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

design comments<br />

There were eight <strong>treatment</strong>-related deaths in <strong>the</strong> docetaxel<br />

group and 4 in <strong>the</strong> mitoxantrone group<br />

Outcome 6: Pain<br />

No significant difference (data not shown)<br />

bef<strong>or</strong>e/after this date not<br />

rep<strong>or</strong>ted. Enrolment from<br />

October 1999 to January<br />

2003<br />

aspirin), had active thrombophlebitis<br />

<strong>or</strong> hyper-coagulability, had a hist<strong>or</strong>y<br />

<strong>of</strong> pulmonary embolus <strong>or</strong> pleural<br />

effusions <strong>or</strong> ascites<br />

Outcome 7: HRQoL<br />

Not rep<strong>or</strong>ted<br />

patients continued<br />

taking luteinising<br />

h<strong>or</strong>mone-releasing<br />

h<strong>or</strong>mone agonists<br />

throughout study<br />

<strong>treatment</strong><br />

Withdrawals:<br />

I: 48 (not eligible)<br />

54/338 (16%) due to adverse events<br />

C: 48 (not eligible)<br />

32/336 (10%) due to adverse events<br />

Discontinuations:<br />

Six patients who discontinued <strong>treatment</strong> <strong>with</strong>in 1 week after<br />

starting I (2) <strong>or</strong> C (4) were not included in <strong>the</strong> evaluation <strong>of</strong><br />

adverse events<br />

There were 11 maj<strong>or</strong><br />

protocol deviations. Six in I<br />

and 4 in C did not receive<br />

<strong>the</strong> assigned <strong>treatment</strong> and<br />

were not included in <strong>the</strong><br />

evaluation <strong>of</strong> adverse<br />

events. One man received<br />

intermittent radio<strong>the</strong>rapy<br />

while on C; he was<br />

included in <strong>the</strong> evaluation<br />

<strong>of</strong> adverse events<br />

Blinding:<br />

Outcome<br />

assess<strong>or</strong>: Not<br />

stated<br />

Carer: Not<br />

stated<br />

Patient: Not<br />

stated<br />

Success<br />

assessed: No<br />

80% Follow-up:<br />

Yes<br />

© Queen’s Printer and Controller <strong>of</strong> HMSO 2007. All rights reserved.<br />

Health Technology Assessment 2007; Vol. 11: No. 2<br />

137

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