| ADT | androgen deprivation therapy |
| AR | Androgen receptor |
| CTCs | circulating tumor cells |
| DCs | dendritic cells |
| DOT | duration of therapy |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| mCRPC | metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer |
| PBMC | peripheral blood mononuclear cell |
| PD-L1 | programmed cell death ligand 1 |
| PMN-MDSCs | polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |