Health-Related Quality of Life in Metastatic, Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer: ENZAMET (ANZUP 1304), an International, Randomized Phase III Trial Led by ANZUP

Martin R. Stockler, Andrew J. Martin, Ian D. Davis, Haryana M. Dhillon, Stephen D. Begbie, Kim N. Chi, Simon Chowdhury, Xanthi Coskinas, Mark Frydenberg, Wendy E. Hague, Lisa G. Horvath, Anthony M. Joshua, Nicola J. Lawrence, Gavin M. Marx, John McCaffrey, Ray McDermott, Margaret McJannett, Scott A. North, Francis Parnis, Wendy R. ParulekarDavid W. Pook, M. Neil Reaume, Shahneen Sandhu, Alvin Tan, Thean Hsiang Tan, Alastair Thomson, Francisco Vera-Badillo, Scott G. Williams, Diana G. Winter, Sonia Yip, Alison Y. Zhang, Robert R. Zielinski, Christopher J. Sweeney, for the ENZAMET Trial Investigators and the Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group (ANZUP)

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Abstract

PURPOSE: We previously reported that enzalutamide improved overall survival when added to standard of care in metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. Here, we report its effects on aspects of health-related quality of life (HRQL). METHODS: HRQL was assessed with the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer core quality-of-life questionnaire and QLM-PR25 at weeks 0, 4, 12, and then every 12 weeks until progression. Scores from week 4 to 156 were analyzed with repeated measures modeling to calculate group means and differences. Deterioration-free survival was from random assignment until the earliest of death, clinical progression, discontinuation of study treatment, or a worsening of 10 points or more from baseline in fatigue, physical function, cognitive function, or overall health and quality of life (OHQL). HRQL scores range from 0 (lowest possible) to 100 (highest possible). RESULTS: HRQL was assessed in 1,042 of 1,125 participants (93%). Differences in means favored control over enzalutamide for fatigue (5.2, 95% CI, 3.6 to 6.9; P < .001), cognitive function (4.0, 95% CI, 2.5 to 5.5; P < .001), and physical function (2.6, 95% CI, 1.3 to 3.9; P < .001), but not OHQL (1.2, 95% CI, -0.2 to 2.7; P = .1). Deterioration-free survival rates at 3 years, and log-rank P values comparing the whole distributions, favored enzalutamide over control for OHQL (31% v 17%; P < .0001), cognitive function (31% v 20%; P = .001), and physical function (31% v 22%; P < .001), but not fatigue (24% v 18%; P = .16). The effects of enzalutamide on HRQL were independent of baseline characteristics. CONCLUSION: Enzalutamide was associated with worsening of self-reported fatigue, cognitive function, and physical function, but not OHQL. Enzalutamide was associated with improved deterioration-free survival for OHQL, physical function, and cognitive function because delays in disease progression outweighed early deteriorations in these aspects of HRQL.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)837-846
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Clinical Oncology
Volume40
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Mar 2022

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