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ArticleThe Prostate2026

Long-Term Follow-Up of Neoadjuvant Enzalutamide Plus Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Localized Prostate Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of a Neoadjuvant Feasibility Trial.

Braden Millan, Nikhil Pramod, Ruben Blachman-Braun, Jaskirat Saini, Lauren Loebach, Milan Patel, Sandeep Gurram, Baris Turkbey, Fatima Karzai, Peter A Pinto

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Braden MillanUrologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4253-8568
Nikhil PramodUrologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Ruben Blachman-BraunUrologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Jaskirat SainiUrologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Lauren LoebachUrologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Milan PatelUrologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Sandeep GurramUrologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Baris TurkbeyMolecular Imaging Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Fatima KarzaiGenitourinary Malignancies Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Peter A PintoUrologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

Funding

This study was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Abstract

introductionNeoadjuvant intense androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with androgen receptor signaling inhibitors (ARSIs) has shown pathologic complete responses (pCR) in prostate cancer (PCa), but long-term survival outcomes remain unclear. This study evaluates the durability of response following neoadjuvant ADT plus enzalutamide before robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) and lymph node dissection.

methodsWe conducted a secondary analysis of an open-label feasibility trial enrolling men with NCCN intermediate-, high-, very high-risk localized and regional PCa treated with 6 months of neoadjuvant ADT and enzalutamide. Factors associated with biochemical recurrence (BCR) and metastases were evaluated using appropriate univariable statistical tests, and BCR-, metastasis-free survival (MFS), and cancer-specific survival (CSS) were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

resultsOf 39 patients enrolled, 36 patients completed all study interventions. Eighteen (66.7%) patients had NCCN very high-risk disease or clinical regional lymph nodes on imaging. Four patients (11.1%) achieved pCR, although two (5.6%) developed BCR. One patient (2.8%) had M1 and three (8.3%) had N1 disease on final pathology, and all four developed metastases. Eleven (30.6%) patients received salvage therapy, with all but one receiving ADT with radiation. Factors associated with BCR included biopsy ISUP grade and positive surgical margins, while NCCN risk group, biopsy ISUP grade, perineural invasion, and pathological stage were associated with metastases (p < 0.05). Median follow-up was 7.3 (95% CI 6.3-8.3) years, and the 5-year BCR-free survival, MFS, and CSS were 64.1%, 84.6%, and 94.3%, respectively.

conclusionsNeoadjuvant enzalutamide and ADT was associated with favorable long-term oncologic outcomes, supporting continued investigation in localized PCa.

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Androgen AntagonistsNeoadjuvant TherapyPhenylthiohydantoinProstatic NeoplasmsAgedBenzamidesFeasibility StudiesFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedNitrilesProstatectomyTreatment OutcomeAndrogen AntagonistsBenzamidesenzalutamideNitrilesPhenylthiohydantoinandrogen receptor signaling inhibitors (ARSIs)cancer‐specific survival (CSS)neoadjuvant therapyprostate cancerrobot‐assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP)

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PMID41241930
PMCPMC12789907

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