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NUBEQA® (darolutamide) Guidelines in nmCRPC
NUBEQA is recommended by NICE and accepted for use by the SMC and fully funded throughout the UK
Approved by NICE
Recommended as a treatment option for treating hormone-relapsed prostate cancer in adults at high risk of developing metastatic disease, and in combination with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and docetaxel for adult men with hormone-sensitive metastatic prostate cancer.
SMC accepted
For the treatment of adults with non-metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer who are at high risk of developing metastatic disease, and for adults with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer in combination with docetaxel and ADT.
NUBEQA is recommended by EAU guidelines for nmCRPC
6.5.16. Guidelines for non-metastatic castrate-resistant disease | |
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Recommendation | Strength rating |
Offer apalutamide, darolutamide or enzalutamide to patients with M0 CRPC and a high risk of developing metastasis (PSA-DT < 10 months) to prolong time to metastases. | Strong |
Abbreviations: CRPC, castration-resistant prostate cancer; M0, non-metastatic; PSA-DT, prostate-specific antigen-doubling time.
PP-NUB-GB-1998 | January 2025
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