TABLE 1.

Patient Population

VariableAll patientsRespondersNonresponders*P
n552530
Age (y)73 (67–79)72 (74–76)73 (64–79)0.26
PSA84 (22–307)55 (19–146)205 (30–565)0.077
Hemoglobin (g/dL)11 (10.1–12.1)11.5 (10.6–13.1)10.4 (10–11.4)0.069
ANC (tsd/μL)3.7 (3.2–4.8)3.5 (2.7–4.4)3.9 (3.2–4.8)0.169
Platelets (tsd/μL)233 (153–260)209 (158–240)236 (156–309)0.098
Previous chemotherapy
 Yes34 (62%)15 (60%)19 (63%)0.927
 No21 (38%)10 (40%)11 (37%)
Previous 223RaCl2 (Xofigo; Bayer)
 Yes7 (13%)4 (16%)3 (10%)0.506
 No48 (87%)21 (84%)27 (90%)
Previous treatments3 (0–6)3 (0–6)3 (0–6)0.93
PSMA cycles3 (2–8)4 (2–8)2 (2–6)0.006
Metastases
 LNM43 (78%)21 (84%)22 (73%)0.34
 BM43 (78%)16 (64%)27 (90%)0.02
 Organ14 (26%)6 (24%)8 (27%)0.82
Tumor volume (mL)
 LNM25 (9.14–67.8)27 (11.1–94.3)19.7 (6.9–53.2)0.62
 BM237 (58.9–525.8)145 (50.5–569.7)248.9 (81.8–489)0.94
 Organ34 (9.82–52.7)32.8 (15.5–38.1)42 (7.9–56.9)0.51
  • * This group includes both nonresponders and partial responders.

  • Obtained by different statistical tests (see Materials and Methods).

  • ANC = absolute neutrophil count; tsd = thousand.

  • Continuous data are median and range; qualitative data are number and percentage.