Recruiting
Phase 3

Apalutamide

Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Code:

NCT06274047

Conditions

Androgen Axis Suppression

Prostatectomy

Prostate Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Apalutamide

Androgen Deprivation Therapy

Study Details

Brief summary:

1. Personalize treatment for prostate cancer based on how aggressive the disease is and
2. Learn if apalutamide-based treatment can help to reduce fatigue and other side effects of treatment in participants who are being treated with radiation therapy for prostate cancer, as compared to standard therapy.

Conditions

Androgen Axis Suppression

Prostatectomy

Prostate Cancer

Study ID

NCT06274047

Start date

Sep 10, 2024

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Jun 30, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 30, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Histologically confirmed prostate cancer.
2. PSA ≥ 0.1 after radical prostatectomy.
3. Candidate for salvage radiation and ADT treatment, as determined by treating physician.
4. Age >18 at the time of consent.
5. ECOG Performance Status ≤ 2.
6. Demonstrate adequate organ function as defined in the table below. All screening labs to be obtained within 90 days of registration.

System Laboratory Value

Hematological:

Platelet count (plt) = ≥ 100,000/µL

Hemoglobin (Hgb) = ≥ 9 g/dL

Renal:

eGFR = ≥ 30 mL/min using MDRD Formula

Hepatic and Other:

Bilirubin2 = ≤1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) = ≤ 2.5 x ULN Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) = ≤ 2.5 x ULN Serum Albumin = > 3.0 g/dL Serum potassium = ≥ 3.5 mmol/L 2In subjects with Gilbert's syndrome, if total bilirubin is >1.5 x ULN, measure direct and indirect bilirubin; if direct bilirubin is ≤ 1.5 x ULN, subject may be eligible.
7. Ability to understand and comply with study procedures for the entire length of the study as determined by the site investigator or protocol designee.
8. Ability to understand English or Spanish language as determined by the site investigator or protocol designee. Since the primary outcome is a questionnaire available in English and Spanish.
9. Written informed consent and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information prior to registration. NOTE: HIPAA authorization may be included in the informed consent or obtained separately. Participants must have the ability to understand and willingness to sign the written informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Use of post-prostatectomy testosterone suppression prior to registration (use of GnRH agonist or antagonist, with or without an anti-androgen). However, participants with testosterone recovery after post-prostatectomy testosterone suppression are eligible (testosterone recovery defined as total testosterone > 190 ng/dL) regardless of how long their testosterone was suppressed.
2. Use of testosterone suppression prior to prostatectomy if the ArteraAI Prostate Test (Post-RP) is required to risk stratify patients (those patients with PSA ≤0.5 and no evidence of nodal involvement require ArteraAI Prostate Test (Post-RP) to stratify).
3. Confirmed extrapelvic or bone disease based on conventional imaging
4. History of any of the following:

  • Seizure or known condition that may pre-dispose to seizure (e.g. prior stroke within 1 year prior to randomization, brain arteriovenous malformation, Schwannoma, meningioma, or other benign CNS or meningeal disease which may require treatment with surgery or radiation therapy).
  • Severe or unstable angina, myocardial infarction, symptomatic congestive heart failure, arterial or venous thromboembolic events (eg, pulmonary embolism, cerebrovascular accident including transient ischemic attacks), or clinically significant ventricular arrhythmias within 6 months prior to randomization. Any condition that in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude participation in this study.
5. Current evidence of any of the following:

  • Uncontrolled hypertension (consistently >160 systolic or >100 diastolic)
  • Gastrointestinal disorder affecting absorption
  • Active infection (eg, human immunodeficiency virus \[HIV\] or viral hepatitis).
  • Any condition that in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude participation in this study.
6. Participants with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial.

8\) Medications known to lower the seizure threshold (listed in section 5 below) must be discontinued or substituted 4 weeks prior to C1D1 of study treatment for participants on arms receiving apalutamide.

Study Design

Enrollment

120 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Arm 1

Participants will receive 6 months of standard-of-care androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and radiation therapy.

experimental: Arm 2

Participants will receive 6 months of apalutamide and radiation therapy.

experimental: Arm 3

Participants will receive 24 months of standard-of-care androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and radiation therapy.

experimental: Arm 4

Participants will receive 6 months of ADT, apalutamide, and radiation therapy.

Interventions

Apalutamide

Given by PO

Androgen Deprivation Therapy

Given by PO

Primary outcome measure

  • Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue Scale (FACIT-Fatigue) [ Time Frame: Through study completion; an average of 1 year. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Banner MD Anderson

Recruiting

Gilbert, Arizona, United States, 85234

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Yerko Borghero, MD

Rush MD Anderson

Recruiting

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60607

Contacts

Dian Wang, MD

dian_wang@rush.edu

Principal Investigator:

Dian Wang, MD

University of Kansas Medical Center

Recruiting

Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66103

Contacts

Xinglei Shen, MD

xshen@kumc.edu

Principal Investigator:

Xinglei Shen, MD

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Paul Nguyen, MD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10065

Contacts

Marisa Kollmeier, MD

kollmeim@mskcc.org

Principal Investigator:

Marisa Kollmeier, MD

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Karen Hoffman, MD

More Information

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Last update posted

Jul 22, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Keywords

  • Prostate
  • Salvage Radiation
  • ADT
  • Quality of Life

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center on 2026-07-22.