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AKEEGA® (niraparib and abiraterone acetate)

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AKEEGA - Concomitant Use with Chemotherapy

Last Updated: 07/01/2025

Summary

  • In the phase 3 MAGNITUDE study evaluating the efficacy and safety of AKEEGA with prednisone compared to placebo/abiraterone acetate with prednisone as first-line (L1) therapy in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) for patients with certain homologous recombination repair (HRR) mutations, including BRCA1/2, patients who received taxane-based chemotherapy in the mCRPC setting were excluded.1-5 Additionally, concomitant chemotherapy use was prohibited during the study.3

CLINICAL DATA

No clinical studies have been identified evaluating the use of AKEEGA with concurrent chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with prostate cancer.

LITERATURE SEARCH

A literature search of MEDLINE®, Embase®, BIOSIS Previews®, and Derwent Drug File (and/or other resources, including internal/external databases) was conducted on 01 July 2025. Summarized in this response are relevant data pertaining to this topic in patients with prostate cancer.

 

References

1 Janssen Research & Development, LLC. A study of niraparib in combination with abiraterone acetate and prednisone versus abiraterone acetate and prednisone for treatment of participants with metastatic prostate cancer (MAGNITUDE). In: ClinicalTrials.gov [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US). 2000- [cited 2025 June 11]. Available from: https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03748641 NLM Identifier: NCT03748641.  
2 Chi KN, Rathkopf D, Smith MR, et al. Niraparib and abiraterone acetate for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2023;41(18):3339-3351.  
3 Chi KN, Rathkopf D, Smith MR, et al. Protocol for: Niraparib and abiraterone acetate for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2023;41(18):3339-3351.  
4 Chi KN, Sandhu S, Smith MR, et al. Niraparib plus abiraterone acetate with prednisone in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and homologous recombination repair gene alterations: second interim analysis of the randomized phase III MAGNITUDE trial. Ann Oncol. 2023;34(9):772-782.  
5 Chi KN, Castro E, Attard G, et al. Niraparib and abiraterone acetate plus prednisone in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: final overall survival analysis for the phase 3 MAGNITUDE trial. [published online ahead of print May 05, 2025]. Eur Urol Oncol. doi:10.1016/j.euo.2025.04.012.  
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