Prostate specific antigen / edited by Michael K. Brawer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brawer, Michael K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prostate--Cancer.

Prostate.

Prostate-Specific Antigen--diagnostic use.

Prostatic Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Medical Subjects:

Prostate-Specific Antigen--diagnostic use.

Prostatic Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Physical Description:

xi, 327 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

PSA

Place of Publication:

New York : Marcel Dekker, [2001]

Contents:

1. The History of Prostate Specific Antigen / David Crawford, Steve Waxman 1

2. Biochemistry and Basic Science / Ulf-Hakan Stenman 9

3. Variability of Immunoassays for PSA / Axel Semjonow, Gabriela De Angelis, Hans-Peter Schmid 31

4. PSA Density: Does It Still Have Utility? / David Knowles, Emilia Bagiella, Mitchell C. Benson 51

5. PSA Velocity / Faiyaaz M. Jhaveri 63

6. Age Specific PSA / Ophelia Blake, Kevin McGeeney, John M. Fitzpatrick 69

7. Free and Total PSA / Paul E. Li, Paul H. Lange 91

8. Alpha-1-Antichymotrypsin Complexed Prostate Specific Antigen / Michael K. Brawer 119

9. PSA and Early Detection / David K. Ornstein, Alfredo Velasco, Gerald L. Andriole 137

10. PSA and Repeat Biopsy / Bob Djavan 159

11. PSA and Staging / Jonathan D. Eaton, Grenville M. Oades, Roger S. Kirby 175

12. PSA and Radical Prostatectomy / Mark R. Feneley, Alan W. Partin 189

13. PSA and Radiation Therapy / Juanita Crook 207

14. PSA and Hormonal Therapy / S. Larry Goldenberg, Shane E. La Bianca, Martin E. Gleave 229

15. PSA and Chemotherapy / Andrea Veatch, Celestia Higano 261

16. Human Glandular Kallikrein 2 Protein / George G. Klee, Charles Young, Donald Tindall 283

17. Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen / Eric H. Holmes 297.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0824705556

OCLC:

46829403