Phase 3 DASL-HiCaP: Darolutamide Reduces Metastasis Risk in High-Risk Prostate Cancer

The phase 3 DASL-HiCaP trial, presented at ESMO 2026, has demonstrated improved metastasis-free survival with the addition of darolutamide to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and radiotherapy in patients with localised or locally advanced prostate cancer at high risk of recurrence. The randomised, placebo-controlled study enrolled 1,106 patients, who received darolutamide or placebo alongside ADT and […]

UPDATE: PROTEUS Substudy Shows Improved Event-Free Survival With Perioperative Apalutamide

New results from a randomised substudy of the phase 3 PROTEUS trial, presented at ESMO 2026, show that adding apalutamide and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) before and after radical prostatectomy improves outcomes compared with surgery alone in patients with high-risk localised or locally advanced prostate cancer. The substudy enrolled 408 patients, including 102 receiving perioperative […]

New Randomized Phase 2 Trial Tests Vaccine Plus PSMA×CD3 Immunotherapy in Biochemical Recurrence

A new randomized phase 2 trial will test an immunotherapy strategy specifically in men with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after local treatment with curative intent, meaning patients whose PSA is rising again after surgery and/or radiotherapy but who are not yet receiving further systemic treatment. The study plans to enrol up to 84 patients […]

Can AI Help Men Avoid ADT? The ASTuTE Trial is Testing That Question

A prospective clinical trial is testing whether artificial intelligence can help determine which men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer really need short-term androgen deprivation therapy alongside radiotherapy. The ASTuTE study uses the ArteraAI Prostate Test, which analyses digitised biopsy images together with clinical information to estimate both the risk of future metastasis and the likelihood that […]

UPDATE: Aglatimagene Besadenovec (CAN-2409), Phase 3 Benefit Now Backed by Evidence of Lasting Immune Remodeling

The story around aglatimagene besadenovec (CAN-2409) has become more interesting (we already talked about it in this article). The phase 3 PrTK03 trial had already shown that adding this locally injected viral immunotherapy to radiotherapy improved disease-free survival in men with intermediate- to high-risk localised prostate cancer. New biomarker data now provide a biological explanation […]

Phase 2/3 Trial For 68Ga-DOTA-RM2: GRPR-Targeted PET Could Open the Door to a New Theranostic Platform

PSMA has transformed prostate cancer imaging and radioligand therapy, but it is not the only useful target on prostate cancer cells. A new pivotal trial, SPARROW, is now testing 68Ga-DOTA-RM2, a PET tracer that targets the gastrin-releasing peptide receptor, or GRPR, in men with prostate cancer. The study is designed to determine how accurately GRPR-PET […]

Eight-Year PACE-A Results Support SBRT for Localised Prostate Cancer

For men with localised low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer who need treatment, one of the biggest decisions is whether to choose surgery or radiotherapy. The phase 3 PACE-A trial is the first randomised study to directly compare modern prostatectomy with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) delivered in just five treatments. New long-term results presented at ASTRO […]

JUR-003 Enters Phase 1 Trial in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

A new first-in-human phase 1 trial, has been posted for JUR-003 in metastatic prostate cancer. The study plans to enrol up to 210 patients and includes dose-escalation and dose-expansion cohorts in mCRPC, metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) and oligometastatic disease. JUR-003 will be given intravenously, with the initial goals of defining safety, pharmacokinetics and a […]

Terbinafine: An Old Antifungal Enters a Phase 2 Prostate Cancer Trial

An inexpensive antifungal drug that has been used for decades is now being tested as a prostate cancer treatment. The phase 2 TerbinaPro trial is evaluating terbinafine in men whose prostate cancer has returned biochemically after previous treatment. Behind this unusual drug-repurposing trial lies an intriguing discovery about how prostate cancer produces cholesterol. The target […]

STAMINA: Supervised Exercise and Dietary Advice Cut ADT-Related Decline in Prostate Cancer

A multicentre, randomised trial published in The Lancet Oncology shows that a supervised, behaviourally supported lifestyle programme can measurably blunt the adverse effects of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer. Called STAMINA, the study enrolled 700 men on ADT across 15 NHS trusts in England and randomly assigned them in a 5:4 ratio to […]