Diagnostic value of MRI combined with serum LRG1 and LOXL2 for prostate cancer

doi:10.3760/cma.j.cn371439-20250123-00119

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Objective To explore the diagnostic value of MRI combined with serum levels of leucine-rich α2 glycoprotein 1 （LRG1） and lysyl oxidase like-2 protein （LOXL2） for prostate cancer. Methods A total of 84 patients with prostate cancer who were treated at the 900th Hospital of PLA Joint Logistic Support Force from January 2021 to December 2023 were selected as the research subjects （prostate cancer group）. Meanwhile， 59 patients diagnosed with benign prostate lesions by pathology during the same period were selected as the control group. All subjects underwent multiparametric MRI examination. The levels of serum LRG1 and LOXL2 in the two groups of patients were determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay （ELISA）. Receiver operator characteristic （ROC） curve was used to analyze the diagnostic value of MRI， levels of serum LRG1， LOXL2 and prostate specific antigen （PSA） for prostate cancer. Results The volume transfer constant （K^trans） of the control group and the prostate cancer group were （0.09±0.03） and （0.13±0.04）/min， respectively， the rate constant （K_ep） were （0.48±0.11） and （0.53±0.12）/min， respectively， and the apparent diffusion coefficient （ADC） were （1.16±0.15）×10^-3 and （0.92±0.13）×10^-3mm²/s， respectively， with statistically significant differences （t=6.50， P<0.001； t=2.54， P=0.012； t=10.20， P<0.001）. The serum LRG1 levels of the prostate cancer group and the control group were （115.48±15.61） and （92.51±14.34） ng/ml， respectively， the LOXL2 levels were （6.79±1.15） and （5.21±0.93） ng/ml， respectively， and the PSA levels were 16.05 （12.23， 22.89） and 6.04 （2.62， 12.04） ng/ml， respectively， with statistically significant differences （t=8.96，P<0.001； t=8.73， P<0.001； Z=7.02， P<0.001）. ROC curve analysis showed that， the area under the curve （AUC） of MRI， serum LRG1， LOXL2 and PSA levels in the diagnosis of prostate cancer were 0.826， 0.844， 0.829， and 0.845， respectively. The AUC of the combined diagnosis of prostate cancer by MRI， serum levels of LRG1 and LOXL2 was 0.929， and the combined diagnostic efficacy was better than that of MRI （Z=4.51， P<0.001）， serum LRG1 （Z=3.65， P<0.001）， LOXL2 （Z=3.91， P<0.001）， and PSA （Z=2.30， P=0.022） alone. Conclusions MRI combined with the levels of serum LRG1 and LOXL2 has a relatively high diagnostic efficacy for prostate cancer.

Key words: Prostatic neoplasms, MRI, Diagnosis, Leucine-rich α2 glycoprotein 1, Lysyl oxidase like-2 protein

Ye Rui, Chen Zhen, Hao Ningning, Li Rongrong. Diagnostic value of MRI combined with serum LRG1 and LOXL2 for prostate cancer[J]. Journal of International Oncology, 2025, 52(11): 695-699.

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序列	重复时间（ms）	回波时间（ms）	层厚（mm）	层间距（mm）	扫描野（cm×cm）
T1WI	700	7	4	1	20×20
T2WI	4 100	80	4	1	25×25
DWI	6 000	80	4	1	20×20
DCE	5	1.7	3.5	0.35	26×26

项目	对照组（n=59）	前列腺癌组（n=84）	t/χ²值	P值
年龄（岁）	65.85±4.26	66.37±4.29	0.72	0.475
BMI（kg/m²）	23.19±2.10	23.56±2.05	1.05	0.295
糖尿病	12（20.34）	28（33.33）	2.91	0.088
高血压	15（25.42）	34（40.48）	3.49	0.062
高脂血症	3（5.08）	10（11.90）	1.95	0.163
慢性肾脏病	5（8.47）	15（17.86）	2.54	0.111
前列腺癌家族史	3（5.08）	11（13.10）	2.52	0.113
K^trans（/min）	0.09±0.03	0.13±0.04	6.50	<0.001
K_ep（/min）	0.48±0.11	0.53±0.12	2.54	0.012
ADC（×10^-3 mm²/s）	1.16±0.15	0.92±0.13	10.20	<0.001

指标	截断值（ng/ml）	AUC	95%CI	敏感性	特异性	约登指数
MRI		0.826	0.753~0.899	0.821	0.831	0.652
LRG1	103.20	0.844	0.782~0.907	0.762	0.780	0.542
LOXL2	5.78	0.829	0.762~0.895	0.810	0.678	0.487
PSA	7.65	0.845	0.815~0.934	0.857	0.695	0.552
MRI+PSA		0.916	0.868~0.965	0.893	0.814	0.706
MRI+LRG1+LOXL2		0.929	0.888~0.971	0.917	0.831	0.747