PROVEN RESULTS IN mCSPC
mCSPC=prostate cancer that has spread (metastatic) and responds to hormone therapy*
NUBEQA in combination with docetaxel† (chemotherapy‡) was studied in patients with mCSPC
The ARASENS study looked at NUBEQA + docetaxel† (chemotherapy‡) and hormone therapy* in patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer compared to docetaxel† (chemotherapy‡) and hormone therapy.*
Select inclusion criteria:
- 1306 men between the ages of 41 and 89 were included in the study, with a median§ age of 67
- 83% of men in the study had stage M1b prostate cancer, meaning their cancer had spread to their bones
- 71% (928 men) were still physically able to do things they could before their disease¶
About half of the patients in the study took NUBEQA + doxetaxel (chemotherapy) and hormone therapy, while the other half did not.
NUBEQA group (651 men)
NUBEQA + hormone therapy* +
docetaxel† (chemotherapy‡)
Placebo group (655 men)
Hormone therapy* + docetaxel†
(chemotherapy‡)
*Hormone therapy includes drug treatments to lower testosterone or surgery.
†Docetaxel is an intravenous (IV) chemotherapy infusion used in combination with NUBEQA to treat mCSPC.
‡Docetaxel 75mg/m2 for 21 days for 6 cycles. Note 21 days is one cycle.
§Median is the middle value in a set of numbers, not the average.
¶According to the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) scale. 29% of patients had an ECOG PS score of 1, meaning they were restricted in physically strenuous activity but ambulatory and able to carry out work of a light or sedentary nature.
In the ARASENS study, the addition of NUBEQA to docetaxel (chemotherapy) helped men live life longer
Men with mCSPC who added NUBEQA + hormone therapy + docetaxel (chemotherapy) had a 32% lower risk of dying than men who only received hormone therapy + chemotherapy.
(median§ not reached vs 48.9 months)
At the time of analysis, 35% (229 out of 651) of men taking NUBEQA + hormone therapy + chemotherapy were no longer living compared to 46% (304 out of 654) of men taking hormone therapy + chemotherapy.
In the same study, the addition of NUBEQA to docetaxel (chemotherapy) delayed pain progression#
It took significantly longer for pain to get worse for men with mCSPC who added NUBEQA to hormone therapy + docetaxel (chemotherapy) compared with men in the placebo group.
#Pain progression was defined as:
- An increase of 2 or more points of the worst pain felt in a 24-hour period, measured twice in a row, 4 weeks apart, OR an initiation of opioids for at least 7 days in a row for patients without pain
- An increase of 2 or more points from a pain score of 4 or more, of the worst pain felt in a 24-hour period, measured twice in a row, 4 weeks apart, OR an initiation of opioids for at least 7 days in a row for patients with pain and a pain score of 1 or more
Patients who used opioids within 4 weeks were removed from the analysis, with 19% removed from the NUBEQA + docetaxel arm and 18% removed from the placebo + docetaxel arm.