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ArticleWorld journal of urology2024

Androgen receptor pathway inhibitors vs. docetaxel chemotherapy for metastatic hormone-sensitive and first-line castration resistant prostate cancer.

Mike Wenzel, Benedikt Hoeh, Clara Humke, Cristina Cano Garcia, Carolin Siech, Thomas Steuber, Markus Graefen, Miriam Traumann, Luis Kluth, Felix K H Chun and 1 more

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Article in World journal of urology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Mike WenzelDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany. Mike.Wenzel@unimedizin-ffm.de.
Benedikt HoehDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany.
Clara HumkeDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany.
Cristina Cano GarciaDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany.
Carolin SiechDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany.
Thomas SteuberMartini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Markus GraefenMartini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Miriam TraumannDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany.
Luis KluthDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany.
Felix K H ChunDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany.
Philipp MandelDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeNo currently available phase III trial compared docetaxel vs. androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPI) regarding cancer-control outcomes in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC). Moreover, few is known about the effect of sequential therapies in mHSPC and subsequent metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

methodsWe relied on the FRAMCAP database and compared docetaxel vs. ARPI in mHSPC patients regarding time to mCRPC (ttCRPC) and overall survival (OS). Sensitivity analyses addressed high volume mHSPC patients. Finally, sequential therapies were compared regarding progression-free survival (PFS) and OS in first-line mCRPC.

resultsOf 419 included mHSPC patients, 25% received docetaxel vs. 75% ARPI. ARPI patients were significantly older (71 vs. 66 years), and harbored lower baseline PSA (38 vs. 183 ng/ml, both p ≤ 0.002). Median ttCRPC was significantly longer for ARPI than for docetaxel-treated patients (30 vs. 17 months, hazard ratio [HR]: 0.49, p < 0.001). In OS analyses, ARPI patients also exhibited significantly longer OS, relative to docetaxel patients (96 vs. 50 months, HR: 0.67, p = 0.03). After multivariable adjustment in Cox regression models, no difference between both treatments remained in both analyses (all p > 0.05). In sensitivity analyses of high volume mHSPC patients only, also no ttCRPC or OS differences were observed for ARPI vs. docetaxel (all p > 0.05). Regarding sequential therapies, no PFS and OS differences were observed for all and specifically high volume mHSPC patients, when ARPI-ARPI vs. ARPI-docetaxel vs. docetaxel-ARPI treatments were compared (all p > 0.05).

conclusionIn real-world setting, ARPI treatment performs comparable to docetaxel chemotherapy in mHSPC. Therefore, docetaxel should only be used in triplet therapy. Moreover, no differences for sequential therapies of ARPI/docetaxel combinations in first-line mCRPC were observed.

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Androgen Receptor AntagonistsDocetaxelProstatic Neoplasms, Castration-ResistantAgedAntineoplastic AgentsHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateAndrogen Receptor AntagonistsAntineoplastic AgentsDocetaxelApalutamideARPIEnzalutamidemCRPC, high volumemHSPC

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PMCPMC11682002

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