TABLE 2.
Primary treatment patterns of newly diagnosed patients with prostate cancer based on disease stages.
| UICC staging | Frequency distribution, n (%) |
Total (N = 1615) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Radical prostatectomy (n = 177) |
Radiotherapy (n = 297) |
Primary ADT (n = 987) |
Active surveillance/watchful waiting (n = 154) |
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| Stage I | 16 (11.7) | 24 (17.5) | 19 (13.9) | 78 (56.9) | 137 (8.5) |
| Stage II | 79 (30.7) | 80 (31.1) | 53 (20.6) | 45 (17.5) | 257 (15.9) |
| Stage III | 58 (25.6) | 122 (53.7) | 26 (11.4) | 21 (9.3) | 227 (14.1) |
| Stage IV | 24 (2.4) | 71 (7.1) | 889 (89.4) | 10 (1.0) | 994 (61.5) |
Abbreviations: ADT, androgen deprivation therapy; UICC, Union for International Cancer Control.