| Abi | abiraterone |
| ADT | androgen deprivation therapy |
| AE | adverse event |
| Apa | apalutamide |
| ARPI | androgen receptor pathway inhibitor |
| CI | confidence interval |
| Dar | darolutamide |
| Doc | docetaxel |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| Enz | enzalutamide |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FN | febrile neutropenia |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| mHSPC | metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer |
| NCI-CTCAE | National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events |
| NMA | network meta-analysis |
| OS | overall survival |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| RCT | randomized controlled trial |
| ROB2 | Risk-of-Bias version 2 Tool |
| RR | risk ratio |
| SOC | standard of care |