PROVEN RESULTS IN mHSPC
mHSPC stands for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
NUBEQA in combination with docetaxel* (chemotherapy) was studied in patients with mHSPC
The ARASENS study looked at NUBEQA + docetaxel (chemotherapy†) and hormone therapy‡ in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) 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†)
*Docetaxel is an intravenous (IV) chemotherapy infusion used in combination with NUBEQA to treat mHSPC.
†Docetaxel 75mg/m2 for 21 days for 6 cycles. Note 21 days is one cycle.
‡Hormone therapy includes drug treatments or surgery to lower testosterone.
§Median is the middle value in a set of numbers, not the average.
¶According to the Easter Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) scale. 29% of patients had an ECOG performance status 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 mHSPC who added NUBEQA + hormone therapy + docetaxel (chemotherapy) had a 32% lower risk of dying than men who only received hormone therapy + chemotherapy.
Median§ for the treatment groups were: NR (not reached) for NUBEQA + docetaxel (NR, NR) and 48.9 (44.4, NR) for placebo + docetaxel.
At the time of analysis, 35% (229 out of 651) of patients in the NUBEQA with docetaxel group died compared to 46% (304 out of 654) of patients in the placebo with docetaxel group.
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 mHSPC 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.