New combo therapy aims to stop prostate cancer spread in high-risk patients
NCT ID NCT07237269
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is for men with prostate cancer that has spread to pelvic lymph nodes only detectable by a special PSMA scan. It compares standard hormone therapy plus radiation to a stronger combination adding abiraterone and prednisone. The goal is to see if the stronger treatment improves 5-year survival without cancer returning. About 140 participants will be followed for 5 years after treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2033
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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30 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Histopathologically proven diagnosis of local prostate cancer. Biopsies will be confirmed by UNMC pathology review if collected outside our institution. 2. Targetable PSMA-avid pelvic lymph node measuring \<1cm in short axis diameter. 3. No prior definitive treatment or intervention received. 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2 within 14 days prior to registration. 5. Age ≥ 30 years. 6. Patient must be able to provide study-specific informed consent prior to study entry. 7. Patient must be able to swallow medications. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Evidence of distant metastatic disease outside the pelvic lymph nodes (including osseous pelvic disease). 2. Presence of any psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule, including alcohol dependence or drug abuse. 3. Relative or absolute contraindications to radiation therapy as determined by the treating physician. These include, but are not limited to, inflammatory bowel disease, connective tissue disorders (systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, etc.), and genetic disorders that risk increased sensitivity to radiation therapy. 4. Severe, active co-morbidity, defined as follows: 1. Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the last 3 months prior to registration. 2. Congestive heart failure (NYHA functional capacity class II or greater). 3. Transmural myocardial infarction within the last 3 months prior to registration. 4. History of stroke or transient ischemic attack within 3 months prior to registration. 5. Currently uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. 6. Ongoing arrhythmias of Grade \>2 \[National Cancer Institute's Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 5.03\]; chronic stable atrial fibrillation on stable anticoagulant therapy is allowed. 7. Thromboembolic events (e.g., deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism) in the past month. 8. Significant vascular disease (e.g., aortic aneurysm, history of aortic dissection) or clinically significant peripheral vascular disease. 9. Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of registration. 10. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization or precluding study therapy at the time of registration. 11. Hepatic insufficiency resulting in clinical jaundice and/or coagulation defects. 12. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) based upon the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definition that is being treated with contraindicated medications, including but not limited to Atazanavir, Saquinavir, Ritonavir, Indinavir, or Nelfinavir. Note, however, that HIV testing is not required for entry into this protocol. The need to exclude patients with AIDS from this protocol is necessary because the treatments involved in this protocol may be significantly immunosuppressive. 13. Uncontrolled seizures or seizures in the past 3 months. Patients can enroll if their seizures have been well-controlled for \>3 months on antiseizure medications. 14. Gastrointestinal bleeding or any other hemorrhage/bleeding event CTCAE version 5 grade 3 or greater within 30 days prior to registration. 15. History of a non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture within 90 days (3 months) prior to registration. 16. Total bilirubin ≥1.5X upper limit of normal (ULN) \[except for subjects with Gilbert's disease, in which case total bilirubin not to exceed 10X ULN\], alanine (ALT) and aspartate (AST) aminotransferase \>= 2.5X ULN.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
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