Investigating SX-682 in Combination With Apalutamide in Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1, Phase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age18+
SponsorInstitute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom

About this trial

ASpiRE will investigate the effect of the drug SX-682 in combination with Apalutamide in men suffering from metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Written informed consent and be capable of cooperating with treatment.

Age ≥ 18 years.

Histologically or biochemically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate and with tumour tissue accessible for research analysis for this trial. Patients who have no histological diagnosis must be willing to undergo a biopsy to prove prostate adenocarcinoma.

Patients recruited to phase 1 dose escalation cohorts must have biopsiable disease and consent to mandatory pre- and post-treatment biopsies (baseline and on Cycle 2 Day 1).

Disqualifiers

Surgery, chemotherapy, or other anti-cancer therapy within 4 weeks prior to trial entry/randomisation into the study (with the exception of abiraterone, enzalutamide, Apalutamide or darolutamide). Any other therapy for prostate cancer, other than gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue therapy, such as progesterone, medroxyprogesterone, progestins or 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, must be discontinued at least 2 weeks before the first dose of the study drug.

Participation in another interventional clinical trial of an IMP within 4 weeks prior to trial entry. Participation in trials of licensed medications is allowed provided the medication is not a prohibited concomitant medication.

Prior limited field radiotherapy within 2 weeks and wide field radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to trial entry.

Clinical and/or biochemical evidence of hyperaldosteronism or hypopituitarism.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • SX-682
  • Apalutamide

Treatment groups

78 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom

Lead sponsor

Prostate Cancer UK

Collaborator

Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., Belgium

Collaborator

Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland

Collaborator

Syntrix Biosystems, Inc.

Collaborator

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Collaborator

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Collaborator

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Collaborator

Institute of Oncology Research (IOR)

Collaborator