Enzalutamide Antitumour Activity Against Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Previously Treated with Docetaxel and Abiraterone: A Multicentre Analysis

Klaus Brasso, Frederik B Thomsen, Andres J Schrader, Sebastian C Schmid, David Lorente, Margitta Retz, Axel S Merseburger, Christoph A von Klot, Martin Boegemann, Johann de Bono

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The degree of antitumour activity of enzalutamide following disease progression on docetaxel and abiraterone remains controversial.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of enzalutamide in patients progressing following taxane-based chemotherapy and abiraterone.

DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients entering one of four European compassionate use programmes of enzalutamide.

OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: The primary end point was overall survival (OS). Secondary end points were association between OS and posttreatment prostate-specific antigen (PSA) kinetics, patient characteristics, and progression-free survival, respectively. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox proportional hazard analysis were performed.

RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: We identified 137 patients who prior to enzalutamide had progressed following a median of eight cycles of docetaxel and seven courses of abiraterone. The median time on enzalutamide was 3.2 mo; median OS from the time patients started enzalutamide was 8.3 mo (95% confidence interval, 6.8-9.8). Only 45 (38%) and 22 (18%) patients had PSA declines (unconfirmed) >30% and 50%, respectively. Patients who had more than 30% or 50% falls in PSA had improved survival compared with patients who had no such PSA fall (11.4 mo vs 7.1 mo; p=0.001 and 12.6 vs 7.4 mo; p=0.007, respectively). Poor performance status and low haemoglobin was negatively associated with OS.

CONCLUSIONS: Median OS on enzalutamide following disease progression on taxane-based chemotherapy and abiraterone was modest, but patients who experience a PSA decline >30% or 50%, respectively, with enzalutamide in this setting had longer survival.

PATIENT SUMMARY: Enzalutamide produces modest prostate-specific antigen (PSA) responses in patients progressing following chemotherapy and abiraterone. Despite a modest PSA response, survival may still be improved.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftEuropean Urology
Vol/bind68
Udgave nummer2
Sider (fra-til)317-24
Antal sider8
ISSN0302-2838
DOI
StatusUdgivet - aug. 2015

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