Smart missile drug takes aim at Hard-to-Treat prostate cancer
NCT ID NCT07657806
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new drug called DEC003M, which is designed to seek out and destroy prostate cancer cells by targeting a protein called PSMA. The trial enrolls adults with advanced prostate cancer that has stopped responding to standard hormone therapy. Researchers aim to find the safest dose and check whether the drug can shrink tumors or slow the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- DEC003M (an antibody drug conjugate targeting PSMA)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option for advanced prostate cancer that has stopped responding to hormone therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1 trial with a small number of participants, so the drug may not prove effective or may have unexpected side effects. It is too early to know if it will benefit patients.
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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 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2031
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: 1. At the time of informed consent, be ≥18 years of age. 2. Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate. 3. Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) with documented disease progression despite androgen deprivation therapy. 4. Prior orchiectomy or medical castration, or continuous treatment with luteinizing hormone releasing hormone analogues (LHRHa) . 5. Measurable disease prior to enrollment. 6. Testosterone at castration level. 7. Progressed on standard therapy, or intolerant to standard therapy, or ineligible for standard therapy, or no standard therapy available. 8. At least 1 prior Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibitor. 9. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1. Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of other malignancies. 2. Inadequate organ function. 3. Active autoimmune disease. 4. Active CNS involvement. 5. Uncontrolled or clinically significant cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. 6. Any prior medical history of ILD/pneumonitis. 7. Clinically significant corneal disorder or known severe dry eye. 8. Grade 2 or higher peripheral neuropathy. 9. Inadequate washout period for prior anticancer treatment. 10. Any known history of or suspicion for history of clinically significant liver disease . 11. Known hypersensitivity to any component of the DEC003M. 12. Prior treatment with a PSMA-targeted antibody therapy. 13. Other conditions judged by the investigator that may have effects on the patient's participation in the study.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chongqing University Cancer Hospital
Chongqing, 400030, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121, China
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The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610095, China
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West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610044, China
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