New drug made available early for men with advanced prostate cancer
NCT ID NCT03523338
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study provides early access to apalutamide for men whose prostate cancer has stopped responding to standard hormone therapy but has not yet spread. The goal is to gather more safety information while offering treatment before the drug is widely available. Participants must continue hormone therapy and have a rising PSA level.
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Study facts
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- Lead sponsor
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A company
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Participants with confirmed prostate cancer, with evidence of castration resistance, with a rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) while on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), and for whom the treating physician believes additional therapy is indicated in the non-metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (NM-CRPC) setting a) Willingness to continue gonadotropin releasing hormone analog (GnRHa) throughout study if the participant is medically castrated * Must sign an informed consent form (ICF) (or the participant's legally acceptable representative must sign) indicating that the participant understands the purpose of, and procedures required for, the study and is willing to participate in the study * To avoid risk of drug exposure through the ejaculate (even participants with vasectomies), participants must use a condom during sexual activity while on study drug and for 3 months following the last dose of study drug. Donation of sperm is not allowed while on study drug and for 3 months following the last dose of study drug * Willingness and ability to comply with prohibitions and restrictions specified in this protocol, scheduled visits, treatment plans, laboratory, and other study procedures, including ability to swallow study drug tablets Exclusion Criteria: * Previously enrolled in another apalutamide study or eligible for enrollment in another ongoing clinical study of apalutamide * Enrolled in another interventional clinical study of anti-neoplastic agents * Ongoing grade greater than (\>) 1 acute toxicity due to prior therapy or surgical procedure * Concurrent therapy with medications known to lower the seizure threshold must have been discontinued or substituted at least 4 weeks prior to study entry * Current or prior treatment with anti-epileptic medications for the treatment of seizures. History of seizure or condition that may predispose to seizure (including, but not limited to prior cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, or loss of consciousness within 1 year prior to randomization; brain arteriovenous malformation; or intracranial masses such as a schwannoma or meningioma that is causing edema or mass effect)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centro Oncologico Estatal ISSEMYM
Toluca, 50180, Mexico
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Ensino e Terapia de Inovacao Clinica AMO Etica
Salvador, 41950 640, Brazil
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Farmaco Oncología especializada S.A. de C.V
Zapopan, 45050, Mexico
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Fundacao Antonio Prudente A C Camargo Cancer Center
São Paulo, 01509 900, Brazil
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Fundacao Faculdade de Medicina - Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo
São Paulo, 01246 000, Brazil
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Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe
Medellín, 050034, Colombia
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Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia
México, 14080, Mexico
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Instituto de Educacao, Pesquisa e Gestao em Saude Instituto Americas (COI)
Rio de Janeiro, 22775 001, Brazil
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Núcleo de Pesquisa São Camilo
São Paulo, 04014-002, Brazil
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Oncologia Integral Satelite
Naucalpan, 53100, Mexico
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Ynova Pesquisa Clinica
Florianópolis, 88020-210, Brazil
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i Can Oncology Center
Monterrey, 64710, Mexico
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