Prostate cancer immune study pulled before starting
NCT ID NCT03274778
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study was designed to explore how the drug ruxolitinib affects immune cells inside prostate tumors. Researchers planned to give the drug to men with prostate cancer for 28 days before their scheduled surgery, then analyze tumor and blood samples. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ruxolitinib (Jakavi)
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Started
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Sep 2017
- Finished
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Mar 2020
- 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 to 70 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-70 years * Histological diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma * Stage ≥T2b for which surgery is indicated * No distant metastasis (M0) * NLR ≥3 in the blood or NLR ≥3 in the tumor biopsies or a percentage of MDSCs ≥ 30% in the tumour biopsies * PS (ECOG scale) 0-1 * Adequate hepatic function: ALT and ASAT ≤ 2.5 x ULN, Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 ULN (exception if Gilbert's syndrome ≤ 2.5 x ULN) * Adequate renal function: calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 50 ml/min according to the formula of Cockcroft-Gault * Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dl, leukocyte count ≥ 4.0 x 103/µl, platelet count ≥ 200 x 103/µl * Informed Consent as documented by the patient's signature Exclusion Criteria: * No history of coagulation disorders and normal INR * Significant cardiovascular disorders in the last 12 months * Other clinically significant concomitant disease states which in the opinion of the Investigator may represent contraindications to study participation * Known or suspected non-compliance * Participation in another study with investigational drug within the 30 days preceding and during the present study * Ongoing treatment with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or dual CYP2C9 and CYP3A4 inhibitors
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana (IOSI)
Bellinzona, 6500, Switzerland
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