Literature review of all prostate cancer related papers published between 2000 and 2010
-5 strict criteria: - minimum/median follow-up of 5 years
- stratification into low, intermediate and high risk groups
- clinical (and pathological) stage
- accepted definition for prostatic specific antigen failure
- more than 100 patients in each risk group (high risk > 50)
18000 papers - 848 treatment related – 140 papers encountering these criteria