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Study of ORIC-944 in Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Sponsor: ORIC Pharmaceuticals

NCT ID: NCT05413421

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At a glance

What the study gets you
Access to the study treatment being tested
Type of study
Interventional (receives a drug or procedure)
Time in hospital
In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
Drug or intervention
ORIC-944 (drug), Abiraterone acetate (Zytiga®) 250 mg or 500 mg tablets (drug), Apalutamide (Erleada™) 60 mg or 240 mg tablets (drug), Darolutamide (Nubeqa®) 300 mg tablets (drug)
How long the study runs
Study runs about 70 months (dates as stated)
About the drug or intervention
ORIC-944 — drug: Oral, once daily, continuous · Abiraterone acetate (Zytiga®) 250 mg or 500 mg tablets — drug: Oral, 1000 mg once daily, continuous · Apalutamide (Erleada™) 60 mg or 240 mg tablets — drug: Oral, 240 mg once daily, continuous · Darolutamide (Nubeqa®) 300 mg tablets — drug: Oral, 600 mg twice daily, continuous · Enzalutamide (Xtandi®) 40 mg capsules or 40 mg and 80 mg tablets — drug: Oral, 160 mg once daily, continuous
Patient visit burden
Not specified by the sponsor

In plain English

This study is testing a new drug called ORIC-944 in men whose prostate cancer has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic prostate cancer). It looks at ORIC-944 on its own and combined with existing prostate cancer hormone tablet treatments. The study is run by ORIC Pharmaceuticals.

Who can take part

  • Men with prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body
  • You have had surgery to remove both testicles, or you are willing to keep having hormone injections or tablets to keep testosterone at very low levels
  • For Part I: your cancer has got worse after at least one course of modern hormone therapy (abiraterone, apalutamide, darolutamide or enzalutamide), and you have had no more than 2 courses of chemotherapy for cancer that no longer responds to hormone therapy
  • For Part II: you have had only 1 previous course of modern hormone therapy (abiraterone, apalutamide, darolutamide or enzalutamide), and may have had up to 1 course of chemotherapy before the cancer stopped responding to hormone therapy
  • For Part III: you have had only 1 previous course of abiraterone (Cohorts A and B) or of apalutamide, darolutamide or enzalutamide (Cohorts C and D), and may have had up to 1 course of chemotherapy before the cancer stopped responding to hormone therapy
  • For Part III: signs the cancer is getting worse, such as a rising PSA blood test (at least 2 rising results taken at least a week apart, with the latest at least 2.0 ng/mL, or 1.0 ng/mL if the PSA rise is the only sign), 2 new areas of cancer in the bone, or growth in soft tissues shown on scans
  • Cancer that can be seen on scans
  • Willing and able to have small skin samples and tumour samples (biopsies) taken during the study
  • Able to carry out light activity or normal daily activities without rest (performance status 0 or 1)
  • Healthy enough organs, based on blood tests
  • Able to swallow tablets

Who may not be able to

  • Cancer that has spread to the brain or spinal cord, unless it has been treated and is stable
  • Serious heart problems in the last 6 months, such as severe heart failure, unstable chest pain (angina), a heart attack, or a serious abnormal heart rhythm
  • Known HIV infection that is causing symptoms
  • Hepatitis B or C infection that is active and causing symptoms (well-controlled infection is allowed)
  • Active stomach or bowel problems (such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis or short gut syndrome) or other conditions that make it hard to absorb medicines
  • Any other medical, mental health, family or social situation that, in the study doctor's opinion, could get in the way of taking part

What taking part involves

  • • Taking ORIC-944, either on its own (Part I) or together with a modern hormone therapy (Parts II and III)
  • • ORIC-944 is taken as a tablet by mouth
  • • Continuing hormone therapy (injections or tablets) to keep testosterone at very low levels, if you have not had both testicles removed
  • • Having small skin samples (punch skin biopsies) and tumour samples (core biopsies) taken during the study
  • • Regular blood tests, scans and check-ups to see if the treatment is working

Time commitment: Not stated — ask the trial team: how many visits are needed, how long the study lasts, and how often you would take the study drug.

Plain-English summary (AI-generated) from registry data. Not eligibility advice — only the trial team can confirm whether you can take part. Use the eligibility checker to see how your health profile matches this trial.

Type of study
Testing a treatment
Ages
18 Years and over
Who
Male
Number of participants
275
Started
2022-06-01
Last checked
2026-07

Plain English Summary

What is this study?

  • • Testing a new treatment for metastatic prostate cancer
  • • Phase1 - 275 participants
  • • The purpose of this study is to establish the safety and preliminary antitumor activity of ORIC-944 as a single agent and in combinations with ARPIs in patients with metastatic prostate cancer

Who can take part?

  • • Ages 18 Years and over
  • • Diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer
  • • Male only

Where?

  • • Sutton - Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.

About This Trial

The purpose of this study is to establish the safety and preliminary antitumor activity of ORIC-944 as a single agent and in combinations with ARPIs in patients with metastatic prostate cancer.

More detail

ORIC-944 is a potent, highly selective, allosteric, orally bioavailable, small molecule inhibitor of PRC2 via binding the embryonic ectoderm development (EED) subunit. This is a first-in-human, open-label, multicenter, dose escalation study of ORIC-944 as a single agent (Part I) or in combination with an Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibitor (ARPI) (Part II) to establish the safety and preliminary antitumor activity of ORIC-944 as a single agent and in combination with ARPIs in patients with metastatic prostate cancer. Part III of the protocol (dose optimization) will explore two potential dose levels of ORIC-944 selected from Part II in combination with ARPIs to select the final RP2D for each combination across two separate patient populations.

Metastatic Prostate Cancer

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Eligibility at a Glance

Key info

  • Age: 18 Years and over
  • Who can join: Male only
  • How fit you need to be: ECOG 0 or better

Biomarkers mentioned

PSA

Treatment history

Treatments you must have had:

  • ✓ of ARPI (abiraterone
  • ✓ of chemotherapy in the mCSPC setting:
  • ✓ of abiraterone in any setting
  • ✓ of apalutamide

What the study is looking for

  • ✓Patients with that has spread prostate cancer
  • ✓Must have undergone bilateral orchiectomy or be willing to continue GnRH analogue or antagonist to maintain castrate...
  • ✓Prior therapies:
  • ✓Part III (ARPI combination dose optimization): In addition to up to 1 prior line of drug treatment in the mCSPC setting:
  • ✓Cohorts A and B: received only one 1 prior line of abiraterone in any setting

Who cannot take part

  • ✗History or presence of CNS metastases, unless previously treated and stable
  • ✗Known, causing symptoms human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
  • ✗Active causing symptoms Hepatitis B or C infection; patients with well controlled disease are eligible
See the full criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with metastatic prostate cancer * Must have undergone bilateral orchiectomy or be willing to continue GnRH analogue or antagonist to maintain castrate levels of testosterone * Prior therapies: Part I (single agent ORIC-944 dose escalation): Any number of prior therapies are allowed, but must have progressed after at least one line of next generation ARPI (abiraterone, apalutamide, darolutamide, or enzalutamide) and must not have received more than 2 chemotherapy regimens in the mCRPC setting Part II (ARPI combination dose escalation): Must have received only 1 prior line of ARPI (abiraterone, apalutamide, darolutamide, or enzalutamide) in any setting; may have also received up to 1 prior line of chemotherapy in the mCSPC setting Part III (ARPI combination dose optimization): In addition to up to 1 prior line of chemotherapy in the mCSPC setting: * Cohorts A and B: received only one 1 prior line of abiraterone in any setting * Cohorts C and D: received only one 1 prior line of apalutamide, darolutamide, or enzalutamide in any setting: * Evidence of progressive disease by PCWG3 criteria for study entry * rising PSA, defined as a minimum of 2 rising values obtained a minimum of one week apart with the latest result being at least 2.0 ng/mL (or 1.0 ng/mL if PSA rise is the only indication of progression), or * confirmation of 2 new bone lesions on last systemic therapy, or * soft tissue progression per RECIST 1.1 * Measurable and/or evaluable disease by RECIST 1.1 * Agreement and ability to undergo on-study punch skin biopsies and core tumor biopsies * ECOG performance status of 0 or 1 * Adequate organ function Exclusion Criteria: * History or presence of CNS metastases, unless previously treated and stable * History of class III or IV congestive heart failure or severe non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, unstable or poorly controlled angina, myocardial infarction, or ventricular arrhythmia within the previous 6 months * Known, symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection * Active symptomatic Hepatitis B or C infection; patients with well controlled disease are eligible * Active gastrointestinal disease (eg, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, short gut syndrome, etc) or other malabsorption syndromes that would reasonably impact drug absorption per investigator judgement * Any other condition or circumstance (eg, clinical, psychological, familial, sociological, inability to swallow oral study drug) that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with protocol compliance or contraindicates participation in the study

Where Is This Study? (1 UK site)

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Sutton, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Hospital R&D contact (matched)

Mark Brandon-Grove

research.development@rmh.nhs.uk020 3186 5416

How to Get in Touch

ORIC Clinical

Sponsor contact

CONTACT

650-388-5600 clinical@oricpharma.com
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov · Last verified: 2026-07