Table 1. Comparison of systemic therapies shown to improve overall survival when added to ADT among men with mCSPC.
| Characteristic | Docetaxel | Abiraterone | Apalutamide | Enzalutamide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | CHAARTED (1)STAMPEDE (2) | LATITUDE (3)STAMPEDE (4) | TITAN (10) | ENZAMET (11) |
| Population | High-volume metastatic†‡ | Metastatic | Metastatic | Metastatic |
| Duration of treatment | 18 weeks | Indefinite, median 33 mo | Indefinite, median >36 mo | Indefinite, median >48 mo |
| Clinically important toxicities | Febrile neutropenia, alopecia, peripheral neuropathy | Arrhythmias, hypertension, hypokalemia | Fatigue, fractures, hypothyroidism, rash | Cognitive dysfunction, fatigue, seizures, syncope |
| Corticosteroids | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| HRQoL | Improved§ | Improved (13) | Preserved | To be reported |
| Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (14) | $34,723 | $295,212¶ | To be reported | To be reported |
†, STAMPEDE included patients with not only metastatic disease, but also locally advanced disease, high-risk non-metastatic disease, and high-risk relapse after primary treatment; ‡, high volume per CHAARTED presence of visceral metastases and/or at least four bone lesions with at least one lesion outside of the vertebral column and/or pelvis; §, HRQoL was worse at 3 months, but better at 12 months (15); ¶, assumes full dose of 1,000 mg branded abiraterone daily. Abiraterone in generic form has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and 250 mg with a low-fat meal has been shown to be non-inferior to full dose in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer based on PSA response in a small study (16). ADT, androgen deprivation therapy; mCSPC, metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.