Comorbidity and mortality results from a randomized prostate cancer screening trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Estimates of prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) were similar for men randomly assigned to intervention compared with usual care on the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian PC screening study. However, results analyzed by comorbidity strata remain unknown.

Patients and methods

Between 1993 and 2001, of 76,693 men who were randomly assigned to usual care or intervention at 10 US centers, 73,378 (96%) completed a questionnaire that inquired about comorbidity and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing before random assignment. Fine and Gray's multivariable analysis was performed to assess whether the randomized screening arm was associated with the risk of PCSM in men with no or minimal versus at least one significant comorbidity, adjusting for age and prerando

SUBMITTER: Crawford ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3058283 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature