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Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate CancerPhase 2NCT04986423

ZEN003694 and Enzalutamide Versus Enzalutamide Monotherapy in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing ZEN003694 and Enzalutamide in people with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer, run by Zenith Epigenetics at 31 sites in 2 countries.

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Looking for participants now. Contact the study team or a site below to ask about taking part.

Sites and contacts
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Trial summary

This is an open-label, randomized, Phase 2b study of ZEN003694 in combination with enzalutamide vs. enzalutamide monotherapy in patients with mCRPC who have progressed on prior abiraterone by PCWG3 criteria. Disease must have progressed on only abiraterone by PCWG3 criteria prior to study entry. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, men only
What is being tested?
ZEN003694 and Enzalutamide
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
200 participants
Where
31 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
8 Sep 2021to Jun 2027
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Men only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Males age ≥ 18 years
  • Metastatic, castration-resistant, histologically confirmed prostate cancer
  • Surgical castration or continuous medical castration for ≥ 8 weeks prior to screening; serum testosterone < 50 ng/dL confirmed within 4 weeks of first administration of study drug
  • Have progressed on prior abiraterone treatment by PCWG3 criteria
  • Patients who are not candidates for chemotherapy in the opinion of the investigator or patients who decline chemotherapy
  • Cohort A only - Patient must meet definition of poor responder to abiraterone by one of the following:
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  • Abiraterone started in hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (HSPC) disease setting: < 12 months duration on abiraterone or failure to achieve PSA nadir of 0.2 ng/mL while taking abiraterone
  • Abiraterone started in castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) disease setting: < 6 months duration on abiraterone or failure to achieve a PSA50 response
  • Cohort B only - Patient must meet definition of responder to abiraterone by one of the following:
  • Abiraterone started in hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (HSPC) disease setting: ≥ 12 months duration on abiraterone and nadir PSA < 0.2 ng/mL
  • Abiraterone started in castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) disease setting: ≥ 6 months duration on abiraterone and PSA50 response
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1

Who cannot join

  • Any history of brain metastases, prior seizure, conditions predisposing to seizure activity
  • Have previously received an investigational BET inhibitor (including previous participation in this study or a study of ZEN003694)
  • Receipt of prior second-generation androgen receptor inhibitors (e.g. enzalutamide, apalutamide, darolutamide, proxalutamide). Receipt of first-generation AR antagonists (e.g. bicalutamide, nilutamide, flutamide) does not count towards this limit.
  • Have received prior chemotherapy in the metastatic castration-resistant setting (prior chemotherapy in the hormone-sensitive setting is allowed provided last dose was at least 6 months prior to first dose of study drug)
  • Have received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy within 2 weeks or five half-lives, whichever is shorter, prior to the first administration of study drug
  • Have received exogenous administration of testosterone therapy since discontinuation of abiraterone.
  • Failure to recover to Grade 1 or lower toxicity related to prior systemic therapy (excluding alopecia and neuropathy) prior to study entry
  • Radiation therapy within 2 weeks of the first administration of study drug

Trial locations and contacts

31 sites in 2 countries. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

31 sites in 2 countries

United States16 sites, 14 recruiting
  • University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109

    Recruiting
  • Messino Cancer Center

    Asheville, North Carolina, 28806

    Recruiting
  • Texas Oncology - Central South

    Austin, Texas, 78731

    Recruiting
  • Hematology Oncology Clinic

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809

    Withdrawn
  • Maryland Oncology Hematology, P.A.

    Columbia, Maryland, 21044

    Recruiting
  • Virginia Cancer Specialists

    Fairfax, Virginia, 22031

    Recruiting
  • Colorado Urology

    Lakewood, Colorado, 80228

    Recruiting
  • California Research Institute

    Los Angeles, California, 90027

    Recruiting
  • D&H Cancer Research Center, LLC

    Margate, Florida, 33063

    Recruiting
  • Urology Associates, P.C.

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37209

    Recruiting
  • Weill Cornell Medical College - New York Presbyterian Hospital

    New York, New York, 10065

    Completed
  • BRCR Global

    Plantation, Florida, 33322

    Recruiting
  • Northwest Cancer Specialists, P.C.

    Portland, Oregon, 97223

    Recruiting
  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94158

    Recruiting
  • Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

    Seattle, Washington, 98109

    Recruiting
  • Innovative Clinical Research Institute

    Whittier, California, 90603

    Recruiting

Other trials in United States

China15 sites, 14 recruiting
  • Hunan Cancer Hospital

    Changsha, Hunan, 410006

    Recruiting
  • Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital

    Chengdu, Sichuan, 610072

    Recruiting
  • Chongqing Cancer Hospital

    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400030

    Recruiting
  • Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014

    Recruiting
  • Anhui Provincial Hospital

    Hefei, Anhui, 230002

    Recruiting
  • Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital

    Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008

    Recruiting
  • Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032

    Recruiting
  • Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200072

    Recruiting
  • Liaoning Cancer Hospital

    Shenyang, Liaoning, 110042

    Withdrawn
  • First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University

    Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001

    Recruiting
  • Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology

    Wuhan, Hubei, 430030

    Recruiting
  • Hubei Cancer Hospital

    Wuhan, Hubei, 430079

    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotang University

    Xi'an, Shaanxi, 71000

    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University

    Xiamen, Fujian, 361003

    Recruiting
  • Henan Cancer Hospital

    Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000

    Recruiting

Other trials in China

About this study

Official title: A Randomized Phase 2b Study of ZEN003694 in Combination With Enzalutamide Versus Enzalutamide Monotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

This is an open-label, randomized, Phase 2b study of ZEN003694 in combination with enzalutamide vs. enzalutamide monotherapy in patients with mCRPC who have progressed on prior abiraterone by PCWG3 criteria. Disease must have progressed on only abiraterone by PCWG3 criteria prior to study entry.

The patient population will be separated into two cohorts:

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Cohort A: Patients with poor response to prior abiraterone defined as:

  • Abiraterone started in hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (HSPC) disease setting: < 12 months duration on abiraterone or failure to achieve PSA nadir of 0.2 ng/mL while taking abiraterone, or;
  • Abiraterone started in castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) disease setting: < 6 months duration on abiraterone or failure to achieve PSA50 response while on abiraterone

Cohort B: Patients with response to prior abiraterone, defined as:

  • Abiraterone started in hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (HSPC) disease setting: ≥ 12 months duration on abiraterone and nadir PSA < 0.2 ng/mL, or;
  • Abiraterone started in castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) disease setting: ≥ 6 months duration on abiraterone and confirmed PSA50 response
Being tested
ZEN003694, Enzalutamide
Keywords
mCRPC, ZEN003694, ZEN-3694, Bromodomain, BETi, Enzalutamide, Xtandi®

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ZEN003694Drug

    Also called ZEN-3694

    72 mg PO QD

  • EnzalutamideDrug

    Also called Xtandi®, MDV3100

    160 mg PO QD

Study groups in NCT04986423
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Cohort A - ZEN003694 + EnzalutamideExperimentalPatients will be administered enzalutamide (160 mg) orally once daily for 21 days prior to the initiation of the combination therapy (Lead-in) to reach steady state concentration (Css) prior to Cycle 1. After the Lead-in, ZEN003694 (72 mg) will be administered orally one daily in combination with daily enzalutamide for 28-day cycles.
Receives: Drug: ZEN003694; Drug: Enzalutamide
Cohort A - EnzalutamideActive comparatorPatients will be administered enzalutamide (160 mg) orally once daily for 21 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1 (Lead-in). After the Lead-in, patients will be administered enzalutamide 160 mg orally once daily for 28-day cycles. Active control patients will have the option to cross-over to treatment with ZEN003694 in combination with enzalutamide upon confirmed radiographic progression by PCWG3 criteria by independent central review.
Receives: Drug: Enzalutamide
Cohort B - ZEN003694 + EnzalutamideExperimentalPatients will be administered enzalutamide (160 mg) orally once daily for 21 days prior to the initiation of the combination therapy (Lead-in) to reach steady state concentration (Css) prior to Cycle 1. After the Lead-in, ZEN003694 (72 mg) will be administered orally one daily in combination with daily enzalutamide for 28-day cycles.
Receives: Drug: ZEN003694; Drug: Enzalutamide
Cohort B - EnzalutamideActive comparatorPatients will be administered enzalutamide (160 mg) orally once daily for 21 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1 (Lead-in). After the Lead-in, patients will be administered enzalutamide 160 mg orally once daily for 28-day cycles. Active control patients will have the option to cross-over to treatment with ZEN003694 in combination with enzalutamide upon confirmed radiographic progression by PCWG3 criteria by independent central review.
Receives: Drug: Enzalutamide

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Cohort A: Radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) by BICR

    Time from date of randomization to the date of first disease radiographic progression or death for any reason. Radiographic progression disease will be evaluated by RECIST 1.1 and PCWG3.

    Measured: Randomization up to 30 months

Secondary outcomes (17)
  1. Cohorts A + B: Radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) by BICR

    Time from date of randomization to the date of first disease radiographic progression or death for any reason. Radiographic progression disease will be evaluated by RECIST 1.1 and PCWG3

    Measured: Randomization up to 30 months

  2. Cohort A: Radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) by investigator assessment

    Time from date of randomization to the date of first disease radiographic progression or death for any reason. Radiographic progression disease will be evaluated by RECIST 1.1 and PCWG3.

    Measured: Randomization up to 30 months

  3. Cohort A + B: Radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) by investigator assessment

    Time from date of randomization to the date of first disease radiographic progression or death for any reason. Radiographic progression disease will be evaluated by RECIST 1.1 and PCWG3.

    Measured: Randomization up to 30 months

  4. Cohort A: Progression-free survival (PFS) by investigator assessment

    Time from date of randomization to the date of first disease radiographic progression, clinical progression, or death for any reason. Radiographic progression of disease will be evaluated by RECIST 1.1 and PCWG3 by investigator assessment. Clinical progression is significant pain increase or clinical deterioration that requires initiating another line of treatment.

    Measured: Randomization up to 30 months

  5. Cohort A + B: Progression-free survival (PFS) by investigator assessment

    Time from date of randomization to the date of first disease radiographic progression, clinical progression, or death for any reason. Radiographic progression of disease will be evaluated by RECIST 1.1 and PCWG3 by investigator assessment. Clinical progression is significant pain increase or clinical deterioration that requires initiating another line of treatment.

    Measured: Randomization up to 30 months

  6. Cohort A: Overall survival (OS)

    Time from date of randomization to the date of death from any cause

    Measured: Randomization up to 30 months

  7. Cohort A + B: Overall survival (OS)

    Time from date of randomization to the date of death from any cause

    Measured: Randomization up to 30 months

  8. Cohort A: PSA50 response rate

    PSA response is a reduction in serum PSA concentration of ≥50% from baseline.

    Measured: Randomization up to 30 months

  9. Cohort A + B: PSA50 response rate

    PSA response is a reduction in serum PSA concentration of ≥50% from baseline.

    Measured: Randomization up to 30 months

  10. Cohort A: Assess efficacy endpoints for patients enrolled in the USA

    Measured: Randomization up to 30 months

  11. Cohort A + B: Assess efficacy endpoints for patients enrolled in the USA

    Measured: Randomization up to 30 months

  12. Objective response rate (ORR)

    Proportion of the patients who have either a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) by RECIST 1.1 criteria who have measurable disease at baseline.

    Measured: Randomization up to 30 months

  13. Patient-reported health status and quality of life (QoL) measured by European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30)

    EORTC QLQ-C30: cancer-specific instrument with 30 questions to assess the participant QoL. First 28 questions used to evaluate 5 functional scales (physical, role, cognitive, emotional, social), 3 symptom scales (fatigue, nausea and vomiting, pain) and other single items (dyspnea, appetite loss, insomnia, constipation, diarrhea, financial difficulties). Each question assessed on a 4-point scale (1= not at all, 2= a little, 3= quite a bit, 4= very much); functional scales: higher score = better level of functioning; symptom scale: higher score = more severe symptoms; for single items: higher score= more severe problem. Last 2 questions used to evaluate global health status (GHS)/QoL. Each question was assessed on 7-point scale (1= very poor to 7= excellent). Scores averaged, transformed to 0-100 scale; higher score=better quality of life/better level of functioning.

    Measured: Screening and Day 1 of every 28-day Cycle up to 30 months

  14. Patient-reported health status and quality of life (QoL) measured by European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Prostate Module (EORTC QLQ-PR25).

    EORTC QLQ-PR25: prostate cancer specific instrument with 25 questions used in conjunction with EORTC QLQ-C30 to assess the participant QoL. Used to evaluate 5 multi-item scales (urinary, bowel, and hormonal treatment-related symptoms, sexual activity, and sexual functioning) and one single item (problems due to incontinence aid use). Each question assessed on a 4-point scale (1= not at all, 2= a little, 3= quite a bit, 4= very much). Scores averaged, transformed to 0-100 scale; higher score=better quality of life/better level of functioning.

    Measured: Screening and Day 1 of every 28-day Cycle up to 30 months

  15. Time to initiation of chemotherapy

    Time from date of randomization to the first dose of chemotherapy.

    Measured: Randomization up to 30 months

  16. Time to first skeletal related event (SRE)

    Time from date of randomization to the first SRE such as pathological fracture, surgery/radiotherapy for pain/prevention of fracture, hypercalcemia, and spinal cord compression.

    Measured: Randomization up to 30 months

  17. Measure plasma concentrations of ZEN003694 and the active metabolite ZEN003791

    Plasma concentrations of ZEN003694 and the active metabolite ZEN003791 will be measured.

    Measured: Cycle 1 Day 1: Pre-dose, 1 hour, 2 hours, and 4 hours post-dose; Cycle 2 Day1: Pre-dose, 1 hour, 2 hours, and 4 hours post-dose

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted2 Aug 2021
  2. Study start8 Sep 2021
  3. Primary completionDec 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJun 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
200 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04986423
Sponsor's protocol ID
ZEN003694-201
Status last verified
May 2026
First submitted
14 Jul 2021
Last updated
8 May 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing ZEN003694 and Enzalutamide in people with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer, run by Zenith Epigenetics at 31 sites in 2 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 12 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 May 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 31 sites in United States, China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Zenith Study Team (587-390-7865, ZEN003694-201@zenithepigenetics.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Cohort A: Radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) by BICR (time frame: Randomization up to 30 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 May 2026.

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