IVMT-Rx-4 is a preclinical stage experimental compound being studied for advanced prostate cancer, especially for cancer that spreads to bone. The basic idea is to interfere with a protein called MDA-9/Syntenin. This protein seems to help prostate cancer cells invade tissue, communicate with their environment, and settle in bone. By blocking that pathway, IVMT-Rx-4 may […]
A recent preclinical study points to a potentially important strategy for advanced prostate cancer: combining two already-known drugs to attack the disease from different angles at the same time. The work focused on metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, one of the hardest forms of prostate cancer to treat because it often adapts after standard hormonal therapies […]
A first-in-human imaging trial of DOTA-STR-17126 just started in Australia. It is an open-label, single-arm early phase 1 study enrolling up to 20 adults with advanced or metastatic prostate or breast cancer who have exhausted standard treatments. The trial uses a theranostic approach. Participants receive gallium-68 DOTA-STR-17126 for PET imaging to detect tumors expressing the […]
GV20-0251 is an experimental antibody that blocks a new immune brake called IGSF8, and this phase 2 study tests it together with anti-PD-1 drugs in people with advanced solid tumors that no longer respond to standard treatment. The goal is to restore early innate immune signaling so checkpoint therapy works better in resistant cancers. From […]
Zanzalintinib is being tested after Pluvicto (177Lu-PSMA-617) in metastatic castration‑resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) because it targets several escape routes tumors use once they have survived PSMA‑directed radioligand therapy and prolonged AR pathway blockade. Pluvicto delivers beta radiation to PSMA‑expressing cells, inducing DNA damage and tumor cell death, but progression still occurs and is often driven […]
ABBV-969 is a dual-target antibody-drug conjugate targeting PSMA and STEAP1, data about its radiographic progression-free survival data have just been released, confirming a median rPFS of approximately 15 months in heavily pretreated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. The study demonstrates a signal far exceeding the 4- to 5-month rPFS historically seen with cabazitaxel in the same […]
CD46 is a cell‑surface protein that stays highly expressed in aggressive, late‑stage prostate cancer, including PSMA‑low, AR‑negative and neuroendocrine variants. That means CD46 immunoPET can still “see” and quantify disease that PSMA PET misses, and can guide CD46‑targeted therapies in exactly those PSMA‑low/negative patients who respond poorly to PSMA‑directed radioligand therapy. Using the human antibody […]
The PROTEUS phase 3 trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows that adding perioperative apalutamide to androgen-deprivation therapy significantly improves outcomes for men with high-risk localized or locally advanced prostate cancer undergoing radical prostatectomy. The international trial randomized 2,109 patients to six cycles of ADT plus apalutamide (240 mg daily) or ADT […]
LAST WEEK TODAY! A summary of what was published on ProstateWarriors.com during the past week Hello fellow warriors! From the hottest Italian May I can remember, here’s what’s happening in cancer research and clinical trials. Stay strong and fight on! As usual, we also have a podcast if you prefer to listen to the newsletter, you can find […]
A pivotal Phase 3 trial called VECTRA-01 has launched to evaluate AZD2265 (²²⁵Ac-PSMA-I&T), an alpha-emitting radioligand therapy targeting PSMA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. The study began in May 2026, enrolling approximately 670 participants across 90 global sites, with recruitment currently active at select locations. The trial’s primary objective is to demonstrate superiority over standard of […]