Table 1 Pretreatment patient characteristics

From: Chlorambucil and lomustine (CL56) in absolute hormone refractory prostate cancer: re-induction of endocrine sensitivity an unexpected finding

 

Patient characteristics

Number of patients

37

Median age (range)

71.4 years (57.6–83.9)

Disease extent

 

 Localised

1

 Bone mets only

13

 Bone+nodal disease

16

 Bone+liver/lung

7

Performance score

 

 0

2

 1

18

 2

11

 3

5

 Missing

1

Symptomatic

 

 No

3

 Yes

33

 Missing

1

Primary therapy

 

 GnRH

18

 MAB

13

 Orchidectomy

3

 Antiandrogen monotherapy

3

PSA levels at start CL56

 

 Median and (range)

183.5 (11.3–1560)

Alkaline phosphatase at start of CL56

 

120

18

 >120

19

Gleason score

 

 8–10

6

 5–7

17

4

3

 Missing

11

PSA normalised with prior androgen deprivation

 

 No

16

 Yes

15

 Missing

6

Median time to androgen independence (AI)

25 months (range 4.4–136.7)

 Number AI<2 years

17

 Number AI>2 years

20

Median time AI to start study

14.3 months (range 1.8–46.2)

Number AI to start study<1 year

17

Number AI to start study >1 year

20