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8 November 2025

Recent Advances in Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibitors for Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

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Radiation Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia 27100, Italy
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Division of Urology, Department of Surgical Sciences, Molinette Hospital, University of Turin, Turin 10124, Italy
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Radiation Oncology Section, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia and Perugia General Hospital, 06156 Perugia, Italy
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Radiotherapy Unit, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy
Pharmaceuticals2025, 18(11), 1697;https://doi.org/10.3390/ph18111697 
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This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Prostate Cancer Therapeutics

Abstract

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer in men, and it is frequently diagnosed at an advanced stage of the disease. Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) has traditionally represented the backbone of therapy for high-risk, recurrent, and metastatic disease; however, in the last ten years a new group of molecules known as androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPIs) have been demonstrated to improve outcomes in metastatic patients when added to ADT. Developed and validated originally in the setting of castration-resistant disease, ARPIs have been implemented progressively earlier in the natural history of PCa, involving patients who have never received ADT before or that are still responsive to this treatment. Considering the strong evidence for treatment intensification in patients with high-risk features, with this review we aim to provide a complete overview of the current indications for the use of ARPIs through all the stages of castration-sensitive prostate cancer (CSPC).

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