New drug duo aims to shrink Hard-to-Treat prostate tumors
NCT ID NCT03972657
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new drug called REGN5678, given alone or with another drug (cemiplimab), in men with advanced prostate cancer that no longer responds to hormone therapy. The goal is to see if the combination can safely shrink tumors by helping the immune system attack cancer cells. About 345 participants will take part across two phases: first to find the right dose, then to measure tumor response.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- REGN5678 (Nezastomig) and cemiplimab (Libtayo)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for men with advanced prostate cancer that has stopped responding to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (phase 1/2) with a small number of participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. Side effects from the immune-boosting drugs could be serious.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 345 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2019
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
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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Anyone
- 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: mCRPC cohorts (men): 1. Men with histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without pure small cell carcinoma. 2. PSA value at screening ≥4 ng/mL that has progressed within 6 months prior to screening as defined in the protocol. 3. Has received ≥2 lines prior systemic therapy approved in the metastatic and/or castration-resistant setting (in addition to Androgen Deprivation Therapy \[ADT\]) including at least: 1. one second-generation anti-androgen therapy (eg, abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide) 2. 177Lu-PSMA-617 radiotherapy, or another lutetium-based PSMA targeted radioligand, as described in the protocol ccRCC cohorts (men and women): 1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed RCC with a clear-cell component. 2. Diagnosis of metastatic ccRCC with at least one measurable lesion via RECIST 1.1 criteria 3. Has progressed on or after ≥1 line prior systemic therapy approved in the metastatic setting. Prior treatment must include an anti-Programmed Death-1 (receptor) \[PD-1\]/Programmed Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) therapy and either ipilimumab and/or a tyrosine kinase inhibitor Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Has received treatment with an approved systemic therapy within 3 weeks of dosing or has not yet recovered (ie, grade ≤1 or baseline) from any acute toxicities, as described in the protocol 2. Has received any previous systemic biologic therapy within 5 half-lives of first dose of study therapy, as described in the protocol 3. Has received prior PSMA-targeting therapy with the exception of a PSMA targeting radioligand (eg. 177Lu-PSMA-617) in mCRPC 4. Dose Escalation: Has had prior anti-cancer immunotherapy (other than sipuleucel-T) within 5 half-lives prior to study therapy. 5. Dose Expansion (mCRPC only): Has had prior anti-cancer immunotherapy, as described in the protocol 6. Any condition that requires ongoing/continuous corticosteroid therapy (\>10 mg prednisone/day or anti-inflammatory equivalent) within 1 week prior to the first dose of study therapy 7. Ongoing or recent (within 5 years) evidence of significant autoimmune disease that required treatment with systemic immunosuppressive treatments, as described in the protocol 8. Encephalitis, meningitis, neurodegenerative disease (with the exception of mild dementia that does not interfere with Activities of Daily Living \[ADLs\]) or uncontrolled seizures in the year prior to first dose of study therapy 9. Uncontrolled infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection; or diagnosis of immunodeficiency NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria apply
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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
23 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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Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGGilbert, Arizona, 85234, United States
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Columbia University - The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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Henry Ford Health
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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John Wayne Cancer Institute (JWCI)
RECRUITINGSanta Monica, California, 90404, United States
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Lifespan Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGProvidence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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Moffitt Cancer Center - McKinley Drive
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10461, United States
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NYU Langone Health Perlmutter Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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Oregon Health & Science University (3485 S. Bond)
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Providence Portland Medical Center
WITHDRAWNPortland, Oregon, 97213, United States
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Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI)
RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80218, United States
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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University of Arizona
RECRUITINGTucson, Arizona, 85724, United States
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University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) - Wilmot Cancer Institute (WCI) (James P. Wilmot Cancer Center) - Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, New York, 14642, United States
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West Virginia University
RECRUITINGMorgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
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Yale University Hospital
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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