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. 2015 May 1;15(10):1–64.

Table 8:

Primary Treatments of Prostate Cancers Between Trials and Study Arms

  American PLCO RCT (Age 55–74 Years) European ERSPC RCT (Core Age 55–69 Years)
  Screen Group, % (n = 4,250) Control Group, % (n = 3,815) Screen Group, % (n = 6,963) Control Group, % (n = 5,396)
Prostatectomy 40 36.6 33.7 23.9
Radiotherapy 21.2 20.8 19.6 14.5
Radiation and hormone therapy 18.4 21.3 8.7 19.2
Hormone therapy 7.1 8.6 8.8 19.6
Active surveillance NR NR 23 16
No known curative 11.5 10.6 NR NR

Abbreviations: ERSPC, European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer; NR, not reported; PLCO, Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial; RCT, randomized controlled trial.

Sources: For PLCO, Schroder et al, 2012 (55); for ERSPC, Andriole et al, 2012. (48)