RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT04997252

An Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Apalutamide as Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy in High-Risk and Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer


Sponsor

Zhujiang Hospital

Enrollment

50 participants

Start Date

Feb 1, 2021

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The neoadjuvant therapy with apalutamide can significantly improve the prognosis of patients with high-risk and oligometastatic prostate cancer, lower the rate of positive margins, reduce recurrence, and show high safety.


Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study tests apalutamide — a hormone-blocking drug — given before surgery (as neoadjuvant therapy) in men with high-risk or oligometastatic prostate cancer (cancer that has spread to a limited number of locations) to see if it can improve outcomes when combined with surgery and standard hormone therapy. **You may be eligible if...** - You are a man over 18 with confirmed prostate cancer - Your cancer is classified as high-risk based on test results - You are scheduled for minimally invasive radical prostatectomy (prostate removal surgery) - You are in good physical condition (ECOG 0–1) - You have agreed to receive both pre- and post-surgical hormone therapy **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have another tumor requiring treatment - Imaging shows spread to organs like the liver or brain, or risk of spinal cord paralysis - You have a history of epilepsy or seizures - You have severe liver, kidney, heart, or vascular disease Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

DRUGApalutamide

apalutamide as neoadjuvant therapy


Locations(1)

zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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