New 6-Month shot shows promise for prostate cancer control
NCT ID NCT05590793
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a single injection of triptorelin pamoate that lasts 6 months in 195 Chinese men with advanced or metastatic prostate cancer. The goal was to lower testosterone to castrate levels, which helps slow cancer growth. Results showed the injection effectively reduced and maintained low testosterone levels, with manageable side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- triptorelin pamoate (a hormone-blocking drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a convenient 6-month injection option for managing advanced prostate cancer in Chinese patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-arm, open-label study without a comparison group, so results may not be definitive. Side effects from hormone suppression 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 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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195 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Finished
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Aug 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 : * Participant is capable of giving signed informed consent * Participant must be over 18 years of age, at the time of signing the informed consent. * Has a histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma, locally advanced or metastatic prostate cancer. Or participant has PSA recurrence after curative treatment and be a candidate for androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). * Has serum testosterone level \>150 ng/dL (\> 5.2 nmol/L). * Has expected survival time ≥12 months according to the investigator's assessment. * Has Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score ≤1 Exclusion Criteria : * Risk of a serious complication in the case of tumour flare * Presence of another neoplastic lesion or brain metastases. * Previous history of QT prolongation or concomitant use of medicinal products known to prolong the QT interval or with a known risk of torsades de pointes. * Metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer with high tumour burden. * Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. * Previous surgical castration. * Previous hormone therapy (including abiraterone) for prostate cancer within 6 months prior to study start. * Previous cytotoxic chemotherapy treatment within 6 months prior to study screening. * Use of finasteride or dutasteride within 2 months prior to study screening. * Previous hypophysectomy or adrenalectomy * Any current use or use within 6 months prior to treatment start of medications which are known to affect the metabolism and/or secretion of androgenic hormones: ketoconazole, aminoglutethimide, oestrogens and antiandrogens. * Current use of systemic or inhaled corticosteroids (topical application permitted). * Any previous use of traditional Chinese medicine or herbal products within 1 month prior to study screening or planned use during the study of products, which are known to have cytotoxic effect or affect the metabolism and/or secretion of androgenic hormones * Participation in another study with an investigational drug or treatment within 3 months prior to study screening or within 5 drug half-lives of the investigational drug (whichever is the longer). * Severe kidney or liver impairment (creatinine \>2 x upper limit of normal (ULN), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \>3 x ULN). * Any concomitant disorder or resulting therapy that is likely to interfere with participant compliance, the i.m. administration of the drug or with the study in the opinion of the investigator. * Known hypersensitivity to triptorelin or any of its excipients, GnRH, other GnRH agonist/analogues. * Known active use of recreational drug or alcohol dependence in the opinion of the investigator.
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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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Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University
Baoding, China
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Beijing Hospital
Beijing, China
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Chongqing University Cancer Hospital
Chongqing, China
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Deyang People's Hospital
Deyang, China
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Fudan University Shang Hai Cancer Center
Shanghai, China
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Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital
Guiyang, China
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Henan Cancer Hospital
Zhengzhou, China
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Hunan Cancer Hospital
Changsha, China
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Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute
Shenyang, China
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Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
Nanjing, China
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Ningbo First Hospital
Ningbo, China
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Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital
Yangzhou, China
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Peking University First Hospital
Beijing, China
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Peking University People's Hospital
Beijing, China
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Peking University Shenzhen Hospital
Shenzhen, China
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Jinan, China
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Shandong Provincial Hospital
Jinan, China
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Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital
Shanghai, China
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Shanghai Tongji Hospital
Shanghai, China
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Subei People's Hospital
Yangzhou, China
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Suining Central Hospital
Suining, China
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Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center
Guangzhou, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University
Guiyang, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College
Wuhu, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou, China
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The First Hospital of China Medical University
Shenyang, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Suzhou, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College
Wuhu, China
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Tianjin Cancer Hospital
Tianjin, China
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West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Chengdu, China
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Wuxi People's Hospital
Wuxi, China
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Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital
Yantai, China
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Zhongda Hospital Southeast University
Nanjing, China
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Zigong First People's Hospital
Zigong, China
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