator 2 (BCN-RC 2). Men undergoing 5-ARI treatment for less than a year were excluded. CsPCa was defined when the grade group was ≥ 2.&#xd;
Results&#xd;
The area under the curve of the BCN-MRI PM in 5-ARI naïve men was 0.824 (95% CI 0.783–0.842) and 0.849 (0.806–0.916) in those receiving 5-ARI treatment, p 0.475. Specificities at 100, 97.5, and 95% sensitivity thresholds were to 2.7, 29.3, and 39% in 5-ARI naïve men, while 43.5, 46.4, and 47.8%, respectively in 5-ARI users. The application of BCN-MRI PM would result in a reduction of 23.8% of prostate biopsies missing 5% of csPCa in 5-ARI naïve men, while reducing 25% of prostate biopsies without missing csPCa in 5-ARI users.&#xd;
Conclusions&#xd;
The BCN-MRI PM has achieved successful validation in Catalonia and, notably, for the first time, in men undergoing 5-ARI treatment.</dcterms:abstract>
   <dcterms:abstract>This research was supported by the Instituto de Salut Carlos III (SP) and the European Union (PI20/01666).  Open Access Funding provided by Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona.</dcterms:abstract>
   <dcterms:dateAccepted>2025-10-24T10:20:32Z</dcterms:dateAccepted>
   <dcterms:available>2025-10-24T10:20:32Z</dcterms:available>
   <dcterms:created>2025-10-24T10:20:32Z</dcterms:created>
   <dcterms:issued>2024-07-16T12:21:35Z</dcterms:issued>
   <dcterms:issued>2024-07-16T12:21:35Z</dcterms:issued>
   <dcterms:issued>2024-07-10</dcterms:issued>
   <dc:type>info:eu-repo/semantics/article</dc:type>
   <dc:type>info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion</dc:type>
   <dc:identifier>http://hdl.handle.net/11351/11716</dc:identifier>
   <dc:relation>World Journal of Urology;42</dc:relation>
   <dc:relation>https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-024-05092-0</dc:relation>
   <dc:relation>info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/PE2017-2020/PI20%2F01666</dc:relation>
   <dc:rights>Attribution 4.0 International</dc:rights>
   <dc:rights>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</dc:rights>
   <dc:rights>info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess</dc:rights>
   <dc:publisher>Springer</dc:publisher>
   <dc:source>Scientia</dc:source>
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