Prostate cancer: guideline history
5 dated versions from 2018 to 2025 listing 7 changes. Pick two versions to see what changed between them; the timeline below shows every version with the event it is anchored to.
- RecategorisedMetastatic castration-resistant, PSMA PET-positive177Lu-PSMA-617 moves earlier: after one AR pathway inhibitor, before chemotherapy.after ARPI and taxane (VISION) after ARPI, taxane-naive allowed (PSMAfore)
- AddedMetastatic castration-resistant, BRCA/HRR-mutant, first linePARP inhibitor plus AR pathway inhibitor combinations for BRCA-mutated (olaparib-abiraterone) or HRR-mutated (talazoparib-enzalutamide) disease.
Timeline
Anchored to: FDA approval of abiraterone for high-risk metastatic hormone-sensitive disease, February 2018 (LATITUDE, STAMPEDE)
- addedMetastatic hormone-sensitive, first line: Abiraterone plus prednisone with ADT as a category 1 option alongside docetaxel.
Anchored to: Annals of Oncology publication, 2020
- addedMetastatic hormone-sensitive, first line: ADT plus docetaxel, abiraterone, enzalutamide or apalutamide recommended over ADT alone [I, A].
- addedMetastatic castration-resistant, BRCA-mutant: Olaparib after an AR pathway inhibitor for BRCA1/2-mutated disease [I, A].
Anchored to: FDA approvals of 177Lu-PSMA-617 (March 2022, VISION) and darolutamide with docetaxel (August 2022, ARASENS)
- addedMetastatic castration-resistant, PSMA PET-positive, after ARPI and taxane: 177Lu-PSMA-617 as a category 1 option.
- addedMetastatic hormone-sensitive, first line: Triplet therapy: ADT plus docetaxel plus darolutamide (ARASENS) or abiraterone (PEACE-1) for high-volume disease.
Anchored to: FDA approvals of olaparib with abiraterone (May 2023, PROpel) and talazoparib with enzalutamide (June 2023, TALAPRO-2) for HRR-mutated castration-resistant disease
- addedMetastatic castration-resistant, BRCA/HRR-mutant, first line: PARP inhibitor plus AR pathway inhibitor combinations for BRCA-mutated (olaparib-abiraterone) or HRR-mutated (talazoparib-enzalutamide) disease.
Anchored to: FDA approval of 177Lu-PSMA-617 before taxane chemotherapy, March 2025 (PSMAfore)
- recategorisedMetastatic castration-resistant, PSMA PET-positive: 177Lu-PSMA-617 moves earlier: after one AR pathway inhibitor, before chemotherapy.after ARPI and taxane (VISION) → after ARPI, taxane-naive allowed (PSMAfore)
Where the bodies stand today
| Setting and intervention | NCCN | ESMO | NICE | ASCO | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prostate cancer · Metastatic castration-resistant, PSMA PET-positive 177Lu-PSMA-617 (VISION, PSMAfore) | Recommended Category 1 2022-03 | Recommended I, A; ESMO-MCBS 4 2024 | Not appraised 2023 | · | Partly appraised |
Other cancers
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