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.
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What we know so far
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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
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
Where Is This Study? (1 UK site)
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Sutton, United Kingdom
How to Get in Touch
ORIC Clinical
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