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Adding niraparib to hormone therapy slowed advanced prostate cancer, especially in men with BRCA1/2 mutations, but increased side effects and treatment-related deaths.
A new study published in Nature Medicine on October 7, 2025, found that adding the PARP inhibitor niraparib to standard hormone therapy significantly slowed advanced prostate cancer progression, reducing tumor growth risk by 37% overall and 48% in men with BRCA1/2 mutations.
Patients experienced longer time before symptom worsening and a trend toward improved survival, particularly among those with DNA repair gene defects.
However, the combination increased side effects, including anemia and high blood pressure, and raised treatment-related death rates, with 25% needing transfusions.
Researchers urge genetic testing at diagnosis to identify eligible patients and recommend individualized treatment decisions.
La adición de niraparib a la terapia hormonal ralentizó el cáncer de próstata avanzado, especialmente en hombres con mutaciones BRCA1/ 2, pero aumentó los efectos secundarios y las muertes relacionadas con el tratamiento.