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. 2015 May 1;15(10):1–64.

Table 11:

Systematic Reviews of Prostate Cancer Screening Trials

Author, Year Reviewer Country Affiliation of Lead Author Review Sponsor/Funder Type of Report Search Period Outcomes of Interest
Chou et al, 2011 (80) Lin et al, 2011 (85) United States Oregon Health and Science University AHRQ for USPSTF SR; Update to 2002 and 2008 AHRQ reviews for USPSTF 2002 to July 2011 PC mortality, all-cause mortality, harms of PSA screening, benefits of treating early stage or screen-detected cancers
Djulbegovic et al, 2010 (81) United States Urology and Prostate Disease Center, University of Florida None declared SR-MA January 2005 to July 2010 PC mortality, all-cause mortality, PC diagnosis, screening and stage at diagnosis, FP and FN results, harms of screening, QOL, cost-effectiveness
Ilic et al, 2013 (82;86) Australia Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Melbourne Cochrane Collaboration Update to 2006 and 2010 Cochrane reviews Up to June 2012 Primary: PC mortality, all-cause mortality. Secondary: incident PC by stage and grade at diagnosis, metastatic disease at follow-up, QoL, harms of screening
Lee et al, 2013 (83) Korea Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Soonchunhyang University National R&D Program for Cancer Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare SR of SRs, RCT Since January 2009 PC mortality, all-cause mortality, PC diagnosis, stage at diagnosis
Lumen et al, 2011 (84) Belgium Department of Urology, Ghent University Hospital None declared SR Up to April 2011 PC mortality, all-cause mortality, PC diagnosis, PC incidence, stage and grade

Abbreviations: AHRQ, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; FN, false negative; FP, false positive; MA, meta-analysis; PC, prostate cancer; QoL; quality of life; RCT, randomized control trial; SR, systematic review; USPSTF, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.