Could a common heartburn pill boost chemo against tough prostate cancer?
NCT ID NCT04337580
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding omeprazole (a common heartburn medicine) to standard chemotherapy can help control advanced prostate cancer that has stopped responding to other treatments. About 50 men with castration-resistant prostate cancer will receive either omeprazole plus cabazitaxel or omeprazole plus docetaxel. The goal is to see if the combination shrinks tumors or slows cancer growth.
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Study facts
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- 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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must have castrate refractory prostate cancer with prior docetaxel treatment which was used in the castrate refractory setting * Cancer Progression as defined by prostate cancer working group 3 (PCWG3) any type- prostate specific antigen only, bone only +nodal, nodal only or new lesions * Age 18 or older. * ECOG 0, 1, or 2 * Life expectancy of greater than 2 months * Men must agree to use adequate contraception (barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for three (3) months after study treatment discontinuation. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign an IRB-approved informed consent document (either directly or via a legally authorized representative). * Organ \& marrow function as defined below: Absolute neutrophil count \>1,200/mcL, Platelets \>75,000/mcL; total bilirubin = within normal institutional limits; AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) \<2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal; creatinine \<2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal Exclusion Criteria: * Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents. * History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to omeprazole or taxane therapy. * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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W.G. Bill Hefner VA Medical Center
RECRUITINGSalisbury, North Carolina, 28144, United States
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Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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