Coffee made from wormwood plant tested against prostate cancer return
NCT ID NCT05478239
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This Phase 2 trial tests whether drinking three cups of ArtemiCoffee (made from the Artemisia annua plant) daily for 24 weeks can lower PSA levels in 20 men whose prostate cancer has returned after initial treatment. The goal is to see if at least half of the men experience a 50% drop in PSA, which could help manage the disease without more aggressive therapy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ArtemiCoffee (Artemisia annua coffee)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a natural drink-based option to slow PSA rise in men with prostate cancer recurrence, potentially delaying the need for stronger treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-phase trial with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The coffee may not lower PSA enough, and side effects are not yet well understood.
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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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- 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 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: * Completion of localized therapy (prostatectomy or radiotherapy) for prostate adenocarcinoma (either histologically or cytologically confirmed) * Biochemical PSA recurrence * Age ≥18 years. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤3 * Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper normal limit (ULN), and AST (aspartate transaminase) and ALT (alanine transaminase) ≤ 3.0 x ULN * Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy (non-prostate) whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen as determined by the treating physician are eligible. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Exclusion Criteria: * Any radiological evidence of metastatic disease (determined by standard of care computed tomography (CT) scans of abdomen, pelvis, chest, whole body bone scan or Axium PET/CT scan or prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT scan). * Receipt of prior cytotoxic chemotherapy for recurrent prostate cancer * Use of androgen deprivation therapy (for example, bicalutamide, flutamide, nilutamide, or leuprolide acetate) concurrently or within the previous 3 months. * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness such as active infections. Other illnesses will be evaluated and eligibility status determined at the discretion of the treating physician and the investigator. * Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements. * Concomitant use of nevirapine, ritonavir, and strong UGT inducers or strong UGT inhibitors such as phenobarbital, rifampin, carbamazepine, diclofenac, imatinib, axitinib, and vandetanib * Concurrent use of strong inducers of CYP2A6, including phenobarbital and rifampin
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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