Prostate CancerPhase 3DASL-HiCaPNCT04136353
Darolutamide Augments Standard Therapy for Localised Very High-Risk Cancer of the Prostate
A Phase 3 study testing Darolutamide, Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Analog and External Beam Radiotherapy in people with Prostate Cancer, run by University of Sydney at 93 sites in 6 countries.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of darolutamide as part of adjuvant androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with a luteinising hormone releasing hormone analogue (LHRHA) in men having radiation therapy for localised prostate cancer at very high risk of recurrence. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older, men only
- Conditions the study is for
- Prostate Cancer
- What is being tested?
- Darolutamide, Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Analog and External Beam Radiotherapy
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 1,100 participants
- Where
- 93 sitesin 6 countries
- Study dates
- 31 Mar 2020to 31 Jul 2028
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- Men only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Men aged 18 years and older, with pathological diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate
- EITHER planned for primary RT and judged to be at very high risk for recurrence based on any of the following:
- Grade Group 5, OR
- Grade Group 4 AND one or more of the following: clinical T2b-4 OR MRI with seminal vesicle invasion OR extracapsular extension OR PSA* > 20ng/mL, OR
- Pelvic nodal involvement (involvement of lymph nodes (LNs) at or below the bifurcation of the aorta into the common iliac arteries) defined radiologically as greater than 10mm on short axis using standard CT or MRI, or pathologically confirmed (PSMA PET alone is not considered enough if ≤ 10mm) OR
- Post-radical prostatectomy ≤ 365 days prior to randomisation and planned for RT with PSA ≥ 0.1 ng/mL that has risen or remained stable (within ≤ 0.05 ng/mL) since a previous level at least 1 week earlier, judged to be at very high risk for recurrence based on any of the following:
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- Grade Group 5, OR
- Grade Group 4 AND pT3a or higher, OR
- Pelvic nodal involvement (involvement of LNs at or below the bifurcation of the aorta into the common iliac arteries) defined radiologically as greater than 10mm on short axis using standard CT or MRI, or pathologically confirmed (PSMA PET alone is not considered enough if ≤ 10mm) * This PSA level must be measured within 60 days prior to randomisation. However, if a participant has already commenced endocrine therapy (ET) for prostate cancer, this PSA level must be measured within 180 days prior to commencing ET.
- Adequate bone marrow function: Haemoglobin ≥ 100g/L, white cell count (WCC) ≥ 4.0x109/L, absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5x109/L and platelets > 100 x 109/L
- Adequate liver function: alanine aminotransferase (ALT) < 2 x upper limit of normal (ULN) and total bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN, (or if total bilirubin is between 1.5 - 2 x ULN, they must have a normal conjugated bilirubin)
- Adequate renal function: calculated creatinine clearance > 30 mL/min (Cockroft-Gault)
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 - 1
- Study treatment both planned and able to start within 7 days after randomisation
- Willing to complete health-related quality of life (HRQL) questionnaires UNLESS is unable to complete because of literacy or limited vision
- Willing and able to comply with all study requirements, including standard of care treatment such as EBRT, timing and/or nature of required assessments
- Signed, written informed consent
Who cannot join
- Prostate cancer with predominant non-adenocarcinoma features (sarcomatoid or spindle cell or neuroendocrine small cell or squamous cell components or other non-adenocarcinoma)
- Involvement of LNs by conventional CT imaging superior to the common iliac artery bifurcation, and/or outside the pelvis (distant LNs). LN involvement is defined by histopathological confirmation, or by a short axis measurement > 10mm on standard imaging (CT or MRI, but not PET).
- Evidence of metastatic disease. Minimum imaging requirements to exclude metastatic disease are diagnostic quality imaging of both the pelvis and the abdomen (CT or MRI), chest (CXR or CT), and a whole body radioisotope bone scan (WBBS).
- If endocrine therapy (ET) had not started, imaging must be within 60 days prior to randomisation.
- If ET has been started, imaging must have been performed no more than 60 days prior to starting ET and no more than 30 days after starting ET and prior to randomisation.
- PSA > 100 ng/mL at any time
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- Any prior use of new generation potent AR inhibition (abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, darolutamide or similar agents).
- Prior endocrine therapy for prostate cancer except for the following which are allowed:
- (i) LHRHA and/or (ii) a first-generation nonsteroidal antiandrogen (NSAA) are allowed if commenced no more than 90 days before randomisation. If an NSAA has been used, it must be stopped before starting study treatment with darolutamide/placebo; and
- Prior use of 5-alpha reductase inhibitor is allowed and if used it must be stopped before starting study treatment with darolutamide/placebo
- Bilateral orchidectomy
- Prior pelvic brachytherapy or other radiotherapy that would result in an overlap of radiotherapy fields that would preclude the required RT
- History of
- Loss of consciousness or transient ischemic attack or stroke within 6 months prior to randomisation, or
- Significant cardiovascular disease within 6 months prior to randomisation: including myocardial infarction, unstable angina, congestive heart failure (NYHA grade II or greater), ongoing arrhythmias of Grade > 2 (CTCAE v5.0), thromboembolic events (e.g. deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism), coronary artery bypass graft. Chronic stable atrial fibrillation on stable anticoagulant therapy is allowed.
- Known gastrointestinal (GI) disease or GI procedure that could interfere with the oral absorption or tolerance of darolutamide, including difficulty swallowing tablets
- History of another malignancy within 5 years prior to randomisation except for those malignancies treated with curative intent with a predicted risk of relapse of less than 10% including but not limited to non-melanoma carcinoma of the skin; or adequately treated, non-muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (i.e. Tis, Ta and low grade T1 tumours). All such cases with a history of malignancy within the last 5 years are to be discussed with study team before randomisation. Melanoma in-situ and other adequately treated in-situ neoplasms are not considered malignancies for the purposes of eligibility assessment.
- Concurrent illness, including severe infection that might jeopardise the ability of the participant to undergo the procedures outlined in this protocol with reasonable safety (HIV infection is not an exclusion criterion if it is controlled with anti-retroviral drugs that are unaffected by concomitant darolutamide)
- Presence of any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule, including alcohol dependence or drug abuse
- Patients who are sexually active with women of child-bearing potential and not willing/able to use medically acceptable and highly effective forms of contraception during study treatment and for at least 4 weeks after completion of study treatment. Contraception must include:
- Condom use (also required if sexual partner is pregnant), and
- Additional birth control with low failure rate (less than 1% per year) when used consistently and correctly. E.g. combined (oestrogen and progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation (oral, intravaginal, transdermal), progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation (oral, injectable, implantable), intrauterine device (IUD), intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS), bilateral tubal occlusion, vasectomised partner, true sexual abstinence.
- True sexual abstinence will only be an acceptable form of contraception when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods), declaration of abstinence for the duration of exposure to study treatment, and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception.
- Participation in other clinical trials of investigational agents for the treatment of prostate cancer or other diseases
- Major surgery within 21 days prior to randomisation
- Patients with history of hypersensitivity to the study treatment
Trial locations and contacts
93 sites in 6 countries.
93 sites in 6 countries
Australia32 sites
Border Medical Oncology Research Unit
Albury, New South Wales, 2640
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre - Bendigo Campus
Bendigo, Victoria, 3550
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Moorabbin Campus)
Bentleigh East, Victoria, 3165
Box Hill Hospital
Box Hill, Victoria, 3128
ROPART
Brisbane, Queensland, 4101
Gosford Hospital
Gosford, New South Wales, 2250
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Herston, Queensland, 4029
Icon Cancer Centre Hobart
Hobart, Tasmania, 7000
Royal Hobart Hospital
Hobart, Tasmania, 7000
Ashford Cancer Centre Research
Kurralta Park, South Australia, 5037
GenesisCare Cabrini (Gandel Wing), Cabrini Hospital Malvern
Malvern, Victoria, 3144
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
The Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria, 3004
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Murdoch, Western Australia, 6143
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Nedlands, Western Australia, 6006
GenesisCare Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales, 2290
Calvary Mater Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales, 2298
Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital
Nowra, New South Wales, 2541
Icon Cancer Centre
Southport, Queensland, 4215
Sunshine Hospital
St Albans, Victoria, 3021
St Vincent's Public Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, 2010
Prince of Wales Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, 2031
Chris O'Brien Lifehouse
Sydney, New South Wales, 2050
Northern Cancer Institute
Sydney, New South Wales, 2065
Sydney Adventist Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, 2076
Liverpool Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, 2170
St George Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, 2217
Campbelltown hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, 2560
Townsville Hospital
Townsville, Queensland, 4814
Latrobe Regional Hospital
Traralgon, Victoria
Wollongong Hospital
Wollongong, New South Wales, 2500
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Woolloongabba, Queensland, 4102
Canada20 sites
Western Manitoba Cancer Centre - Prairie Mountain Health
Brandon, Manitoba, R7A 2B3
Cross Cancer Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2
Centre Integre de Sante et de Services Sociaux de la Monteregie Centre
Greenfield Park, Quebec, J4V 2H1
Kingston Health Sciences Centre
Kingston, Ontario, K7L 2V7
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario, B3H 1V7
Jewish General Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2
Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal
Montreal, Quebec
Hôtel-Dieu de Québec
Québec, Quebec, G1R 2J6
Centre Hospitalier Regional de Trois-Rivieres
Québec, G8Z 3R9
Allan Blair Cancer Centre
Regina, Saskatchewan, S4T 7T1
Regional Health Authority B, Zone 2 Saint John Regional Hospital
Saint John, New Brunswick, E2L 4L2
Saskatoon Cancer Centre
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 4H4
Sault Area Hospital - Algoma District Cancer Program
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6B 0A8
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4
Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre, St. John's
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3V6
BC Cancer Agency (BCCA) Fraser Valley
Surrey, British Columbia, V3V 1Z2
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Toronto, Ontario, K1H 8L6
Odette Cancer Centre - Sunnybrook Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9
CancerCare Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9
United States19 sites
New Mexico Oncology and Hematology Specialists
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87109
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
Dana Farber Cancer Institute - St. Elizabeth's
Brighton, Massachusetts, 02135
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Burlington, Massachusetts, 01805
New Jersey Urology Saddle Brook
Clifton, New Jersey, 07013
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack
Commack, New York, 11725
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
Harrison, New York, 10604
Dayton Physicians Network
Kettering, Ohio, 45409
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth
Middletown, New Jersey, 07748
Dana Farber Cancer Institute - Milford
Milford, Massachusetts, 01757
New York University Langone Long Island
Mineola, New York, 11501
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen
Montvale, New Jersey, 07645
New York University Langone Medical Center
New York, New York, 10016
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065
XCancer Omaha/Urology Cancer Center
Omaha, Nebraska, 68130
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Seattle, Washington, 98109
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau
Uniondale, New York, 11553
New Jersey Urology Voorhees
Voorhees Township, New Jersey, 08043
United Kingdom10 sites
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Aberdeen, AB25 2ZN
William Harvey Hospital
Ashford, TN24 0LZ
Royal United Hospital Bath
Bath, BA1 3NG
Belfast City Hospital
Belfast, BT9 7AB
Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Canterbury, CT1 3NG
Western General Hospital
Edinburgh, EH4 2XU
Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
Glasgow, G12 0YN
Guy's and St Thomas Hospital
London, SE1 9RT
Royal Marsden Hospital
London
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - Nottingham City Hospital
Nottingham, NG5 1PB
Ireland9 sites
Cork University Hospital
Cork, T12 EC8P
Bon Secours Hospital Cork in association with UPMC Hillman Centre
Cork, T23
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Dublin, D07 A8NN
Mater Private Dublin
Dublin, D07 WKW8
St Luke's Radiation Oncology Network at St James's Hospital
Dublin, D08 T6T8
Beacon Private Hospital Dublin
Dublin, D18 AK68
Tallaght University Hospital
Dublin, D24 NR0A
Galway University Hospital
Galway, H91 YR71
St. Luke's Hospital
Rathgar, Dublin 6, D06 E1C9
New Zealand3 sites
Auckland City Hospital
Auckland, 1023
Christchurch Hospital
Christchurch, 8011
Palmerston North Hospital
Palmerston North, 4442
About this study
Official title: DASL-HiCaP: Darolutamide Augments Standard Therapy for Localised Very High-Risk Cancer of the Prostate (ANZUP1801): A Randomised Phase 3 Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of Adding Darolutamide to Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Definitive or Salvage Radiation in Very High Risk, Clinically Localised Prostate Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of darolutamide as part of adjuvant androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with a luteinising hormone releasing hormone analogue (LHRHA) in men having radiation therapy for localised prostate cancer at very high risk of recurrence.
Read the detailed description
This trial aims to demonstrate that the use of darolutamide (in addition to standard of care) will be more effective than current standard of care in enhancing the ability of prostate or prostate bed radiation and 96 weeks of androgen suppression in decreasing the number of patients who develop metastases and subsequently die of prostate cancer. Darolutamide is a novel antagonist of the AR with favourable tolerability due to negligible penetration of the blood-brain barrier. Emergence of metastatic disease is the lethal event after local therapy, either with prostatectomy or definitive radiation. Augmenting adjuvant systemic therapy (either ADT or ADT plus docetaxel) with darolutamide has the potential to eradicate micrometastatic disease after either type of local therapy and decrease the death rate from prostate cancer.
This pragmatic design incorporates current standard of care for all patients and the option for docetaxel to be added to ADT. As such, the data will be applicable for all patients with very high risk prostate cancer treated with local therapy and will be the first study incorporating docetaxel use as one of the standard of care options. Even if docetaxel is definitively proven to improve MFS and OS in the adjuvant setting, not all patients will be fit for docetaxel. This will be the first trial that has the potential to build upon current and future advances that may emerge and be the most effective strategy to decrease death rate from prostate cancer in the near term if it further augments docetaxel efficacy in chemo-fit patients.
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer
- Being tested
- Darolutamide, Placebo oral tablet, Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Analog, External Beam Radiotherapy
- Keywords
- clinically localised prostate cancer, very high risk, darolutamide
- Medical subject headings
- Prostatic Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
DarolutamideDrug
2 x 300mg oral tablets twice daily for 96 weeks
Placebo oral tabletDrug
2 oral tablets twice daily for 96 weeks
Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone AnalogDrug
All participants are to receive standard background therapy with an LHRHA, as per standard of care. The choice of LHRHA is at the discretion of the treating clinician.
External Beam RadiotherapyRadiation
All participants are to receive standard background therapy with curative-intent RT to the prostate or prostate bed as well as the pelvic lymph nodes using EBRT.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Darolutamide | Experimental | Darolutamide 600mg (2 x 300mg tablets) twice daily by mouth for 96 weeks, adherence monitored by participant report.
All participants are treated with an LHRHA for 96 weeks from randomisation and external beam radiation therapy started within 8-24 weeks after randomisation. Receives: Drug: Darolutamide; Drug: Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Analog; Radiation: External Beam Radiotherapy |
| Placebo | Placebo comparator | Placebo (2 tablets) twice daily by mouth for 96 weeks, adherence monitored by participant report.
All participants are treated with an LHRHA for 96 weeks from randomisation and external beam radiation therapy started within 8-24 weeks after randomisation. Receives: Drug: Placebo oral tablet; Drug: Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Analog; Radiation: External Beam Radiotherapy |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Metastasis-free survival
Evidence of metastases includes findings on WBBS or CT or MRI (as reported by the site investigator) that are either characteristic of metastatic prostate cancer, and/or confirmed by other test results e.g. cytology or histopathology.
Measured: Through study completion, an average of 5 years
Secondary outcomes (8)
Overall survival
Overall survival is defined as the interval from the date of randomisation to date of death from any cause, or the date of last known follow-up alive.
Measured: Through study completion, an average of 5 years
Prostate cancer-specific survival
Prostate cancer-specific survival is defined as the interval from the date of randomisation to the date of last known follow-up alive, or the date of death from prostate cancer. Deaths from other causes will be summarised.
Measured: Through study completion, an average of 5 years
PSA-progression free survival
For participants who receive definitive radiotherapy (i.e. without radical prostatectomy), PSA progression is defined by the Phoenix criteria (requires confirmation by a repeat PSA performed at least 3 weeks later). For participants who have undergone a radical prostatectomy, an increase in PSA of >0.2 ng/mL above the nadir would be considered PSA progression (requires confirmation by a repeat PSA performed at least 3 weeks later).
Measured: Through study completion, an average of 5 years
Time to subsequent hormonal therapy
Time to subsequent hormone therapy is the interval from randomisation to the first date that endocrine therapy is recommenced or changed for the treatment of recurrent (or progressive) prostate cancer.
Measured: Through study completion, an average of 5 years
Time to castration-resistance
Defined according to the PCWG3 criteria. If a participant has radiographic progression without serological progression, this will also be deemed castration resistant prostate cancer
Measured: Through study completion, an average of 5 years
Frequency and severity of adverse events (CTCAE v5.0, RTOG/EORTC acute/late radiation morbidity criteria)
Safety reporting will describe the frequency and severity of AEs. The CTCAE v5.0 will be used to classify and grade the intensity of AEs occurring until 30 days after the last dose of study treatment. The RTOG/EORTC Scoring Criteria will be used to assess morbidities related to radiation therapy (RT) until 6 years after randomisation. Acute AEs are those occurring within 90 days after starting RT, and will be classified and graded according to the RTOG/EORTC Acute Radiation Morbidity Scoring Criteria. Late AEs are those occurring more than 90 days after starting RT, and will be classified and rated according to the RTOG/EORTC Late Radiation Morbidity Scoring Schema.
Measured: Approximately 12-weekly for 2 years from randomisation until 30 days after the last dose of study treatment.
Health-related quality of life
EORTC Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQC-30). Importance of quality of life issues are assessed using a four-point scale (1 = not at all, 4 = very much)
EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire for Prostate Cancer (PR-25). Importance of quality of life issues are assessed using a four-point scale (1 = not at all, 4 = very much)
Euroqol 5 item preference-based measure of health (EQ-5D-5L), comprising 5 questions with a score from 1 to 5 each and a visual analogue scale from 0 to 100.
Measured: Through study completion, an average of 5 years
Fear of cancer recurrence
Using the Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory (FCRI), a 42-item questionnaire with scores of 0 (never/not at all) - 4 (all the time/a great deal) for each.
Measured: Through study completion, an average of 5 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Oct 2019
- Study start31 Mar 2020
- Primary completion31 Jan 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Jul 2028 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Prostate CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Quadruple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 1,100 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Sydney
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group, Bayer, Cancer Trials Ireland, Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Christopher Sweeney, Study chair, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical SchoolTamim Niazi, Study chair, Jewish General Hospital and McGill University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04136353
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- ANZUP1801
- Other IDs
- U1111-1239-0771
- Acronym
- DASL-HiCaP
- Status last verified
- May 2026
- First submitted
- 17 Oct 2019
- Last updated
- 6 May 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 May 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- DASL-HiCaP: Darolutamide Augments Standard Therapy for Localised Very High-Risk Cancer of the Prostate (ANZUP1801): A Randomised Phase 3 Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of Adding Darolutamide to Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Definitive or Salvage Radiation in Very High Risk, Clinically Localised Prostate Cancer
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04136353
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- DASL-HiCaP / ANZUP1801
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer
- Keywords
- clinically localised prostate cancer, very high risk, darolutamide
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Enrolment
- 1,100 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of SydneyUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group, Bayer, Cancer Trials Ireland, Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium
- Study start
- 31 Mar 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Jan 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Jul 2028 (estimated)
- First posted
- 23 Oct 2019 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of darolutamide as part of adjuvant androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with a luteinising hormone releasing hormone analogue (LHRHA) in men having radiation therapy for localised prostate cancer at very high risk of recurrence.
Detailed description
This trial aims to demonstrate that the use of darolutamide (in addition to standard of care) will be more effective than current standard of care in enhancing the ability of prostate or prostate bed radiation and 96 weeks of androgen suppression in decreasing the number of patients who develop metastases and subsequently die of prostate cancer. Darolutamide is a novel antagonist of the AR with favourable tolerability due to negligible penetration of the blood-brain barrier. Emergence of metastatic disease is the lethal event after local therapy, either with prostatectomy or definitive radiation. Augmenting adjuvant systemic therapy (either ADT or ADT plus docetaxel) with darolutamide has the potential to eradicate micrometastatic disease after either type of local therapy and decrease the death rate from prostate cancer.
This pragmatic design incorporates current standard of care for all patients and the option for docetaxel to be added to ADT. As such, the data will be applicable for all patients with very high risk prostate cancer treated with local therapy and will be the first study incorporating docetaxel use as one of the standard of care options. Even if docetaxel is definitively proven to improve MFS and OS in the adjuvant setting, not all patients will be fit for docetaxel. This will be the first trial that has the potential to build upon current and future advances that may emerge and be the most effective strategy to decrease death rate from prostate cancer in the near term if it further augments docetaxel efficacy in chemo-fit patients.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Quadruple blind (participant, care provider, investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Darolutamide | Experimental | Drug: Darolutamide, Drug: Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Analog, Radiation: External Beam RadiotherapyDarolutamide 600mg (2 x 300mg tablets) twice daily by mouth for 96 weeks, adherence monitored by participant report. All participants are treated with an LHRHA for 96 weeks from randomisation and external beam radiation therapy started within 8-24 weeks after randomisation. |
| Placebo | Placebo comparator | Drug: Placebo oral tablet, Drug: Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Analog, Radiation: External Beam RadiotherapyPlacebo (2 tablets) twice daily by mouth for 96 weeks, adherence monitored by participant report. All participants are treated with an LHRHA for 96 weeks from randomisation and external beam radiation therapy started within 8-24 weeks after randomisation. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (17 listed)
- Men aged 18 years and older, with pathological diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate
- EITHER planned for primary RT and judged to be at very high risk for recurrence based on any of the following:
- Post-radical prostatectomy ≤ 365 days prior to randomisation and planned for RT with PSA ≥ 0.1 ng/mL that has risen or remained stable (within ≤ 0.05 ng/mL) since a previous level at least 1 week earlier, judged to be at very high risk for recurrence based on any of the following:
- Adequate bone marrow function: Haemoglobin ≥ 100g/L, white cell count (WCC) ≥ 4.0x109/L, absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5x109/L and platelets > 100 x 109/L
- Adequate liver function: alanine aminotransferase (ALT) < 2 x upper limit of normal (ULN) and total bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN, (or if total bilirubin is between 1.5 - 2 x ULN, they must have a normal conjugated bilirubin)
Key exclusion criteria (26 listed)
- Prostate cancer with predominant non-adenocarcinoma features (sarcomatoid or spindle cell or neuroendocrine small cell or squamous cell components or other non-adenocarcinoma)
- Involvement of LNs by conventional CT imaging superior to the common iliac artery bifurcation, and/or outside the pelvis (distant LNs). LN involvement is defined by histopathological confirmation, or by a short axis measurement > 10mm on standard imaging (CT or MRI, but not PET).
- Evidence of metastatic disease. Minimum imaging requirements to exclude metastatic disease are diagnostic quality imaging of both the pelvis and the abdomen (CT or MRI), chest (CXR or CT), and a whole body radioisotope bone scan (WBBS).
- PSA > 100 ng/mL at any time
- Any prior use of new generation potent AR inhibition (abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, darolutamide or similar agents).
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Darolutamide2 x 300mg oral tablets twice daily for 96 weeks | Drug | Darolutamide |
| Placebo oral tablet2 oral tablets twice daily for 96 weeks | Drug | Placebo |
| Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone AnalogAll participants are to receive standard background therapy with an LHRHA, as per standard of care. The choice of LHRHA is at the discretion of the treating clinician. | Drug | Darolutamide, Placebo |
| External Beam RadiotherapyAll participants are to receive standard background therapy with curative-intent RT to the prostate or prostate bed as well as the pelvic lymph nodes using EBRT. | Radiation | Darolutamide, Placebo |
Primary outcome
Metastasis-free survival
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 years
Evidence of metastases includes findings on WBBS or CT or MRI (as reported by the site investigator) that are either characteristic of metastatic prostate cancer, and/or confirmed by other test results e.g. cytology or histopathology.
8 secondary outcomes
Overall survival
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 years
Prostate cancer-specific survival
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 years
PSA-progression free survival
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 years
Time to subsequent hormonal therapy
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 years
Time to castration-resistance
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 years
Frequency and severity of adverse events (CTCAE v5.0, RTOG/EORTC acute/late radiation morbidity criteria)
Time frame: Approximately 12-weekly for 2 years from randomisation until 30 days after the last dose of study treatment.
Health-related quality of life
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 years
Fear of cancer recurrence
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 years
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 May 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Christopher Sweeney study chair
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School
Tamim Niazi study chair
Jewish General Hospital and McGill University
93 sites in 6 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing Darolutamide, Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Analog and External Beam Radiotherapy in people with Prostate Cancer, run by University of Sydney at 93 sites in 6 countries.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 17 inclusion and 26 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 May 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 93 sites in Australia, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Ireland and 1 more country. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Metastasis-free survival (time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 May 2026.