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A randomized, double-blind, comparison of radium-223 and placebo, in combination with abiraterone acetate and prednisolone, in castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer: subgroup analysis of Japanese patients in the ERA 223 study.
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International Journal of Clinical Oncology . Apr2020, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p720-731. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background: ERA 223 compared concurrent abiraterone acetate/prednisolone (AAP) plus radium-223 with AAP plus placebo in men with chemotherapy-naïve asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and bone metastases. We report data from a subgroup of Japanese patients in ERA 223. Methods: Patients were randomized to radium-223 (55 kBq/kg) or placebo once every 4 weeks (max. 6 cycles), and also received oral abiraterone acetate 1000 mg once daily plus prednisone/prednisolone 5 mg twice daily during and after radium-223/placebo treatment, until a symptomatic skeletal event (SSE). The primary endpoint was SSE-free survival (SSE-FS); overall survival (OS) was a secondary endpoint. Results: Of 806 patients randomized in ERA 223, 114 patients (57 per arm) were enrolled in Japan. SSE-FS was not improved significantly in the radium-223 arm [25.5 months, 95% CI 20.6–not estimated (NE)] compared with the placebo arm (28.7 months, 95% CI 19.7–NE) (HR = 0.907, 95% CI 0.501–1.642). OS and other secondary endpoints were not improved significantly in the radium-223 arm. The incidence of fracture was 23% and 11% in the radium-223 and placebo arms, respectively. The incidence of death was 32% and 36%, respectively. Conclusions: In the Japanese ERA 223 subgroup, concurrent treatment with AAP and radium-223 did not significantly improve SSE-FS and increased the incidence of fracture, similar to outcomes achieved in the overall population, while an increased incidence of death was not evident. The combination of radium-223 with AAP is not recommended in Japanese patients with asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic mCRPC and bone metastases. Clinical trial registration: Clinical trial registration no: NCT02043678. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13419625
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 142534410
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10147-019-01589-6