Double-Drug attack on Hard-to-Treat prostate cancer begins human testing
NCT ID NCT07082920
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This early-phase trial is testing a combination of two experimental drugs—Pasritamig and ARX517—in 140 men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, a form that has spread and no longer responds to hormone therapy. The goal is to find a safe dose and see if the combination can shrink tumors. The study is currently recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pasritamig (JNJ-78278343) and ARX517 (JNJ-95298177)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new combination treatment option for advanced prostate cancer that has stopped responding to hormone therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1 trial, so safety and dosing are still being figured out. The drugs may cause serious side effects like cytokine release syndrome, and there is no guarantee they will shrink tumors or extend life.
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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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About 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Primary small cell carcinoma, carcinoid tumor, neuroendocrine (NE) carcinoma, or large cell NE carcinoma arising in the prostate are not allowed; however, adenocarcinomas with NE features (for example \[e.g.\], immunohistochemistry \[IHC\] with both androgen receptor \[AR\]- and NE-marker positivity) are allowed * Must have metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) * PSA must measure at least 2 nanograms per milliliters (ng/mL) at screening * Measurable or evaluable disease * Prior orchiectomy or medical castration; or, for participants who have not undergone orchiectomy, must be receiving ongoing androgen deprivation therapy with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analog (agonist or antagonist) prior to the first dose of study drug and must continue this therapy throughout the treatment phase * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 Exclusion criteria: * Toxicity related to prior anticancer therapy that has not returned to grade less than or equal to (\<=) 1 or baseline levels (except for alopecia and vitiligo) * Known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to any of the components (e.g., excipients) of JNJ-78278343, JNJ-95298177, or JNJ-87189401 * Participants with leptomeningeal disease or brain metastases, with the exception of participants with definitively, locally treated brain metastases that are clinically stable and asymptomatic greater than (\>) 2 weeks, and who are off corticosteroid treatment for at least 2 weeks prior to first dose of study treatment * Treatment with any anti-cancer or investigational agents within 14 days prior to the first dose of study treatment; specific requirements for certain anti-cancer therapies are as follows: 1. Any T-cell redirecting treatment (e.g., CD3-directed bispecific or Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell \[CAR-T\] therapy) within 90 days prior to the first dose of study treatment 2. Immune checkpoint inhibitors within 6 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment 3. Radium (Ra) 223 dichloride within 28 days prior to the first dose of study treatment 4. Any prior treatment with kallikrein-related peptidase 2 (KLK2)-targeted therapy 5. Any prior prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeting therapy (that is \[i.e.\], participants who received PSMA-targeting radioconjugates are excluded) \[Parts 2A and 2B only\]. Prior PSMA RLT is allowed in Part 1 and required for Part 2C and Part 2D but last dose must be \>3 months prior to the first dose of study treatment 6. Any prior antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) with microtubule inhibitor payloads (e.g., auristatins, maytansinoids, tubulysins) * Any serious underlying medical conditions or other issue that would impair the ability of the participant to receive or tolerate the planned treatment at the investigational site to understand the informed consent, or any condition for which, in the opinion of the investigator, participation would not be in the best interest of the participant or that could prevent, limit, or confound the protocol-specified assessments
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
6 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Columbia University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Florida Cancer Specialists
RECRUITINGSarasota, Florida, 34232, United States
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton)
RECRUITINGSutton, SM2 5PT, United Kingdom
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The Christie Nhs Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGManchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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