New genetic test may predict prostate cancer drug response before surgery
NCT ID NCT07617272
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a new genetic test (called PCAI ImmunoScore) can predict how well men with high-risk prostate cancer will respond to the drug darolutamide before surgery. About 100 participants will take darolutamide for 3-4 months, then have their prostate removed. Researchers will check if the genetic test matches the actual tumor shrinkage seen after surgery. The goal is to better identify who benefits from this treatment approach.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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: * Biopsy-confirmed high-risk prostate cancer defined as: Global ISUP score \> 3 with any MRI PI-RADS score OR Global ISUP score = 3 with MRI PI-RADS score = 5 * Candidate for radical prostatectomy * Clinical prostate MRI not older than 3 months at screening * ECOG performance status score of 0 or 1 * Able to receive Darolutamide for 90-120 days * Signed informed consent form * Willingness to use contraception if sexually active Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic (M1) or node-positive (N2) disease * Prior treatment with androgen receptor antagonists * Prior treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) * History of prior systemic or local therapy for prostate cancer (including radiation and focal therapy) * Major surgery \<4 weeks prior to inclusion
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Conditions
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How to take part
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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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Karolinska University Hospital
RECRUITINGStockholm, SE-17176, Sweden
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
RECRUITINGGothenburg, Sweden
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