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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: External validation of risk classification in patients with docetaxel-treated castration-resistant prostate cancer

 

(n = 78)

Age (years)

70 (50–88)

PSA at PCa diagnosis (ng/mL)

124.6 (4.7-19523.1)

PSA at DTX initiation (ng/mL)

19.7 (0.6-1053.0)

Time from PCa diagnosis to DTX initiation (months)

37 (4–189)

PSADT (months)

2.4 (0.6-33.9)

ECOG performance status, n (%)

 

  0

 

40 (51)

  1

 

28 (36)

  2

 

10 (13)

Gleason score, n (%)

 

  <6

 

5 (6)

  7

 

16 (21)

  >8

 

50 (64)

  Unknown

 

7 (9)

Metastatic site, n (%)

 

  Bone

 

42 (54)

  Lymph nodes

 

19 (24)

  Liver

 

3 (4)

  Lung

 

1 (1)

  None

 

28 (36)

Bone scan progression, n (%)

 

  Yes

 

15 (19)

  No

 

63 (81)

Pain at baseline, n (%)

 

  Yes

 

24 (31)

  No

 

54 (69)

Haemoglobin (g/dL)

11.8 (8.4-14.1)

ALP (IU/L)

290 (59–8689)

Prior treatment, n (%)

 

  Combined androgen blockade

 

78 (100)

  Prostatectomy

 

3 (4)

  Radiotherapy

 

10 (13)

  Estramustine

 

69 (88)

No. of DTX cycles

5 (2–46)

  1. Abbreviations: PSA, prostate-specific antigen; PCa, prostate cancer; DTX, docetaxel; PSADT, prostate-specific antigen doubling time; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; ALP, alkaline phosphatase. All continuous data are described in median (range).