(HealthDay News) — For castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), low-dose abiraterone acetate (AA) with a low-fat breakfast is noninferior to standard dose with fasting in terms of the mean change in prostate-specific antigen (PSA), according to a study published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Russell Z. Szmulewitz, MD, from the University of Chicago, and colleagues randomized 72 patients with progressive CRPC to low-dose AA (LOW; 250 mg with low-fat meal) with standard AA (STD; 1000 mg fasting). PSA was assessed monthly; every 12 weeks, testosterone/dihydroepiandrosterone sulfate were assessed with radiographic assessments of disease burden.
The researchers observed a greater effect on PSA in the LOW arm vs the STD arm (mean log-change, −1.59 versus −1.19); according to predefined criteria, the noninferiority of LOW was established. The PSA response rate was 58 and 50% in LOW and STD groups, respectively; in both groups, median progression-free survival was about 9 months. In both arms there was a similar decrease in androgen levels. Abiraterone concentrations were higher in the STD group, although there was no difference in PSA response or progression-free survival.
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“Low-dose AA (with low-fat breakfast) is noninferior to standard dosing with respect to PSA metrics,” the authors write. “Given the pharmacoeconomic implications, these data warrant consideration by prescribers, payors, and patients.”
