Table 1.
Sample sizes and Gleason scores for each subcohort. Gleason grades are based on rereviewed values, where available, and abstracted from medical records for the remaining cases.
| 6 | 3+4 | 4+3 | 8+ | NA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumor tissue | 53 | 15 | 16 | 33 | 7 |
| Normal tissuea | 43 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 5 |
| Serum samples (original) | 21 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 0 |
| Serum samples (upgrading) | 53 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Gleason score is given for the block from which the adjacent normal tissue was sampled.