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Trial reportThe New England journal of medicine2019

Apalutamide for Metastatic, Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer.

Kim N Chi, Neeraj Agarwal, Anders Bjartell, Byung Ha Chung, Andrea J Pereira de Santana Gomes, Robert Given, Álvaro Juárez Soto, Axel S Merseburger, Mustafa Özgüroğlu, Hirotsugu Uemura and 11 more

4 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The New England journal of medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 798 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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798citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
126.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02489318 phase3active not recruitingnot on this map

A Phase 3 Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Study of Apalutamide Plus Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) Versus ADT in Subjects With Metastatic Hormone-sensitive Prostate Cancer (mHSPC)

TypeinterventionalSponsorAragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Ran2015 to 2027Enrolled1,052ConditionsProstate CancerArmsApalutamide, Placebo, Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT)
NCT05649943 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

APPROACH : Multimodal Approach in Patients With mHSPC. A Pragmatic Randomized Trial of Apalutamide Plus Androgen Deprivation Therapy (APA-ADT) Versus APA-ADT Plus Local Treatment. A Meet-URO 29 Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, MilanoRan2023 to 2029Enrolled566ConditionsMetastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer (mHSPC)ArmsAPA + ADT, Local Treatmetn RT or RP
NCT05717660 phase2unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

APalutamide and stEReotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Low Burden Metastatic Hormone senSItive Prostate Cancer, a rANdomized Trial - PERSIAN

TypeinterventionalSponsorAzienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria CareggiRan2023 to 2025Enrolled180ConditionsOligometastatic Hormone Sensitive Prostate CancerArmsSBRT on all sites of metastatic disease+Apalutamide
NCT07260435 phase3recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Apa/Enza Short Study: Shortened 12 Months Duration of Androgen Receptor Signaling Agent in Combination With Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Patients With Low Volume Castration-sensitive Prostate Cancer: a Randomized Nationwide Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorNick BeijeRan2024 to 2027Enrolled400ConditionsProstate CancerArmsADT plus only 12 months of ARPI, ADT plus continued ARPI
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

798 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,460 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Evolution of AR and Non-AR Alterations in ctDNA of Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer Treated in the Phase III Alliance A031201 Trial.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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  18. Radiographic Progression With and Without Prostate-Specific Antigen Rise in Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer Treated With Enzalutamide.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2026
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  20. Accelerating Drug Development in Hormone-Naïve Prostate Cancer through Multimodal Therapy Strategies: The MetaCURE Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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738 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 12 institutions in 10 countries.

Kim N ChiFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Neeraj AgarwalFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Anders BjartellFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Byung Ha ChungFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Andrea J Pereira de Santana GomesFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Robert GivenFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Álvaro Juárez SotoFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Axel S MerseburgerFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Mustafa ÖzgüroğluFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Hirotsugu UemuraFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Dingwei YeFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Kris DeprinceFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Vahid NainiFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Jinhui LiFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Shinta ChengFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Margaret K YuFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Ke ZhangFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Julie S LarsenFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Sharon McCarthyFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
Simon ChowdhuryFrom BC Cancer and Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada (K.N.C.); Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (N.A.); Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (A.B.); Yonsei University College of Medicine and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (B.H.C.); Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Brazil (A.J.P.S.G.); Urology of Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (R.G.); Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain (A.J.S.); University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (A.S.M.); Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.O.); Kindai University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (H.U.); Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (D.Y.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.D.); Janssen Research and Development, San Diego (V.N., J.L., K.Z.), and Janssen Research and Development, Los Angeles (M.K.Y., J.S.L.) - both in California; Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (S. Cheng, S.M.); and Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Hospitals and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London (S. Chowdhury).
TITAN Investigators
Janssen (Belgium) · BEJanssen (Switzerland) · CHJanssen (United States) · USEastern Virginia Medical School · USFudan University Shanghai Cancer Center · CNKindai University Hospital · JPProstate Cancer Canada · CASarah Cannon Research Institute · GBSkåne University Hospital · SEUniversity Hospital Schleswig-Holstein · DEUniversity of Utah · USYonsei University · KR

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Abstract

backgroundApalutamide is an inhibitor of the ligand-binding domain of the androgen receptor. Whether the addition of apalutamide to androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) would prolong radiographic progression-free survival and overall survival as compared with placebo plus ADT among patients with metastatic, castration-sensitive prostate cancer has not been determined.

methodsIn this double-blind, phase 3 trial, we randomly assigned patients with metastatic, castration-sensitive prostate cancer to receive apalutamide (240 mg per day) or placebo, added to ADT. Previous treatment for localized disease and previous docetaxel therapy were allowed. The primary end points were radiographic progression-free survival and overall survival.

resultsA total of 525 patients were assigned to receive apalutamide plus ADT and 527 to receive placebo plus ADT. The median age was 68 years. A total of 16.4% of the patients had undergone prostatectomy or received radiotherapy for localized disease, and 10.7% had received previous docetaxel therapy; 62.7% had high-volume disease, and 37.3% had low-volume disease. At the first interim analysis, with a median of 22.7 months of follow-up, the percentage of patients with radiographic progression-free survival at 24 months was 68.2% in the apalutamide group and 47.5% in the placebo group (hazard ratio for radiographic progression or death, 0.48; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.39 to 0.60; P<0.001). Overall survival at 24 months was also greater with apalutamide than with placebo (82.4% in the apalutamide group vs. 73.5% in the placebo group; hazard ratio for death, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.51 to 0.89; P = 0.005). The frequency of grade 3 or 4 adverse events was 42.2% in the apalutamide group and 40.8% in the placebo group; rash was more common in the apalutamide group.

conclusionsIn this trial involving patients with metastatic, castration-sensitive prostate cancer, overall survival and radiographic progression-free survival were significantly longer with the addition of apalutamide to ADT than with placebo plus ADT, and the side-effect profile did not differ substantially between the two groups. (Funded by Janssen Research and Development; TITAN ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02489318.).

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AdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAndrogen AntagonistsAndrogen Receptor AntagonistsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsDouble-Blind MethodExanthemaHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingProgression-Free SurvivalProstatic NeoplasmsAndrogen AntagonistsAndrogen Receptor AntagonistsapalutamideThiohydantoins

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