Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 100%High 0 · 0%

Time to death from prostate cancerMedian · clinically localized prostate cancer

Radical prostatectomy probably leads to lower time to death from prostate cancerMedian compared with watchful waiting (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Radical prostatectomy versus deferred treatment for localised prostate cancer 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 0.57 [0.44, 0.73]
2 studies · 1426 participants
Moderate

Time to death from prostate cancerMedian · clinically localized prostate cancer

Radical prostatectomy showed no clear difference in time to death from prostate cancerMedian compared with active monitoring (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Radical prostatectomy versus deferred treatment for localised prostate cancer 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 0.63 [0.21, 1.89]
1 study · 1098 participants
Moderate