Background: Diagnostic studies usually provide important information about the analytical and diagnostic performances. We investigated the clinical utility of (-2) proPSA in identifying patients with prostate cancer (PCa). Methods: We performed electronic searches in five databases as well as a list of reference literature. Studies were included if they evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of (-2)proPSA in men with PSA value ranged from 2.0 to 10 μg/L. We also analyzed data about total PSA (tPSA), %(-2)proPSa, freePSA (fPSA), its percentage (%fPSA) and the prostate health index (phi). The selection of the studies, the screening of the full texts and the data extraction, as well as the assessment of risk of bias using the QUADAS-2 tool were conducted independently by two authors. Grading the quality of the evidence was carried out according to the GRADE method. The random effects model was used for the meta-analyses. Results: We included 17 studies, including 6912 patients. The pooled sensitivity of (-2)proPSA was 90% and the summary specificity was 13%. The tPSA sensitivity and specificity were 89% and 25%, respectively. Considering (-2)proPSA, 225 men out of 1000 have been identified having PCa true positives (TP). However, 652 persons have been incorrectly identified and undergo biopsy. The