Table 1 Primary characteristics of the included studies
Author | Year | Country | No. of patients | Recruitment period | Age (years) | p-PSA (ng/ml) | Follow-up (months) | Surgical approach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wettstein et al. [35] | 2017 | Switzerland | 371 | 2008–2015 | Median (range) 63 (41–78) | Median (range) 6.79 (0.43–81.4) | Median (range) 28 (1–64) | NA |
Xun et al. [6] | 2017 | China | 172 | 2003–2014 | Median (IQR) 68 (62–72) | Median (IQR) 16.1 (10.9–28.3) | Median (IQR) 46.4 (33.4–62.4) | NA |
Meyer et al. [36] | 2017 | Germany | 903 | 1992–2005 | Median (IQR) 63 (59–66) | Median (IQR) 6.4 (4.6–9.0) | Median (IQR) 133 (97–157) | NA |
Gandaglia et al. [37] | 2017 | Multi-centred | 94 | 2011–2015 | Median (IQR) 64.3 (57.1–68.9) | Median (IQR) 9.7 (5.1–17.5) | Median (IQR) 23.5 (18.7–27.3) | Robot-assisted RP |
Shangguan et al. [33] | 2016 | China | 172 | 2003–2014 | Median (range) 68 (62–72) | Median (range) 16.1 (10.9–28.3) | Median (IQR) 46.4 (33.4–62.4) | Open and laparoscopic RP |
Zhang et al. [34] | 2016 | China | 168 | 2006–2011 | Median (range) 69 (53–85) | Median (range) 13.31 (4.59–36.12) | Median (range) 68 (7–98) | Laparoscopic RP |
Simon et al. [12] | 2016 | Multi-centres | 411 | 2001–2013 | Mean ± SD 61 ± 6.1 | NA | Median 63 | NA |
Sevcenco et al. [38] | 2016 | Multi-centres | 7205 | 2000–2011 | Median (IQR) 61 (57–66) | Median (IQR) 6 (4–9) | Median (IQR) 27 (19–48) | NA |
Pagano et al. [20] | 2016 | USA | 180 | 1990–2011 | Median (range) 63.7 (58.8–67.6) | Median (range) 9.1 (6.3–17.1) | Median (range) 26.7 (8.8–66) | NA |
Moschini et al. [39] | 2016 | USA | 1011 | 1987–2012 | NA | Median 12.0 | Median 211.2 | NA |
Mortezavi et al. [40] | 2016 | Switzerland | 100 | 1999–2007 | Mean ± SD 63.5 ± 6.5 | Mean ± SD 9.6 ± 8.3 | Median (range) 126 (60–176) | Laparoscopic RP |
Mao et al. [41] | 2016 | China | 106 | 2008–2009 | Mean (range) 68.1 (48–83) | Mean (range) 25.1 (3.1–104.3) | Median (range) 69 (8–84) | Laparoscopic RP |
Whalen et al. [29] | 2015 | USA | 609 | 2005–2011 | Mean ± SD 61.2 ± 7.3 | Mean ± SD 6.8 ± 6.3 | Median (range) 20.5 (1–80) | NA |
Song et al. [42] | 2015 | Korea | 2137 | 1988–2011 | Median (IQR) 67 (63–71) | Median (IQR) 6.9 (4.7–11.2) | Mean (range) 39.4 (8–1834) | NA |
Reeves et al. [43] | 2015 | Australia | 1479 | 2005–2012 | Median 62 | NA | Median 14 | NA |
Hashimoto et al. [5] | 2015 | Japan | 837 | 2006–2013 | Median (range) 65 (39–78) | Median (range) 6.9 (3–47.4) | Median (range) 20.5 (1.3–91.3) | Robot-assisted RP |
Alvin et al. [44] | 2015 | Singapore | 725 | 2003–2013 | Median (range) 62 (37–79) | Median (range) 7.9 (0.79–72.9) | Mean (range) 28.5 (6–116) | Robot-assisted RP |
Touijer et al. [13] | 2014 | USA | 369 | 1988–2010 | Median (IQR) 62 (57–66) | Median (IQR) 8 (5–15) | Median 48 | NA |
Ritch et al. [45] | 2014 | USA | 979 | 2003–2009 | Median 62 | NA | Median 47 | Open and robot-assisted RP |
Kang et al. [21] | 2014 | Korea | 3034 | 2004–2011 | Mean ± SD 65.9 ± 6.6 | Mean ± SD 11.6 ± 12.2 | Median 47 | NA |
Fairey et al. [14] | 2014 | USA | 229 | 1987–2008 | Median (range) 65 (41–83) | NA | Median (range) 174 (2.4–253.2) | NA |
Turker et al. [46] | 2013 | Turkey | 331 | 1993–2009 | Mean ± SD 62.79 ± 6.4 | Mean ± SD 11.1 ± 10.5 | Mean ± SD 29.7 ± 33.2 | NA |
Sammon et al. [10] | 2013 | USA | 794 | 1993–2010 | Mean ± SD 63.4 ± 8.1 | Mean ± SD 5.6 ± 3.6 | Median (IQR) 26.4(12.2–54.6) | NA |
Chen et al. [30] | 2013 | China | 152 | 2004–2011 | NA | NA | Median (range) 48 (12–87) | Laparoscopic RP |
Sooriakumaran et al. [11] | 2012 | Sweden | 944 | 2002–2006 | Median (IQR) 62.2 (58.2–65.8) | Median (IQR) 6.4(4.8–9.0) | Median (IQR) 75.6(67.2–86.4) | Robot-assisted RP |
Lu et al. [31] | 2012 | China | 894 | 1993–1999 | Median (IQR) 62 (57–66) | Median (IQR) 6.0 (4.5–8.6) | Median (IQR) 9.9 (6.1–11.3) | NA |
Iremashvili et al. [47] | 2012 | USA | 1444 | 2003–2010 | Mean (range) 61.3 (56–66.3) | Mean (range) 5.7 (4.5–8.0) | Median (range) 43.2 (3–216) | Open and robot-assisted RP |
Connolly et al. [48] | 2012 | Australia | 160 | 1988–1997 | Mean ± SD 63.1 ± 6.3 | Median (IQR) 9.95 (6.0–21.4) | Median (IQR) 26.2 (5.5–37.3) | Robot-assisted RP |
Busch et al. [49] | 2012 | Germany | 1845 | 1999–2007 | Mean ± SD 62.0 ± 5.9 | Median (range) 26.3 (17.0–42.1) | Median (range) 56 (0–35) | Laparoscopic RP |
Berge et al. [50] | 2012 | Norway | 577 | 2002–2008 | Mean (range) 61.5 (42–76) | Mean (range) 8.4 (0.3–31) | Median (range) 36 (3–72) | Laparoscopic RP |
Lee et al. [51] | 2011 | Korea | 1000 | 2003–2009 | Median (range) 66 (37–82) | Median (range) 7.8 (0.1–261.8) | Mean 39.4 | NA |
Alenda et al. [23] | 2011 | France | 1248 | 1998–2008 | Mean (range) 63 (44–78) | Mean (range) 10.9 (0.9–134) | Median 23.4 | NA |
Fukuhara et al. [52] | 2010 | Japan | 364 | 2000–2009 | Median (range) 66 (52–78) | Median (range) 8.1 (1.7–77.7) | Median (range) 33 (10–109) | NA |
Cho et al. [53] | 2010 | Korea | 171 | 2005–2009 | Mean (range) 64.4 (49–80) | NA | Mean (range) 23.3 (2–51) | NA |
Alkhateeb et al. [26] | 2010 | Canada | 1268 | 1992–2008 | Mean ± SD 62.0 ± 6.6 | Median (range) 6.2 (0.1–65.9) | Mean (range) 78.1 (3–192) | NA |
Jeon et al. [54] | 2009 | Korea | 237 | 1995–2004 | Mean (range) 64.5 (44–86) | Mean (range) 11.5 (0.2–98) | Median (range) 21.6 (2–88) | NA |
Schroeck et al. [55] | 2008 | USA | 3194 | 1988–2007 | Median (IQR) 62.6(57.2–67.9) | Median (IQR) 6.3(4.5–9.6) | Median 31.2 | NA |
Pavlovich et al. [56] | 2008 | USA | 508 | 2001–2005 | Mean ± SD 57.6 ± 6.7 | Mean (range) 6.0 (0.3–27) | Median (range) 12 (2–52) | Laparoscopic RP |
Hong et al. [57] | 2008 | Korea | 372 | 2003–2007 | Mean (range) 64.2 (37–72) | Mean (range) 8.7 (0.2–104.2) | NA | NA |
Cheng et al. [8] | 2005 | Indiana | 504 | 1990–1998 | Mean (range) 62 (34–80) | NA | Mean (range) 44 (1.5–144) | NA |
Shariat et al. [58] | 2004 | USA | 630 | 1994–2002 | Median (range) 60.9 (40–75) | Mean (range) 6.1 (0.1–99) | Median (range) 21.4 (1–101.3) | NA |