Research and Reports in Urology (Jun 2023)
Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Insights on Current Therapy and Promising Experimental Drugs
Abstract
Simone Ferretti,1,* Chiara Mercinelli,2,* Laura Marandino,2 Giulio Litterio,1 Michele Marchioni,1 Luigi Schips1 1Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti, Urology Unit, Chieti, Italy; 2Division of Experimental Oncology, Urological Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Michele Marchioni, Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti, Urology Unit, Chieti, Italy, Tel +393296544866, Fax +390871357756, Email [email protected]: The therapeutic landscape of metastatic hormone sensitive and metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is rapidly changing. We reviewed the current treatment options for mCRPC, with insights on new available therapeutic strategies. Chemotherapy with docetaxel or cabazitaxel (for patients progressing on docetaxel), as well as treatment with androgen receptor axis targeted therapies, and Radium-223 are well-established treatment options for patients with mCRPC. The advent of theragnostic in prostate cancer established Lutetium-177 (177Lu)–PSMA-617 as a new standard of care for PSMA-positive mCRPC previously treated with ARAT and taxane-based chemotherapy. Olaparib, a poly-ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, is approved for selected patients with mCRPC progressed on ARATs and in combination with abiraterone acetate as first-line treatment for mCRPC. Immunotherapy showed limited efficacy in unselected patients with mCRPC and novel immunotherapy strategies need to be explored. The search for biomarkers is a growing field of interest in mCRPC, and predictive biomarkers are needed to support the choice of treatment and the development of tailored strategies.Keywords: metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer, chemotherapy, androgen-receptors axis targeted therapies, PARP inhibitors, theragnostic, predictive biomarkers
