Research Article

Prostate-Specific Antigen Kinetics Effects on Outcomes of Low-Volume Metastatic Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy

Table 3

PSA kinetics after ADT in LVD.

CRPC (143, 48.3%)Non-CRPC (153, 51.7%)

TTN, month, median (IQR)8.7 (5.4–14.1)16.7 (8.7–26.6)<0.0001
Nadir PSA level, ng/ml, median (IQR)0.75 (0.12–2.92)0.04 (0.01–0.41)0.618
3-month PSARR, %, median (IQR)95.64 (87.67–98.54)97.18 (92.65–99.16)0.214
TFNTC, month, median (IQR)4.3 (2.7–11.65)15.6 (4–41.1)<0.0001
PSADT, month, median (IQR)3.65 (1.9–6.875)3.4 (1.95–7.325)0.534

CRPC: castration-resistant prostate cancer, TTN: time to PSA nadir, 3-month PSARR: 3-month PSA reduction rate, TFNTC: time from PSA nadir to CRPC, and PSADT: PSA doubling time.