A PET scan and a blood test may predict which men with advanced prostate cancer will benefit from targeted therapy
NCT ID NCT07723651
First seen Jul 23, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial is testing whether a special PET scan (FTT-PET) and a blood test that looks for tumor DNA (ctDNA) can predict how well men with metastatic prostate cancer will respond to PARP inhibitor therapy. The study will enroll about 75 men whose cancers have certain genetic mutations. The goal is to see if these tests can help doctors choose the right treatment for the right patient.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- FTT-PET imaging agent (fluorthanatrace) and EnhanceAR-Seq ctDNA blood test
- What this could lead to
- If successful, these tests could help doctors identify which men with metastatic prostate cancer are most likely to benefit from PARP inhibitor therapy, avoiding ineffective treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase diagnostic study with 75 participants. The tests may not prove accurate enough to guide treatment decisions, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2032
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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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: * Adult male patients 18 years of age or older * mCRPC with confirmed germline or somatic HRR (such as ATM, ATR, BRCA1, BRCA2, CDK12, CHEK2, FANCA, MLH1, MRE11A, NBN, PALB2, or RAD51C for Talazoparib/enzalutamide and ATMm, BRCA1m, BRCA2m, BARD1m, BRIP1m, CDK12m, CHEK1m, CHEK2m, FANCLm, PALB2m, RAD51Bm, RAD51Cm, RAD51Dm, RAD54Lm; gBRCA1m, gBRCA2m; ATMm, BRCA1m, BRCA2m for Olaparib +/- abiraterone) mutations who are scheduled for SOC PARPi therapy. * Lesion size of at least 1.0 cm in longest dimension by imaging. If non-measurable, lesion needs to be clearly detected on other imaging studies such as bone scintigraphy, FDG-PET, PSMA-PET or MRI. * On continuous androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with appropriately suppressed castrate testosterone levels of \< 50 ng/dL, or prior bilateral orchiectomy. * Serum PSA of 2 ng/mL or greater. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2. * Able to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Receipt of prior PARP inhibitor therapy in any disease setting. * Patients with other invasive malignancies, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer, who had (or have) any evidence of the other cancer that is active at the time of enrollment. * Unable to tolerate approximately 30 min (total time) of PET/CT imaging.
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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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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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