Research progress of prostate specific antigen isoform 2 in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the second malignant tumor in the world with the highest incidence rate of men.In China,although its incidence rate is lower than that of European and American countries,its case fatality rate is sig-nificantly higher.Prostate specific antigen isoform 2(p2PSA)is a precursor form of prostate specific antigen(PSA)and one of the newly discovered biomarkers for prostate cancer in recent years.It is widely used in the diagnosis,pre-diction,and efficacy evaluation of prostate cancer.This article will review the research progress of p2PSA in the diag-nosis and treatment of prostate cancer in recent years.
Prostate specific antigen isoform 2Prostate cancerDiagnosis and treatment