Trial | Treatment arms | Overall survival | Progression-free survival or TTP | ||||
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 |  | N | Median (mo) | Statistical comparison | N | Median (mo) | Statistical comparison |
Tannock, 2004 [64] | docetaxel q 3 wks prednisone | 335 | 18.9 | HR = 0.76 (95% CI, 0.62–0.94), p = 0.009 | NR | ||
 | docetaxel q wk prednisone | 334 | 17.4 | HR = 0.91 (95% CI, 0.75–1.11) p = 0.36 |  |  |  |
 | Mitoxantrone prednisone | 337 | 16.5 | NA |  |  |  |
Petrylak, 2004 [63] | Docectaxel EMP | 338 | 17.5 | HR = 0.80 (95% CI, 0.67–0.97) p = 0.02 | 324 | 6.3 | HR = 0.73 (95% CI, 0.63–0.86) p < 0.001 (TPP) |
 | Mitoxantrone prednisone | 336 | 15.6 |  | 324 | 3.2 |  |
Abratt, 2004 [62] | Vinorelbine hydrocortisone ± AGM | 206 | 14.7 | p = 0.95 | 206 | 3.7 | HR = 0.71 p = 0.055 (unadjusted) p = 0.005 (adjusted)* |
 | hydrocortisone ± AGM | 208 | 15.2 |  | 208 | 2.8 |  |
Berry, 2001 [84] | paclitaxel EMP | 166 | 15.1 | p = 0.11 | 166 | NR | p = 0.08 |
 | Paclitaxel |  | 12.9 |  |  |  |  |
Hudes, 1999 [61] | vinblastine EMP | 95 | 11.9 | p = 0.08 | 98 | 3.7 | p < 0.0004†(TTP) |
 | Vinblastine | 98 | 9.2 |  | 95 | 2.2 |  |
Iversen, 1997 [65] | EMP | 61 | 9.4 | p = 0.09 | 60 | 2.2 | Â |
 | Placebo | 68 | 6.1 |  | 67 | 5.0 |  |
Johansson, 1991 [66] | EMP | 51 | NR | p = 0.23 | 51 | NR | p = 0.28 |
 | MPA | 51 |  |  | 51 |  |  |
De Kernion, 1988 [67] | EMP | 102 | NR | p = NS | 102 | NR | p = NS |
 | Flutamide | 101 |  |  | 101 |  |  |
Murphy, 1979 [68] | EMP prednimustine | 54 | 9.3 | p = NS | NR | ||
 | prednimustine | 62 | 9.0 |  |  |  |  |