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Study details and Participant details Intervention details Results Conclusion and<br />

design comments<br />

I(1): 9 responses [7 partial responses (PRs), 2 complete<br />

responses (CRs)]<br />

I(2): 3 responses (2 PRs, 1 CR)<br />

C: 1 response (1 CR)<br />

p = 0.01<br />

[Bonferroni, p = 0.016 between I(1) and C]<br />

No. <strong>of</strong> cycles: Not stated<br />

Length per cycle:<br />

3 weeks<br />

Analgesic use at entry:<br />

I(1) I(2) C<br />

n (%) n (%) n (%)<br />

Outcome 4: PSA decline [n = 123, 1 patient in I(2), 3 in C<br />

not evaluated due to baseline PSA < 4 ng/ml]<br />

(Primary outcome <strong>of</strong> trial)<br />

Treatment 24 21 25<br />

(56) (50) (60)<br />

No <strong>treatment</strong> 16 14 16<br />

(37) (33) (38)<br />

Unknown 3 7 1<br />

(7) (17) (2)<br />

PSA decrease (≥ 50%) was documented in acc<strong>or</strong>dance <strong>with</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> guidelines <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> PSA W<strong>or</strong>king Group:<br />

count (CBC) and<br />

3-weekly PSA levels<br />

were measured<br />

during <strong>treatment</strong>s.<br />

Pain control and<br />

analgesic<br />

consumption were<br />

self-rep<strong>or</strong>ted using<br />

pain diaries and<br />

medication rec<strong>or</strong>ds<br />

were checked<br />

I(1) I(2) C<br />

29 (67%) 26 (63%) 7 (18%)<br />

22 (51%) 16 (39%) 3 (8%)<br />

10 (23%) 7 (17%) 1 (2%)<br />

Serum PSA (ng/ml), median (IQ<br />

range):<br />

I(1): 71 (1.9–2818)<br />

I(2): 69.5 (0.01–2416)<br />

C: 77.7 (0.41–1840)<br />

≥ 50% a<br />

≥ 75% a<br />

N<strong>or</strong>malisation b<br />

(

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