TABLE 3.

EORTC QLQ-C30 Scores at Baseline and 12 ± 4 Weeks After Treatment Initiation in Nonresponder Patients Receiving 2 Cycles and Responder Patients Receiving More Than 2 Cycles of 177Lu-PSMA RLT

EORTC QLQ-C30 score (0–100)
Total patient cohortNonresponderResponder
ParameterCategoryBaselineBaseline12 ± 4 wkBaseline12 ± 4 wk
Global health status56.0 (51.3–60.6)51.8 (44.4–59.3)44.2 (35.3–53.1)58.6 (52.1–65.1)66.2 (60.0–72.5)
Functional scalePhysical functioning67.1 (60.9–73.3)61.7 (51.5–72.0)53.9* (43.7–64.1)70.5 (62.8–78.1)73.2 (65.2–81.1)
Role functioning55.8 (48.1–63.6)50.7 (39.5–62.0)37.0* (24.1–49.8)59.0 (49.7–68.3)62.6 (53.0–72.2)
Emotional functioning67.8 (62.0–73.6)59.4 (49.7–69.2)63.0 (55.7–70.4)73.0 (65.8–80.1)77.3 (70.1–84.4)
Cognitive functioning84.7 (79.6–89.9)81.2 (72.1–90.2)77.5 (68.6–86.4)86.9 (80.7–93.1)87.8 (81.3–94.4)
Social functioning65.3 (58.8–71.7)54.4 (43.9–64.8)48.6 (37.6–59.5)72.1 (64.9–79.3)70.3 (62.6–77.9)
Symptom scaleFatigue47.8 (40.8–54.7)49.8 (39.1–60.5)59.9* (48.8–71.0)46.6 (37.7–55.4)40.8 (33.3–48.4)
Nausea and vomiting6.7 (2.7–10.7)7.3 (1.6–12.9)19.6 (9.6–29.5)6.3 (0.0–12.8)2.7 (0.0–6.0)
Pain42.5 (23.6–43.1)51.5 (40.7–62.3)54.4 (39.3–69.4)36.9 (28.8–45.1)26.1* (18.1–34.1)
Single itemDyspnea40.0 (31.5–48.6)50.7 (35.2–66.2)42.0 (28.6–55.5)33.3 (24.4–42.4)23.4* (15.1–31.8)
Insomnia30.6 (21.4–39.7)46.4 (29.9–62.8)44.9 (28.1–61.8)20.7 (11.4–30.1)19.8 (10.7–28.9)
Appetite loss29.4 (17.1–31.8)21.7 (9.3–34.2)36.2 (21.3–51.2)26.1 (17.2–35.1)19.8 (9.6–30.1)
Constipation16.1 (9.7–22.6)18.8 (7.6–30.1)23.2 (11.5–34.9)14.4 (8.3–20.5)16.2 (7.9–24.5)
Diarrhea12.2 (6.3–18.2)11.6 (3.0–20.2)13.0 (2.6–23.5)12.6 (5.0–20.3)9.9 (3.2–16.6)
Financial difficulties10.0 (4.2–15.8)15.9 (4.7–27.2)15.9 (6.2–25.7)6.3 (0.0–13.5)11.7 (2.3–21.1)
  • * P < 0.05.

  • P < 0.01.

  • Data are baseline mean scores and 95% CIs before first 177Lu-PSMA RLT cycle in total patient cohort and in nonresponder and responder patients, dichotomized according to number of received treatment cycles of 177Lu-PSMA RLT at 12 ± 4 wk and at 12 ± 4 wk during PSMA-ligand PET/CT scan after second 177Lu-PSMA RLT cycle or third 177Lu-PSMA RLT cycle after first cycle of 177Lu-PSMA RLT in nonresponder and responder patients with mCRPC treated with 177Lu-PSMA RLT.