Abstract:
Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors among males, and nearly all patients will inevitably develop castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). The prognosis of CRPC patients is very poor. How to implement the individualized treatment plan with minimal side effects and optimum benefit as well as how to prolong the patients' lives have recently become important issues. Current staging and grading systems fail to provide accurate prognoses of most CRPC, which have complicated biological behaviors. Over the past few years, a host of tumor molecular markers have been discovered and can provide prognostic information for CRPC. This review summarizes the molecular prognostic biomarkers that affect the prognosis of CRPC.