Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate AdenocarcinomaPhase 2/3NCT07852195
Testing the Use of High Dose Testosterone Followed by Darolutamide Compared to the Usual Care for Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer
A Phase 2/3 study testing Abiraterone Acetate, Biospecimen Collection and Bone Scan in people with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Adenocarcinoma and Stage IVB Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, run by ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group.
Trial summary
This phase II/II trial compares the effect of high dose testosterone followed by darolutamide with the usual care in treating patients with prostate cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) and keeps growing even when the amount of testosterone in the… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Adenocarcinoma, Stage IVB Prostate Cancer AJCC v8
- What is being tested?
- Abiraterone Acetate, Biospecimen Collection and Bone Scan
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion, Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 432 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 6 Jan 2027to 31 Mar 2030
- Phase
- Phase 2/3
- 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
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patient must be ≥ 18 years of age
- Patient must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0-2
- Patient must have documented histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate
- Patient must have evidence of metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) defined by Prostate Cancer Working Group 3 criteria as follows:
- Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) progression defined as PSA ≥ 2 ng/mL and rising on two successive measurements at least 14 days apart (most recent PSA value must be within 28 days prior to randomization) AND
- Castrate serum testosterone level ≤ 50 ng/dL
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- Patient must not be on systemic immunosuppressive medication, including steroids (if doses exceed the equivalent of prednisone 10 mg daily). Short courses of steroids, e.g., "burst", which are discontinued prior to randomization are acceptable. Patients on inhaled, intranasal, intra-articular and/or topical steroids are eligible
- Patients must have progressed on prior androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPI) including, but not limited to, abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide. There must be at least a 2-week washout period after stopping ARPI prior to randomization
- NOTE: Prior bicalutamide is allowed and does not count as an ARPI
- Patient must not have prior chemotherapy for the treatment of mCRPC. Patient may have received docetaxel for the treatment of hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
- NOTE: This includes high dose testosterone therapy for prostate cancer
- Patient must have at least one lesion (measurable and/or non-measurable) that can be accurately assessed at baseline by CT, MRI and/or bone scan and is suitable for repeated assessment. Baseline imaging must be obtained within 28 days prior to randomization
- Patient must not have current cancer-related pain requiring the use of opiates at the time of randomization
- Patient must not have received any systemic therapy or radiotherapy within 14 days prior to randomization
- NOTE: Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist/antagonist treatment is allowed
- Patient must not have evidence of disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, would put the patient at risk from testosterone therapy (i.e., femoral metastases with concern over fracture risk, spinal or epidural metastases with concern over spinal cord compression)
- Patient must not have tumor causing urinary outlet obstruction that requires self-catheterization for voiding. Patients with indwelling catheter (e.g., foley or suprapubic catheter) for urinary obstruction are eligible. Patients that require catheterization to void secondary to benign strictures or other non-cancer causes are eligible
- Patient must not have prior history of deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism within 5 years prior to randomization unless they are receiving therapeutic anticoagulation
- Patient must not expect to father children by using accepted and effective method(s) of contraception or by abstaining from heterosexual intercourse for the duration of their participation in this study treatment and for four months after the last dose of Arm A protocol treatment and for 3 months after the last dose of Arm B protocol treatment
- Patient must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Patients with impaired decision-making capacity (IDMC) who have a legally authorized representative (LAR) or caregiver and/or family member available will also be considered eligible
- Hemoglobin (Hgb) > 7 g/dL and < 17 g/dL (obtained ≤ 14 days prior to protocol randomization)
- Leukocytes ≥ 3,000/mm^3 (obtained ≤ 14 days prior to protocol randomization)
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mm^3 (obtained ≤ 14 days prior to protocol randomization)
- Platelets ≥ 100,000/mm^3 (obtained ≤ 14 days prior to protocol randomization)
- Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (obtained ≤ 14 days prior to protocol randomization)
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)(serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT)(serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) ≤ 3.0 × institutional ULN (obtained ≤ 14 days prior to protocol randomization)
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 30 mL/min/1.73 m^2 (obtained ≤ 14 days prior to protocol randomization)
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months of randomization are eligible for this trial
- For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated
- Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load
- Patients with treated brain metastases are eligible if follow-up brain imaging after central nervous system (CNS)-directed therapy shows no evidence of progression
- Patients with new or progressive brain metastases (active brain metastases) or leptomeningeal disease are eligible if the treating physician determines that immediate CNS specific treatment is not required and is unlikely to be required during the first cycle of therapy
- Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial
- Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be class 2 or better
- Patient must be English or Spanish speaking to be eligible for the QOL component of the study
- NOTE: Sites cannot translate the associated QOL forms
Who cannot join
None listed.
About this study
Official title: A Randomized Phase II/III Trial Evaluating Bipolar Androgen Therapy Followed by Darolutamide vs. Standard of Care in Patients With Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer
This phase II/II trial compares the effect of high dose testosterone followed by darolutamide with the usual care in treating patients with prostate cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) and keeps growing even when the amount of testosterone in the body is reduced to very low levels (castration-resistant). Usual care treatment for patients with metastatic prostate cancer includes surgery or medical castration which involves drugs to suppress the function of the testes. After receiving this therapy, a period of disease stability occurs, followed typically by cancer regrowth and castration-resistant disease. Castration-resistant prostate cancer occurs because the tumor cells are eventually able to adapt to the very low levels of testosterone in the body. A new type of therapy called Bipolar Androgen Therapy (BAT) involves giving patients very high doses of testosterone every 28 days. This results in a cycle of higher than normal testosterone levels (i.e., "supraphysiologic") to near castrate levels over the 28 days. BAT may be able to stop prostate tumor cells from becoming castrate-resistant. In this trial, patients who receive BAT with high dose testosterone and experience disease progression then receive darolutamide. Darolutamide is in a class of medications called androgen receptor inhibitors. It works by blocking the effects of androgen (a male reproductive hormone) to stop the growth and spread of tumor cells. Adding BAT with high dose testosterone prior to darolutamide after disease progression may help shrink or stabilize metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer better than usual treatments alone.
Read the detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
- To evaluate if BAT followed by darolutamide (Arm B) is associated with improved second progression-free survival (PFS2) post second treatment compared to physician's choice standard of care (SOC)1 followed by SOC2 (Arm A) in men with mCRPC who have progressed on prior androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI). (Phase II) II. To evaluate if BAT followed by darolutamide (Arm B) is associated with improved overall survival (OS) compared to physician's choice SOC1 followed by SOC2 (Arm A) in men with mCRPC who have progressed on prior ARPI. (Phase III) III. To compare overall quality of life, measured by Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Prostate (FACT-P) total score, between Arms A and B. (Quality of Life [QOL] objective)
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
- To evaluate the radiographic progression-free survival (PFS) following initial randomization (Arm A SOC1 versus [vs] Arm B BAT) and following second treatment (Arm A SOC 2 vs Arm B darolutamide) as determined using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria (for soft tissue metastases) and Prostate Cancer Working Group 3/PCWG3 criteria (for bone metastases).
II. To evaluate the PSA50 response (PSA decline ≥ 50% from baseline) rate following initial randomization (Arm A SOC1 vs Arm B BAT) and following second treatment (Arm A SOC2 vs Arm B darolutamide).
III. To evaluate the radiographic response rate following initial randomization (Arm A SOC1 vs Arm B BAT) and following second treatment (Arm A SOC2 vs Arm B darolutamide) per RECIST 1.1 criteria.
IV. To evaluate the incidence and severity of adverse events according to the National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE).
- To compare overall quality of life, measured by FACT-P total score, at 12 weeks between Arms A and B. (QOL objective) VI. To compare the change in overall QOL, measured by FACT-P total score, from baseline to 12 weeks between Arms A and B. (QOL objective) VII. To compare patient-reported fatigue (Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue [FACIT-Fatigue] scores) at 12 weeks between Arms A and B. (QOL objective) VIII. To compare patient-reported overall QOL (FACT-P scores), and fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue scores) between Arms A and B at the time of first and second disease progression. (QOL objective) IX. To characterize longitudinal change in overall QOL (FACT-P) and fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue between baseline and second disease progression in Arms A and B. (QOL objective)
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
ARM A: Patients receive an SOC1 treatment regimen per discretion of the patient and the treating provider: 1) Docetaxel intravenously (IV) every 21 days with or without prednisone; OR 2) Abiraterone acetate orally (PO) once daily (QD) with prednisone or methylprednisolone or dexamethasone; OR 3) Enzalutamide PO QD. SOC1 treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients experiencing disease progression then receive an SOC2 treatment regimen per discretion of the patient and the treating provider: 1) Docetaxel IV every 21 days with or without prednisone; OR 2) cabazitaxel IV every 21 days; OR 3) lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan (177Lu-PSMA-617) IV every 6 weeks for 6 doses; OR 4) Abiraterone acetate PO QD with prednisone or methylprednisolone or dexamethasone; OR 5) Enzalutamide PO QD. SOC2 treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), bone imaging, and biospecimen collection throughout the study.
ARM B: Patients receive testosterone cypionate intramuscularly (IM) on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients experiencing disease progression then receive darolutamide PO twice daily (BID) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo CT or MRI, bone imaging, and biospecimen collection throughout the study.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 24 months from randomization and then every 6 months for 60 months from randomization.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Adenocarcinoma, Stage IVB Prostate Cancer AJCC v8
- Being tested
- Abiraterone Acetate, Biospecimen Collection, Bone Scan, Cabazitaxel, Computed Tomography
- Medical subject headings
- Prostatic Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Abiraterone AcetateDrug
Also called BR9004, BR9004-1, CB 7630, CB-7630
Given PO
Biospecimen CollectionProcedure or surgery
Also called Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Sample Collection, Specimen Collection
Undergo biospecimen collection
Bone ScanProcedure or surgery
Also called Bone Scintigraphy
Undergo bone imaging
CabazitaxelDrug
Also called Jevtana, RPR 116258A, RPR-116258A, RPR116258A
Given IV
Computed TomographyProcedure or surgery
Also called CAT, CAT Scan, Computed Axial Tomography, Computerized Axial Tomography
Undergo CT
DarolutamideDrug
Also called Antiandrogen ODM-201, BAY 1841788, BAY-1841788, BAY1841788
Given PO
DexamethasoneDrug
Also called Aacidexam, Adexone, Aknichthol Dexa, Alba-Dex
Given dexamethasone
DocetaxelDrug
Also called Docecad, RP 56976, RP-56976, RP56976
Given IV
EnzalutamideDrug
Also called ASP9785, MDV 3100, MDV-3100, MDV3100
Given PO
Lutetium Lu 177 Vipivotide TetraxetanDrug
Also called 177Lu-labeled PSMA-617, 177Lu-PSMA-617, AAA 617, AAA-617
Given IV
Magnetic Resonance ImagingProcedure or surgery
Also called Magnetic Resonance, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure), Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan
Undergo MRI
Also called Adlone, Caberdelta M, DepMedalone, Depo Moderin
Given methylprednisolone
PrednisoneDrug
Also called .delta.1-Cortisone, 1, 2-Dehydrocortisone, Adasone, Cortancyl
Given prednisone
Questionnaire AdministrationOther
Ancillary studies
Testosterone CypionateDrug
Also called depAndro, Depo-Testosterone, Depotest, Depovirin
Given IM
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Arm A (SOC1, SOC2) | Active comparator | Patients receive an SOC1 treatment regimen per discretion of the patient and the treating provider: 1) Docetaxel IV every 21 days with or without prednisone; OR 2) Abiraterone acetate PO QD with prednisone or methylprednisolone or dexamethasone; OR 3) Enzalutamide PO QD. SOC1 treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients experiencing disease progression then receive an SOC2 treatment regimen per discretion of the patient and the treating provider: 1) Docetaxel IV every 21 days with or without prednisone; OR 2) cabazitaxel IV every 21 days; OR 3) 177Lu-PSMA-617 IV every 6 weeks for 6 doses; OR 4) Abiraterone acetate PO QD with prednisone or methylprednisolone or dexamethasone; OR 5) Enzalutamide PO QD. SOC2 treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo CT or MRI, bone imaging, and biospecimen collection throughout the study. Receives: Drug: Abiraterone Acetate; Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Procedure: Bone Scan; Drug: Cabazitaxel; Procedure: Computed Tomography; Drug: Dexamethasone; Drug: Docetaxel; Drug: Enzalutamide; Drug: Lutetium Lu 177 Vipivotide Tetraxetan; Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Drug: Methylprednisolone; Drug: Prednisone; Other: Questionnaire Administration |
| Arm B (testosterone cypionate, darolutamide) | Experimental | Patients receive testosterone cypionate IM on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients experiencing disease progression then receive darolutamide PO BID in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo CT or MRI, bone imaging, and biospecimen collection throughout the study. Receives: Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Procedure: Bone Scan; Procedure: Computed Tomography; Drug: Darolutamide; Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Other: Questionnaire Administration; Drug: Testosterone Cypionate |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Second progression-free survival (PFS2) (Phase II)
Definition of progression includes radiographic progression per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 or Prostate Cancer Working Group 3 (PCWG3) for bone lesions, and clinical progression determined by treating physician. The phase II part will be conducted first and only if the treatment of Bipolar Androgen Therapy (BAT) followed by darolutamide significantly improves PFS2 compared to the SOC (SOC1 followed by SOC2) arm, then the study will continue to the phase III part. The primary comparisons will be an intention-to-treat analysis including all randomized patients. The phase II part of the study will have 89.5% power to detect the above difference in PFS2 using a one-sided 0.15 level stratified log-rank test.
Measured: From randomization to disease progression or death, whichever occurs first after initiation of second treatment (standard of care [SOC]2 or darolutamide), assessed up to 60 months
Overall survival (OS) (Phase III)
The phase II part will be conducted first and only if the treatment of BAT followed by darolutamide significantly improves PFS2 compared to the SOC (SOC1 followed by SOC2) arm, then the study will continue to the phase III part. The primary comparisons will be an intention-to-treat analysis including all randomized patients.
Measured: From randomization until death from any cause or date last known alive, assessed up to 60 months
Overall quality of life (QOL)
Will compare overall QOL, measured by Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Prostate (FACT-P) total score, between the two arms. Mixed-effects models will be constructed, utilizing all available data, with fixed effects for treatment arm, assessment time, and the treatment-by-time interactions. A random intercept per patient will be included to account for within-subject correlations.
Patients will rate physical, social/family, emotional, and functional well-being along with additional concerns on a scale from "not at all" to "very much". Interpretation of higher vs. lower scores being better is dependent on which subsection is being scored (i.e."I am able to work" rated as very much is not comparable to "I feel sad" rated as very much).
Measured: At randomization,12, 24 and 48 weeks after randomization
Secondary outcomes (16)
Progression-free survival (PFS)
Will be determined using RECIST 1.1 criteria (for soft tissue metastases) and PCWG3 criteria (for bone metastases). Will be evaluated for each of the two treatments in a given arm.
Measured: From randomization to disease progression or death, whichever occurs first prior to initiation of the second treatment of the study, assessed up to 60 months
PFS
Will be determined using RECIST 1.1 criteria (for soft tissue metastases) and PCWG3 criteria (for bone metastases). Will be evaluated for each of the two treatments in a given arm.
Measured: From initiation of second treatment to disease progression, clinical progression, or death, whichever occurs first, assessed up to 60 months
Radiographic response rate
Will be determined using RECIST 1.1 criteria. Will be evaluated for each of the two treatments in a given arm.
Measured: From initial randomization up to 60 months
Radiographic response rate
Will be determined using RECIST 1.1 criteria. Will be evaluated for each of the two treatments in a given arm.
Measured: From initiation of second treatment up to 60 months
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) decline ≥ 50% from baseline (PSA50) response
Will be evaluated for each of the two treatments in a given arm.
Measured: From initial randomization up to 60 months
PSA50 response
Will be evaluated for each of the two treatments in a given arm.
Measured: From initiation of second treatment up to 60 months
PSA PFS
Will be evaluated for each of the two treatments in a given arm.
Measured: From initial randomization to PSA progression or date of last disease assessment prior to initiation of second treatment, assessed up to 60 months
PSA PFS
Will be evaluated for each of the two treatments in a given arm.
Measured: From initiation of second treatment to PSA progression or date of last disease assessment, assessed up to 60 months
Overall QOL
Will compare overall QOL, measured by FACT-P total score, between the two arms at 12 weeks after randomization.
Patients will rate physical, social/family, emotional, and functional well-being along with additional concerns on a scale from "not at all" to "very much". Interpretation of higher vs. lower scores being better is dependent on which subsection is being scored (i.e."I am able to work" rated as very much is not comparable to "I feel sad" rated as very much).
Measured: At 12 weeks after randomization
Overall QOL
A two-sample t test will be performed to compare the changes in FACT-P scores between the two arms.
Patients will rate physical, social/family, emotional, and functional well-being along with additional concerns on a scale from "not at all" to "very much". Interpretation of higher vs. lower scores being better is dependent on which subsection is being scored (i.e."I am able to work" rated as very much is not comparable to "I feel sad" rated as very much).
Measured: From baseline to 12 weeks after randomization
Overall QOL
The FACT-P total scores at the time of first progression will be compared between the two arms.
Patients will rate physical, social/family, emotional, and functional well-being along with additional concerns on a scale from "not at all" to "very much". Interpretation of higher vs. lower scores being better is dependent on which subsection is being scored (i.e."I am able to work" rated as very much is not comparable to "I feel sad" rated as very much).
Measured: At the time of first progression
Overall QOL
The FACT-P total scores at the time of second progression will be compared between the two arms.
Patients will rate physical, social/family, emotional, and functional well-being along with additional concerns on a scale from "not at all" to "very much". Interpretation of higher vs. lower scores being better is dependent on which subsection is being scored (i.e."I am able to work" rated as very much is not comparable to "I feel sad" rated as very much).
Measured: From date of randomization until the date of second documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 60 months.
Patient-reported fatigue
Will be evaluated by the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue) and compared between the two arms using a two-sample t test. Mixed effect models will be constructed to estimate the time profile of FACIT-Fatigue assessments in the two arms and to evaluate treatment-by-time interactions. Assessment time will be considered as a continuous variable if there is a linear trend in FACIT-Fatigue assessments over time or a set of dummy variables if non-linear trend exists.
Measured: 12 weeks after randomization date
Patient-reported fatigue
A two-sample t test will be performed to compare the changes in FACIT-Fatigue scores between the two arms. Mixed effect models will be constructed to estimate the time profile of FACIT-Fatigue assessments in the two arms and to evaluate treatment-by-time interactions. Assessment time will be considered as a continuous variable if there is a linear trend in FACIT-Fatigue assessments over time or a set of dummy variables if non-linear trend exists.
Measured: From baseline to 12 weeks after randomization
Patient-reported fatigue
Will be compared between the two arms. Mixed effect models will be constructed to estimate the time profile of FACIT-Fatigue assessments in the two arms and to evaluate treatment-by-time interactions. Assessment time will be considered as a continuous variable if there is a linear trend in FACIT-Fatigue assessments over time or a set of dummy variables if non-linear trend exists.
Measured: At the time of first progression
Patient-reported fatigue
Will be compared between the two arms. Mixed effect models will be constructed to estimate the time profile of FACIT-Fatigue assessments in the two arms and to evaluate treatment-by-time interactions. Assessment time will be considered as a continuous variable if there is a linear trend in FACIT-Fatigue assessments over time or a set of dummy variables if non-linear trend exists.
Measured: From date of randomization until the date of second documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 60 months.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted1 Oct 2026
- Study start6 Jan 2027 (estimated)
- Primary completion31 Mar 2029 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Mar 2030 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate AdenocarcinomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 2/3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 432 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
- Sponsor type
- Research network
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Michael Schweizer, Principal investigator, ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07852195
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- EA8251
- Other IDs
- NCI-2026-04706, EA8251, EA8251, U10CA180820
- Status last verified
- Aug 2026
- First submitted
- 13 Aug 2026
- Last updated
- 1 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 Oct 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Randomized Phase II/III Trial Evaluating Bipolar Androgen Therapy Followed by Darolutamide vs. Standard of Care in Patients With Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07852195
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- EA8251
- Conditions
- Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Adenocarcinoma, Stage IVB Prostate Cancer AJCC v8
- Phase
- Phase 2/3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 432 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupResearch network
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Study start
- 6 Jan 2027 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 31 Mar 2029 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Mar 2030 (estimated)
- First posted
- 1 Oct 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This phase II/II trial compares the effect of high dose testosterone followed by darolutamide with the usual care in treating patients with prostate cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) and keeps growing even when the amount of testosterone in the body is reduced to very low levels (castration-resistant). Usual care treatment for patients with metastatic prostate cancer includes surgery or medical castration which involves drugs to suppress the function of the testes. After receiving this therapy, a period of disease stability occurs, followed typically by cancer regrowth and castration-resistant disease. Castration-resistant prostate cancer occurs because the tumor cells are eventually able to adapt to the very low levels of testosterone in the body. A new type of therapy called Bipolar Androgen Therapy (BAT) involves giving patients very high doses of testosterone every 28 days. This results in a cycle of higher than normal testosterone levels (i.e., "supraphysiologic") to near castrate levels over the 28 days. BAT may be able to stop prostate tumor cells from becoming castrate-resistant. In this trial, patients who receive BAT with high dose testosterone and experience disease progression then receive darolutamide. Darolutamide is in a class of medications called androgen receptor inhibitors. It works by blocking the effects of androgen (a male reproductive hormone) to stop the growth and spread of tumor cells. Adding BAT with high dose testosterone prior to darolutamide after disease progression may help shrink or stabilize metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer better than usual treatments alone.
Detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
- To evaluate if BAT followed by darolutamide (Arm B) is associated with improved second progression-free survival (PFS2) post second treatment compared to physician's choice standard of care (SOC)1 followed by SOC2 (Arm A) in men with mCRPC who have progressed on prior androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI). (Phase II) II. To evaluate if BAT followed by darolutamide (Arm B) is associated with improved overall survival (OS) compared to physician's choice SOC1 followed by SOC2 (Arm A) in men with mCRPC who have progressed on prior ARPI. (Phase III) III. To compare overall quality of life, measured by Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Prostate (FACT-P) total score, between Arms A and B. (Quality of Life [QOL] objective)
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
- To evaluate the radiographic progression-free survival (PFS) following initial randomization (Arm A SOC1 versus [vs] Arm B BAT) and following second treatment (Arm A SOC 2 vs Arm B darolutamide) as determined using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria (for soft tissue metastases) and Prostate Cancer Working Group 3/PCWG3 criteria (for bone metastases).
II. To evaluate the PSA50 response (PSA decline ≥ 50% from baseline) rate following initial randomization (Arm A SOC1 vs Arm B BAT) and following second treatment (Arm A SOC2 vs Arm B darolutamide).
III. To evaluate the radiographic response rate following initial randomization (Arm A SOC1 vs Arm B BAT) and following second treatment (Arm A SOC2 vs Arm B darolutamide) per RECIST 1.1 criteria.
IV. To evaluate the incidence and severity of adverse events according to the National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE).
- To compare overall quality of life, measured by FACT-P total score, at 12 weeks between Arms A and B. (QOL objective) VI. To compare the change in overall QOL, measured by FACT-P total score, from baseline to 12 weeks between Arms A and B. (QOL objective) VII. To compare patient-reported fatigue (Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue [FACIT-Fatigue] scores) at 12 weeks between Arms A and B. (QOL objective) VIII. To compare patient-reported overall QOL (FACT-P scores), and fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue scores) between Arms A and B at the time of first and second disease progression. (QOL objective) IX. To characterize longitudinal change in overall QOL (FACT-P) and fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue between baseline and second disease progression in Arms A and B. (QOL objective)
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
ARM A: Patients receive an SOC1 treatment regimen per discretion of the patient and the treating provider: 1) Docetaxel intravenously (IV) every 21 days with or without prednisone; OR 2) Abiraterone acetate orally (PO) once daily (QD) with prednisone or methylprednisolone or dexamethasone; OR 3) Enzalutamide PO QD. SOC1 treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients experiencing disease progression then receive an SOC2 treatment regimen per discretion of the patient and the treating provider: 1) Docetaxel IV every 21 days with or without prednisone; OR 2) cabazitaxel IV every 21 days; OR 3) lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan (177Lu-PSMA-617) IV every 6 weeks for 6 doses; OR 4) Abiraterone acetate PO QD with prednisone or methylprednisolone or dexamethasone; OR 5) Enzalutamide PO QD. SOC2 treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), bone imaging, and biospecimen collection throughout the study.
ARM B: Patients receive testosterone cypionate intramuscularly (IM) on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients experiencing disease progression then receive darolutamide PO twice daily (BID) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo CT or MRI, bone imaging, and biospecimen collection throughout the study.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 24 months from randomization and then every 6 months for 60 months from randomization.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Arm A (SOC1, SOC2) | Active comparator | Drug: Abiraterone Acetate, Procedure: Biospecimen Collection, Procedure: Bone Scan, Drug: Cabazitaxel, Procedure: Computed Tomography, Drug: Dexamethasone, Drug: Docetaxel, Drug: Enzalutamide, Drug: Lutetium Lu 177 Vipivotide Tetraxetan, Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Drug: Methylprednisolone, Drug: Prednisone, Other: Questionnaire AdministrationPatients receive an SOC1 treatment regimen per discretion of the patient and the treating provider: 1) Docetaxel IV every 21 days with or without prednisone; OR 2) Abiraterone acetate PO QD with prednisone or methylprednisolone or dexamethasone; OR 3) Enzalutamide PO QD. SOC1 treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients experiencing disease progression then receive an SOC2 treatment regimen per discretion of the patient and the treating provider: 1) Docetaxel IV every 21 days with or without prednisone; OR 2) cabazitaxel IV every 21 days; OR 3) 177Lu-PSMA-617 IV every 6 weeks for 6 doses; OR 4) Abiraterone acetate PO QD with prednisone or methylprednisolone or dexamethasone; OR 5) Enzalutamide PO QD. SOC2 treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo CT or MRI, bone imaging, and biospecimen collection throughout the study. |
| Arm B (testosterone cypionate, darolutamide) | Experimental | Procedure: Biospecimen Collection, Procedure: Bone Scan, Procedure: Computed Tomography, Drug: Darolutamide, Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Other: Questionnaire Administration, Drug: Testosterone CypionatePatients receive testosterone cypionate IM on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients experiencing disease progression then receive darolutamide PO BID in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo CT or MRI, bone imaging, and biospecimen collection throughout the study. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (36 listed)
- Patient must be ≥ 18 years of age
- Patient must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0-2
- Patient must have documented histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate
- Patient must have evidence of metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) defined by Prostate Cancer Working Group 3 criteria as follows:
- Patient must not be on systemic immunosuppressive medication, including steroids (if doses exceed the equivalent of prednisone 10 mg daily). Short courses of steroids, e.g., "burst", which are discontinued prior to randomization are acceptable. Patients on inhaled, intranasal, intra-articular and/or topical steroids are eligible
Key exclusion criteria (0 listed)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Abiraterone AcetateAlso: BR9004, BR9004-1, CB 7630, CB-7630Given PO | Drug | Arm A (SOC1, SOC2) |
| Biospecimen CollectionAlso: Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Sample Collection, Specimen CollectionUndergo biospecimen collection | Procedure or surgery | Arm A (SOC1, SOC2), Arm B (testosterone cypionate, darolutamide) |
| Bone ScanAlso: Bone ScintigraphyUndergo bone imaging | Procedure or surgery | Arm A (SOC1, SOC2), Arm B (testosterone cypionate, darolutamide) |
| CabazitaxelAlso: Jevtana, RPR 116258A, RPR-116258A, RPR116258AGiven IV | Drug | Arm A (SOC1, SOC2) |
| Computed TomographyAlso: CAT, CAT Scan, Computed Axial Tomography, Computerized Axial TomographyUndergo CT | Procedure or surgery | Arm A (SOC1, SOC2), Arm B (testosterone cypionate, darolutamide) |
| DarolutamideAlso: Antiandrogen ODM-201, BAY 1841788, BAY-1841788, BAY1841788Given PO | Drug | Arm B (testosterone cypionate, darolutamide) |
| DexamethasoneAlso: Aacidexam, Adexone, Aknichthol Dexa, Alba-DexGiven dexamethasone | Drug | Arm A (SOC1, SOC2) |
| DocetaxelAlso: Docecad, RP 56976, RP-56976, RP56976Given IV | Drug | Arm A (SOC1, SOC2) |
| EnzalutamideAlso: ASP9785, MDV 3100, MDV-3100, MDV3100Given PO | Drug | Arm A (SOC1, SOC2) |
| Lutetium Lu 177 Vipivotide TetraxetanAlso: 177Lu-labeled PSMA-617, 177Lu-PSMA-617, AAA 617, AAA-617Given IV | Drug | Arm A (SOC1, SOC2) |
| Magnetic Resonance ImagingAlso: Magnetic Resonance, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure), Magnetic Resonance Imaging ScanUndergo MRI | Procedure or surgery | Arm A (SOC1, SOC2), Arm B (testosterone cypionate, darolutamide) |
| MethylprednisoloneAlso: Adlone, Caberdelta M, DepMedalone, Depo ModerinGiven methylprednisolone | Drug | Arm A (SOC1, SOC2) |
| PrednisoneAlso: .delta.1-Cortisone, 1, 2-Dehydrocortisone, Adasone, CortancylGiven prednisone | Drug | Arm A (SOC1, SOC2) |
| Questionnaire AdministrationAncillary studies | Other | Arm A (SOC1, SOC2), Arm B (testosterone cypionate, darolutamide) |
| Testosterone CypionateAlso: depAndro, Depo-Testosterone, Depotest, DepovirinGiven IM | Drug | Arm B (testosterone cypionate, darolutamide) |
Primary outcome
Second progression-free survival (PFS2) (Phase II)
Time frame: From randomization to disease progression or death, whichever occurs first after initiation of second treatment (standard of care [SOC]2 or darolutamide), assessed up to 60 months
Definition of progression includes radiographic progression per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 or Prostate Cancer Working Group 3 (PCWG3) for bone lesions, and clinical progression determined by treating physician. The phase II part will be conducted first and only if the treatment of Bipolar Androgen Therapy (BAT) followed by darolutamide significantly improves PFS2 compared to the SOC (SOC1 followed by SOC2) arm, then the study will continue to the phase III part. The primary comparisons will be an intention-to-treat analysis including all randomized patients. The phase II part of the study will have 89.5% power to detect the above difference in PFS2 using a one-sided 0.15 level stratified log-rank test.
Overall survival (OS) (Phase III)
Time frame: From randomization until death from any cause or date last known alive, assessed up to 60 months
The phase II part will be conducted first and only if the treatment of BAT followed by darolutamide significantly improves PFS2 compared to the SOC (SOC1 followed by SOC2) arm, then the study will continue to the phase III part. The primary comparisons will be an intention-to-treat analysis including all randomized patients.
Overall quality of life (QOL)
Time frame: At randomization,12, 24 and 48 weeks after randomization
Will compare overall QOL, measured by Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Prostate (FACT-P) total score, between the two arms. Mixed-effects models will be constructed, utilizing all available data, with fixed effects for treatment arm, assessment time, and the treatment-by-time interactions. A random intercept per patient will be included to account for within-subject correlations. Patients will rate physical, social/family, emotional, and functional well-being along with additional concerns on a scale from "not at all" to "very much". Interpretation of higher vs. lower scores being better is dependent on which subsection is being scored (i.e."I am able to work" rated as very much is not comparable to "I feel sad" rated as very much).
16 secondary outcomes
Progression-free survival (PFS)
Time frame: From randomization to disease progression or death, whichever occurs first prior to initiation of the second treatment of the study, assessed up to 60 months
PFS
Time frame: From initiation of second treatment to disease progression, clinical progression, or death, whichever occurs first, assessed up to 60 months
Radiographic response rate
Time frame: From initial randomization up to 60 months
Radiographic response rate
Time frame: From initiation of second treatment up to 60 months
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) decline ≥ 50% from baseline (PSA50) response
Time frame: From initial randomization up to 60 months
PSA50 response
Time frame: From initiation of second treatment up to 60 months
PSA PFS
Time frame: From initial randomization to PSA progression or date of last disease assessment prior to initiation of second treatment, assessed up to 60 months
PSA PFS
Time frame: From initiation of second treatment to PSA progression or date of last disease assessment, assessed up to 60 months
Overall QOL
Time frame: At 12 weeks after randomization
Overall QOL
Time frame: From baseline to 12 weeks after randomization
Overall QOL
Time frame: At the time of first progression
Overall QOL
Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of second documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 60 months.
Patient-reported fatigue
Time frame: 12 weeks after randomization date
Patient-reported fatigue
Time frame: From baseline to 12 weeks after randomization
Patient-reported fatigue
Time frame: At the time of first progression
Patient-reported fatigue
Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of second documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 60 months.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 1 Oct 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Michael Schweizer principal investigator
ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2/3 study testing Abiraterone Acetate, Biospecimen Collection and Bone Scan in people with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Adenocarcinoma and Stage IVB Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, run by ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group.
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 36 inclusion and 0 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
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 combined 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.
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
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?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Second progression-free survival (PFS2) (Phase II) (time frame: From randomization to disease progression or death, whichever occurs first after initiation of second treatment (standard of care [SOC]2 or darolutamide), assessed up to 60 months). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. 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 1 Oct 2026.