| ADT | Androgen deprivation therapy |
| AR | Androgen receptor |
| BPH | Benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| CRPC | Castration-resistant prostate cancer |
| CTCs | Circulating tumor cells |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal-transition |
| GPCRs | G-protein coupled receptors |
| MET | Mesenchymal-epithelial-transition |
| MMP | Metalloproteinases |
| NE | Neuroendocrine |
| OPG | Osteoprotegerin |
| PINs | Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia |
| RANKL | Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand |
| TGFβ | Transforming growth factor beta |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |