New hope for tough prostate cancer: targeted drug combo shows promise
NCT ID NCT03012321
First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 24, 2026 · Updated 34 times
Summary
This study tests two drugs—abiraterone and olaparib—alone or together in men with advanced prostate cancer that has spread and no longer responds to hormone therapy. Only men whose tumors have certain DNA repair defects (like BRCA or ATM mutations) are included. The goal is to see which treatment works best at slowing cancer growth.
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Locations
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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Huntsman Cancer Institute - University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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Indiana University/ Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Kellogg Cancer Center - NorthShore University
Evanston, Illinois, 60201, United States
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Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Rush University Cancer Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States
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Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States
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University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, 90073, United States
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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-5946, United States
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University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, New York, 10065, United States
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
Active substance
abiraterone acetate, olaparib, and prednisone
What this could lead to
If successful, this could point toward a more effective treatment option for men with advanced prostate cancer that has specific DNA repair defects.
What could go wrong
This is an early phase II trial with only 70 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The combination may cause more side effects than each drug alone.
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.