New hope for tough prostate cancers: adding chemo to targeted therapy

NCT ID NCT07333066

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This Phase 3 trial tests whether adding the chemotherapy drug docetaxel to the standard treatment (apalutamide plus hormone therapy) can help men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer who did not have a strong initial response to apalutamide alone. About 320 men will be randomly assigned to receive either the standard treatment or the intensified combo. The goal is to see if the combo delays cancer progression or death.

What this could mean

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Active substance
docetaxel and apalutamide
What this could lead to
If successful, this could offer a more effective treatment strategy for men with metastatic prostate cancer who do not respond well to initial therapy, potentially delaying disease progression.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage Phase 3 trial with 320 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. Adding chemotherapy (docetaxel) increases side effects like fatigue, infection risk, and nerve damage.

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • ARNAS Garibaldi - Catania

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Catania, Italy

  • CH Bayonne

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Bayonne, France

  • CHP Brest - Pasteur

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Brest, France

  • CHP Saint Gregoire

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Saint-Grégoire, France

  • CHU Nîmes

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Nîmes, France

  • CHU Poitiers

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Poitiers, France

  • CHU de Rennes

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Rennes, France

  • Centre De Cancérologie Du Grand Montpellier

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Montpellier, France

  • Facharztzentrum für Urologie, Uro-Onkologie

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Berlin, Germany

  • Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Valencia, Valencia, Spain

  • GHBS - Hôpital du Scorff

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Lorient, France

  • GHM Cancérologie - Institut Daniel Hollard

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Grenoble, France

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon - HCL

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Paris, France

  • Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Valencia, Valencia, Spain

  • Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

  • Hospital Clínico Universitario Santiago de Compostela

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain

  • Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain

  • Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Murcia, Murcia, Spain

  • Hospital General Universitario de Valencia

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Valencia, Valencia, Spain

  • Hospital Riuniti di Foggia - Foggia

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Foggia, Italy

  • Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d´Hebron

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Bacelona, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario 12 Octubre

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Madrid, Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario La Paz

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Madrid, Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Santander, Cantabria, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Madrid, Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Seville, Sevilla, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Málaga, Málaga, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Granada, Granada, Spain

  • Hospital del Mar

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

  • Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Paris, France

  • Hôpital Foch

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Suresnes, France

  • Hôpital Franco-Britannique

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Levallois-Perret, France

  • Hôpital Henri-Mondor

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Créteil, France

  • Hôpital Paris Saint-Joseph

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Paris, France

  • Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Paris, France

  • ICO Badalona

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

  • Institut Bergonié

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Bordeaux, France

  • Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO) L´Hospitalet de Llobregat

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

  • Institut Godinot

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Reims, France

  • Institut du Cancer de Montpellier - Val d'Aurelle (ICM)

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Montpellier, France

  • Johanniter-Krankenhaus Bonn-Gronau

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Bonn, Germany

  • Klinikum Recklinghausen

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Recklinghausen, Germany

  • National Instute of Oncology - Milan

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Milan, Italy

  • Policlinico Gemelli Hospital - Rome

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Roma, Italy

  • Policlinico Umberto I - Rome

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Roma, Italy

  • Polyclinique Saint Georges

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, France

  • Praxis Berlin / FASANUS - Urologie - Andrologie - Uro-Onkologie

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Berlin, Germany

  • SRH Wald-Klinikum Gera

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Gera, Germany

  • ULS Alto Ave

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Guimarães, Portugal

  • University Hospital Göttingen

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Göttingen, Germany

  • University Hospital Rostock

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Rostock, Germany

  • Urologicum Karlsruhe MVZ

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Karlsruhe, Germany

  • Urologische Facharztpraxis Saale

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Halle, Germany

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