Table 1. Pathological descriptors and patient demographics of prostate cancer patient cohort.
The cohort used in this study consisted of 166 cancers from men who had localized peripheral zone cancer. Their pathological descriptors and demographics are listed here.
| Total number of patients | 166 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| % Recurrencea | 56 | ||
| Median | Range | Average | |
| Age Distribution (years) | 66 | 35 – 76 | 64 |
| Time to Recurrence (days) | 256 | 0 – 3048 | 1797 |
| PSA values | |||
| pre-surgical (ng/ml) | 16.4 | 2 – 266 | 22.4 |
| at time of recurrencea (ng/ml) | 0.2 | 0.07 – 12 | 0.72 |
| last PSAb (ng/ml) | 0.1 | 0 – 1366 | 33.24 |
| Vol. of Largest Cancer (cc) | 4.37 | 0.4 – 45 | 6.12 |
| Total Cancer Volume (cc) | 4.8 | 0.4 – 45 | 6.58 |
| Gleason Grade | |||
| % Grade 3 | 60 | 0 – 98 | 55.7 |
| % Grade 4 | 30 | 2 – 100 | 36.1 |
| % Grade 5 | 0 | 0 – 90 | 3.9 |
| % Intraductal | 0 | 0 – 60 | 4.3 |
| % high grade (4/5) tumor | 35 | 2 – 100 | 40 |
| Prostate weight (g) | 46 | 20 – 366 | 51.5 |
a
recurrence as determined by PSA >0.05 ng/mL after prostatectomy
b
last PSA: either at time of death or at the last 5 year follow-up visit