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Probability of
Organ-Confined Disease
PSA 0.0- 4.0 ng/mL
Clinical Stage T1a T1b T1c T2a T2b T2c T3a
Gleason Score

Percent probability

2-4 90 80 89 81 72 77  
5 82 66 81 68 57 62 40
6 78 61 78 64 52 57 35
7   43 63 47 34 38 19
8-10   31 52 36 24 27  
PSA 4.1- 10.0 ng/mL
Clinical Stage T1a T1b T1c T2a T2b T2c T3a
Gleason Score
Percent probability
2-4 84 70 83 71 61 66 43
5 72 53 71 55 43 49 27
6 67 47 67 51 38 43 23
7 49 29 49 33 22 25 11
8-10 35 18 37 23 14 15 6
PSA 10.1- 20.0 ng/mL
Clinical Stage T1a T1b T1c T2a T2b T2c T3a
Gleason Score
Percent probability
2-4 76 58 75 60 48 53  
5 61 40 60 43 32 36 18
6   33 55 38 26 31 14
7 33 17 35 22 13 15 6
8-10   9 23 14 7 8 3
PSA above 20.0 ng/mL
Clinical Stage T1a T1b T1c T2a T2b T2c T3a
Gleason Score
Percent probability
2- 4   38 58 41 29    
5   23 40 26 17 19 8
6   17 35 22 13 15 6
7     18 10 5 6 2
8-10   3 10 5 3 3 1
From Chapter 6, Management of Prostate Cancer,
ed. Eric Klein, MD, Humana Press, Inc, 2000.

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Chart adapted from Alan W. Partin MD et al., Johns Hopkins University. Not intended as medical advice. Please consult your doctor(s) about prostate cancer and any other prostate and health problems.
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