Could testosterone shots keep prostate cancer at bay?
NCT ID NCT06594926
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether giving testosterone injections (bipolar androgen therapy) can delay the time it takes for prostate cancer to spread in men whose cancer is progressing despite standard treatment. About 69 men with non-metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer will receive testosterone every 8 weeks along with their usual darolutamide. The goal is to see if this approach extends metastasis-free survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- testosterone enanthate (a form of testosterone)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new way to delay cancer spread in men with prostate cancer that is resistant to standard hormone therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 69 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Testosterone therapy can also cause side effects like increased PSA or tumor growth in some cases.
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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 69 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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 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: 1. Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate 2. ≥18 years of age 3. ECOG performance status 0-1 4. PSA progression while on darolutamide defined as three rising PSA (1 baseline and 2 consecutive rises) levels at least 1 week apart despite castrate testosterone level (\<1.7nmol/L). Patients with a minor subsequent PSA fall, provided there was no intervening therapy since the three consecutive rises, are eligible 5. AJCC stage M0 on conventional imaging. 1. Previous PSMA PET only M1 disease in the hormone-sensitive setting that is now M0 CRPC on conventional imaging following \>18 months of ADT + darolutamide are eligible. 2. Nodes up to 2cm in short-axis in pelvis are permitted 6. PSA \>1.0 ng/mL during screening 7. Serum testosterone \<1.7nmol/L and on an LHRH agonist/antagonist 8. Adequate bone marrow function (platelets \> 100 x 109/L, ANC \> 1.5 x 109/L, Hb \>90) 9. Adequate liver function (ALT or AST \< 2.5 x ULN, bilirubin \< 1.5 x ULN) 10. Adequate renal function (creatinine \<1.5 x ULN) 11. Willingness and ability to comply with study requirements, including treatment and timing of treatment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Life expectancy \<3 months. 2. Neuroendocrine or small cell prostate cancer on any prior diagnostic tissue sample. 3. Metastatic prostate cancer on conventional imaging (WBBS or CT scan) at any point in disease course (except for pathological nodes up to 2cm in short axis in the pelvis). 4. Current or prior treatment with enzalutamide, abiraterone, apalutamide, or cytotoxic chemotherapy. Patients with pelvic nodal metastases (below the aortic bifurcation) \<2cm in short axis at original diagnosis who ceased cytotoxic chemotherapy (docetaxel) at least 12 months prior to C1D1 are eligible. Prior first generation ARSI such as bicalutamide, flutamide, nilutamide are permitted. 5. Current or pre-existing cardiac or thromboembolic risk factors, including but not limited to: i. Prior myocardial infarction, or unstable angina within 24 months of study entry, ii. Uncontrolled or symptomatic cardiac disease including, but not limited to angina, dyspnoea on exertion, orthopnoea; cardiac failure (NYHA classification 3-4) or uncontrolled arrhythmias. iii. Significant co-morbidities that increase cardiovascular risk, including significant hypertension (Baseline systolic BP\>160 or diastolic BP\>100 despite optimal treatment) that are uncontrolled, as assessed by the treating oncologist. 6. Another malignancy diagnosis within 2 years before registration. Participants with a history of treated carcinoma in situ, basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or non-muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder are eligible if malignancy has been treated with curative intent. Participants with a history of other malignancies are eligible if they have been continuously disease-free for at least 2 years after definitive primary treatment or the chance of recurrence is sufficiently low as to be very unlikely to affect study outcomes according to the treating local oncologist. 7. Concurrent illness that could preclude the participant's ability to participate in the study and follow protocol with reasonable safety. 8. Planned ongoing drug Interactions as per protocol section 5.2.4 that are considered unable to be managed prior to study registration. 9. Radiation therapy within the previous 4 weeks (participants are permitted to have SBRT to PSMA PET only disease prior to study enrolment if they continue on darolutamide. Note that if the metastases are visible on conventional imaging at the time of radiation treatment the participant is not eligible).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
11 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Cabrini Health
RECRUITINGMalvern, Victoria, 3144, Australia
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Eastern Health - Box Hill
RECRUITINGBox Hill, Victoria, 3128, Australia
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GenesisCare North Shore
RECRUITINGSt Leonards, New South Wales, 2065, Australia
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Grampians Health
RECRUITINGBallarat, Victoria, 3350, Australia
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ICON Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGChermside, Queensland, 4032, Australia
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Mater Misericordiae Ltd - QLD
RECRUITINGSouth Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia
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Northeast Health Wangaratta
RECRUITINGWangaratta, Victoria, 3677, Australia
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Royal Adelaide Hospital
RECRUITINGAdelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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St Vincents Hospital
RECRUITINGDarlinghurst, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
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Sydney Adventist Hospital
RECRUITINGWahroonga, New South Wales, 2076, Australia
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The Border Cancer Hospital
TERMINATEDAlbury, New South Wales, 2640, Australia
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The Canberra Hospital
RECRUITINGGarran, Australian Capital Territory, 2605, Australia
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