Prostatecancergene3(PCA3,alsoknownasDD3)isanewbiomarkerthatcouldimprovetheaccuracyofprostatecancerdiagnosis.Itisagreatbiomarkerwithfairlyhighspecificityandsensitivity.Theincidenceofprostatecancerisrisingsteadilyinmostcountries.Thecommonlyusedprostate-specificantigen(PSA)testoncegavepeoplehopeforearlydiagnosisofprostatecancer.However,thelowspecificityofthePSAtesthasresultedinalargenumberofunnecessarybiopsiesandovertreatment.Duringthepastdecade,manynewprostatecancerbiomarkershavebeenfound.Amongthese,PCA3isthemostpromising.Duetoitsgreatperformanceindistinguishingprostatecancerfromotherprostateconditions,PCA3couldlikelybeappliedforearlydiagnosisofprostatecancer,patientfollow-up,prognosisprediction,andtargetedtherapy.Afteryearsofresearch,wehaveobtainedsomeknowledgeaboutthesequenceofPCA3gene.WehavealsodeterminedtherelationshipbetweenPCA3andtheproliferationofprostatecancercellsandlearnedsomeinformationabouthowPCA3affectstumor-relatedgenesandproteins.APCA3scorehasbeencreated,andithasbeenusedinavarietyofstudies.SomeresearchershaveevenappliedPCA3totargetedtherapyandobtainedagoodeffectinvitro.Thisreviewdescribesthecurrentstateofresearch,andexploresthefutureprospectsforPCA3.更多还原
