(niraparib and abiraterone acetate)
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Last Updated: 10/16/2025
Attard et al (2025)5 reported efficacy and safety results of AKEEGA with prednisone plus ADT vs placebo/AAP plus ADT in patients with deleterious germline or somatic HRR gene-altered mCSPC (N=696).

Abbreviations: AA, abiraterone acetate; AAP, abiraterone acetate plus prednisone; ADT, androgen deprivation therapy; AML, acute myeloid leukemia; ARPI, androgen receptor pathway inhibitor; BRCA, breast cancer susceptibility gene; CT, computed tomography; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; HRR, homologous recombination repair; mCSPC, metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; NIRA, niraparib; PARPi, poly (adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase inhibitor; PBO, placebo; PC, prostate cancer; QD, once daily; R, randomization; rPFS, radiographic progression-free survival.
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| AKEEGA + Prednisone Group (n=191) | PBO/AAP Group (n=196) | AKEEGA + Prednisone Group (n=230) | PBO/AAP Group (n=226) | AKEEGA + Prednisone Group (N=348) | PBO/AAP Group (N=348) | |
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| BRCA subgroup | HRR Effector subgroup | ITT population | ||||
| Median age, years (range) | 67 (41-88) | 66 (44-92) | 68 (41-88) | 66 (40-92) | 68 (40–88) | 67 (40-92) |
| ECOG-PS score, n (%) | ||||||
| 0 | 133 (69.6) | 130 (66.3) | 162 (70.4) | 147 (65.0) | 242 (69.5) | 218 (62.6) |
| 1 | 55 (28.8) | 65 (33.2) | 63 (27.4) | 77 (34.1) | 97 (27.9) | 124 (35.6) |
| 2 | 3 (1.6) | 1 (0.5) | 5 (2.2) | 2 (0.9) | 9 (2.6) | 6 (1.7) |
| Gleason score at initial diagnosis, n (%) | ||||||
| ≤7 | 25 (13.1) | 30 (15.3) | 34 (14.8) | 34 (15.0) | 60 (17.2) | 68 (19.5) |
| >7 | 160 (83.8) | 158 (80.6) | 187 (81.3) | 182 (80.5) | 276 (79.3) | 262 (75.3) |
| Unknown | 6 (3.1) | 8 (4.1) | 9 (3.9) | 10 (4.4) | 12 (3.4) | 18 (5.2) |
| Metastatic stage at initial diagnosis, n (%) | ||||||
| Non- metastatic | 14 (7.3) | 16 (8.2) | 19 (8.3) | 20 (8.8) | 32 (9.2) | 36 (10.3) |
| Metastatic | 167 (87.4) | 175 (89.3) | 200 (87.0) | 201 (88.9) | 301 (86.5) | 302 (86.8) |
| Unknown | 10 (5.2) | 5 (2.6) | 11 (4.8) | 5 (2.2) | 15 (4.3) | 10 (2.9) |
| Metastatic disease volume at start of ADT, n (%) | ||||||
| High | 151 (79.1) | 155 (79.1) | 179 (77.8) | 178 (78.8) | 269 (77.3) | 271 (77.9) |
| Low | 40 (20.9) | 41 (20.9) | 51 (22.2) | 48 (21.2) | 79 (22.7) | 77 (22.1) |
| Median time from start of ADT for metastatic disease, months (range) | 2.14 (0.2-6.0) | 2.32 (0.3-6.1) | 2.27 (0.2-6.2) | 2.30 (0.3-6.1) | 2.46 (0.2-6.2) | 2.30 (0.1-6.2) |
| Median PSA level at initial diagnosis, µg/L (range) | - | - | - | - | 112.3 (0.1-17475) | 101.6 (0.1-15900) |
| Median PSA level at baseline, µg/L (range)b | - | - | - | - | 2.74 (0-8046) | 3.57 (0-2703) |
| Prior prostatectomy or RT, n (%) | 47 (24.6) | 40 (20.4) | 57 (24.8) | 48 (21.2) | 86 (24.8)c | 81 (23.3) |
| Prior first-generation antiandrogen use, n (%) | 99 (51.8) | 97 (49.5) | 117 (50.9) | 114 (50.4) | 169 (48.7)c | 165 (47.4) |
| Prior docetaxel use, n (%) | 29 (15.2) | 33 (16.8) | 33 (14.3) | 36 (15.9) | 54 (15.6) | 56 (16.1) |
| Site of metastases,d n (%) | ||||||
| Bone only | - | - | - | - | 146 (42) | 154 (44)c |
| Visceral | - | - | - | - | 57 (16) | 54 (16)c |
| Lymph nodes | - | - | - | - | 173 (50) | 161 (46)c |
| Single gene alterations, n (%) | ||||||
| BRCA2 | 148 (77.5) | 144 (73.5) | 148 (64.3) | 144 (63.7) | 148 (42.5) | 144 (41.4) |
| CHEK2 | - | - | - | - | 72 (20.7) | 76 (21.8) |
| CDK12 | - | - | - | - | 28 (8.0) | 28 (8.0) |
| BRCA1 | 25 (13.1) | 25 (12.8) | 25 (10.9) | 25 (11.1) | 25 (7.2) | 25 (7.2) |
| FANCA | - | - | - | - | 15 (4.3) | 15 (4.3) |
| RAD54L | - | - | 12 (5.2) | 6 (2.7) | 12 (3.4) | 6 (1.7) |
| PALB2 | - | - | 9 (3.9) | 13 (5.8) | 9 (2.6) | 13 (3.7) |
| BRIP1 | - | - | 9 (3.9) | 4 (1.8) | 9 (2.6) | 6 (1.7) |
| RAD51B | - | - | 4 (1.7) | 5 (2.2) | 4 (1.1) | 5 (1.4) |
| Co-occurring BRCA alterationsd | 18 (9.4) | 27 (13.8) | 18 (7.8) | 27 (11.9) | 18 (5.2) | 27 (7.8) |
| BRCA2/CHEK2 | 5 (2.6) | 13 (6.6) | 5 (2.2) | 13 (5.8) | 5 (1.4) | 13 (3.7) |
| Co-occurring non-BRCA alterationse | - | - | 5 (2.2) | 2 (0.9) | 8 (2.3) | 5 (1.4) |
| Abbreviations: AAP, abiraterone acetate plus prednisone; ADT, androgen deprivation therapy; ECOG-PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; HRR, homologous recombination repair; ITT, intention-to-treat; mCSPC, metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer; PBO, placebo; PSA, prostate-specific antigen; RT, radiotherapy. aPercentages may not total 100 because of rounding.bPatients were allowed to be on ongoing ADT; therefore, PSA levels were lower than at diagnosis.cn=347.dNon-mutually exclusive. eAll other co-occurring BRCA and non-BRCA alterations occurred at a frequency of <1%. | ||||||
| AKEEGA + Prednisone Group (n=191) | PBO/AAP Group (n=196) | AKEEGA + Prednisone Group (n=230) | PBO/AAP Group (n=226) | AKEEGA + Prednisone Group (N=348) | PBO/AAP Group (N=348) | |
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| BRCA subgroup | HRR Effector subgroup | ITT population | ||||
| Primary Endpoint | ||||||
| Median rPFS,a months | NE | 26.0 | NE | 27.6 | NE | 29.5 |
| Number of events | 57 | 93 | 71 | 102 | 113 | 151 |
| HR (95% CI) | 0.52 (0.37-0.72) | 0.57 (0.42-0.77) | 0.63 (0.49-0.80) | |||
| P-Value | <0.0001 | 0.0003 | 0.0001 | |||
| Secondary Endpoints | ||||||
| Median time to symptomatic progression,b months | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| HR (95% CI) | 0.44 (0.29-0.68) | 0.49 (0.33-0.74) | 0.50 (0.36-0.69) | |||
| P-Value | 0.0001 | 0.0004 | <0.0001 | |||
| Median OS,b,c | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| HR (95% CI) | 0.75 (0.51-1.11) | 0.81 (0.57-1.16) | 0.79 (0.59-10.4) | |||
| P-Value | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.10 | |||
| Median time to subsequent therapy, months | 44.6 | 30.0 | 44.6 | 33.6 | 44.6 | NE |
| HR (95% CI) | 0.47 (0.33-0.66) | 0.50 (0.36-0.69) | 0.54 (0.41-0.70) | |||
| P-Value | Nominal P<0.0001* | Nominal P<0.0001* | Nominal P<0.0001* | |||
| Other Endpoints | ||||||
| Median second progression-free survival, months | NE | 44.0 | NE | 44.0 | NE | 44.0 |
| HR (95% CI) | 0.59 (0.41-0.83) | 0.63 (0.45-0.87) | 0.66 (0.51-0.86) | |||
| P-Value | Nominal P=0.0026* | Nominal P=0.0049* | Nominal P=0.0017* | |||
| Objective response,e n/N (%) | 48/63 (76.2) | 53/72 (73.6) | 58/76 (76.3) | 58/79 (73.4) | 76/106 (71.7) | 81/110 (73.6) |
| HR (95% CI)d | 1.04(0.85-1.26) | 1.04(0.87-1.25) | 0.97(0.83-1.15) | |||
| P-Value | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.75 | |||
| Median time to PSA progression, months | NE | 25.5 | NE | 29.0 | NE | 29.0 |
| HR (95% CI) | 0.41 (0.29-0.59) | 0.48 (0.35-0.66) | 0.50 (0.39-0.65) | |||
| P-Value | Nominal P<0.0001* | Nominal P<0.0001* | Nominal P<0.0001* | |||
| Confirmed PSA response,f % | 88.5 | 85.7 | 87.0 | 85.8 | 87.6 | 86.2 |
| HR (95% CI)d | 1.03(0.96-1.12) | 1.01 (0.94-1.09) | 1.02(0.96-1.08) | |||
| P-Value | 0.42 | 0.73 | 0.57 | |||
| Abbreviations: AAP, abiraterone acetate plus prednisone; HRR, homologous recombination repair; HR, hazard ratio; ITT, intention-to-treat; NE, non estimable; OS, overall survival; PBO, placebo; PSA, prostate-specific antigen; rPFS, radiographic progression-free survival. aBy investigator review. The results by blinded independent central review were similar: BRCA subgroup, HR, 0.51 (95% CI, 0.37-0.72), P<0.0001; HRR effector subgroup, HR, 0.58 (95% CI, 0.43-0.80), P=0.0006; and ITT population, HR, 0.61 (95% CI, 0.47-0.79), P=0.0001. This is the first and final analysis. bFirst interim analysis; included in graphical approach for testing key efficacy endpoints. cConducted when 193 patients died (n=85 in AKEEGA with prednisone group and n=108 in PBO/AAP group), which is ~50% of total needed events. First non-significant test in hierarchical graphical approach for testing key efficacy endpoints. P values provided for completeness. dValue is relative risk. eIn the ITT population, the duration of response in patients with complete or partial response was longer in the AKEEGA with prednisone group (HR, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.35-0.86; nominal P=0.008)*. fDefined as ≥50% decrease from baseline. *These endpoints were not adjusted for multiple comparisons. Therefore, the P-values displayed are nominal, and statistical significance has not been established. | ||||||
| Endpoints | HR (95% CI) | Events/N | |
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| AKEEGA + Prednisone Group | PBO/AAP Group | ||
| Primary Endpoint | |||
| Median rPFS, months | |||
| BRCA1/2 | 0.52 (0.37-0.72) | 57/191 | 93/196 |
| CHEK2 | 0.65 (0.38-1.11) | 24/72 | 32/76 |
| CDK12 | 1.01 (0.43-2.39) | 13/28 | 10/28 |
| FANCA | 0.76 (0.20-2.82) | 4/15 | 5/15 |
| PALB2 | 2.41 (0.66-8.74) | 6/9 | 4/13 |
| Othera | 0.72 (0.20-2.66) | 6/25 | 4/15 |
| Secondary Endpoints | |||
| Median time to symptomatic progression, months | |||
| BRCA1/2 | 0.44 (0.29-0.68) | 31/191 | 66/196 |
| CHEK2 | 0.47 (0.21-1.05) | 9/72 | 18/76 |
| CDK12 | 0.68 (0.28-1.62) | 9/28 | 12/28 |
| FANCA | 0.71 (0.12-4.27) | 2/15 | 3/15 |
| PALB2 | NE (NE-NE) | 1/9 | 2/13 |
| Othera | 1.18 (0.12-11.36) | 4/25 | 1/15 |
| Median OS, months | |||
| BRCA1/2 | 0.75 (0.51-1.11) | 44/191 | 61/196 |
| CHEK2 | 0.85 (0.45-1.59) | 18/72 | 21/76 |
| CDK12 | 0.57 (0.25-1.31) | 9/28 | 15/28 |
| FANCA | 0.92 (0.20-4.12) | 3/15 | 4/15 |
| PALB2 | 3.30 (0.52-21.21) | 3/9 | 2/13 |
| Othera | 0.79 (0.18-3.36) | 5/25 | 3/15 |
| Abbreviations: AAP, abiraterone acetate plus prednisone; HR, hazard ratio; NE, non estimable; OS, overall survival; PBO, placebo; rPFS, radiographic progression-free survival. Note: Non-BRCA subgroups were not statistically powered for formal testing in this exploratory analysis. Hazard ratios were stratified by disease volume (high vs low). aRAD54L, BRIP1, RAD51B. | |||
| Patients who discontinued treatment intervention, n (%) | AKEEGA + Prednisone (n=159)b | PBO/AAP (n=196) |
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| Any subsequent prostate cancer therapy (denominator for below) | 89 | 141 |
| Chemotherapyc | 71 (79.8) | 102 (72.3) |
| ARPId | 27 (30.3) | 40 (28.4) |
| PARPie | 10 (11.2) | 47 (33.3) |
| Radiopharmaceuticals | 8 (9.0) | 10 (7.1) |
| Immunotherapy | 2 (2.2) | 7 (5.0) |
| Otherf | 7 (7.9) | 15 (10.6) |
| Abbreviations: AAP, abiraterone acetate plus prednisone; ARPI, androgen receptor pathway inhibitor; ITT, intention-to-treat; PARPi, PARP inhibitor; PBO, placebo; rPFS, radiographic progression-free survival. aData reflects all subsequent lines of therapy. Recurrent medications were counted only once per patient. Selected subsequent therapies were those with potential rPFS benefit.bOne randomized patient never received the study treatment. cMost common in AKEEGA + prednisone vs PBO/AAP were as follows, respectively: docetaxel (n=59 [83.1%] vs n=84 [82.4%]), cabazitaxel (n=18 [25.4%] vs n=27 [26.5%]), and carboplatin (n=11 [15.5%] vs n=15 [14.7%]). dMost common in AKEEGA + prednisone vs PBO/AAP were as follows, respectively: enzalutamide (n=23 [85.2%] vs n=36 [90.0%]) and apalutamide (n=3 [11.1%] vs n=3 [7.5%]). eMost common in AKEEGA + prednisone vs PBO/AAP was: olaparib (n=10 [100%] vs n=42 [89.4%]), respectively. fCapivasertib, ODM 208, AMG 509, vobramitamab duocarmazine, ZEN 3694, cabozantinib, datopotamab deruxtecan, enfortumab vedotin, investigational antineoplastic drugs, NUV 868, zanzalintinib. | ||
| AE, n (%) | AKEEGA + Prednisone Groupa (n=347)c | PBO/AAP Groupb (n=348) | ||
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| Any Grade | Grade 3-4 | Any Grade | Grade 3-4 | |
| Any AE | 346 (99.7) | 261 (75.2) | 341 (98.0) | 205 (58.9) |
| Serious AEs | 136 (39.2) | - | 96 (27.6) | - |
| AEs leading to treatment discontinuationd | 51 (14.7)e | - | 36 (10.3) | - |
| TEAEs leading to dose reduction | 76 (21.9) | - | 24 (6.9) | - |
| TEAEs leading to dose interruption | 232 (66.9) | - | 147 (42.4) | - |
| AEs leading to death | 14 (4.0)f | - | 7 (2.0) | - |
| TEAEs of interestg | ||||
| Patients with ≥1 AE of interest | 306 (88) | 217 (63) | 261 (75) | 132 (38) |
| Hematologic | ||||
| Anemiah | 179 (51.6) | 101 (29.1) | 83 (23.9) | 16 (4.6) |
| Neutropenia | 76 (21.9) | 33 (9.5) | 28 (8.0) | 7 (2.0) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 66 (19.0) | 24 (6.9) | 20 (5.7) | 1 (0.3) |
| MDS | 1 (<1) | 1 (<1) | 0 | 0 |
| Cardiovascular | ||||
| Hypertension | 152 (43.8) | 92 (26.5) | 113 (32.5) | 64 (18.4) |
| Arrhythmia | 68 (20) | 19 (5) | 28 (8) | 11 (3) |
| Cardiac failure | 20 (6) | 9 (3) | 6 (2) | 4 (1) |
| Others | ||||
| Hypokalemia | 90 (25.9) | 40 (11.5) | 70 (20.1) | 38 (10.9) |
| Hepatotoxicity | 46 (13) | 8 (2) | 71 (20) | 19 (5) |
| Abbreviations: AAP, abiraterone acetate plus prednisone; AE, adverse event; COVID-19, coronavirus 2019; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; NIRA, niraparib; PBO, placebo; TEAE, treatment-emergent adverse event. aMedian treatment duration: 25.3 months. bMedian treatment duration: 22.5 months. cOne randomized patient never received study drug. dAn AE was counted as leading to discontinuation of study treatment if it led to withdrawal of NIRA/PBO or AA/PBO or prednisone. The most common in AKEEGA + prednisone vs PBO/AAP were as follows, respectively: anemia (n=8 [2.3%] vs n=2 [0.6%]), asthenia (n=4 [1.2%] vs n=3 [0.9%]), sudden death (n=3 [0.9%] vs n=1 [0.3%]), alanine aminotransferase increased (n=1 [0.3%] vs n=5 [1.4%]), aspartate aminotransferase increased (n=1 [0.3%] vs n=4 [1.1%]), hypokalemia (0 vs n=3 [0.9%]), and spinal cord compression (0 vs n=3 [0.9%]). eIncluded one case of MDS in a patient with a CHEK2 germline mutation. fIncluded 4 cases of respiratory infection, including 2 attributed as related to COVID-19, 4 attributed to cardiac causes, 3 classified as sudden death, and 1 each of sepsis, subdural hematoma, and multiorgan dysfunction syndrome. gPatients were counted only once for any given event, regardless of the number of times they actually experienced the event. The event experienced by the patient with the worst toxicity grade was used. If a patient had missing toxicity for a specific AE, the patient was only counted in the total column for the AE. hRequired ≥1 transfusion in the AKEEGA + prednisone vs PBO/AAP groups, respectively: 87 (25.1%) with median of 2 (range: 1-5) vs 13 (3.7%) with median of 2 (range: 1-3). | ||||
A literature search of MEDLINE®
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