NIDDK Central Repository - Long-term treatment with finasteride improves clinical progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia in men with an enlarged versus a smaller prostate: data from the MTOPS trial.

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Publication Information

DOI

10.1016/j.juro.2010.11.060

PubMed ID

21334655

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2011

Affiliation

Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, 1300 York Ave., F9 West, Box 261, New York, New York 10021, USA. kaplans@med.cornell.edu

Authors

Kaplan SA, Kusek JW, Lee JY, Meehan AG, MTOPS Research Group

Studies

MTOPS

Citation

Kaplan SA, Lee JY, Meehan AG, Kusek JW, MTOPS Research Group. Long-term treatment with finasteride improves clinical progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia in men with an enlarged versus a smaller prostate: data from the MTOPS trial. J Urol 2011 Apr;185(4):1369-73. Epub 2011 Feb 22.

Abstract

This post hoc analysis of the Medical Therapy of Prostatic Symptoms trial examined the effect of finasteride alone compared to placebo on the clinical progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia in men with a baseline prostate volume less than 30 ml, or 30 ml or greater.