Table 1.

Baseline characteristics (N = 63).

Median (range) age (years)	65.6 (51.3–82.4)
Gleason score, n
≤6	4
7	15
8	15
9	23
10	6
Median (range) PSA (ng/mL)	90.36 (0.14–3 520)
Median (range) alkaline phosphatase, U/L	436.5 (53–956)
Median (range) lactate dehydrogenase, U/L	206 (127–2 305)
Median (range) haemoglobin (g/dL)	11.8 (7.4–14.8)
ECOG performance status, n
0	10
1	50
2	3
Patients requiring opiates for pain relief, n	49
Location of disease, n
Bone only	24
Bone and lymph nodes	27
Bone and visceral	7 (3 hepatic)
Lymph node alone	3
Visceral alone	2 (bladder and lung)

ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.