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4kscore

Meaning

The 4Kscore is a sophisticated, quantitative blood test panel designed to calculate a patient’s personalized risk of harboring aggressive, high-grade prostate cancer. It integrates the laboratory measurement of four specific kallikrein proteins in the serum with relevant clinical variables. This clinical tool provides a probability score, which is a valuable metric for men with an elevated Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) level. Utilizing this advanced risk stratification helps clinicians make more informed decisions regarding the necessity of a prostate biopsy.