Uropredict nomogram from~Bostwick labs~may be better than Partin tables they claim

Caveat this is not 100% for anyone, so if you plug in your numbers remember these nomograms are an averages statistical thing. Use it as maybe a guide to confirm otherwise, maybe in conjunction with your doc, assuming they have input data to make staging or assessment variables up for your case. He uses: age, psa, gleason score (overall one you were assigned), T1 or T2, focal or multi-focal cancers.

The parameters of T1 or T2 you can learn about staging before you choose one of those for this particular nomograms. Also, the choice of 'focal or multi-focal' means findings to choose from one cancerous spot or biopsy/multiple areas, positive biopsies.

www.bostwicklaboratories.com/uropredict/uropredict.aspx 

Also checkout bostwick labs website as for pathology, ploidity, PCA3 urine PCa testing and more on PCa....great site.  

 

I had a typo and it is corrected, I had to verify it.
Thanks

It works well now (the link), didn't like what it said, but like all data, will take it into consideration. In my case, surgery is past tense, so it is what it is, and all I can do is be on guard for the future.

David

thats a real deal for $15

David- absolutely the $15 psa test and mailed to you results (to anyone whom walks in-non residents, non-patients etc.) get results within about 4-5 days, and also compare this to the psa tests my doc sends out when I have his appointments, too. Did two psa tests on the same day and only 1-2 hours apart (different labs as mentioned herein) one was .61 and the other .50, just for kicks it is interesting. This was 1-2 months ago now, got lower psa's since then too. (.36 recently)

Tony- that is a good nomogram, if only we could easily interpret those abstracts you can read within their data and know what it says or means to you as the patient, that would help even more. This is good for pre-treatment as you submitted.

Total agreement with you John and suggest other patients that can get such scans consider maybe doing so, so to find righteous assessment levels, huge variable and difference if known and making a decision on surgery or other treatments, too. Dr. Strum even mentions that the normal ct and bone scans being done on typical to even some mid-range PCa patients presentations of disease, is actually monetary wastefulness in resources (insurance etc.) in the treatment of PCa, even my scans were clear with real risky stats.
The sometimes-lower cost and better scans appear to be: Combidex (outside USA), color doppler ultrasound, and probably endorectal coil-MRI.

Anyway all possible knowable factors are a plus as to making the best treatment plan, tailored to a particular patients disease.