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. 2011;13(1):20–33.

Table 4.

Outcomes From the CombAT Study

Outcomes at 48 Months Mean Change
Dutasteride Tamsulosin Dutasteride+
(n = 1623) (n = 1611) Tamsulosin
(n = 1610)
Δ IPSS −5.3 −3.8 −6.3
% Patients Δ IPSS ≥ 25% 61 52 67
Δ PFR (mL/s) 2.0 0.7 2.4
Progression Events Number (%) Events
Symptoms 212 (13.1) 229 (14.2) 139 (8.6)
AUR 37 (2.3) 82 (5.1) 26 (1.6)
BPH surgery 56 (3.5) 126 (7.8) 38 (2.4)
Incontinence 60 (3.7) 65 (4.0) 49 (3.0)
UTI 5 (0.3) 5 (0.3) 3 (0.2)
Renal insufficiency 2 (0.1) 7 (0.4) 1 (< 0.1)

AUR, acute urinary retention; BPH, benign prostatic hyperplasia; CombAT, Combination of Avodart and Tamsulosin; IPSS, International Prostate Symptom Score; PFR, peak flow rate; UTI, urinary tract infection. Data from Roehrborn CG et al.15