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. 2010 Dec 7;2:1–19.

Table 5.

Contribution of individual nomogram risk factors on give risk of failure

study Stephenson119 Kattan120 Kattan 121 Schroeck97 Walz122
Other factors not shown below Year of surgery surgeon experience Capsule invasion Race, year of surgery, prostate weight None
Points for failure threshold 172 Points for 10 yr failure >70% 240 points for 10 yr failure >70% 200 points for 7 year failure >60% 150 points # for 5 yr failure >50% 115 points for 2 yr failure >30%
Risk factor points/% of points of failure threshold
LN+ 11(6%) 35 (15%) 28 (14%) ---- 33(29%)
ECE+ 22(13%) 35(15%) 54(27%)* 10 (7%) 27(23%)
SV+ 23(13%) 31(13%) 26(13%) 28(19%) 49(43%)
Mar + 10(6%) 35(15%) 34(17%) 35(23%) 23(20%)
Gl 4-6 0(0%) 0(0%) ≤ 6(<3%) 0(0%) 0(0%)
Gl 7 -- 44(18%) 30(15%) -- 54(47%)
3+4 14(8%) -- -- 16(11%) --
4+3 33(19%) -- -- 40(27%) --
Gl 8-10 47(27%) 88(37%) -- 49(33%) 100(87%)
-- -- 8 46(23%) -- --
-- -- 9 59(30%) -- --
-- -- 10 72(36%) -- --
PSA 2 72(42%) 13(5%) 65(33%) 15(10%) 2(2%)
PSA 4 77(45%) 28(12%) 78(39%) 30(20%) 4(3%)
PSA 5 80(47%) 35(15%) 82(41%) 34(23%) 5(4%)
PSA 6 82(48%) 42(18%) 84(42%) 37(25%) 6(5%)
PSA 8 83(48%) 53(22%) 88(44%) 43(29%) 9(8%)
PSA 10 85(51%) 60(25%) 92(46%) 50(33%) 11(10%)
15 87(51%) 71(30%) 93(47%) 58(39%) 16(14%)
20 92(53%) 73(30%) 93(47%) 65(43%) 22(19%)
30 93(54%) 77(32%) 94(47%) 73(49%) 33(27%)
50 97(56%) 83(35%) 96(48%) 85(57%) 54(47%)

*average of focal (51 pts) and extensive EPE (57 pts)

#Used a 40 cc prostate which accounts for 35 points