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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Gut Microbiota Signatures Associated with Metastatic Prostatic Cancer Treated with Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibitor (ARPI) Therapy.

Sonia Pérez-Castro, Manuel Carballo-Quinta, Nahir Rodríguez-Costas, Adrián Freire-Rodríguez, Carlos Davina-Nunez, Alejandro Bellas-Pereira, Pablo Taboada-Rodríguez, Miguel Pérez-Schoch, Jorge J Cabrera-Alvargonzález, Carlos A Muller-Arteaga and 3 more

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Sonia Pérez-CastroMicrobiology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), 36312 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1734-1904
Manuel Carballo-QuintaUrology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), 36312 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6810-3722
Nahir Rodríguez-CostasMicrobiology and Infectology Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), 36312 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0009-0005-5670-1898
Adrián Freire-RodríguezUrology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), 36312 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0479-8497
Carlos Davina-NunezMicrobiology and Infectology Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), 36312 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6952-2219
Alejandro Bellas-PereiraUrology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), 36312 Vigo, Spain.
Pablo Taboada-RodríguezEscuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería (ETSE), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0009-0005-0139-9951
Miguel Pérez-SchochUrology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), 36312 Vigo, Spain.
Jorge J Cabrera-AlvargonzálezMicrobiology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), 36312 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0397-0868
Carlos A Muller-ArteagaUrology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), 36312 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8423-5717
Juan F Sánchez-GarcíaUrology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), 36312 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0009-0009-1080-3599
Enrique Cespón-OutedaUrology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), 36312 Vigo, Spain.
M Elena López-DíezUrology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), 36312 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8411-6945

Funding

Axencia Galega de Innovacion GAIN IN607B-2022-19Urological Research Foundation Leonardo de la Peña 2022 Grant
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastatic prostate cancer (MPCa) remains an aggressive disease despite the introduction of androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPIs), and biomarkers predicting progression are still lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate gut microbiota (GM) composition and functional potential associated with advanced disease and progression under ARPI therapy. The GM of 15 patients with metastatic PCa receiving ARPIs, including 5 patients with disease progression, was compared with that of 39 patients with untreated (UT) PCa using shallow shotgun metagenomic sequencing. The metastatic PCa cohort receiving ADT plus ARPI therapy showed reduced microbial alpha diversity and significant taxonomic and functional differences compared with the untreated, clinically localized PCa reference cohort. In patients with advanced disease, microbial functions related to dietary carbohydrate utilization, fermentation, epithelial interaction, and microbial structural maintenance were predominantly underrepresented, whereas stress-responsive and redox-associated functions were overrepresented. These alterations may reflect reduced metabolic and ecological versatility alongside increased adaptation to host-associated stress conditions. Compared with the UT group, in patients with progression we found that

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Androgen Receptor AntagonistsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeProstatic NeoplasmsReceptors, AndrogenAgedDisease ProgressionHumansMaleMetagenomicsNeoplasm MetastasisAndrogen Receptor AntagonistsReceptors, AndrogenARPIsmetastatic prostate cancermicrobiomepredictionprogressionSCFA

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