The impact of PLCO control arm contamination on perceived PSA screening efficacy
Abstract
To quantify the extent to which a clinically significant prostate cancer mortality reduction due to screening could have been masked by control arm screening (contamination) in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) trial. We used three independently developed models of prostate cancer natural history to conduct a virtual PLCO trial. Simulated participants underwent pre-trial screening based on population patterns. The intervention...
Paper Details
Title
The impact of PLCO control arm contamination on perceived PSA screening efficacy
Published Date
Apr 10, 2012
Journal
Volume
23
Issue
6
Pages
827 - 835
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