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Free PSA - Post RT

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I know that pre-diagnosis Free PSA may be used as one predictor of PCa, and can influence whether one should pursue MRI / biopsy. My question is in the Post RT context when one still has a prostate and some minimal PSA is expected, does Free PSA have any inferential value?

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None that anyone knows of.

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