New combo therapy aims to treat prostate cancer with fewer side effects
NCT ID NCT05790213
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial is testing whether combining focal prostate ablation (a surgery that destroys only the cancerous part of the prostate) with a short course of hormone therapy can effectively treat intermediate-risk prostate cancer. The study will enroll 57 participants and measure how well the treatment controls cancer, as well as its impact on quality of life and side effects. The goal is to find a less invasive option that preserves healthy tissue and reduces long-term complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Androgen deprivation therapy (hormone therapy) and focal prostate ablation (surgery to destroy part of the prostate)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a less invasive treatment option for intermediate-risk prostate cancer, potentially reducing side effects compared to whole-gland treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 57 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatment may not fully eliminate the cancer, and side effects from hormone therapy or the procedure are possible.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
-
About 57 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
May 2025
- Expected to finish
-
Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects must have intermediate-risk PCa as defined by the below criteria: a. Favorable intermediate-risk PCa: i. ≤ clinical stage T2c, GG2, and PSA ≤ 10 ng/mL, and \<50% positive biopsy cores with PCa b. Unfavorable intermediate-risk PCa: i. ≤ clinical stageT2c, GG2, and PSA 10-20 ng/mL, or ≥50% positive biopsy cores with PCa, or ii. ≤ clinical stage T2c, GG3, and PSA \< 20 ng/mL * No mpMRI evidence of extra-prostatic extension (EPE) or seminal vesicle invasion, and if seminal vesical invasion is suspected, it must be excluded by prostate biopsy. * Subjects must have chosen to get Focal Therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer. * Subjects must have confirmed non-metastatic PCa following SOC screening for patients with unfavorable intermediate-risk PCa, a combination of computed tomography imaging of the abdomen and pelvis (CTAP) and technetium-99-mDP nuclear medicine bone scan (BS) and/or prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography (PSMA/PET) scan prior to enrollment. The imaging studies should be obtained within 6-months of enrollment. Additional imaging is not required for men with favorable intermediate-risk PCa. * Subject must be male ≥ 18 years-old. * Subjects must have a life expectancy of at least 10-years per the opinion of the treating investigator. * Subjects must be designated as Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2 or Karnofsky Performance Status Scale Score ≥ 60%, see Appendix A). * Subjects must be fit to undergo general anesthesia and the FT surgical procedure, which includes adequate visualization of the prostate gland on transrectal ultrasound imaging, access to the urethra, perineum and rectum, as well as be tolerant of lithotomy positioning in the opinion of the treating investigator or the operating surgeon(s) if not the same as the treating investigator. * Subjects must have adequate organ and marrow function as defined below: Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL Leukocytes ≥ 3,000/mcL Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mcL Platelets ≥ 100,000/mcL Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) ≤ 2.5 × institutional ULN Creatinine \< 1.5 institutional ULN OR Calculated or measured creatinine clearance \> 50 mL/min/1.73 m2 eGFR \>30 mL/min using the MDRD (modification of diet and renal disease) formula Serum albumin ≥3.0 g/dL Serum potassium ≥3.5 mmol/L * Subjects with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial. * Subjects who are sexually active with a woman of childbearing potential must agree to use a condom with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository and his partner must also be practicing a highly effective method of contraception (i.e., established use of oral, injected or implanted hormonal methods of contraception; placement of an intrauterine device or intrauterine system) during treatment and for 3-months following the last ADT treatment. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Exclusion Criteria: * Subject has had prior or current PCa therapies, such as biologic, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, radiotherapy or surgery for PCa. Subjects may not have had undergone pelvic radiation, chemotherapy or immunotherapy treatment for a separate hematologic or visceral malignancy within 6-months of enrollment in the present study. * Subjects with locally advanced, nodal or metastatic prostate cancer. * Subjects who are unfit for pelvic mpMRI scanning (e.g., severe claustrophobia, permanent cardiac pacemaker, metallic implants that are likely to contribute to significant image artifacts, allergy or contraindication to gadolinium contrast agent. * History of allergy or intolerance to study drug components. * History of bilateral orchiectomy. * If the subject has an uncontrolled or major debilitating inter-current illness. * Subjects who are receiving any other investigational agents, or who have received other investigational agents in the past and who are no longer receiving these investigational agents may be eligible at the discretion of the principal investigator (PI). * Judgment by the treating investigator or PI that the subject is unsuitable to participate in the study and the subject is unlikely to comply with study procedures, restrictions and requirements.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Intermediate risk prostate cancer are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
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
-
UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- A scanner in the operating room could show surgeons exactly where prostate cancer remains
- New PET tracer aims to light up hidden cancer targets
- Can daily adaptive radiotherapy spare healthy tissue in prostate cancer?
- Can a radioactive tracer and MRI reveal prostate Cancer's true extent?
- Five-Fraction radiation plus hormone therapy tested against High-Risk prostate cancer
- Can a 10-Hour eating window fight cancer fatigue?