| ADT | androgen deprivation therapy |
| AUC | area under the curve |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CLIA | chemiluminescent assay |
| CRPC | castrate resistant prostate cancer |
| DES | diethylstilbestrol |
| dL | deciliter |
| Gn | gonadotropin |
| GC | gas chromatography |
| LC | liquid chromatography |
| LH | luteinising hormone |
| SHBG | sex hormone binding globulin |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| Ga | gallium |
| L | litre |
| M | metastases |
| mL | milliliter |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| ng | nanogram |
| nmol | nanomole |
| PCa | prostate cancer |
| PCWG | prostate cancer working group |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PSMA | prostate specific membrane antigen |
| RIA | radioimmunoassay |
| RECIST | response evaluation criteria solid tumour |
| RH | releasing hormone |
| UI | unit international per litre |
| VACURG | Veterans’ Administration Cooperative Research Group |