| 3STA | Three-step amplification system |
| ADT | Androgen-deprivation therapy |
| AR | Androgen receptor |
| CRPC | Castration-resistant prostate cancer |
| DHT | Dihydrotestosterone |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| fl | Firefly luciferase |
| ivp | Infectious viral particules |
| MOI | Multiplicity of infection |
| NEPC | Neuroendocrine prostate cancer |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| PCa | Prostate cancer |
| PEG3 | Progression elevated gene-3 |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| PSA | Prostate-specific antigen |
| RLU | Relative luciferase activity |
| TSTA | Two-step transcriptional amplification system |