New drug shows promise for Tough-to-Treat prostate cancer
NCT ID NCT04702737
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial tested a drug called Tarlatamab in 41 men with a rare and aggressive form of prostate cancer called neuroendocrine prostate cancer. The main goal was to check the drug's safety and find the best dose. The drug works by helping the body's immune cells recognize and attack cancer cells.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tarlatamab (also called AMG 757), a drug that helps immune cells attack cancer cells
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option for men with a rare and aggressive form of prostate cancer that currently has few options.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1 trial with only 41 participants, focused on safety and dosing. It is too small to prove effectiveness, and side effects may be significant.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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41 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- 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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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 (Part 1: Dose Exploration and Part 2: Dose Expansion): * Participant has provided informed consent prior to initiation of any study specific activities/procedures. * Men aged ≥ 18 years at time of signing the informed consent. * Metastatic de novo or treatment-emergent neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) defined by histology, immunohistochemistry, or genomic analyses of baseline tumor tissue (by local assessment) or circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) (by local assessment) as per protocol * At least 1 line of prior systemic treatment per protocol. * Participants with treatment-emergent NEPC or de novo NEPC with histologic evidence of prostate cancer with neuroendocrine differentiation without a history of bilateral orchiectomy are required to remain on luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) analogue therapy during the course of protocol therapy * Measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 per Prostate Cancer Working Group 3 (PCWG3) modifications * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of ≤ 2 * Participants with treated brain metastases are eligible provided they meet defined criteria * Adequate organ function as defined in protocol Exclusion Criteria (Part 1: Dose Exploration and Part 2: Dose Expansion): * History of other malignancy within the past 2 years, with exceptions: * Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease present for ≥ 2 years before enrollment and felt to be at low risk for recurrence by the treating physician * Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease * Adequately treated non-muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma * History or presence of hematological malignancies unless curatively treated with no evidence of disease ≥ 2 years * Untreated or symptomatic brain metastases and leptomeningeal disease * Anti-tumor therapy within 28 days of study day 1; concurrent use of hormone deprivation therapy for hormone refractory prostate cancer is permitted; participants on a stable bisphosphonate or denosumab prior to study day 1 are eligible Exceptions: * Participants who received conventional chemotherapy are eligible if at least 14 days have elapsed and if all treatment-related toxicities have resolved to Grade ≤ 1 * Prior palliative radiotherapy must have been completed at least 7 days before the first dose of tarlatamab * Participants who received androgen signaling inhibitor are eligible if at least 14 days have elapsed and if all treatment-related toxicity has been resolved to Grade ≤ 1 * Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior study day 1 * Active autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment within the past 2 years * Known positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis * Unresolved toxicities from prior anti-tumor therapy, defined as not having resolved to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0 grade 0 or 1 (with the exception of alopecia or toxicities that are stable and well-controlled) * History of hypophysitis or pituitary dysfunction * Has evidence of interstitial lung disease or active, non-infectious pneumonitis. * Participants on prior delta-like ligand 3 (DLL3)-targeted therapy may be eligible if discussed with Amgen Medical Monitor prior to enrollment * Evidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV2) infection unless agreed upon with Medical Monitor and with no acute symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19) disease within 14 days prior to first dose of investigational product (counted from day of positive test for asymptomatic participants).
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chris OBrien Lifehouse
Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
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Community Health Network MD Anderson Cancer Center - North
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46250, United States
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Erasmus Medisch Centrum
Rotterdam, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94805, France
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Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona
Barcelona, Catalonia, 08036, Spain
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Keio University Hospital
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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Landeskrankenhaus Salzburg
Salzburg, 5020, Austria
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Mayo Clinic Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
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Medizinische Universitaet Graz
Graz, 8036, Austria
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Ordensklinikum Linz Elisabethinen
Linz, 4020, Austria
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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Royal Marsden Hospital
Sutton, SM2 5PT, United Kingdom
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The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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University of California at San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States
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Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, 63110-1093, United States
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Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, New York, 10021, United States
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Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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