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. 1999 Apr 26;1999(2):CD001526. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001526

Namer 1990.

Methods Multicenter 
 Randomization: Balanced by treating institution 
 Double‐blinded: yes 
 Withdrawals documented: partial 
 Intention‐to‐treat analysis (ITT): none
Participants Geographic setting: France 
 Number enrolled: 151 
 Number randomized, control: 60 
 Number analyzed, control: 53 
 Number randomized, treatment: 65 
 Number analyzed, treatment: 45 
 Median/mean age control group: 72 
 Median/mean age treatment group: 72
Interventions Control: bilateral orchiectomy plus placebo 
 Treatment: bilateral orchiectomy plus nilutamide 300 mg 
 Median time to follow‐up: 23.4 months 
 Lost to follow‐up: NA 
 # not completed: Control 4; Treatment 8
Outcomes Overall survival 
 Cancer‐specific survival 
 Progression‐related outcomes 
 Time to treatment failure 
 Adverse events
Notes Percentage M1 disease, control: 100% 
 Percentage M1 disease, treatment: 97% 
 Percentage poorly differentiated tumor, control: 34% 
 Percentage poorly differentiated tumor, treatment: 53%
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear