Morning or evening? new study tests best time for cancer pill.
NCT ID NCT07252726
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study is testing whether taking endocrine therapy in the morning or evening makes a difference for people with metastatic breast or prostate cancer. Fifty participants will be randomly assigned to take their medication either within an hour of waking or within an hour of bedtime. The main goal is to see if a larger trial is possible, while also looking at quality of life, side effects, and how well the treatment works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- endocrine therapy (CDK4/6 inhibitor or androgen receptor pathway inhibitor)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simply changing the time of day you take your medication improves quality of life and treatment tolerability.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The main goal is to see if a larger trial is possible, not to prove effectiveness.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2033
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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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.
Cohort A (Breast Cohort) Inclusion Criteria * Patients with metastatic hormonal receptor positive breast cancer * Plan to receive endocrine therapy and a CDK4/6 inhibitor (either Ribociclib or Palbociclib) in the first-line metastatic setting * Age ≥18 years * Able to provide oral consent * Willing and able to complete questionnaires as per study protocol Cohort A (Breast Cohort) Exclusion Criteria * Any contraindication in taking endocrine therapy and CDK4/6 inhibitor in the morning or evening * Plan to receive abemaciclib (as this requires twice a day dosing) Cohort B (Prostate Cancer) Inclusion Criteria * Patients with metastatic castrate sensitive prostate cancer * Plan to receive androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (either enzalutamide, apalutamide or abiraterone acetate) in combination with androgen deprivation therapy * Age ≥18 years * Able to provide oral consent * Willing and able to complete questionnaires as per study protocol Cohort B (Prostate Cancer) Exclusion Criteria * Any contraindication in taking androgen receptor pathway inhibitor in the morning or evening * Plan to receive darolutamide (as this requires twice a day dosing) * Plan to receive docetaxel in combination with androgen receptor pathway inhibitor
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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
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Saskatoon Cancer Centre
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSaskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada
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Waterloo Regional Health Network
RECRUITINGKitchener, Ontario, Canada
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