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    Attention COACH STUDY participants:

    The principal investigators of the study request that you use the official version of the modified score here.

    UCSF-CAPRA Score for Prostate Cancer Risk

    Predicts outcomes of patients post-treatment for prostate cancer.
    Pearls/Pitfalls

    A prognostic score for prostate cancer, incorporating both the PSA and Gleason Score, designed to be both simple but with an accuracy comparable with the best nomograms.

    < 50 years
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    ≥ 50 years
    +1
    <6
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    ≥6 - 10
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    ≥10 - 20
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    ≥20 - 30
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    >30
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    No 4 or 5 pattern present
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    4 or 5 pattern in secondary
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    4 or 5 pattern in primary
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    T1 or T2
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    T3a
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    <34%
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    ≥34%
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    Dr. Matthew R. Cooperberg

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    Matthew R. Cooperberg, MD, MPH, is an associate professor of urology and epidemiology/biostatistics at UCSF. He practices on the urologic oncology team of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Mount Zion Medical Center and also operates at San Francisco General Hospital. Dr. Cooperberg researches primarily prostate cancer with a focus on effectiveness of emerging biomarkers on diagnosis and risk assessment, and relative benefits of treatment strategies on cost effectiveness and quality of life.

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