Table 1.
Toxicity of different new drugs targeting the androgen receptor pathway
| Mechanism of action | Drug | Specificity | Design | PMID | n | Population | Associated drug (excepted ADT) | Primary endpoint | DLT/MTD | SAE and/or grade ≥ 3 toxicity | Frequency (%) | AE classification | DDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Androgen biosynthesis inhibitors | ODM-208 | CYP11A1 inhibitor | phase 1 | 38320513 | 47 | mCRPC post ARPI and post chemo | 0 | safety; define DMT | 1 DLT (adrenal insufficiency): 50 mg BID | adrenal insufficiency | 31.9 | NCI CTCAE (v4.03) | 0 |
| anemia | 14.9 | ||||||||||||
| hyponatremia | 12.8 | ||||||||||||
| hypertension | 10.6 | ||||||||||||
| pulmonary embolism | 10.6 | ||||||||||||
| tumor pain | 8.5 | ||||||||||||
| amylase increased | 8.5 | ||||||||||||
| lipase increased | 6.4 | ||||||||||||
| ALP increased | 6.4 | ||||||||||||
| CPK increased | 4.3 | ||||||||||||
| asthenia | 4.3 | ||||||||||||
| ALT/AST increased | 2.1 | ||||||||||||
| hyperkaliemia | 2.1 | ||||||||||||
| bone pain | 2.1 | ||||||||||||
| diarrhea | 2.1 | ||||||||||||
| abdominal pain | 2.1 | ||||||||||||
| constipation | 2.1 | ||||||||||||
| hypokalemia | 2.1 | ||||||||||||
| phase 2 | 45 | mCRPC post ARPI and post chemo; with AR mutation | 0 | safety; preliminary efficacy | NA | anemia | 13.3 | ||||||
| adrenal insufficiency | 6.7 | ||||||||||||
| hypertension | 6.7 | ||||||||||||
| pulmonary embolism | 6.7 | ||||||||||||
| tumor pain | 6.7 | ||||||||||||
| ALP increased | 6.7 | ||||||||||||
| fatigue | 6.7 | ||||||||||||
| asthenia | 4.4 | ||||||||||||
| bone pain | 4.4 | ||||||||||||
| diarrhea | 4.4 | ||||||||||||
| dyspnea | 4.4 | ||||||||||||
| back pain | 4.4 | ||||||||||||
| hypotension | 4.4 | ||||||||||||
| hyponatremia | 4.4 | ||||||||||||
| amylase increased | 2.2 | ||||||||||||
| lipase increased | 2.2 | ||||||||||||
| hyperkaliemia | 2.2 | ||||||||||||
| hyperkaliemia | 2.2 | ||||||||||||
| muscle spasms | 2.2 | ||||||||||||
| arthralgia | 2.2 | ||||||||||||
| decreased appetite | 2.2 | ||||||||||||
| urinary tract infection | 2.2 | ||||||||||||
| Galeterone | CYP 17 inhibitor, AR antagonist and AR degrader | phase 1 | 26527750 | 49 | m0CRPC or mCRPC; chemo and ARPI naive | 0 | safety; define DMT and RP2D | Not reported | ALT increased | 16.3 | NCI CTCAE (v4.0) | 0 | |
| AST increased | 6.1 | ||||||||||||
| bilirubin increased | 2 | ||||||||||||
| fatigue | 2 | ||||||||||||
| phase 2 | 28 | m0CRPC or mCRPC chemo and enza-naive (abiretone authorized) | 0 | pharmacokinetic; safety and efficacy | No DLT observed | ALT increased | 10.7 | ||||||
| AST increased | 3.6 | ||||||||||||
| constipation | 3.6 | ||||||||||||
| diarrhea | 3.6 | ||||||||||||
| rash | 3.6 | ||||||||||||
| phase 3 | 31542304 | 19 | mCRPC chemo and ARPI naive; AR-V7 + | 0 | screen and characterize AR-V7+ mCRPC, efficacy | NA | anemia | 11 | not reported | 0 | |||
| fatigue | 5 | ||||||||||||
| hepatic failure | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Novel AR antagonist | HC-1119 | deuterated form of enzalutamide | phase 1 (dose escalation) | 34109624 | 24 | mCRPC ARPI naive (post chemo authorized) | 0 | safety, PK, DLT and PD | No DLT observed; MTD not reached | hypertension | 6 | NCI CTCAE (v4.03) | 0 |
| anemia | 6 | ||||||||||||
| phase 1 (dose expansion) | 19 | 0 | PSA response | Not reported | hypertension | 5 | |||||||
| neutropenia | 5 | ||||||||||||
| proteinuria | 5 | ||||||||||||
| SHR3680 | AR antagonist with low brain distribution | phase 1/2 | 35241087 | 197 | mCRPC post chemo; ARPI naive | 0 | phase 1: safety. Phase 2: PSA response rate | No DLT observed; MTD not reached | leucopenia | 1.5 | NCI CTCAE (v4.03) | 0 | |
| neutrophil count decreased | 1 | ||||||||||||
| hypertension | 1 | ||||||||||||
| hypertriglyceridemia | 0.5 | ||||||||||||
| decreased appetite | 0.5 | ||||||||||||
| elevated ALT | 0.5 | ||||||||||||
| gynecomastia | 0.5 | ||||||||||||
| anemia | 0.5 | ||||||||||||
| GT0918 = proxalutamide | AR antagonist with higher affinity than enzalutamide | phase 1 | 32460179 | 16 | mCRPC post chemo +/- post ARPI | 0 | safety, PK and anti tumor efficacy | No DLT observed; MTD not reached | 0 | not reported | NCI CTCAE (v4.0) | 0 | |
| phase 2 | 36919366 | 108 | mCRPC ARPI naive (post chemo authorized) | 0 | PSA response rate | NA | anemia | 2.8 | NCI CTCAE (v4.0) | 0 | |||
| decreased appetite | 1.9 | ||||||||||||
| fatigue | 1.9 | ||||||||||||
| hypertension | 1.9 | ||||||||||||
| weight loss | 0.9 | ||||||||||||
| hypertriglyceridemia | 0.9 | ||||||||||||
| hypokalemia | 0.9 | ||||||||||||
| hypophosphatemia | 0.9 | ||||||||||||
| elevated ALT | 0.9 | ||||||||||||
| decreased neutrocyte | 0.9 | ||||||||||||
| supraventricular extrasystole | 0.9 | ||||||||||||
| hypotension | 0.9 | ||||||||||||
| TAS3681 | AR and AR-SV antagonist | phase 1 | NCT02566772a | 56 | mCRPC post ARPI and post chemo | 0 | DLT and safety | 3 DLT (prolonged QTc and hypertension) at 600 mg QD and 400 mg BID | not reported | 21.4 | NCI CTCAE (v4.0) | not reported | |
| AR PROTAC degrader | BMS-986365 (CC-94676) |
dual effect (AR degrader and AR antagonist) | phase 1 | 39293515 | part A (dose escalation): 27 | mCRPC post ARPI and post chemo | 0 | safety; define MTD and/or RP2D | MTD not reached. 1 DLT (prolonged QTc): 900 mg BID | prolonged QTc | 14 | NCI CTCAE (v5.0) | antiarrhythmic drugs that prolong the QT were an exclusion criteria |
| part B (dose expansion): 68 | NA | prolonged QTc | 9 | ||||||||||
| bradycardia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| syncope | 1 | ||||||||||||
| hypertension | 1 | ||||||||||||
| dyspnea and general oedema | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Bavdegalutamide = ARV110 | phase 1 | NCT03888612b | 18 | mCRPC post ARPI +/- post chemo | 0 | MTD and RP2D | 1 DLT (elevated ALT/AST and acute renal failure) at 280 QD twice daily | AST/ALT elevation | 11 | NCI CTCAE (v5.0) | Rosuvastatin | ||
| phase 1/2 | NCT03888612c | 153 | mCRPC post ARPI +/- post chemo | 0 | efficacy (ORR) | NA | anemia | 5 | NCI CTCAE (v5.0) | not reported | |||
| diarrhea | 2 | ||||||||||||
| fatigue | 1 | ||||||||||||
| vomiting | 1 | ||||||||||||
| nausea | 1 | ||||||||||||
| AST elevation | 1 | ||||||||||||
| ARV-766 | phase 1/2 | NCT05067140d | 103 | mCRPC post ARPI +/- post chemo | 0 | safety (phase 1); clinical activity (phase 2) | No DLT observed; MTD not reached | fatigue | 3 | NCI CTCAE (v5.0) | not reported | ||
| nausea | 1 | ||||||||||||
| diarrhea | 1 | ||||||||||||
| HP518 | phase 1 | NCT05252364e | 22 | mCRPC post ARPI and ≤ 1 line of chemo | 0 | safety and RP2D | No DLT observed | not reported | NCI CTCAE (v5.0) | not reported | |||
| AR-V inhibitor | Niclosamide | AR-V inhibitor, and Pi3K/AKT/mTOR, NF-κB, and Wnt-signaling inhibitor | phase 1 | 29856824 | 5 | mCRPC post ARPI | Enzalutamide | safety | MTD = 500 mg TID. 2 DLT (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and colitis) at 1000 mg TID | nausea | 20 | NCI CTCAE (v4.0) | not reported |
| vomiting | 20 | ||||||||||||
| diarrhea | 40 | ||||||||||||
| colitis | 20 | ||||||||||||
| abdominal pain | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Niclosamide reformulated (PDMX1001) | phase 1b | 33737681 | 9 | mCRPC abiraterone naive (post enzalutamide and/or chemo authorized) | Abiraterone | MTD and RP2D | No DLT observed | fatigue | 11 | NCI CTCAE (v4.0) | not reported | ||
| abdominal pain | 11 | ||||||||||||
| hypoalbuminemia | 11 | ||||||||||||
| anemia | 11 | ||||||||||||
| hyperglycemia | 11 | ||||||||||||
| AR-NTD inhibitor (anitens) | EPI-506 | phase 1 | 34843005 | 28 | mCRPC post ARPI +/- post chemo | 0 | safety | MTD not reached. 6 DLT observed in 4 patients (at 640 mg; 1800 mg BID; 3600 mg QD and 3600 mg QD) | elevated amylase | 4 | NCI CTCAE (v4.03) | not reported | |
| abdominal pain | 4 | ||||||||||||
| elevated ALT | 4 | ||||||||||||
| elevated AST | 4 | ||||||||||||
| nausea | 4 | ||||||||||||
| vomiting | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Masofaniten (EPI-7386) | phase 1 | NCT05075577f | 18 | mCRPC ARPI naive (post chemo authorized) | Enzalutamide | safety | Not reported | rash | 6 | NCI CTCAE (v5.0) | not reported | ||
| hypertension | 6 | ||||||||||||
| back pain | 6 |
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