A nano-PROTAC on the horizon: combining targeted protein degradation and ferroptosis for advanced prostate cancer

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A new study from Wuhan University and the Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University has reported a promising preclinical strategy for advanced prostate cancer, especially castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). The work was published online in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, one of the leading international journals in chemistry. The study describes a new nano-PROTAC platform designed to […]

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Deutenzalutamide in mCRPC: Meaningful Benefit in the HC‑1119‑04 Trial

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Nature reports the results of the HC‑1119‑04 trial, a randomized, multicenter, double‑blind, placebo‑controlled phase 3 study of deutenzalutamide (HC‑1119) in metastatic castration‑resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) after treatment with abiraterone and docetaxel. The trial was conducted in China and enrolled 417 patients, with 276 randomized to deutenzalutamide 80 mg once daily and 141 to placebo. All […]

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Scan Growth Without PSA Rise: Key Finding in Enzalutamide-Treated Prostate Cancer

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In a detailed review of two large clinical trials called ARCHES and PROSPER, doctors found that some patients experienced cancer growth visible on scans (known as radiographic progression) without seeing the usual rise in PSA blood levels, a key marker doctors often track. This mismatch highlights why regular imaging tests might be just as crucial […]

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A New Drug Candidate TB511 Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat Prostate Cancer

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Castration-resistant prostate cancer (aka androgen pathway modulation resistant prostate cancer, APMR) is one of the toughest forms of prostate cancer to treat. It becomes resistant to hormone therapy, and current immunotherapies don’t work well on it. The main reason is that CRPC tumors create an immune-“cold” environment filled with M2 macrophages, a type of immune […]

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Darolutamide Monotherapy in ARAMON Trial: 52-Week Results in Non-Metastatic or Oligometastatic CSPC

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A new study called ARAMON shows promising results for using darolutamide alone to treat non-metastatic or oligometastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (CSPC), as known as androgen pathway modulator sensitive (APMS), in men who have biochemical recurrence after surgery or radiation. This phase 2 trial enrolled 23 evaluable patients with PSA ≥0.2 ng/mL post-prostatectomy or ≥2 ng/mL […]

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EXS74539: A New LSD1 Inhibitor for Hard-to-Treat Solid Tumors, Including Prostate Cancer

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EXS74539, also called REC-4539, is an experimental cancer drug designed to block LSD1, a protein that helps some cancer cells grow and survive even when standard treatments fail. It is being tested in a phase 1 trial on people with selected solid tumors, including small-cell lung cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer and others. This early-stage […]

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TSL2109: A Novel Dual-Target Cancer Drug for Resistant Prostate Cancer

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TSL2109 is an experimental oral cancer drug being studied in people with advanced solid tumors, especially metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (aka androgen pathway modulation resistant prostate cancer, or APMR, God save us!) and advanced hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. It is designed to hit two important targets at once, CDK4/6 and DYRK2, which may help […]

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HY809382: PRC2 Degrader Which Works With EZH2 Inhibitors Resistant Prostate Cancer

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Prostate cancer becomes especially hard to treat when it turns resistant to hormone therapies like enzalutamide, largely because of a protein complex called PRC2 that shuts down genes needed to fight tumors. PRC2’s key parts, EZH2 and EED, fuel cancer growth, immune evasion, and drug resistance in prostate tumors, as well as others like endometrial […]

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