New drug combo before prostate surgery shows promise in early trial
NCT ID NCT07450599
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether taking darolutamide (a hormone-blocking pill) plus standard hormone therapy for 12 or 24 weeks before prostate removal surgery can reduce or eliminate cancer in men with high-risk localized prostate cancer. About 250 men in China will be randomly assigned to one of two treatment durations. The main goal is to see how many men have no cancer or only minimal cancer left in the removed prostate. Participants will be followed for up to 2 years after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Darolutamide (oral tablets) plus goserelin acetate implant (ADT)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a shorter or longer course of darolutamide plus ADT before surgery improves cancer clearance, potentially leading to better outcomes for men with high-risk localized prostate cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 study with only 250 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The treatment may cause side effects, and it's not yet known if it improves long-term survival or just pathological response.
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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 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2030
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: * Participants must be 18 years or older at the time of signing the informed consent. * Darolutamide-naïve participants who are with localized prostate adenocarcinoma who plan to receive radical prostatectomy (RP) and defined as high risk with National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) criteria (version 1.2025). * No evidence of distant metastasis based on computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and whole body bone scan (WBBS) within 42 days prior to start of study treatment. * Candidate for RP with pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) or extended PLND (ePLND) as per the investigator. * Participants must have at least one of the following features according to NCCN definition of high-risk: * Biopsy Gleason score ≥8, and/or * Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) \>20 ng/mL measured during Screening and prior to randomization, or * Clinical stage ≥ T3a. * Participants with pelvic lymph node involvement (N1) can be included. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1. Exclusion Criteria: * Prostate cancer with known neuroendocrine (NE) differentiation or small cell features. * Evidence of metastatic disease. Minimum imaging requirements to exclude metastatic disease are diagnostic quality imaging of the chest, pelvis, and the abdomen (CT or MRI with intravenous \[IV\] contrast), and WBBS. Nodal disease below the iliac bifurcation (clinical stage N1) is not an exclusion. * Intolerant to darolutamide or androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) treatment. * History of * Loss of consciousness or transient ischemic attack or stroke within 6 months prior to randomization, or * Significant cardiovascular disease within 6 months prior to randomization. * Any contraindications for RP. * Uncontrolled or treatment-resistant hypertension. * History of another malignancy within 5 years prior to randomization.
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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
23 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100021, China
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Dongyang People's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDongyang, Zhejiang, 322100, China
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Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital (Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJinhua, Zhejiang, 321000, China
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Nanfang Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China
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Peking University First Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100034, China
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430060, China
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Shanghai General Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200080, China
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Sichuan Cancer Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHarbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFuzhou, Fujian, 350005, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
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The First Hospital of China Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGShenyang, Liaoning, 110001, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKunming, Yunnan, 650101, China
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The Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLanzhou, Gansu, 730030, China
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The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University
RECRUITINGShijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, China
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The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300211, China
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Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430022, China
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Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200092, China
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