AR and prostate cancer: <h4>Objective</h4>To perform a systematic review and network meta-analysis to characterize the effect of novel androgen receptor axis-target (ARAT) agents on diarrhea and constipation.<h4>Methods</h4>We searched the Pubmed, Web of Science, and ClinicalTrials.gov up to September 2021 for phase 3 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of patients receiving novel ARAT agents for prostate cancer (CaP).