Could a hormone Flip-Flop tame tough prostate cancer?
NCT ID NCT05081193
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a two-step treatment in 15 men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. First, they took high-dose oral testosterone for three 28-day cycles. If the cancer grew, they switched to enzalutamide. The goal was to see if oral testosterone could control the cancer as well as injected testosterone, and whether the sequence might improve outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- testosterone undecanoate (Jatenzo) and enzalutamide (Xtandi)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment sequence that uses high-dose oral testosterone to control prostate cancer before switching to enzalutamide.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-phase study (15 men) with no control group. The approach is experimental and may not provide lasting benefit or work for most patients.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Allegheny Health Network
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States
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