Could a chemo boost after radiation tame aggressive prostate cancer?
NCT ID NCT06864533
First seen Aug 06, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial is testing whether adding the chemotherapy drug docetaxel after standard treatment (radiation or surgery) can improve outcomes for men with a particularly aggressive form of prostate cancer (Gleason score 9-10). Participants will either receive standard treatment alone or standard treatment followed by several cycles of docetaxel. The study will track how long men live without their cancer returning or spreading, and whether the extra chemo improves survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- docetaxel (a chemotherapy drug), sometimes combined with carboplatin
- What this could lead to
- If effective, adding docetaxel after standard treatment could improve survival and delay cancer recurrence in men with high-risk prostate cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a non-randomized trial, so results may be less reliable. Chemotherapy can cause side effects, and it's uncertain if the benefits will outweigh risks.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 315 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2019
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2031
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.
Who is studied
Patients who was histologically confirmed prostate cancer diagnosed by biopsy or surgery with a Gleason score of 9-10 (GG grade 5) or containing Gleason 5 components with no evidence of distant metastasis.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- 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 prostate cancer diagnosed by biopsy or surgery with a Gleason score of 9-10 (GG grade 5) or containing Gleason 5 components. 2. No evidence of distant metastasis confirmed by imaging. 3. Expected to receive standard radical treatment or postoperative radiotherapy. 4. Estimated survival time greater than 12 months. 5. Aged ≥ 18 years. 6. Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≥ 80. 7. Adequate blood count: white blood cell ≥ 3.5 × 10\^9/L, neutrophils ≥ 1.5 × 10\^9/L, platelets ≥ 100.0 × 10\^ Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of malignant tumors (except those cured for more than 5 years). 2. Previous abdominal radiation therapy. 3. Weight loss \> 10% within the past 6 months. 4. Pre-existing or concomitant bleeding disorders. 5. Active infections. 6. Significant cardiovascular disease (e.g., controlled hypertension, unstable angina, NYHA class ≥ II congestive heart failure, unstable symptomatic arrhythmias, or ≥ II peripheral vascular disease) or any condition deemed intolerable to chemotherapy by the oncology department.
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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
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hebei Yi Zhou Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGBaoding, Hebei, China
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Peking University First Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100034, China
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Peking University Shenzhen Hospital
RECRUITINGShenzhen, Guangdong, China
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