Author Manuscript Published OnlineFirst on January 8, 2013; DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-12-2910 Author manuscripts have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication but have not yet been edited. Enzalutamide: a novel anti-androgen for patients with castrate resistant prostate cancer Jean Hoffman-Censits and Wm. Kevin Kelly Jean Hoffman-Censits, M.D. Assistant Professor Department of Medical Oncology Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital 1025 Walnut Street, Suite 700 Philadelphia, PA 19107 Corresponding author Wm. Kevin Kelly, DO Professor Department of Medical Oncology and Urology Director, Division of Solid Tumor Oncology Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital Associate Director of Translation Research, Kimmel Cancer Center 1025 Walnut Street, Suite 700 Philadelphia, PA 19107 Office: (215)503-4490 Fax: (215)503-3408 e-mail:
[email protected] Running Title: Enzalutamide Word Count: 2524 words Abstract Count: 190 words Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest J. Hoffman-Censits and Wm. Kevin Kelly disclosed no potential conflicts of interest. 1 Downloaded from clincancerres.aacrjournals.org on September 29, 2021. © 2013 American Association for Cancer Research. Author Manuscript Published OnlineFirst on January 8, 2013; DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-12-2910 Author manuscripts have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication but have not yet been edited. Abstract Enzalutamide (MDV3100, Xtandi, Medivation\Astellas) is an oral inhibitor of androgen receptor signaling which blocks androgen-receptor interaction; inhibits translocation of the androgen receptor to the nucleus; impairs androgen receptor binding to DNA; and inhibits co-activator recruitment and receptor mediated DNA transcription. In a Phase III randomized study comparing Enzalutamide to placebo in men with progressive castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) who were previously treated with docetaxel, Enzalutamide showed an improvement in overall survival (18.4 vs.