Recruiting
Phase 2

ZEN003694 & Enzalutamide

Sponsor:

Zenith Epigenetics

Code:

NCT04986423

Conditions

Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

ZEN003694

Enzalutamide

Study Details

Brief summary:

This is an open-label, randomized, Phase 2b study of ZEN003694 in combination with enzalutamide vs. enzalutamide monotherapy in patients with mCRPC who have progressed on prior abiraterone by PCWG3 criteria. Disease must have progressed on only abiraterone by PCWG3 criteria prior to study entry.

The patient population will be separated into two cohorts:

Cohort A: Patients with poor response to prior abiraterone defined as:

  • 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, or;
  • Abiraterone started in castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) disease setting: < 6 months duration on abiraterone or failure to achieve PSA50 response while on abiraterone

Cohort B: Patients with response to prior abiraterone, defined as:

  • Abiraterone started in hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (HSPC) disease setting: ≥ 12 months duration on abiraterone and nadir PSA < 0.2 ng/mL, or;
  • Abiraterone started in castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) disease setting: ≥ 6 months duration on abiraterone and confirmed PSA50 response

Conditions

Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Study ID

NCT04986423

Start date

Sep 8, 2021

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

Jun, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

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

Study Design

Enrollment

200 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Cohort A - ZEN003694 + Enzalutamide

Patients will be administered enzalutamide (160 mg) orally once daily for 21 days prior to the initiation of the combination therapy (Lead-in) to reach steady state concentration (Css) prior to Cycle 1. After the Lead-in, ZEN003694 (72 mg) will be administered orally one daily in combination with daily enzalutamide for 28-day cycles.

active comparator: Cohort A - Enzalutamide

Patients will be administered enzalutamide (160 mg) orally once daily for 21 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1 (Lead-in). After the Lead-in, patients will be administered enzalutamide 160 mg orally once daily for 28-day cycles. Active control patients will have the option to cross-over to treatment with ZEN003694 in combination with enzalutamide upon confirmed radiographic progression by PCWG3 criteria by independent central review.

experimental: Cohort B - ZEN003694 + Enzalutamide

Patients will be administered enzalutamide (160 mg) orally once daily for 21 days prior to the initiation of the combination therapy (Lead-in) to reach steady state concentration (Css) prior to Cycle 1. After the Lead-in, ZEN003694 (72 mg) will be administered orally one daily in combination with daily enzalutamide for 28-day cycles.

active comparator: Cohort B - Enzalutamide

Patients will be administered enzalutamide (160 mg) orally once daily for 21 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1 (Lead-in). After the Lead-in, patients will be administered enzalutamide 160 mg orally once daily for 28-day cycles. Active control patients will have the option to cross-over to treatment with ZEN003694 in combination with enzalutamide upon confirmed radiographic progression by PCWG3 criteria by independent central review.

Interventions

ZEN003694

72 mg PO QD

Enzalutamide

160 mg PO QD

Primary outcome measure

  • Cohort A: Radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) by BICR [ Time Frame: Randomization up to 30 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

California Research Institute

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027

University of California, San Francisco

Recruiting

San Francisco, California, United States, 94158

Innovative Clinical Research Institute

Recruiting

Whittier, California, United States, 90603

Colorado Urology

Recruiting

Lakewood, Colorado, United States, 80228

D&H Cancer Research Center, LLC

Recruiting

Margate, Florida, United States, 33063

BRCR Global

Recruiting

Plantation, Florida, United States, 33322

Maryland Oncology Hematology, P.A.

Recruiting

Columbia, Maryland, United States, 21044

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

Recruiting

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109

Messino Cancer Center

Recruiting

Asheville, North Carolina, United States, 28806

Northwest Cancer Specialists, P.C.

Recruiting

Portland, Oregon, United States, 97223

Urology Associates, P.C.

Recruiting

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37209

Texas Oncology - Central South

Recruiting

Austin, Texas, United States, 78731

Virginia Cancer Specialists

Recruiting

Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22031

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Recruiting

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109

More Information

Sponsor

Zenith Epigenetics

Last update posted

May 8, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Keywords

  • mCRPC
  • ZEN003694
  • ZEN-3694
  • Bromodomain
  • BETi
  • Enzalutamide
  • Xtandi®

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-14. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Zenith Epigenetics on 2026-05-08.