RecruitingPhase 1

A Study of Valemetostat (DS-3201b) in Combination With Darolutamide in Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC)

A Phase 1, Multicenter Trial Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Valemetostat (DS-3201) in Combination With Darolutamide in Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC)

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
Male only
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests how safe valemetostat is when taken with darolutamide and how well people tolerate the drugs. It is for adult men with prostate cancer that has spread and keeps growing despite treatment to lower male hormones.

This study will assess the safety and tolerability of valemetostat in combination with darolutamide in participants with Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC).

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Men age 18 or older, or the local legal age to join a trial if higher.
  • Have prostate adenocarcinoma, a cancer that starts in gland cells, confirmed by a tissue test. Pure small cell prostate cancer is not allowed.
  • Have cancer that is getting worse and has spread, as shown on scans.
  • Have had an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor, a drug that blocks male hormone signals. Must still be on treatment to lower male hormones. Certain hormone drugs must have started at least 4 weeks before joining and continue during the study.
  • Have a PSA level of at least 2 ng/mL. PSA is a protein measured in blood.
  • Be fully active or able to do light work, as checked within 28 days before joining.
  • Be willing and able to provide enough tumor tissue for testing. A new tissue sample is required if safe; otherwise, a suitable stored sample may be used.
  • If able to produce sperm, follow the study’s birth control rules during treatment and for at least 3 months after the last dose. Do not freeze or donate sperm from screening through 3 months after the last dose.

Who can't join

  • Past treatment with epigenetic drugs, which change how genes are turned on or off, including EZH or PRC2 blockers.
  • A bone scan called a “super scan,” with widespread strong signals that make it hard to spot new areas of cancer later.
  • Active cancer in the brain or the lining around the brain and spinal cord, or pressure on the spinal cord. This includes untreated disease, symptoms, or a need for steroids or seizure drugs to control symptoms.
  • Serious or uncontrolled heart or blood vessel disease.
  • Another cancer active within the past 3 years, except certain cancers that appear cured or were successfully removed.
  • Active or uncontrolled hepatitis B, a virus that affects the liver.
  • Active or uncontrolled hepatitis C, a virus that affects the liver.
  • Active or uncontrolled HIV, a virus that weakens the body’s ability to fight infections.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria: The clinical site will screen for the full inclusion criteria per protocol. 1. Adult males ≥18 years of age at the time the ICF is signed (Please follow local regulatory requirements if the legal age of consent for trial participation is \>18 years old). 2. Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Cases exhibiting neuroendocrine differentiation are eligible for enrollment, except those with a diagnosis of pure small cell carcinoma, which is excluded. 3. Evidence of disease progression as per the PCWG3 modified RECIST v1.1 criteria. 4. Evidence of metastatic disease as confirmed by radiographic imaging (CT, MRI, or bone scan). 5. Ongoing androgen deprivation at time of enrollment. • For participants currently being treated with luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonists or antagonists, therapy must have been initiated at least 4 weeks prior to enrollment and treatment must be continued throughout the trial. 6. Baseline PSA expression level of ≥2 ng/mL, according to a documented testing result. 7. Prior therapy with an Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibitors (ARPI). 8. ECOG PS of 0 or 1 assessed no more than 28 days prior to enrollment. 9. Is willing and able to provide adequate fresh or archival tumor samples with sufficient quantity and tissue quality. A mandatory newly obtained pretreatment biopsy is required, if not clinically contraindicated and at an acceptable risk as determined by the investigator. If newly obtained tissue samples are not possible to obtain, archival tissue obtained from a lesion not previously irradiated and collected after the most recent prior therapy is acceptable. 10. A male participant capable of producing sperm is eligible to participate if he agrees to the following during the intervention period and for at least the time needed to eliminate each trial intervention. The length of time required to continue contraception after the last dose for each trial intervention is 3 months. * Must not freeze or donate sperm starting at screening and throughout the Treatment Period, and for at least 3 months after the final trial intervention administration. Note: Preservation of sperm should be considered before enrollment in this trial. • Adhere to either of the following contraception methods: * True abstinence from penile-vaginal intercourse, when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the participant, OR * Uses a penile/external condom when having penile-vaginal intercourse with an NPOCBP, PLUS partner use of an additional contraceptive method, as a condom may break or leak Contraceptive use should be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in clinical trials. If the contraception requirements in the local label for any trial interventions are more stringent than those above, the local label requirements are to be followed. Key Exclusion Criteria: The clinical site will screen for the full exclusion criteria per protocol. 1. Prior treatment with any epigenetic agents including but not limited to EZH1, EZH2, EZH1/2, or PRC2 inhibitors. 2. Has a super scan as seen in the baseline bone scan. A super scan is defined as an intense symmetric activity in the bones and diminished renal parenchymal activity on baseline bone scan, such that the presence of additional metastases in the future could not be evaluated. 3. Clinically active brain metastases, spinal cord compression, or leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, defined as untreated or symptomatic, or requiring therapy with steroids or anticonvulsants to control associated symptoms. 4. Uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease, 5. Prior malignancy, active within the previous 3 years except for locally curable cancers that have been apparently cured or successfully resected, such as basal or squamous cell carcinoma, superficial bladder cancer, carcinoma in situ of the stomach, or carcinoma in situ of the breast. 6. Has active or uncontrolled HBV infection. 7. Has active or uncontrolled HCV infection. 8. Has active or uncontrolled HIV infection.

Study sites (9)

CA

MA

MI

NY

SC

TX

VA

WI