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Domains of quality assessment based on the cochrane tools for assessing the risk of bias (adequate sequence generation, allocation concealment, patient blinding, assessor blinding, incomplete data addressed, selective outcome reporting, and other sources of bias). H: high risk of bias, L: low risk of bias, and U: unclear risk of bias.
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This study also reported that ha tag postoperative PSA was 100% undetectable in the calcitriol group.
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Table 2.
Details of the intervention.
First author (year)(origin) [ref] Dose/manufacturer
Beer (2004) (US) [21] “1 capsule per 2 kg body weight and was given once a week for a 4-week period ending 3 to 4 days prior to prostatectomy. Each weekly dose was divided equally into 4 doses and taken during each hour for 4 h Up to an additional 4 weeks of treatment were allowed if prostatectomy was delayed for unrelated reasons”. Rocaltrol, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Nutley, NJ, USA
deVere White (2010) (US) [17] 5 gm per day for 6 months. Amino Up Chemical Company, Sapporo, Japan.