New drug cocktail aims to outsmart resistant prostate cancer
NCT ID NCT04986423
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2b trial tests whether adding an experimental drug called ZEN003694 to the standard drug enzalutamide can help men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer that has stopped responding to abiraterone. About 200 men will be randomly assigned to receive either the combination or enzalutamide alone. The study separates patients based on how well they responded to prior abiraterone, and the main goal is to see if the combination delays cancer growth or death.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ZEN003694 (ZEN-3694) combined with enzalutamide (Xtandi)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for men with advanced prostate cancer that has stopped responding to standard hormone therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with only 200 participants, so results may not confirm benefit. The drug combination may cause side effects or fail to improve progression-free survival.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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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. Males age ≥ 18 years 2. Metastatic, castration-resistant, histologically confirmed prostate cancer 3. Surgical castration or continuous medical castration for ≥ 8 weeks prior to screening; serum testosterone \< 50 ng/dL confirmed within 4 weeks of first administration of study drug 4. Have progressed on prior abiraterone treatment by PCWG3 criteria 5. Patients who are not candidates for chemotherapy in the opinion of the investigator or patients who decline chemotherapy 6. Cohort A only - Patient must meet definition of poor responder to abiraterone by one of the following: 1. Abiraterone started in hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (HSPC) disease setting: \< 12 months duration on abiraterone or failure to achieve PSA nadir of 0.2 ng/mL while taking abiraterone 2. Abiraterone started in castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) disease setting: \< 6 months duration on abiraterone or failure to achieve a PSA50 response 7. Cohort B only - Patient must meet definition of responder to abiraterone by one of the following: 1. Abiraterone started in hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (HSPC) disease setting: ≥ 12 months duration on abiraterone and nadir PSA \< 0.2 ng/mL 2. Abiraterone started in castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) disease setting: ≥ 6 months duration on abiraterone and PSA50 response 8. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any history of brain metastases, prior seizure, conditions predisposing to seizure activity 2. Have previously received an investigational BET inhibitor (including previous participation in this study or a study of ZEN003694) 3. Receipt of prior second-generation androgen receptor inhibitors (e.g. enzalutamide, apalutamide, darolutamide, proxalutamide). Receipt of first-generation AR antagonists (e.g. bicalutamide, nilutamide, flutamide) does not count towards this limit. 4. Have received prior chemotherapy in the metastatic castration-resistant setting (prior chemotherapy in the hormone-sensitive setting is allowed provided last dose was at least 6 months prior to first dose of study drug) 5. Have received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy within 2 weeks or five half-lives, whichever is shorter, prior to the first administration of study drug 6. Have received exogenous administration of testosterone therapy since discontinuation of abiraterone. 7. Failure to recover to Grade 1 or lower toxicity related to prior systemic therapy (excluding alopecia and neuropathy) prior to study entry 8. Radiation therapy within 2 weeks of the first administration of study drug
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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
28 sites in 2 countries. 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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Anhui Provincial Hospital
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, 230002, China
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BRCR Global
RECRUITINGPlantation, Florida, 33322, United States
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California Research Institute
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90027, United States
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Chongqing Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400030, China
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Colorado Urology
RECRUITINGLakewood, Colorado, 80228, United States
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D&H Cancer Research Center, LLC
RECRUITINGMargate, Florida, 33063, United States
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First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
RECRUITINGTaiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China
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Hematology Oncology Clinic
WITHDRAWNBaton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809, United States
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Henan Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China
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Hubei Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430079, China
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Hunan Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, 410006, China
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Innovative Clinical Research Institute
RECRUITINGWhittier, California, 90603, United States
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Liaoning Cancer Hospital
WITHDRAWNShenyang, Liaoning, 110042, China
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Maryland Oncology Hematology, P.A.
RECRUITINGColumbia, Maryland, 21044, United States
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Messino Cancer Center
RECRUITINGAsheville, North Carolina, 28806, United States
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Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China
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Northwest Cancer Specialists, P.C.
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97223, United States
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Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200072, China
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Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 610072, China
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Texas Oncology - Central South
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78731, United States
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotang University
RECRUITINGXi'an, Shaanxi, 71000, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
RECRUITINGXiamen, Fujian, 361003, China
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Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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University of California, San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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Urology Associates, P.C.
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37209, United States
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Virginia Cancer Specialists
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Weill Cornell Medical College - New York Presbyterian Hospital
COMPLETEDNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China
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