4Kscore™ Prostate Cancer Test
4Kscore™ is a next-generation prostate cancer test
- Based on the following panel of kallikrein markers:
- Total PSA
- Free PSA
- Intact PSA
- Human Kallikrein 2 (HK2)
- Enabling IP exclusively licensed from Arctic Partners (Finland)
- In May 2012, OPKO licensed to International Health Technology, Ltd. (Cambridge, England), the right to offer 4Kscore™’s panel of novel kallikrein biomarkers in laboratory settings in the U.K., Ireland, Sweden, and Denmark.
- In October 2012, IHT launched 4Kscore™ in Europe, where the panel was recently featured in U.K. media.
- OPKO is developing a point-of-care version of the 4Kscore™ biomarker panel.
Predicts indolent versus aggressive prostate cancer
- A panel combining our PSA test and our novel kallikrein markers could create a diagnostic test able to accurately predict prostate cancer-positive biopsies
Could lead to a 50% decrease in unnecessary prostate biopsies
- 750,000 unnecessary prostate biopsies are performed annually in the US
Kallikrein markers have been tested in over 10,000 patients:
- Kallikrein panel predicts biopsy results in previously unscreened men with elevated PSA
“A Panel of Kallikrein Markers Can Reduce Unnecessary Biopsy for Prostate Cancer: Data from the European Randomized Study of Prostate Cancer Screening in Göteborg, Sweden” - Prior participation in PSA screening dramatically impacts biopsy predictions
“Impact of Recent Screening on Predicting the Outcome of Prostate Cancer Biopsy in Men with Elevated PSA: Data from the European Randomized Study of Prostate Cancer Screening in Gothenburg, Sweden” - Rotterdam replication of Gothenburg study
“Reducing Unnecessary Biopsy During Prostate Cancer Screening Using a Four-Kallikrein Panel: An Independent Replication” - Replication of Rotterdam study
“A Four-Kallikrein Panel Predicts Prostate Cancer in Men with Recent Screening: Data from the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer, Rotterdam” - External validation of Rotterdam study
“A Four-Kallikrein Panel for the Prediction of Repeat Prostate Biopsy: Data from the European Randomized Study of Prostate Cancer Screening in Rotterdam, Netherlands” - Biopsy outcomes predicted based on clinical work-up in addition to elevated PSA
“A Panel of Kallikrein Markers Can Predict Outcome of Prostate Biopsy Following Clinical Work-Up: An Independent Validation Study from the European Randomized Study of Prostate Cancer Screening, France” - Men predicted “low risk” by kallikrein panel unlikely to develop incurable prostate cancer
“A Panel of Kallikrein Marker Predicts Prostate Cancer in a Large, Population-Based Cohort Followed for 15 Years Without Screening”
