New hope for Hard-to-Treat prostate cancer: Drug-Radiation combo trial launches
NCT ID NCT07451795
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether combining an experimental immunotherapy drug (SHR-1701) with targeted radiation can help men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, a form that no longer responds to hormone therapy. About 66 participants will receive either the drug plus radiation or radiation alone. The main goal is to see if the combination delays cancer growth.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SHR-1701 (an experimental immunotherapy drug) plus stereotactic body radiotherapy (focused radiation)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new way to slow the progression of advanced prostate cancer that has stopped responding to standard hormone therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 66 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug is experimental, and side effects from immunotherapy and radiation are possible.
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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 66 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 to 80 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: 1. Age: 18 to 80 years old. 2. Diagnosis: Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate, clinically staged as metastatic prostate cancer based on conventional imaging (bone scan or CT/MRI). 3. Biopsy: Whenever possible, patients should undergo a pre-treatment image-guided biopsy of a lesion; alternatively, archived biopsy tissue obtained within 30 days prior to enrollment is acceptable. 4. Prior Therapy: Failure of at least one prior next-generation hormone therapy (NHT), such as abiraterone acetate, rezivilutamide, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide. 5. Chemotherapy History: Prior treatment with docetaxel, or documentation of intolerance to or refusal of chemotherapy. 6. Disease Progression: Evidence of disease progression defined by: PSA progression: At least two consecutive increases in PSA levels, measured at least 1 week apart, with a screening PSA value ≥ 1 ng/mL; OR Radiographic progression in soft tissue per RECIST v1.1 (with or without PSA progression); OR Bone progression per PCWG3 criteria (occurrence of ≥ 2 new bone lesions on bone scan). 7. Castration Status: Maintenance of effective and continuous luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analog (LHRHa) therapy throughout the study period, or prior bilateral orchidectomy; serum testosterone must be maintained at castrate levels (\< 50 ng/dL). 8. Performance Status: ECOG Performance Status score of 0 to 2. 9. Life Expectancy: ≥ 6 months. 10. Hematologic Function: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 ×10\^9/L; Platelets ≥ 75 ×10\^9/L; Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L; White blood cell (WBC) count ≥ 3.0 ×10\^9/L. 11. Hepatic Function (Transaminases): Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN); for patients with liver metastases, ALT/AST ≤ 5 × ULN. 12. Hepatic Function (Bilirubin): Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN, or total bilirubin \> 1.5 × ULN if direct bilirubin ≤ ULN. 13. Coagulation Function: INR ≤ 1.5, Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN, and Prothrombin time (PT) \< ULN + 4 seconds. 14. Cardiac Function: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50%; QTc \< 450 ms for males; serum potassium ≥ 3.5 mmol/L. 15. Blood Pressure: Systolic BP \< 160 mmHg and diastolic BP \< 95 mmHg; patients with stable BP after appropriate clinical management are eligible. 16. Renal Function: Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × ULN and creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min. 17. Contraception: Sexually active patients with ejaculatory potential must agree to use effective contraception and refrain from sperm donation from the first dose until 3 months after the last dose of study treatment. 18. Informed Consent: Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written Informed Consent Form (ICF). 19. Compliance: Ability to comply with the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Concurrent Therapy: Plan to receive any other anti-tumor therapy during the study treatment period. 2. Brain Metastasis: Presence of brain metastases. 3. Prior Immunotherapy: Previous treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (including PD-1, PD-L1, CTLA-4 inhibitors, etc.) or any anti-tumor agents targeting T-cells or activating the immune system. 4. Other Malignancies: Known other malignancies that are progressing or require active treatment within the past 3 years. Exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ that have undergone potentially curative therapy. 5. Autoimmune Disease/Infection: Active autoimmune disease or active infection (including tuberculosis) requiring systemic treatment (e.g., disease-modifying drugs, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressants) within the past 2 years. Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiological corticosteroid replacement for adrenal/pituitary insufficiency) is not considered systemic treatment. 6. Immunosuppression: Diagnosis of immunodeficiency or receipt of chronic systemic steroid therapy (doses exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone or equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 14 days prior to the first dose. 7. Pneumonitis: History of (non-infectious) pneumonitis requiring steroid treatment or current non-infectious pneumonitis. 8. Prior Radiation/Hormonal Washout: Receipt of radiotherapy or radionuclide therapy (e.g., Radium-223) within 28 days prior to the first dose; or abiraterone within 1 week, or other anti-androgen therapy within 2 weeks prior to the first dose. 9. Hypersensitivity: Hypersensitivity or intolerance to the active ingredients or any excipients of the PD-L1 monoclonal antibody. 10. Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Known history of significant neurological or psychiatric disorders, such as dementia, epilepsy, or seizure-prone conditions. 11. Concomitant Conditions: Any concurrent medical condition (e.g., severe diabetes, thyroid disease, or psychiatric illness) that, in the investigator's judgment, poses a severe risk to subject safety or interferes with study completion; or any unstable medical/psychiatric condition (including laboratory abnormalities) that compromises safety or the ability to provide informed consent; or any psychological, familial, social, or geographical conditions that may affect protocol compliance and follow-up. 12. Investigator's Discretion: Any other reason that the investigator deems the patient unsuitable for participation in this clinical trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center Xiamen Branch
RECRUITINGXiamen, China
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Fujian Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGFujian, China
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