Research Article

The Overall Survival and Safety of Men with Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Treated with Combination Therapy of Novel Androgen Receptor Antagonists and Androgen-Deprivation Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 5

Publication bias by Egger’s test and Beggar’s test.

Outcomes indicatorsNo. of studies of Egger’s test of Beggar’s test

OS60.1770.573
PFS60.8650.851
Any AE60.7030.348
Grade 3 or 4 AE60.0900.188
Any serious AEs50.6410.892
AEs leading to death40.7280.497

OS, overall survival; PFS, progression-free survival; AE, adverse event.