A study used prostate tissue from patients who had undergone surgery, some of whom later relapsed and some of whom remained cancer-free many years afterward. By comparing these two groups, the research team could define which samples represented aggressive disease and then search for molecular features that consistently separated them from indolent tumors. The original […]
KLS-3021 represents a promising advancement in oncolytic virus therapy, particularly for prostate cancer, where it has shown potential to address unmet needs in early and locally advanced disease. This recombinant vaccinia virus is engineered to selectively infect and lyse tumor cells while delivering a triple payload of therapeutic genes: PH-20 hyaluronidase to degrade the tumor’s […]
LAST WEEK TODAY! A summary of what was published on ProstateWarriors.com during the past week Hi fellow warriors! Today on our Sunday menu, we have six clinical updates and one preclinical dessert. Stay strong and fight on! As usual, we also have a podcast if you prefer to listen to the newsletter, you can find it HERE. Clinical […]
A first-in-human Phase 1/2 trial of SPR1020, a highly selective PARP1 inhibitor, dosed its inaugural patient, igniting hope for patients with advanced solid tumors harboring DNA repair deficiencies. This open-label, multicenter study employs a classic 3+3 dose-escalation design to pinpoint the recommended Phase II dose or maximum tolerated dose, transitioning seamlessly into expansion cohorts tailored […]
Scientists at Oregon State University have pioneered a groundbreaking nanomaterial that selectively annihilates cancer cells by harnessing the tumors’ own hostile chemical environment, while leaving healthy tissues completely unscathed. This innovative approach, detailed in a recent study published in Advanced Functional Materials, represents a major leap in chemodynamic therapy (CDT), an emerging treatment strategy that […]
A new immunotherapy called GTB-5550 targeting B7-H3 on cancer cells has received FDA clearance for its first human trial (expected to start in the first half of 2026), offering fresh hope particularly for advanced prostate cancer patients exhausted by standard treatments. GTB-5550 is a TriKE molecule that binds natural killer (NK) cells from the immune […]
The WOLVERINE study is a major analysis combining patient data from seven phase 2 trials, published in The Lancet Oncology. It looked at 574 men with oligometastatic prostate cancer (meaning up to five spots of cancer spread), mostly to bones or lymph nodes. Six of those trials (472 men) directly compared adding metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) […]
The first-in-human phase 1 trial of OP-3136, a novel orally bioavailable KAT6A/B inhibitor for solid tumors, started recruiting, with the prostate cancer cohort focusing on men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). This represents a significant expansion of OP-3136 beyond its initial focus on estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, following encouraging preclinical data presented at AACR […]
The Alliance A222001 study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in January 2026, found that oxybutynin, a drug typically used to treat overactive bladder, significantly reduces hot flashes in men receiving androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT), with improvements occurring within the first week of treatment and sustained throughout the study period. The findings could reshape how […]
The JASPER trial is a phase 1/2 study launching from the University of Michigan, takes a fundamentally different approach to castration-resistant prostate cancer by targeting the molecular machinery driving cancer plasticity from the start: the JAK/STAT inflammatory signaling axis. Understanding why this strategy makes biological sense requires stepping into what we now know about how […]