Rucaparib vs docetaxel (DTX) or second-generation androgen pathway inhibitor (ARPI) therapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC): TRITON3 final overall survival (OS) and safety.
155 Background: Primary results from the randomized, multicenter, open-label, phase 3 TRITON3 (NCT02975934) study of rucaparib, a poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor (PARPi) in patients with chemotherapy-naive mCRPC and BRCA1/2 (BRCA) vs the control arm of physician’s choice of DTX or ARPI (abiraterone acetate [ABI] or enzalutamide [ENZ]) demonstrated that rucaparib significantly improved radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS, primary efficacy endpoint) vs physician’s choice. Here, we report final OS and safety results from TRITON3. Methods: Patients with disease progression after 1 prior second-generation ARPI in any setting were randomized 2:1 to rucaparib 600 mg BID or physician’s choice of DTX, ABI, or ENZ (control). OS was a key secondary endpoint tested initially in the BRCA subgroup, followed by the intent-to-treat (ITT) population in an ordered step-down multiple-comparisons procedure. Crossover from placebo to rucaparib was allowed after radiographic progression was confirmed by independent radiology review. Results: As of March 1, 2024 (final analysis data cutoff),patients with BRCA (N = 302) and ATM (N = 103) alterations were randomized (ITT, N = 405). After an overall median follow-up of 44.0 months, median OS in the BRCA subgroup in the rucaparib arm was 23.2 months vs 21.2 months for the physician’s choice control arm (HR, 0.91 [95% CI, 0.68–1.20]; P = 0.5044; Table). Hierarchical testing did not continue due to lack of statistical significance. No OS benefit was observed in the ITT population or ATM subgroup (Table). Median duration of treatment in rucaparib and physician’s choice arms was 8.3 and 5.1 months, respectively. The most frequent any-grade treatment emergent adverse event (TEAE) in the rucaparib (n = 270) and physician’s choice (n = 130) arms was asthenia/fatigue (61.5% and 63.1%, respectively). The most frequent grade ≥3 TEAE was anemia (23.7%) with rucaparib, and asthenia/fatigue (9.2%) with physician’s choice. Of the 135 patients in the physician’s choice arm, 77 patients had radiographic progression and 70 crossed over to rucaparib. Conclusions: Rucaparib remains the only PARPi to show improved rPFS vs a DTX-containing control arm and has a similar OS even when most patients cross over to rucaparib. Safety was consistent with prior reports. These data support rucaparib as a treatment option for patients with BRCA-mutated mCRPC. Clinical trial information: NCT02975934 . Median OS at final analysis. Group Rucaparib, n Physician's choice, n Rucaparib, months Physician's choice, months HR (95% CI) a BRCA 201 101 23.2 21.2 0.91 (0.68–1.20) ITT 270 135 22.8 21.7 0.99 (0.78–1.26) ATM 69 34 18.4 22.1 1.21 (0.77–1.90) a Calculated by stratified Cox proportional hazard model.
Authors
- Ray McDermott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8952-4315)
- Karim S. Fizazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6068-9474)
- Charles J. Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2081-3557)
- M. Neil Reaume (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9214-222X)
- Josep M. Piulats (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3606-1724)
- Peter Ostler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6859-6723)
- Alan Haruo Bryce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0206-3895)
- Srikala S. Sridhar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6994-1285)
- Lisa Caunt
- Wassim Abida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9006-7043)
- Darrin Despain
- Henriette Lindberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5191-3016)
- Richard Bambury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2189-6972)
- Franco Nolè (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4326-7544)
- Urban Emmenegger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3178-1896)
- David S. Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9054-6899)
- Elias Pintus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5123-1835)
- John Nicholas Staffurth
- Joel Roger Gingerich
- Simon Chowdhury
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Herlev Hospital (DK)
- Institut Gustave Roussy (FR)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Cork University Hospital (IE)
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (CA)
- Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge (ES)
- CancerCare Manitoba (CA)
- Urology Associates (US)
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (GB)
- St. Vincent's University Hospital (IE)
- Mayo Clinic Hospital (US)
- European Institute of Oncology (IT)
- Cardiff University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-02-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2025.43.5_suppl.155
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.07