Clinical trial Recruiting at 297 sites Phase 3 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Comparing Opevesostat to Other Hormonal Treatments for Advanced Prostate Cancer

Official title: MK-5684-004: A Phase 3, Randomized, Open-label Study of Opevesostat Versus Alternative Abiraterone Acetate or Enzalutamide in Participants With Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC) That Progressed On or After Prior Treatment With One Next-generation Hormonal Agent (NHA) (OMAHA-004)

Run by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · NCT06136650 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study tests if a new treatment called opevesostat, combined with hormone therapy, can help men with advanced prostate cancer live longer and feel better compared to other hormonal treatments they might have already tried.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 3
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment1314 (estimated)
SponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionschemotherapy, radiation, prednisone
Locations330 sites (Tucson, Arizona and 329 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedDecember 18, 2023
Main results expectedMay 10, 2028
Study endsDecember 2, 2030
Registry record updatedOctober 20, 2026
Trial IDNCT06136650 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates include men with confirmed metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have progressed after treatment with one next-generation hormonal agent.

Probably not a fit

Patients with small cell histology prostate cancer or those who have not received prior treatment with a next-generation hormonal agent may not benefit from this study.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study evaluates the effectiveness and safety of opevesostat combined with hormone replacement therapy against alternative next-generation hormonal agents like abiraterone acetate or enzalutamide in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who have previously been treated with one hormonal agent. The primary focus is on measuring radiographic progression-free survival and overall survival in participants with specific genetic mutations. The study aims to provide insights into whether opevesostat offers superior outcomes compared to existing treatments.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this study could provide a new effective treatment option for patients with advanced prostate cancer who have limited alternatives.

How similar studies have gone: Other studies have shown promising results with similar approaches, indicating potential for success in this area.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:

* Have histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without small cell histology
* Has prostate cancer progression while receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) (or post bilateral orchiectomy) within 6 months before screening
* Has current evidence of distant metastatic disease (M1 disease) documented by either bone lesions on bone scan and/or soft tissue disease shown by computed tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
* Has disease that progressed during or after treatment with one next-generation hormonal agent (NHA) for hormone sensitive prostate cancer (HSPC) (metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer \[mHSPC\] or non-metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer \[nmHSPC\]), or castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) (metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer \[mCRPC\] or non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer \[nmCRPC\]), for at least 8 weeks of NHA treatment (at least 14 weeks of NHA treatment for participants with bone progression). Note: Participants may have received abiraterone acetate and docetaxel or darolutamide and docetaxel for HSPC. However, participants must have received no more than 6 cycles of docetaxel and had no radiographic disease progression while receiving docetaxel
* Has had prior treatment with poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor (PARPi) or were deemed ineligible to receive treatment by the investigator or have refused PARPi treatment
* Has ongoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with serum testosterone \<50 ng/dL (\<1.7 nM)
* Has an eastern clinical oncology group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 assessed within 10 days before randomization
* Has adequate organ function
* Has provided tumor tissue from a fresh core or excisional biopsy from soft tissue not previously irradiated. Samples from tumors progressing at a prior site of radiation are allowed
* Participants who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are eligible if they have received hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and have undetectable HBV viral load before randomization
* Participants with history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable at screening
* Participants who have adverse event (AEs) due to previous anticancer therapies must have recovered to ≤Grade 1 or baseline. Participants with endocrine-related AEs who are adequately treated with hormone replacement or participants who have ≤Grade 2 neuropathy or ≤Grade 2 osteopenia/osteoporosis are eligible
* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART)

Exclusion Criteria:

The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:

* Has presence of gastrointestinal condition
* Is unable to swallow capsules/tablets
* Has history of pituitary dysfunction
* Has poorly controlled diabetes mellitus
* Has clinically significant abnormal serum potassium or sodium level
* Has any of the following at screening visit: Hypotension: systolic blood pressure (BP) \<110 mmHg, or uncontrolled hypertension: systolic BP ≥160mmHg or diastolic blood BP ≥90 mmHg, in 2 out of the 3 recordings with optimized antihypertensive therapy
* Has a history of active or unstable cardio/cerebrovascular disease, including thromboembolic events
* History or family history of long QTc syndrome
* Has a history of seizure(s) within 6 months before providing documented informed consent (IC) or has any condition that may predispose to seizure within 12 months prior to the date of enrollment
* Has a history of clinically significant ventricular arrhythmias or Mobitz II second degree or third-degree heart block without a permanent pacemaker in place
* Has received a taxane-based chemotherapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC)
* Has not adequately recovered from major surgery or have ongoing surgical complications
* Is currently being treated with Cytochrome P450 (CYP450)-inducing antiepileptic drugs for seizures
* Participants on an unstable dose of thyroid hormone therapy, as judged by the investigator, within 6 months before the start of the study intervention
* Receives prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks before the first dose of study intervention, or radiation-related toxicities, requiring corticosteroids
* Receives prior systemic anticancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks before the first dose of study intervention
* Has systemic use of strong Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inducers and P-glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibitors within 2 weeks before the first dose of study intervention
* Has received prior targeted small molecule therapy or NHA treatment within 4 weeks before the first dose of study intervention
* Received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention
* Has received an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to study intervention administration
* Has known hypersensitivity to the components or excipients in abiraterone acetate, prednisone or prednisolone, enzalutamide, fludrocortisone, dexamethasone, or opevesostat
* Has a "superscan" bone scan defined as an intense symmetric activity in the bones and diminished renal parenchymal activity on baseline bone scan such that the presence of additional metastases in the future could not be evaluated
* Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years
* Diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of study medication
* Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Participants with previously treated brain metastases may participate provided they are radiologically stable, (ie, without evidence of progression) for at least 4 weeks as confirmed by repeat imaging performed during study screening, are clinically stable and have not required steroid treatment for at least 14 days prior to the first dose of study intervention
* Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years. Replacement therapy is allowed
* Active infection requiring systemic therapy
* Has concurrent active Hepatitis B virus and Hepatitis C virus infection

Where it's running

  • The University of Arizona Cancer Center - North Campus ( Site 0073)
    Tucson, Arizona, United States
    Recruiting
  • CHAO Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care ( Site 0120)
    Irvine, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Santa Monica ( Site 0044)
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of California, Irvine (UCI) Health - UC Irvine Medical Center ( Site 0040)
    Orange, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Stanford Cancer Center ( Site 0036)
    Palo Alto, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center ( Site 0099)
    Riverside, California, United States
    Recruiting
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  • University of California Davis (UC Davis) Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 0114)
    Sacramento, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • San Francisco VA Health Care System ( Site 0093)
    San Francisco, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus ( Site 0046)
    Aurora, Colorado, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital ( Site 0111)
    Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States
    Recruiting
  • Colorado Clinical Research ( Site 0067)
    Lakewood, Colorado, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Colorado Health - Lone Tree Medical Center ( Site 0112)
    Lone Tree, Colorado, United States
    Recruiting
  • Yale-New Haven Hospital-Yale Cancer Center ( Site 0064)
    New Haven, Connecticut, United States
    Recruiting
  • MedStar Washington Hospital Center ( Site 0103)
    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
    Recruiting
  • Mount Sinai Braman Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 0107)
    Miami Beach, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • Memorial Hospital West-Memorial Cancer Institute ( Site 0109)
    Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • Northside Hospital-Northside Hospital Oncology Network ( Site 0100)
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States
    Recruiting
  • Illinois Cancer Care ( Site 0104)
    Peoria, Illinois, United States
    Recruiting
  • Urology of Indiana - Carmel ( Site 0055)
    Carmel, Indiana, United States
    Recruiting
  • Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center ( Site 0069)
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    Recruiting
  • Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 0049)
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    Recruiting
  • Chesapeake Urology ( Site 0009)
    Towson, Maryland, United States
    Recruiting
  • Henry Ford Hospital ( Site 0015)
    Detroit, Michigan, United States
    Recruiting
  • Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Michigan ( Site 0005)
    Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
    Recruiting
  • Avera Cancer Institute - Marshall ( Site 0122)
    Marshall, Minnesota, United States
    Recruiting
  • HealthPartners Cancer Research Center-HealthPartners Frauenshuh Cancer Center ( Site 0072)
    Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States
    Recruiting
  • HealthPartners Cancer Research Center-HealthPartners Cancer Center at Regions Hospital ( Site 0092)
    Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
    Recruiting
  • St. Vincent Frontier Cancer Center-Research ( Site 0037)
    Billings, Montana, United States
    Recruiting
  • Oncology Hematology West P.C. dba Nebraska Cancer Specialists ( Site 0026)
    Omaha, Nebraska, United States
    Recruiting
  • OptumCare Cancer Care-Research Department ( Site 0078)
    Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
    Recruiting
  • Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada ( Site 0010)
    Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
    Recruiting
  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey ( Site 0033)
    New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
    Recruiting
  • Associated Medical Professionals - Urology ( Site 0081)
    Syracuse, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center ( Site 0043)
    Cleveland, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • MidLantic urology ( Site 0022)
    Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States
    Recruiting
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center ( Site 0076)
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Recruiting
  • Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System (RHJVAHCS)-Urology ( Site 0083)
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • Avera Cancer Institute - Aberdeen ( Site 0123)
    Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States
    Recruiting
  • Avera Cancer Institute - Mitchell ( Site 0121)
    Mitchell, South Dakota, United States
    Recruiting
  • Avera Cancer Institute - Pierre ( Site 0118)
    Pierre, South Dakota, United States
    Recruiting
  • Avera Cancer Institute- Research ( Site 0094)
    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
    Recruiting
  • Avera Cancer Institute - Yankton ( Site 0117)
    Yankton, South Dakota, United States
    Recruiting
  • The West Clinic, PLLC dba West Cancer Center ( Site 0063)
    Germantown, Tennessee, United States
    Recruiting
  • Texas Oncology - Central/South Texas ( Site 8003)
    Austin, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • Texas Oncology - DFW ( Site 8001)
    Dallas, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • Texas Oncology - Gulf Coast ( Site 8002)
    Houston, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Virginia Health System ( Site 0054)
    Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
    Recruiting
  • Inova Schar Cancer Institute ( Site 0017)
    Fairfax, Virginia, United States
    Recruiting
  • Virginia Cancer Specialists (VCS) ( Site 8004)
    Fairfax, Virginia, United States
    Recruiting
  • VCU Health Adult Outpatient Pavillion ( Site 0061)
    Richmond, Virginia, United States
    Recruiting

+280 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.

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