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Appendix Table C4.1. Descriptive characteristics of the randomized controlled trials and comparative cohort studies considered
relevant to KQ4 (continued)
Author, Year Study name Comparison Study Sample Inclusion criteria Population description: Quality
[Pubmed ID] /Database duration size (total) Age Comments
PSA (ng/mL)
Study design Tumor grade
Stage
Hadley 207 SEER- RP 1995-2003 14302 used patients with newly diagnosed Age: 60-69 yr, 50.4%; 70-74 yr, B
2010 Medicare vs. in survival prostate cancer, aged <75 yr, 49.6%
20944078 conservative Survival models [a T1/2 tumor stage, receiving RP
management observed sample of or conservative management PSA: NR
Retrospective for up to 17815 within 6 months of diagnosis.
cohort 12 years; patients was Patients were excluded if they Tumor grade: Well-dif., 7.9%;
median used for PS had “unusual histology,” cancer moderately dif., 70.4%; poorly
survival and IV diagnosis was based on death dif., 18.8%; unknown, 11.4%
time from analyses; certificate or autopsy, were not
date of then, from a SEER registry, had Stage: T1, 63.6%; T2, 36.4%
diagnosis exclusion of missing data on the month of
to Dec 31, patients diagnosis or date of death, were
2007 from aged ≤65 yr and had no data
(censoring geographic on the previous year; had
date) was areas with incomplete Medicare Part A and
78 mo fewer than Part B data because of
(IQR=48 50 patients managed care enrollment; had
mo) during the part A enrollment for only 1 year
observation before or after diagnosis; had
period and distant stage disease or not
use of a clinical T1/2 disease; or had
lagged received treatment with
value in the chemotherapy, radiation
IV analysis therapy, or hormone therapy,
resulted in but without surgery.
the
exclusion of
an
additional
3513
patients]

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