Prognostic value of metastasis pattern for morbidity in prostate cancer measured by quantitative bone scintigraphy.

4644 Background: Quantification of bone metastases in the skeleton expressed as Bone Scan Index (BSI) and location of these are prognostic factors for mortality and morbidity in prostate cancer (PC). The purpose of this study was to identify prognostic factors for morbidity in PC based on location and extent of metastases derived from quantified bone scintigraphies (BS). Methods: Data from 107 consecutive patients with noncurable hormone-naive PC with available pretreatment 99mTc-MBP BS from the period 2003-2007 were retrospectively analyzed. BSI and location of metastases were measured from the BS using Exini Bone 1.0 (Exini AB, Sweden). Observed BSI for 8 regions was compared to the expected BSI calculated from the red bone marrow distribution. A logistic regression model for having skeletal events (SE), defined as external beam radiation for bone pain, spinal cord compression or pathological fracture at any location in the skeleton based on pre-treatment BSI, metastases distribution and PSA, was made. ...