Research Article

Incidence of Second Primary Malignancies in Patients with Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: An Observational Retrospective Cohort Study in the United States

Table 5

Incidence rates of second primary cancer, per 100 person-years.

Case identificationPatientsPerson-yearsCasesRate  
(95  CI)

SEER and Medicare2,2342,9221725.9 (5.0-6.8)
 Age at cohort entry, years
  65-69297551305.4 (3.7-7.8)
  70-74625920636.8 (5.3-8.8)
  75-79595747375.0 (3.5-6.8)
  > 80717704426.0 (4.3-8.1)
SEER only1,6642,055200.97 (0.59-1.5)

CI, confidence interval; SEER, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program of the United States National Cancer Institute.
Categories were combined to avoid reporting a count of less than 11.