New drug could offer safer option after prostate cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT07711314
First seen Jul 17, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial tests whether the drug rezvilutamide, taken alone for 48 weeks after prostate removal surgery, can prevent cancer from coming back in men at high risk of recurrence. Standard treatment often includes long-term hormone therapy with significant side effects. The study aims to see if this single-drug approach is effective and better tolerated, potentially improving quality of life while keeping cancer at bay.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- rezvilutamide tablets
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new, less toxic treatment option for men at high risk of prostate cancer recurrence after surgery, potentially improving survival without the harsh side effects of standard hormone therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with no comparison group, so results may not be definitive. The drug may still cause side effects or fail to prevent cancer recurrence in some patients.
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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 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2030
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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18 to 75 years
- 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: * Age and Diagnosis: Male patients aged ≥ 18 and ≤ 75 years with histologically or cytologically confirmed prostate adenocarcinoma. * Disease Stage and Surgery: Localized prostate cancer (assessed by conventional imaging such as CT and bone scan), having undergone radical prostatectomy within 12 weeks prior to enrollment. * Postoperative PSA: Postoperative prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level \< 0.1 ng/mL within 8 weeks after surgery. * Risk Stratification: Postoperative CAPRA-S score ≥ 6, indicating a high risk of recurrence. * Performance Status: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1. * Adequate Organ Function: Must meet the following laboratory criteria: 1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 × 10\^9/L (without blood transfusion or G-CSF within 14 days). 2. Hemoglobin (HGB) ≥ 90 g/L. Platelet count (PLT) ≥ 100 × 10\^9/L. (3) Coagulation: International Normalized Ratio (INR) or Prothrombin Time (PT) ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) (without blood product transfusion within 14 days). (4)Creatinine clearance rate ≥ 30 mL/min. (5) Total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤ 1.5 × ULN. (6) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × ULN. * Radiotherapy Intention: Patients who are unfit for or refuse to receive radiotherapy. * Contraception: Patients of reproductive potential must be willing to use highly effective contraceptive methods during the study and for 12 weeks after the last dose of study drug. I * informed Consent: Capable of understanding and providing written informed consent (ICF) and willing to comply with study requirements and evaluation schedules. Exclusion Criteria: * Histology: Prostate tissue pathology showing neuroendocrine, small cell, or sarcomatoid features. * Metastasis: Preoperative conventional imaging (e.g., CT or bone scan) indicating pelvic lymph node metastasis (cN1) or distant metastasis (cM1). * Prior Therapies: Prior androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) (including medical or surgical castration), focal therapy for prostate cancer, or chemotherapy/radiotherapy for prostate cancer. * Prior Novel Hormonal Agents: Prior treatment with second-generation anti-androgens (e.g., abiraterone, apalutamide, enzalutamide, darolutamide, etc.). ·Recent Surgery: Major surgery requiring general anesthesia (other than radical prostatectomy) within 28 days prior to the first dose of study drug. * Other Malignancies: History of or concurrent other malignancies within the past 2 years, except for cured non-melanoma skin cancer and superficial bladder tumors (Ta, non-invasive; Tis, carcinoma in situ; and T1). * Thromboembolic Events: Arterial or venous thromboembolic events (e.g., cerebrovascular accident, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism) within the past 6 months, or currently receiving therapeutic anticoagulation with warfarin or heparin. * Cardiovascular Conditions: Heart rate-corrected QT interval (QTc) \> 500 ms; severe cardiovascular disease (myocardial ischemia or infarction grade ≥ II, uncontrolled arrhythmias, NYHA class III-IV heart failure, or LVEF \< 50% on echocardiogram). * Allergies: Known allergy to any study drug or its excipients. * Active Infections/Hepatitis: Active viral hepatitis requiring treatment (HBV DNA ≥ 500 IU/mL for HBV carriers; positive HCV RNA for HCV antibody-positive patients); known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; or any other active infection. * Autoimmune Diseases: Active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment, known history of allogeneic organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplant, or long-term high-dose use of corticosteroids or other immunomodulators. * Systemic Diseases: History of interstitial lung disease or uncontrolled systemic diseases (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, acute lung disease). * Seizures: History of epilepsy or conditions that may induce seizures. * Substance Abuse/Compliance: Underlying medical conditions, alcohol/drug abuse, or dependence that would interfere with drug administration, results interpretation, or pose a high risk for complications. * Sperm Donation/Family Planning: Men engaging in sexual activity with women of childbearing potential unwilling to use a condom with spermicide, unwilling to abstain from sperm donation during the study and for at least 3 months after the last dose, or planning to have children during this period. * Concurrent Trials: Concurrent participation in another therapeutic clinical study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affilitated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, China
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