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Table 7. Eligibility criteria for enrollment in protocols with palliative intent in chronological order of starting enrollment year

Center, Country Term used Age (yr) PSA Gleason # biopsy Imaging Stage Behavioral indication
[Pubmed ID] (ng/mL) score cores /% (other than patients’
Enrollment years cores choice or preference)
Howard University EM /WW – – – – – Stage A and B –
College of
Medicine, US 138
[1600492]

1967-1989
Orebro Medical Deferred Any (all patients >75 – – – – T0-T2 –
Center, Sweden 139 treatment were not given any
[7933233] initial treatment from
1978-79)
1977-1984
Northern WW – – – – Normal 71% T1-2 and –
Stockholm region, bone scan 29% with T3
Sweden 140
[17467883]

1978-1982
Freeman Hospital, Deferred – – – – – – Patients without
UK 141 treatment symptoms after initial
[3191340] outflow tract surgery or
biopsy
1978-1985
Western General Deferred – – – – – incidental –
Hospital, UK 142 treatment (T0/stage A) or
[8343901] localized *T1/stage
B1/B2)
1978-1990

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