Table 1 Patient characteristics before baseline PSMA-PET/CT.
Radiotherapy group MW + (Range) | Control group MW + (Range) | |
|---|---|---|
Initial tumor presentation | ||
Initial PSA-Value (ng/ml) | 47.5 (2.7–508) | 73.52 (2.0–443.0) |
Initial Gleason (prostate biopsy) | 8.03 (6–9) | 8.37 (7–10) |
Risk group | ||
Low risk Intermediate risk High risk | n = 1 (2.94%) n = 3 (8.82%) n = 20 (58.82%) | n = 1 (5.26%) n = 3 (15.79%) n = 8 (42.11%) |
N + M + | n = 8 (23.53%) n = 2 (5.88%) | n = 4 (21.05%) n = 3 (15.79%) |
UICC stage I UICC stage II | n = 6 (17.65%) n = 3 (8.82%) | n = 2 (10.53%) n = 3 (15.79%) |
UICC stage III UICC stage IV | n = 14 (41.18%) n = 11 (32.35%) | n = 6 (31.58%) n = 8 (42.11%) |
Charlson Morbidity Index (CCI) 0 Point | n = 27 (79.41%) | n = 15 (71.43%) |
CCI 1 point CCI 2 points | n = 5 (14.71%) n = 1 (4.76%) | n = 5 (23.81) n = 0 |
Primary therapy | ||
RPE | n = 24 (64.71%) | n = 13 (61.90%) |
Primary radiotherapy | n = 6 (17.64%) | n = 2 (9.52%) |
Salvage radiotherapy | n = 18 (52.94%) | n = 8 (38.10%) |
Primary ADT only | n = 4 (11.76%) | n = 6 (28.57%) |
other (RFA/ HIFU etc.) | n = 1 (2.94%) | |
Therapy before PSMA-PET/CT | ||
Bicalutamid/LHRH | n = 34 (100%) | n = 21 (100%) |
ARPI before PSMA-PET/CT | n = 1 (2.94%) | n = 0 |
Cytostatic therapy before PSMA-PET/CT | n = 1 (2.94%) | n = 0 |
Additional subsequent local therapy before PSMA-PET/CT not confined to prostate (e.g. radiotherapy and/or surgery for bone metastatses) | n = 6 (17.64%) | n = 2 (9.52%) |
Patient characteristics before PSMA-PET | ||
Age at PSMA-PET (years) | 71.05 (50–84) | 73.28 (65–85) |
Time from initial diagnosis to PSMA-PET (months) | 82.29 (14–197) | 100.14 (9–257) |
PSA level at the time of PSMA-PET | 7.10 (0.38–100) ng/ml | 7.85 (0.04–46.0) ng/ml |
PSA doubling time at the time of PSMA-PET | 5.29 (0.87–23.7) months | 5.52 (1.95–19.6) months |
Duration of ADT intake until PSMA-PET | 60.32 (6–197) months | 56.09 (6–149) months |
PSMA-PET findings | ||
Untreated/relapsed primary tumor | n = 7 | n = 11 |
Pelvic lymphnodes (N) | n = 25 (10 patients) | n = 17 (9 patients) |
Extrapelvic lymphnodes (M1a) | n = 19 (12 patients) | n = 18 (7 patients) |
Bone metastases (M1b) | n = 30 (16 patients) | n = 7 (6 patients) |
Number of PSMA avid lesions per patient | 2.4 | 2.5 |