Updated CRD research

23 June 2011

CRD logoRecent updates from the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination cover the following topics.

Epidemiology

A systematic review and meta-analysis of bone metabolism in prostate adenocarcinoma

Screening

Screening for prostate cancer: an updated Cochrane systematic review

Benefits and harms of prostate-specific cancer screening: an evidence update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Diagnosis

A systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of prostate specific antigen

Systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness of magnetic resonance spectroscopy and enhanced magnetic resonance imaging techniques in aiding the localisation of prostate abnormalities for biopsy

Treatment

Localised prostate cancer

Comparative evaluation of radiation treatments for clinically localized prostate cancer: an update

Locally advanced prostate cancer

Impact of hormonal treatment duration in combination with radiotherapy for locally advanced prostate cancer: meta-analysis of randomized trials

Radiotherapy

Inert liquid-to-solid gels for prostate-rectum separation during prostate radiation therapy

Brachytherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer

Erectile dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction in patients with prostate cancer who have undergone surgery: systematic review of literature

Economic evaluations

A comparison of preplan transrectal ultrasound with preplan-CT in assessing volume and number of seeds needed for real-time ultrasound-based intra-operative planning in prostate 125I seed implantation

Cost effectiveness of risk-prediction tools in selecting patients for immediate post-prostatectomy treatment

Cost utility of prostate cancer chemoprevention with dutasteride in men with an elevated prostate specific antigen

Cost-effectiveness analysis of LHRH agonists in the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer in Italy

Benign prostate disease

Meta-analysis of functional outcomes and complications following transurethral procedures for lower urinary tract symptoms resulting from benign prostatic enlargement

Ongoing reviews or technology assessments

Systematic review and economic modelling of the relative clinical benefit and cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic surgery and robotic surgery for removal of the prostate in men with localised prostate cancer

Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HOLEP) combined with tissue morcellation

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