Actively Recruiting

Phase 2
Age: 18Years +
MALE
NCT07450599

A Study to Learn How Well a Combination of Darolutamide and Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) Works as a Treatment Before Surgery for Men Who Have High-risk Localized Prostate Cancer.

Led by Bayer · Updated on 2026-05-13

250

Participants Needed

23

Research Sites

233 weeks

Total Duration

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What this Trial Is About

Researchers are looking for a better way to treat men who have high-risk localized prostate cancer, which refers to a type of prostate cancer that is still confined to the prostate gland but has certain characteristics that make it more likely to grow and spread. The study treatment darolutamide plus androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is under development as treatment before surgery for men who have high-risk localized prostate cancer. Darolutamide works by blocking the attachment of androgen hormones to androgen receptors in cancer cells, thereby blocking cancer progression and growth. ADT is an established treatment that is used to lower the amount of androgen hormones (e.g., testosterone) in the body. The main purpose of this study is to learn how the cancer responds to the two different treatment durations (12 weeks or 24 weeks) of darolutamide combined with ADT used before the men undergo surgery to remove the prostate. For this, the researchers will compare the percentage of participants who either achieve complete response to the treatment (where no cancer cells are found) or with condition of minimal residual disease after the treatment (where only a small amount of cancer cells remains). The study participants will be randomly (by chance) assigned to one of two treatment groups. Depending on the group, they will receive darolutamide tablets by mouth plus ADT administered under the skin for either 12 weeks or 24 weeks. No more than 30 days after the end of the treatments, study participants will be performed with surgery to remove the prostate. Each participant will be in the study for approximately 29 to 32 months, including a screening phase of up to 28 days, 12 weeks or 24 weeks of treatment depending on the treatment groups, followed by the surgery no more than 30 days after the treatment, and a follow up phase of up to 2 years after the surgery. 2 visits to the study site are planned during the screening phase, followed by 3 to 6 visits (every 28 days) during treatment. The treatment period ends with a visit within 7 days after the last dose of treatment. During the study, the doctors and their study team will: * take blood and urine samples * check the participants' health parameters * do physical examinations * check if the participants' cancer has grown and/or spread using CT (computed tomography) or MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and, if needed, bone scan * take tumor samples * ask the participants questions about how they are feeling and what adverse events they are having. An adverse event is any medical problem that a participant has during a study. Doctors keep track of all adverse events, irrespective if they think it is related or not to the study treatments. About 30 days after the last dose of treatment, 5 weeks after the surgery and every 12 weeks thereafter, the study doctors and their team will check the participants' health and any changes in cancer. This follow-up period ends 2 years after the surgery.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

A Study to Learn How Well a Combination of Darolutamide and Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) Works as a Treatment Before Surgery for Men Who Have High-risk Localized Prostate Cancer.

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years +
MALE

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Participants must be 18 years or older at the time of signing the informed consent.
  • Darolutamide-na�efve participants with localized prostate adenocarcinoma planning radical prostatectomy and defined as high-risk by NCCN criteria.
  • No evidence of distant metastasis on CT, MRI, and bone scan within 42 days before starting treatment.
  • Candidate for radical prostatectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection or extended dissection as decided by the investigator.
  • Must have at least one high-risk feature: biopsy Gleason score 4, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) >20 ng/mL at screening, or clinical stage 4 T3a.
  • Participants with pelvic lymph node involvement (N1) are eligible.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Prostate cancer with neuroendocrine differentiation or small cell features.
  • Evidence of metastatic disease beyond pelvic lymph nodes.
  • Intolerance to darolutamide or androgen deprivation therapy.
  • History of loss of consciousness, transient ischemic attack, or stroke within 6 months before randomization.
  • Significant cardiovascular disease within 6 months before randomization.
  • Any contraindications for radical prostatectomy.
  • Uncontrolled or treatment-resistant high blood pressure.
  • History of another cancer within 5 years before randomization.

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 23 locations

1

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University

Hefei, Anhui, China, 230601

Not Yet Recruiting

2

Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510515

Not Yet Recruiting

3

The 2nd Hospital of Hebei Medical University

Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China, 050000

Not Yet Recruiting

4

2nd affiliated Hos. Harbin Medical University

Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, 150086

Not Yet Recruiting

5

NJ Drum Tower Hospital, the Affil Hos of NJ Univ Med School

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 210008

Not Yet Recruiting

6

Qilu Hosp., Shandong Univ.

Jinan, Shandong, China, 250012

Not Yet Recruiting

7

Kunming Medical University (KMU) - Second Affiliated Hospital

Kunming, Yunnan, China, 650101

Not Yet Recruiting

8

Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital-Oncology Department

Jinhua, Zhejiang, China, 321000

Not Yet Recruiting

9

Dongyang People's Hospital

Jinhua, Zhejiang, China, 322199

Not Yet Recruiting

10

Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Beijing, China, 100000

Actively Recruiting

11

Peking University First Hospital - Oncology Department

Beijing, China, 100034

Not Yet Recruiting

12

Sichuan Cancer Hospital-Urology Department

Chengdu, China, 610041

Not Yet Recruiting

13

Fujian Medical University - The First Affiliated Hospital

Fuzhou, China, 350005

Not Yet Recruiting

14

The first Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

Guangzhou, China, 510230

Not Yet Recruiting

15

Lanzhou University - The Second Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University)

Lanzhou, China, 730030

Not Yet Recruiting

16

Nanchang University - The First Affiliated Hospital

Nanchang, China, 330006

Not Yet Recruiting

17

Shanghai General Hospital

Shanghai, China, 200080

Not Yet Recruiting

18

Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (SJTUSM) - XinHua Hospital

Shanghai, China, 200092

Not Yet Recruiting

19

China Medical University (CMU) - First Affiliated Hospital

Shenyang, China, 110001

Not Yet Recruiting

20

The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University

Tianjin, China, 300211

Not Yet Recruiting

21

Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Tongji Medical College - Wuhan Union Hospital

Wuhan, China, 430022

Not Yet Recruiting

22

Wuhan University - Renmin Hospital (Wuhan University People's Hospital/Hubei Provincial People's Hospital)

Wuhan, China, 430060

Not Yet Recruiting

23

Zhengzhou University - First Affiliated Hospital (Henan Medical University - First Affiliated Hospital)

Zhengzhou, China, 450052

Not Yet Recruiting

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How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

NONE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

TREATMENT

Number of Arms

2

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