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==== Stockholm-3 (STHLM-3) ==== *Multiplex test combining **Clinical variables (age, first-degree family history of prostate cancer, and previous biopsy) **Blood biomarkers (total PSA, free PSA, ratio of free to total PSA, hK2, MIC-1, and MSMB) **Polygenic risk score (PRS) *Has been evaluated as a first-line screening test for predicting the risk of GG2+ prostate cancers.[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26563502/] **STHLM-3 found to have a higher predictive accuracy compared to PSA alone (area under the curve [AUC] 0.74 versus 0.56) and reduced unnecessary biopsies by 32% ** Further validation in diverse populations to confirm these findings will be necessary to move forward into practice.
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