Can a new drug combo tame resistant prostate cancer?
NCT ID NCT07745361
First seen Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial is testing whether an investigational oral drug called MRT-2359, when combined with the standard prostate cancer drug apalutamide, can lower PSA levels in men with castration-resistant prostate cancer. The study includes about 25 adults with a specific genetic mutation in the androgen receptor. The main goal is to see if the combination reduces PSA, while also checking safety and other signs of anti-tumor activity.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MRT-2359 (an investigational oral drug) combined with apalutamide (an approved prostate cancer drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for men with castration-resistant prostate cancer, potentially slowing disease progression and lowering PSA levels.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase, small trial (25 participants). The combination may not work as hoped, and side effects are possible. 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 25 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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Apr 2028
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: * Age \> 18 years * A predicted life expectancy of ≥ 3 months and an ECOG performance status ≤ 1 * Have histologically or cytologically confirmed castration-resistant adenocarcinoma of the prostate without small cell histology and with androgen receptor (AR) mutations * Have not had prior treatment with more than 1 prior taxane-based chemotherapy regimen for castration-resistant prostate cancer * Have no prior treatment with an AR degrader, opevesostat, or similar therapy * Has ongoing (chemical or surgical) androgen deprivation with serum testosterone \< 50 ng/dL (\< 1.7 nM) * Has received prior treatment with poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, if appropriate, or deemed ineligible to receive treatment by the Investigator, or has refused PARP inhibitor treatment * Has received prior treatment with at least 1 line of ARPi * Have disease measurable per Prostate Cancer Working Group 4 (PCWG4) criteria, with or without measurable disease by RECIST 1.1 * Be able to provide a tumor biopsy for biomarker analysis during the Screening period * Have adequate organ function Exclusion Criteria: * • Have received prior chemotherapy, definitive radiation, or biological cancer therapy within 21 days before the first dose of study treatment or have any AEs that have failed to recover to baseline * Have received prior therapy with a GSPT1 degrader that was discontinued due to an AE * Have received prior auto-HCT and have not fully recovered from effects of the last transplant * Have received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation within past 6 months and/or have symptoms of graft-versus-host disease * Current use of chronic systemic steroid therapy in excess of replacement doses * Have clinically active central nervous system involvement and/or carcinomatous meningitis * Have a confirmed history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis that required steroids * Clinically significant cardiac disease
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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
14 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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Henry Ford
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNovi, Michigan, 48377, United States
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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNewport Beach, California, 92663, United States
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Kansas University Cancer Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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Lancaster Urology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLancaster, Pennsylvania, 17601, United States
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Levine Cancer Institute
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCharlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGColorado Springs, Colorado, 80907, United States
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START Los Angeles
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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START Mountain Region
RECRUITINGWest Valley City, Utah, 84119, United States
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START New Jersey
RECRUITINGEast Brunswick, New Jersey, 08816, United States
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Sarah Cannon Research Institute
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Washington Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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Virginia Cancer Specialists
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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XCancer Omaha
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68130, United States
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