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ARAMIS - Clinical Trial
In high-risk non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC), NUBEQA (darolutamide) + ADT was investigated in the ARAMIS clinical trial, the largest Phase III study of an ARI of this patient population to date.
ARAMIS study design
ARAMIS was a double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-centre study
Primary Endpoint
- Metastasis-Free survival
Secondary Endpoints
- Overall survival
- Time to pain progression
- Time to initiation of cytotoxic chemotherapy
- Time to first symptomatic skeletal event
Exploratory Endpoints
- Progression-free survival†
- Time to first prostate cancer-related invasive procedure
- Time to initiation of subsequent anti-neoplastic therapy
- PSA progression and response
- Deterioration in ECOG performance status
- Quality of life


* 73% of all patients had a Gleason score ≥7 at diagnosis.
† Defined as the time from randomisation to evidence of any radiographic disease progression, including local relapse or new pathologic lymph nodes, or death from any cause, whichever occurred first.
ARAMIS study baseline characteristics
The ARAMIS study enrolled a population of men with high-risk nmCRPC similar to those typically seen in clinical practice

* ECOG performance status ranges from 0 to 5, with higher scores reflecting greater disability.
† Common previous hormonal therapies for prostate cancer (received by 10% of all patients) included leuprorelin (52%), goserelin (32%), triptorelin (29%), bicalutamide (66%), flutamide (13%), and cyproterone (11%).
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Clinically proven and recommended by NICE:
Significantly delay tumour progression, extend survival and reduce the risk of death by >30%* when adding NUBEQA to ADT
* Absolute risk at 3 years: 5.7%; HR: 0.69; 95% CI: 0.53-0.88; p=0.003.
ARAMIS trial results: Primary endpoint
Median metastasis-free survival in men with high-risk nmCRPC (primary endpoint)
- NUBEQA added to ADT significantly slowed tumour progression by 22 months versus ADT + placebo.‡

‡ The eligibility criteria for treatment with darolutamide for patients with high-risk nmCRPC is: No metastases detected in recent imaging, pelvic lymph nodes <2 cm permissible; castration-resistant prostate carcinoma (testosterone <1.7 nmol/L PSA increase while on ADT, PSA 2 ng/ml); PSA doubling time of 10 months (This list is not exhaustive)


ARAMIS trial results: Overall Survival (secondary endpoint)
Overall survival in men with nmCRPC (pre-specified final analysis)
Significantly extend survival and reduce the risk of death by >30%‡ when adding NUBEQA to ADT in high-risk nmCRPC‡‡
- At 3 years, NUBEQA + ADT reduced the risk of death by 31% vs placebo + ADT (83% vs 77% respectively; secondary endpoint; HR: 0.69; 95% CI: 0.53– 0.88; p=0.003; median overall survival (OS) not yet reached for either treatment arm)‡‡
‡ Absolute risk at 3 years: 5.7%; HR: 0.69; 95% CI: 0.53-0.88; p=0.003.
‡‡ Number of patients with events 148/955 (15.5%) vs 106/554 (19.1%) with placebo + ADT. Final analysis for OS was conducted after 254 deaths. An OS survival benefit was observed for NUBEQA + ADT, despite over half of patients in the placebo group subsequently receiving NUBEQA or another life-prolonging treatment. Patients who discontinued placebo or NUBEQA at any time point could choose to receive a life-prolonging therapy. In total, 55% (n=307) of 554 patients initially receiving placebo + ADT subsequently received at least one life prolonging therapy for CRPC vs 15% (n=141) of 955 patients receiving NUBEQA. Of those discontinuing placebo, 137 patients did so before unblinding occurred. Life-prolonging therapies received by those discontinuing placebo were darolutamide (31%), docetaxel (14%), abiraterone/ abiraterone acetate (6%), enzalutamide (5%), sipuleucel-T (<1%); cabazitaxel (0%).
ARAMIS trial results: secondary endpoints and exploratory endpoints
In the Phase III ARAMIS trial, NUBEQA + ADT significantly delayed the onset of cancer-associated morbidity and subsequent chemotherapy vs. placebo + ADT alone.
In high-risk nmCRPC, NUBEQA + ADT was associated with benefits for all key secondary endpoints and significantly prolonged:
- Overall survival
- Time to pain progression
- Time to initiation of first chemotherapy
- Time to first symptomatic skeletal event
Offer patients the potential for a longer period of time without pain progression vs placebo + ADT.
NUBEQA + ADT offers 15 months longer without pain progression vs. placebo + ADT.**
ARAMIS: Key secondary and exploratory endpoints at 48 months in men with high-risk nmCRPC

** ARAMIS trial. Men with nmCPRC. NUBEQA + ADT (n=955) vs. placebo + ADT (n=554). Primary endpoint was median MFS.


ARAMIS Trial Results: Tolerability
- NUBEQA’s proven tolerability helps patients continue treatment with minimal impact on QoL, enabling them to maintain their daily routines.
- Backed by clinical data* and real-world evidence¥, adding NUBEQA to ADT in patients with high-risk nmCRPC results in low discontinuation rates due to AEs.
- In high-risk nmCRPC, NUBEQA is the only second-generation ARI with <1% increase in treatment discontinuation when added to ADT in Phase III clinical trial.
- In the Phase III ARAMIS trial, there was <1% increase in discontinuation due to AEs with NUBEQA + ADT vs. ADT + placebo (8.9% vs. 8.7%).
- In the pooled analysis of ARANOTE and ARAMIS, the most common adverse reactions in patients receiving NUBEQA were fatigue/asthenic conditions (13.7%). §§
- The most common serious adverse reactions were ischaemic heart disease (1.9%), cardiac arrhythmias (1.8%)††, pneumonia (1.5%), urinary retention (1.3%), urinary tract infection (1.1%) and fractures (1.0%)¶¶.
* versus placebo ¥ versus Apalutamide and Enzalutamide. §§ Includes fatigue and asthenia, lethargy and malaise. †† Includes arteriosclerosis coronary artery, coronary artery disease, coronary artery occlusion, coronary artery stenosis, acute coronary syndrome, acute myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, angina unstable, myocardial infarction, myocardial ischaemia. ¶¶Excluding pathologic fractures. This category combines the following MedDRA terms: any fractures and dislocations, limb fractures and dislocations, pelvic fractures and dislocations, spinal fractures and dislocations, and thoracic cage fractures and dislocations.
The ARAMIS Trial: AEs of special interest common to the ARI class
In high-risk nmCRPC, AEs of concern to people with high-risk nmCRPC were of similar incidence with NUBEQA (darolutamide) + ADT and placebo + ADT †††
- The most frequently observed adverse reactions (grade 3 or 4) in patients receiving NUBEQA were fatigue/asthenic conditions (≥1/10) and rash, pain in the extremity, musculoskeletal pain, fractures, ischaemic heart disease and heart failure (≥1/100).
- With the exception of hypertension and urinary retention, and coronary artery disorder, there was very low incidence (<1%) of grade 3 or 4 AEs with NUBEQA + ADT (predominantly Grade 1/2 intensity)
- NUBEQA + ADT vs. ADT alone: Hypertension (3.1% vs. 2.2%); urinary retention (1.6% vs. 2.0%); coronary heart disorder (1.7% vs. 0.4%).
For the full list of AEs, please refer to the Summary of Product Characteristics.
††† ARAMIS trial. Men with nmCPRC. NUBEQA + ADT (n=955) vs. placebo + ADT (n=554). Primary endpoint was median MFS.


Summary of The ARAMIS Trial
Clinically proven, and recommended by NICE: Significantly delay tumour progression, extend survival and reduce the risk of death by >30%‡ when adding NUBEQA to ADT.
In the Phase III ARAMIS trial, NUBEQA + ADT delivered:
- 40.4 months MFS, >2x longer median MFS vs ADT + placebo
- Extended overall survival and reduced risk of death >30% vs. placebo + ADT (secondary endpoint)‡
- The only second-generation ARI with <1% increase in treatment discontinuation when added to ADT in a Phase III clinical trial
‡ Absolute risk at 3 years: 5.7%; HR: 0.69; 95% CI: 0.53-0.88; p=0.003. At 3 years, the overall survival with NUBEQA + ADT was 83% (95% CI: 80 to 86) vs 77% (95% CI: 72 to 81) in the placebo group. The risk of death was significantly lower, by 31%, in the NUBEQA group than in the placebo group (hazard ratio for death, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.53 to 0.88; P=0.003).

Recommendations:
NUBEQA's efficacy, supported by robust clinical data and extensive real-world evidence, is reflected in recommendations by NICE, acceptance by SMC, and inclusion in international guidelines.
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Abbreviations
ADT, androgen deprivation therapy; AE, adverse event; ARI, androgen receptor inhibitor; CI, confidence interval; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; HR, hazard ratio; MFS, metastasis-free survival; NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; nmCRPC, non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; NR, not reached; OS, overall survival; PS, performance status; PSA DT, prostate-specific antigen doubling time; PSA, prostate-specific antigen; QoL: Quality of Life; SMC, Scottish Medicines Consortium.
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