NCT06401980Recruiting
Darolutamide in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC)
Summary
Despite improvements in treatment, metastatic prostate cancer remains incurable, especially in the case of pretreated metastatic castration-resistant disease (mCRPC), where treatment options are limited, leading to an unmet need. The paradigm shift in the treatment of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) has affected the treatment landscape for mCRPC patients. Many have already received androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPI), making first-line mCRPC treatment challenging. The Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) has shown in previous studies that maintenance treatment with an ARPI, such as darolutamide, can improve radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) in pretreated mCRPC patients. In the SAKK 08/16 trial, darolutamide maintenance was found to prolong PFS compared to placebo, especially in patients who responded well to prior ARPI treatment. Based on these findings, the hypothesis is that continued AR-pathway blockade with darolutamide, initiated in patients progressing from mHSPC to mCRPC on ARPI treatment, can improve outcomes when added to standard first-line mCRPC therapy and continued as maintenance. The proposed study aims to evaluate the efficacy of darolutamide, combined with physician-choice standard of care (including taxane chemotherapy, olaparib, radium 223, or LuPSMA), followed by maintenance therapy, on rPFS for patients in the first-line setting of mCRPC.
Inclusion criteria
• Written informed consent according to Swiss law and ICH GCP E6(R2) regulations before registration and prior to any trial specific procedures • Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate • Castration resistance: tumor progression after orchiectomy or during treatment with GnRH analogues (agonists or antagonists). • Non-surgically castrated patient agrees on ongoing use of GnRH analogues (agonists or antagonists) during the trial • Metastatic disease, documented by imaging according to PCWG3 criteria • Measurable disease or bone lesions that are evaluable according to PCWG3 criteria • A minimum of 12 months on ADT+ARPI therapy (calculated from ADT initiation) within mHSPC setting, showing an at least 50% PSA response or partial remission according to RECIST v1.1. ARPI change within mHSPC is only allowed for intolerance. • Progressive disease according to modified PCWG3 before registration is defined as (at least 2 out of 3): • PSA progression ≥ 25% above nadir (2 consecutive rises at least 3 weeks apart) • New metastatic lesion on imaging (at least two or more new bone lesions on bone scan or one new non-bone lesion or progression on PSMA-PET/CT according to PROMISE V2 criteria • Clinical progression • Patients with a previously treated malignancy are eligible, when the risk of the prior malignancy interfering with either safety or efficacy endpoints is very low • Age ≥ 18 years • WHO performance status 0-2 • Adequate bone marrow function: absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.0 x 109/L, platelet count ≥ 100 x 109/L, hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L. • Adequate hepatic function: total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN (except for patients with Gilbert's disease ≤ 3.0 x ULN), ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 x ULN, or ≤ 5 x ULN under the assumption that abnormal values are a result of cancer • Adequate renal function: estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \> 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 (according to CKD-EPI formula) • Men agree not to donate sperm or to father a child during trial treatment and until 3 months after the last dose of trial treatment • Patients are able and willing to swallow darolutamide as whole tablet.
Exclusion criteria
• Presence of a small cell component • Prior systemic therapy for metastatic castration-resistant disease • Prior chemotherapy for mHSPC, except docetaxel • Prior LuPSMA or radium 223 for prostate cancer • Concomitant or recent (within 28 days of registration) treatment with any other experimental drug • Concomitant use of other anti-cancer drugs or radiotherapy except for local pain control and GnRH analogues • Severe or uncontrolled cardiovascular disease • Acute exacerbations of chronic illnesses, serious infections, or major surgery within 28 days before expected start of treatment • Clinical or radiological evidence of current spinal cord compression • Any concomitant drugs contraindicated for use with darolutamide according to the approved product information • Known hypersensitivity to darolutamide • Known gastrointestinal (GI) disease or GI procedure that could interfere with the GI absorption or tolerance of darolutamide • Any other serious underlying medical, psychiatric, psychological, familial or geographical condition, which in the judgment of the investigator may interfere with the planned staging, treatment and follow-up, affect patient compliance or place the patient at high risk from treatment-related complications.
Contacts
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See the official trial record- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Countries
- Switzerland
- Sponsor
- Swiss Cancer Institute(Other)
- Protocol no.
- SAKK 08/23
- Conditions
- Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
- Interventions
- Drug, Other
Treatments studied
- Darolutamide
- Standard of care
Locations · 12
- Aarau, SwitzerlandTumorzentrum Aarau TZARecruiting at this site
- Baden, SwitzerlandKantonsspital BadenRecruiting at this site
- Bellinzona, SwitzerlandIstituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana (IOSI)Recruiting at this site
- Bern, SwitzerlandInselspitalRecruiting at this site
- Chur, SwitzerlandKantonsspital GraubuendenRecruiting at this site
- Geneva, SwitzerlandHôpitaux Universitaires Genève HUGRecruiting at this site
- Lausanne, SwitzerlandCentre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois CHUVRecruiting at this site
- Lucerne, SwitzerlandLuzerner KantonsspitalRecruiting at this site
- Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandKantonsspital St. GallenRecruiting at this site
- Winterthur, SwitzerlandKantonsspital WinterthurRecruiting at this site
- Zurich, SwitzerlandStadtspital Triemli ZürichRecruiting at this site
- Zurich, SwitzerlandUniversitaetsSpital ZuerichRecruiting at this site
In total, worldwide, 12 of the 13 sites listed in the registry are recruiting; the other one is not currently recruiting.
Site status per the ClinicalTrials.gov registry (last update posted: October 9, 2026).
This status may have changed and says nothing about your eligibility: before taking any step, check with your oncologist or the site.
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