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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of eligible randomised patients

From: The AVOCAT study: Bicalutamide monotherapy versus combined bicalutamide plus dutasteride therapy for patients with locally advanced or metastatic carcinoma of the prostate—a long-term follow-up comparison and quality of life analysis

 

Bicalutamide

(n = 79)

Median (range)/n (%)

Bicalutamide + dutasteride

(n = 71)

Median (range)/n (%)

P

Age, years

71 (54.2–86.1)

73 (54.9–90.7)

0.307

Baseline PSA (ng/mL)

43.4 (11.6–15,000)

46.3 (11.3–660)

0.397

Clinical stage

0.561*

T1

2 (2.5)

5 (7.0)

T2

12 (15.2)

7 (9.9)

T3

49 (62.0)

47 (66.2)

T4

8 (10.1)

7 (9.9)

Tx

8 (10.1)

5 (7.0)

Metastatic stage

0.746*

M0

45 (57.0)

39 (54.9)

M1

24 (30.4)

26 (36.6)

Mx

10 (12.6)

6 (8.5)

Gleason score

0.767*

≤6

16 (20.3)

12 (16.9)

7

25 (31.6)

28 (39.4)

8

13 (16.5)

12 (16.9)

9

10 (12.7)

7 (9.9)

10

2 (2.5)

0 (0)

Missing

13 (16.5)

12 (16.9)

Primary treatment

0.010*

Radical prostatectomy

6 (7.6)

3 (4.2)

Radiotherapy treatment

12 (15.2)

27 (38.0)

None

49 (62.0)

36 (50.7)

Missing

12 (15.2)

5 (7.0)

  1. * Pearson Chi square test; Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney test