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ArticleEuropean urology open science2022

Enzalutamide Versus Abiraterone plus Prednisolone Before Chemotherapy for Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

Kouji Izumi, Takashi Shima, Koji Mita, Yuki Kato, Manabu Kamiyama, Shogo Inoue, Nobumichi Tanaka, Seiji Hoshi, Takehiko Okamura, Yuko Yoshio and 9 more

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Article in European urology open science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Sequential Enzalutamide-Docetaxel Versus Abiraterone-Docetaxel Therapy in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: A Subanalysis of the ENABLE Study.International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 14 institutions in 1 country.

Kouji IzumiDepartment of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan.
Takashi ShimaDepartment of Urology, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
Koji MitaDepartment of Urology, Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital, Horoshima, Japan.
Yuki KatoDepartment of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan.
Manabu KamiyamaDepartment of Urology, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
Shogo InoueDepartment of Urology, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Nobumichi TanakaDepartment of Urology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan.
Seiji HoshiDepartment of Urology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
Takehiko OkamuraDepartment of Urology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Anjo, Japan.
Yuko YoshioNephro-Urologic Surgery and Andrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan.
Hideki EnokidaDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
Ippei ChikazawaDepartment of Urology, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku, Japan.
Noriyasu KawaiDepartment of Nephro-urology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.
Kohei HashimotoDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan.
Takashi FukagaiDepartment of Urology, Showa University Koto Toyosu Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuyoshi ShigeharaDepartment of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan.
Shizuko TakaharaInnovative Clinical Research Center, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
Yoshifumi KadonoDepartment of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan.
Atsushi MizokamiDepartment of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan.
Kanazawa University · JPAnjo Kosei Hospital · JPFukushima Medical University · JPHiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital · JPHiroshima University · JPKagoshima University · JPKanazawa Medical University Hospital · JPMie University · JPNagoya City University · JPNara Medical University · JPSapporo Medical University · JPShowa University Hospital · JPToyama Prefectural Central Hospital · JPUniversity of Yamanashi · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Enzalutamide (ENZ) and abiraterone plus prednisolone (ABI) improve survival in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). However, which agent is better for patients with CRPC remains unclear. Objective: To evaluate whether ENZ or ABI is better as first-line treatment for CRPC. Design setting and participants: An investigator-initiated, multicenter, randomized controlled trial was conducted in Japan. The study enrolled 203 patients with CRPC before chemotherapy between February 20, 2015, and July 31, 2019. Patients were randomly assigned 1:1 to the ENZ or ABI arm. Outcome measurements and statistical analysis: The primary endpoint was time to prostate-specific antigen (PSA) progression. Secondary endpoints included the PSA response rate (≥50% decline from baseline), overall survival, and safety. A log-rank test was used for comparison of survival analyses between arms. Results and limitations: After randomization, 92 patients in each arm were treated and analyzed. Time to PSA progression did not significantly differ between the arms (median 21.2 mo for ENZ and 11.9 mo for ABI; hazard ratio [HR] 0.81, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.51-1.27; Conclusions: ENZ did not show any survival benefit in comparison to ABI, but showed a better PSA response rate with a low rate of severe adverse events in CRPC. Patient summary: Results from our study suggest that use of enzalutamide before abiraterone may have potential clinical benefits for patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer.

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AbirateroneAndrogen deprivation therapyAndrogen receptor signaling–targeted therapyCastration-resistant prostate cancerEndocrine therapyEnzalutamideRandomized controlled trial

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PMID35813251
PMCPMC9257638
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