Genetic clues could personalize prostate cancer therapy
NCT ID NCT03348670
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how genetic differences (SNPs) in prostate cancer patients affect their response and side effects to the drug abiraterone. Researchers will analyze DNA from 600 patients taking abiraterone plus prednisone and bicalutamide. The goal is to find genetic markers that predict effectiveness and toxicity, which could help tailor treatment to each patient.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- abiraterone acetate (Zytiga) plus prednisone and bicalutamide
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors predict which prostate cancer patients will benefit most from abiraterone and who might have side effects, leading to more personalized treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational genetic study, not a test of a new drug. It may not lead to immediate changes in treatment, and genetic markers may not reliably predict outcomes in 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 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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22 to 75 years
- 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.
* Select 600 localized Prostate Cancer Patients without prostate resection * Dosage Duration at least 90 days * The usual approach group - Recruit 300 double blind random group separated prostate cancer patients currently used the Combined Chemotherapy on ZYTIGA - abiraterone acetate tablet, film coated plus prednisone tablet plus BICALUTAMIDE tablet, like as the usual approach group. * The study approach group - Recruit 300 double blind random group separated prostate cancer patients currently used the Combined Chemotherapy on China Import - abiraterone acetate tablet plus prednisone tablet plus BICALUTAMIDE tablet, like as the study approach group. Inclusion Criteria: 1. Clinical diagnosis of Prostate Cancer (PC) 2. Cancer in the prostate only 3. Prior therapy without orchiectomy 4. Prior therapy without prostate resection 5. Prior different chemotherapy must-need stop 6. Have no other cancer at the same time 7. Sign an informed consent form 8. Receive blood-drawing Exclusion Criteria: 1. Treatment with other anti-cancer therapies and the therapies cannot be stopped currently 2. The patients with other serious intercurrent illness or infectious diseases 3. Have more than one different kind of cancer at the same time 4. Serious Allergy to Drugs 5. Serious Bleed Tendency 6. Serious Risks or Serious Adverse Events of the drug product label 7. Serious Risks or Serious Adverse Events of NCI Table of Side Effects 8. The prohibition of drug products 9. Have no therapeutic effects 10. Follow up to the most current label and plan for safety monitoring
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medicine Invention Design, Inc. - IORG0007849 - NPI-1023387701
Rockville, Maryland, 20853, United States
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