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Abstract
Apalutamide (ErleadaTM) is a next-generation oral androgen receptor (AR) inhibitor that is being developed by Janssen for the treatment of prostate cancer (PC). It binds directly to the ligand-binding domain of the AR and blocks the effects of androgens. In February 2018, apalutamide received its first global approval in the USA for the treatment of non-metastatic castration-resistant PC (nmCRPC). Apalutamide is undergoing phase III investigation in chemotherapy-naive patients with metastatic CRPC (in combination with abiraterone acetate plus prednisone), patients with high-risk localized or locally advanced PC receiving primary radiation therapy, and in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive PC and biochemically-relapsed PC. This article summarizes the milestones in the development of apalutamide leading to this first approval in nmCRPC.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29626324 DOI: 10.1007/s40265-018-0900-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Drugs ISSN: 0012-6667 Impact factor: 9.546