Table 4 Comparison of single features, risk calculators, and ClarityDX Prostate for predicting grade group ≥2 prostate cancer in the validation cohort

From: Development of an effective predictive screening tool for prostate cancer using the ClarityDX machine learning platform

 

GG ≤ 1 PCa

GG ≥ 2 PCa

p-value

ROC AUC (CI)

Cutoff

Sensitivity, % (CI)

Specificity, % (CI)

PPV, % (CI)

NPV, % (CI)

Patients, n

702 (56%)

555 (44%)

       

Prior negative biopsy, n (%)

158 (23%)

68 (12%)

<0.0001

0.55 (0.53–0.57)

 

88 (85–90)

23 (20–26)

47 (44 –50)

70 (64–76)

DRE, n (% abnormal)

73 (10%)

177 (32%)

<0.0001

0.66 (0.63–0.69)

 

46 (40–50)

86 (83–89)

71 (65–76)

68 (64–71)

Age, yr, median (IQR)

62 (56–66)

65 (61–70)

<0.0001

0.65 (0.62–0.68)

≥55

94 (92–96)

16 (14–19)

47 (44–50)

78 (70–84)

PSA, ng/ml, median (IQR)

6.2 (4.8–8.4)

9.1 (6.5–15)

<0.0001

0.72 (0.69–0.74)

≥4.0

95 (95–97)

12 (12–15)

46 (41–48)

78 (74–82)

% Free PSA, median (IQR)

16 (12–21)

11 (8–15)

<0.0001

0.72 (0.69–0.75)

<25.1

95 (92–96)

11 (8.8–13)

46 (43–49)

72 (63–80)

ERSPC-3, median (IQR)

6.0 (3.0–12)

19 (7.0–41)

<0.0001

0.74 (0.71–0.77)

≥1.5

94 (92–96)

15 (12–17)

47 (44–50)

76 (68–82)

PCPTRC, median (IQR)

9.0 (6.0–12)

14 (10–22)

<0.0001

0.75 (0.72–0.78)

≥5.5

94 (92–96)

23 (20–26)

49 (46–52)

84 (78–88)

PBCG, median (IQR)

24 (16–37)

46 (31–64)

<0.0001

0.77 (0.74–0.79)

≥14.4

95 (92–96)

21 (18–24)

49 (46–52)

83 (77–88)

ClarityDX Prostate, median (IQR)

32 (22–47)

63 (44–82)

<0.0001

0.82 (0.79–0.84)

≥25

95 (94–97)

35 (32–39)

54 (51–57)

91 (87–94)

  1. GG Grade group, PCa Prostate cancer, ROC AUC Receiver operating characteristic area under the curve, CI Confidence interval (95%), PPV Positive predictive value, NPV Negative predictive value, DRE Digital rectal exam, IQR Interquartile range, PSA Prostate-specific antigen, ERSPC-3 European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer risk calculator 3, PCPTRC Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial Risk Calculator, PBCG Prostate Biopsy Collaborative Group risk calculator.
  2. Bold values are statistically significant.