TABLE 1

Baseline Characteristics for 124 Patients

CharacteristicAll patients (n = 124)
Age (y)73 (66–77)
Time since diagnosis of prostate cancer (y)7 (4–11)
Gleason score at diagnosis*
 <841 (36%)
 ≥874 (64%)
M status at diagnosis
 M079 (64%)
 M145 (36%)
Primary treatments
 Prostatectomy ±  lymphadenectomy72 (58%)
 Local radiotherapy15 (12%)
 Systemic treatment37 (30%)
PSA (ng/mL)137 (35–347)
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)264 (217–349)
Total alkaline phosphatase (U/L)121 (72–247)
Hemoglobin (g/dL)11.2 (9.9–12.3)
ECOG performance status
 028 (23%)
 187 (70%)
 29 (7%)
Pain status at baseline
 Symptomatic disease77 (62%)
 Asymptomatic disease47 (38%)
Previous systemic treatments
 Androgen deprivation therapy124 (100%)
 Docetaxel94 (76%)
 Cabazitaxel20 (16%)
 Previous chemotherapy96 (77%)
 Abiraterone or enzalutamide or both124 (100%)
223Ra24 (19%)
Prior lines of systemic treatments
 18 (6%)
 ≥2116 (94%)
 ≥370 (56%)
 ≥427 (22%)
 ≥56 (5%)
Sites of disease on PSMA PET
 Bone116 (94%)
 Lymph nodes101 (81%)
 Viscera38 (31%)
 Bone + lymph nodes92 (74%)
 Bone + lymph nodes + viscera28 (23%)
  • * Data were missing for 9 patients.

  • Symptomatic disease was defined as presence of pain or use of opioids for cancer-related pain at treatment initiation; asymptomatic disease was defined as no pain and no opioid use at baseline.

  • Viscera include lungs, liver, and adrenal glands.

  • ECOG = Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.