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Table 1 Study and Clinicopathological characteristics of 13 included studies

From: Prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography (PSMA-PET) for local staging of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 

Study characteristics

Clinicopathological characteristics

Origin

Design

Endpoint

No. of patients

Age (year)

PSA (ng/mL)

Gleason score

Risk group

Author, publication year

Institution

Country

Enrollment period

Prospective

Multicenter

Agrawal A, 2017

TATA Memorial Hospital

India

NR

No

No

SVI

35

NR (47-73)

NR (NR)

NR (NR)

NR

Berger I, 2018

Nepean Hospital

Australia

Feb. 2015-Jan. 2017

No

No

SVI

50

64.9a (± 5.6)

10.6a (± 8.1)

7 [4 + 3] (6-9)

bLow, intermediate, high

Dekalo S, 2019

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Israel

NR

No

No

SVI

59

65.35* (± 6.99)

12.97a (11.88)

7 [4 + 3] (7-9)

Intermediate, high

Fendler WP, 2016

Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich

Germany

Jan. 2014-April 2015

No

No

SVI, EPE

21

70.1a (± 5.9)

58.7a (± 85.2)

7 [4 + 3] (6-9)

High

Gao J, 2019

Drum Tower Hospital

China

Nov. 2017-Dec. 2018

No

No

SVI, EPE

49

69 (55-82)

15.94 (4.04-72.05)

7 [4 + 3] (7-8)

Intermediate, high

Grubmuller B, 2018

Medical University of Vienna

Austria

April 2014-July 2017

Yes

No

SVI, EPE

80

64 (59-71)

7.63 (5.5-13.4)

7 (6- > 8)

Intermediate, high

Gupta M, 2018

Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre

India

July 2014-March 2017

No

No

SVI, EPE

23

66 (38-88)

NR (≤ 10- > 20)

NR (6-10)

Intermediate, high

Muehlematter UJ, 2019

University Hospital Zurich

Switzerland

April 2016-July 2018

No

No

SVI, EPE

40

63a (± 6)

8.12 (IQR 7.56)

8 (7-9)

Intermediate, high

Thalgot M, 2018

Klinikum Rechts der Isar

Germany

Dec. 2012-Nov. 2015

No

No

SVI, EPE

73

68 (63-73)

14.0 (6-35)

8 (6-10)

High

van Leeuwen PJ, 2019

St Vincent’s Hospital, Netherlands Cancer Institute

Australia, Netherlands

Feb. 2015-Oct. 2017

No

Yes

SVI

140

NR

9.4 (NR)

8 (7-9)

Intermediate, high

von Klot CAJ, 2017

Hannover Medical School

Germany

NR

No

No

SVI, EPE

21

68 (56-77)

11.9a (NR)

7 [3 + 4] (6-10)

Intermediate, high

Yilmaz B, 2019

Istanbul Research and Training Hospital

Turkey

May 2016-April 2018

No

No

SVI, EPE

24

62.8a (± 6.4)

12.0a (± 7.4)

7 [4 + 3] (6-9)

bLow, intermediate, high

  1. CT Computed tomography, EPE Extraprostatic extension, MRI Magnetic resonance imaging, NR Not reported, PET Positron emission tomography, PSA Prostate-specific antigen, PSMA Prostate-specific membrane antigen, SVI Seminal vesical invasion
  2. aData presented in mean ± standard deviation; others are presented in median and ranges
  3. bPredominantly intermediate to high-risk patients as there were only 1 (at most) and 3 patients within the low-risk category in the studies by Berger et al. (2018) and Yilmaz et al. (2019), respectively