Table 1. Patient characteristics.
| Characteristic | No. (%) or Median (range) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 140 | |
| Age, years | 68 (44–93) | |
| PSA, ng/mL | 50 (2–2159) | |
| Treatment of the primary tumour | ||
| Surgery | 42 (30%) | |
| Radiation | 37 (26%) | |
| No primary therapy | 61 (44%) | |
| Prior hormone therapy | 140 (100%) | |
| 1 line | 32 (23%) | |
| 2 lines | 42 (30%) | |
| 3 lines | 37 (25%) | |
| ≥ 4 lines | 29 (21%) | |
| Ketoconazole | 63 (45%) | |
| Prior chemotherapy | ||
| None | 65 | |
| Any | 75 | |
| 1 line | 50 | |
| 2 or more lines | 25 | |
| Chemotherapy-Naive CTCs (n=60) | ||
| <5 | 44 | |
| ≥5 | 16 | |
| Post-chemotherapy CTCs (n=68) | ||
| <5 | 33 | |
| ≥5 | 35 | |
| Sites of disease | Total | Evaluable by PCWG2 |
| Bone disease | 109 | 109a |
| Bone only | 41 | 41a |
| Bone and soft tissue: | 68 | 68a |
| Soft tissue disease | 92 | 59b |
| Lymph node only | 21 | 17b |
| Lymph node and bone | 54 | 31b |
| Visceral and bone | 12 | 8b |
| Visceral only | 1 | 1b |
| Other (pelvis/bladder) and bone | 2 | qb |
| Other (pelvis/bladder) alone | 2 | 0b |
| No evidence of metastases | 7 | N/A |
Number with bone disease evaluable by PCWG2
Number with soft tissue disease evaluable by PCWG2