| AR | androgen receptor |
| PCa | prostate cancer |
| CRPC | castrate resistant prostate cancer |
| HSPC | hormone sensitive prostate cancer |
| CTC | circulating tumor cell |
| ctNA | circulating tumor nucleic acid |
| PSA | prostate specific antigen |
| CEA | carcinoembryonic antigen |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ADT | androgen deprived therapy |
| EpCam | epithelial cell adhesion molecule |
| CK | cytokeratin |
| PBMC | peripheral blood mononuclear cell |
| ddPCR | droplet digital PCR |
| FP | forward primer |
| RP | reverse primer |
| FISH | fluorescent in situ hybridysation |