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. 2021 Feb 4;22(4):1551. doi: 10.3390/ijms22041551

Table 1.

Recently presented or published phase III clinical trials assessing novel ARSIs in nonmetastatic castration-resistant setting.

Study
[Author, Year]
Treatment Clinical
Setting
MFS Benefit OS Benefit Adverse Events of Any Grade
PROSPER
[Hussain et al., 2018] [12,13]
Enzalutamide + ADT
(vs. placebo + ADT)
nmCRPC 36.6 months vs. 14.7 months (p < 0.001) 67.0 months vs. 56.3 months (p = 0.001) More frequently (Enza vs. placebo):
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    Fatigue (in 33% vs. 14%)

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    Hypertension (in 12% vs. 5%)

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    Major cardiovascular events (in 5% vs. 3%)

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    Mental impairment disorders (in 5% vs. 2%)

SPARTAN
[Smith et al., 2018] [15,16]
Apalutamide + ADT
(vs. placebo + ADT)
High-risk nmCRPC 40.5 months vs. 16.2 months (p < 0.001) Median OS not reached in the Apa or the placebo group. 25% reduction in the risk of death (HR for Apa vs. placebo, 0.75; 95% CI 0.59–0.96; p = 0.0197) [16] More frequently (Apa vs. placebo):
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    Fatigue (in 30.4% vs. 21.1%)

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    Hypertension (in 24.8% vs. 19.8%)

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    Rash (in 23.8% vs. 5.5%)

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    Diarrhea (in 20.3% vs. 15.1%)

ARAMIS
[Fizazi et al., 2019] [17,18]
Darolutamide + ADT
(vs. placebo + ADT)
High-risk nmCRPC 40.4 months vs. 18.4 months (p < 0.001) Percentage of pts alive at 3 years:
83% vs. 77% (p = 0.003) [18]
More frequently (Daro vs. placebo):
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    Fatigue (in 13.2% vs. 8.3%)

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    Hypertension (7.8% vs. 6.5%)

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    Cardiac arrhythmia (7.3% vs. 4.3%)

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    Bone fracture (in 5.5% vs. 3.6%)

Abbreviations: ADT: androgen-deprivation therapy; nmCRPC: nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; MFS: metastasis-free survival; OS: overall survival; Enza: enzalutamide; Apa: apalutamide; Daro: darolutamide; CI: confidence intervals; HR: hazard ratio; pts: patients; ARSIs: androgen receptor signaling inhibitors.