Han and Partin reported a nomogram for evaluating a male with clinically localized prostate cancer. This can help to identify a patient who may be recurrence free following radical prostatectomy. The authors are from the Johns Hopkins University.
Patient selection: male with clinically localized prostate cancer
Parameters:
(1) serum PSA in ng/mL
(2) clinical stage from T1a to T3a
(3) Gleason score predominant/primary
(4) Gleason score secondary
PSA |
Points |
.1 to 1 |
(25.889 * (PSA)) - 2.5889 |
1 to 6 |
(0.1975 * ((PSA)^3)) - (2.713 * ((PSA)^2)) + (13.67 * (PSA)) + 12.222 |
(-0.002615 * ((PSA)^3)) - (0.0974 * ((PSA)^2)) + (6.4696 * (PSA)) + 3.7045 |
|
18 to 110 |
(0.000042 * ((PSA)^3)) - (0.011 * ((PSA)^2)) + (PSA) + 58 |
Clinical Stage |
Points |
T1a or T1b |
22.4 |
T1c |
0 |
T2a |
9.1 |
T2b |
30 |
T2c |
23 |
T3a |
47.6 |
Primary Gleason |
Secondary Gleason |
Points |
<= 2 |
<= 2 |
0 |
<= 2 |
3 |
23 |
3 |
<= 2 |
26.1 |
3 |
3 |
25.8 |
<= 3 |
>= 4 |
46.4 |
>= 4 |
NA |
48.8 |
total score =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 259
• The higher the score the lower the chances of being recurrence free at 60 months (5 years) after radical prostatectomy.
Score |
Recurrence Free at 60 Months |
< 37.6 |
> 95% |
37.6 to 130 |
(-0.0000543 * ((score)^2)) + (0.004312* (score)) + 0.8676 |
130 to 178 |
(0.00006156 * ((score)^2)) - (0.028562* (score)) + 3.1804 |
> 178 |
< 5% |
Specialty: Hematology Oncology