New prostate cancer drug shows promise in early trial
NCT ID NCT04662580
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a new drug called ARX517, which is designed to find and kill prostate cancer cells while sparing healthy ones. It is being tested alone or with other standard treatments in 183 men with prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. The main goal is to check safety and find the best dose.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ARX517 (a drug that targets prostate cancer cells and delivers a toxin to kill them)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for men with advanced prostate cancer that has spread.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial, so the main goal is safety, not effectiveness. The drug may not work well or could have serious side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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183 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Male and ≥18 years at the time of providing written informed consent. * Histologically confirmed prostate adenocarcinoma. * For subjects who have not undergone an orchiectomy, must be undergoing treatment with a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist or antagonist and must agree to continue such therapy while on study treatment. Subjects enrolled to mCRPC cohorts must have serum testosterone levels of ≤50ng/dL (1.73nM at Screening). * Must receive prior treatment(s) as defined in the protocol for each cohort * Documented evidence of disease progression on or after the most-recent prior regimen for mCRPC cohorts * mCSPC combination cohorts: High volume metastatic disease documented by CT/MRI and/or 99mTC bone scan (for bone lesions) * Adequate blood counts * Must have at least 1 PSMA-positive metastatic lesion and no measurable PSMA-negative lesions by local assessment for alternative dosing regimen and combination cohorts. Key Exclusion Criteria * Receipt of chemotherapy within 21 days prior to enrollment; hormonal therapy (not including LHRH analogs) within 7 days prior to enrollment; palliative radiation therapy within 7 days prior to enrollment; or any other anticancer therapy within 21 days prior to enrollment or other therapy for monotherapy cohorts * Receipt of more than 1 prior taxane regimen or non-taxane chemotherapy for prostate cancer for alternative dose regimen and mCRPC combination cohorts * Receipt prior apalutamide, enzalutamide, or darolutamide, or AAP for mCRPC combination cohorts * Receipt any prior chemotherapy or prior ARPI, and must be greater than 90 days of ADT prior to enrollment for mCSPC combination cohorts * Use of chronic systemic glucocorticoids equivalent to \> 10 mg prednisone daily. Note: short-term administration of systemic corticosteroids \> 10 mg prednisone equivalent (e.g., for allergic reactions or management of immune- or infusion-related AEs) is allowed. * Symptomatic and/or untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases. Patients with asymptomatic, untreated CNS metastases are eligible provided they have been clinically stable (neurologically stable and not requiring steroids for at least 28 days prior to enrollment). * History of any invasive malignancy (other than primary) within the previous 2 years prior to the enrollment date that requires active therapy or is at high risk of recurrence in the opinion of the investigator. * Marked baseline prolongation of QT/QT interval corrected for heart rate (QTc), e.g., a triplicate-average QTc interval \> 480 milliseconds (CTCAE Grade 2) using Fridericia's QT correction formula at any time within 28 days before enrollment, ongoing history of CTCAE Grade ≥2 QTc at enrollment, or anticipated need to perform repeat ECG evaluations to satisfy re-treatment criteria. * Prior history of interstitial lung disease, pneumonitis, or other clinically significant lung disease within 12 months prior to enrollment date. * Clinically significant ocular findings by a qualified ophthalmologist or optometrist including active ocular infections or chronic corneal disorders unless approved by the Medical Monitor. * Peripheral neuropathy Grade ≥ 2 within 28 days prior to enrollment. * For combination cohorts with apalutamide: no prior history of seizure or condition that may predispose to seizure (including but not limited to prior cerebrovascular accident, TIA or loss of consciousness within the last 12 months, brain AVM, brain metastases). * 24-hour urine protein \> 1g/24h
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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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Carolina Urologic Research Center
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29572, United States
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GU Research Network
Omaha, Nebraska, 68130, United States
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Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-5116, United States
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UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
La Jolla, California, 92093, United States
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UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
San Francisco, California, 94143-2350, United States
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California, 90095-3000, United States
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University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-5000, United States
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University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, 98101, United States
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Washington University St. Louis School Medicine Siteman Cancer Center
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, New York, 10021-5663, United States
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Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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