Management of Prostate Cancer in Central China
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Some recent reports indicate that incidence of prostate cancer is increasing rapidly in China. However, no large-scale survey of prostate cancer has been done in central China, few data are available regarding its management. The investigators aimed to analyze the management of prostate cancer and compare the outcome of patients with such a survey.
The investigators collected data of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer from the 2003 and 2008 in central China. Data were disaggregated by rural and urban hukou. The survival rate of patients was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier method. Prognostic factors were analyzed using the log-rank test and Cox proportional hazards model.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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all patients We selected 9 cities (Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Anyang, Xinyang, Zhoukou, Shangqiu, Nanyang, Zhumadian) by probability proportional to size sampling from geographical regions in central China. All cases with complete follow-up data of histological-proven prostate cancer treated in 2003 and 2008 at 14 department of urology in the 9 cities were retrospectively collected. Only patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer were included in the study. Those with a history of prostate cancer who were treated for another disease were excluded from study. |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- overall survival [3 years]
overall survival that was defined as the interval from the date of diagnosis to the Medicare date of death
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer were included in the study. Exclusion
Criteria:
- Those with a history of prostate cancer who were treated for another disease were excluded from study.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | the first affiliated hospital of Zhengzhou University | Zhengzhou | Henan | China | 450052 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Zhengzhou University
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
- the cancer hospital of Zhengzhou University
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
- People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University
- Xinyang Central Hospital
- Zhoukou Central Hospital
- Center hospital of Nanyang
- Center hospital of Shangqiu
- Center hospital of Zhumadian
- Anyang Regional Hospital
- Luoyang Central Hospital
- First People's Hospital of Kaifeng
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Liu Bingqian, Ph.D MD, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
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Publications
None provided.- ZZU2012