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. 2018 Aug 21;22(1):24–38. doi: 10.1038/s41391-018-0079-0

Table 1.

Reported Lab Values for Available ADT Options

Generation Drug (Reference) Proportion of patients
T ≤ 50 ng/dL T ≤ 20 ng/dL Nadir T ≤ 10 ng/dL No T Escape > 50 ng/dL PSA decline >90% or to <4 ng/mL
1 Bicalutamide [121] 39
Flutamide [122, 123] 13−40
Nilutamide [124] n/d
Cyproterone acetate [125, 126] 4−70
2 SC-leuprolide acetate [26, 32, 38] 94−99 90−96 97 98−100 91−95
IM-leuprolide acetate [25, 33, 127] 93−95 66−79 n/d 91−98 51−87
Triptorelin [27, 31, 35, 128, 129] 93−98 25−79 n/d 93−99 81
Goserelin [28, 36, 130] 65−91 55 n/d 91 n/d
Degarelix [43, 45, 46, 89] 99−100 63 n/d 97−98 69−95
Relugolix [64] n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
3 Abiraterone [131, 132] n/d n/d n/d n/d 19
Enzalutamide [59, 60] 25−47
Apalutamide [133] 42−43
Darolutamide [134] 30

Gray cells: Not relevant as mechanism does not affect serum testosterone

Data should not be directly compared, as numerous sources, different doses, and time points are used

n/d no data