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NCT Number: NCT07837063

Monitoring Treatment Response With Urine and Serum Metabolome Markers in Patients Treated With Novel Hormone Therapy and Have Either Hormone Sensitive Metastatic Prostate Cancer or Disease Progression on Treatment.

80% of patients with newly diagnosed metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer have bone metastases. There are mutations that are described with early disease progression when on hormone therapy for prostate cancer. In the NHS setting it is difficult to detect and monitor the patients. There are biochemical changes in the body that are associated with bone metastasis which can be detected in bodily fluids such as urine. Metabolites are substances involved in metabolism (= the chemical processes in the body needed for life. They are usually small molecules.

Metabolomics is a way of studying the 'metabolome' which is the entire complement of small molecules present within the body. The metabolites are very sensitve to environmental or other changes and these can be markers for change caused by prostate cancer metastasis. Therefore the urinary metabolome is is potentially a very good indicator of change caused by cancer and hormone treatment. Accurate and specific urine tests would be a way to allow better monitoring of patients. This study aims to investigate the changes of specific bone urinary metabolome markers (UMMs) and untargeted urine profiles to detect the response and progression of patients with prostate cancer (PC).

We propose that UMMs are simpler, less difficult for patients and more sensitive and specific compared to conventional imaging and routine blood tests, the current gold standard.

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Key information

Conditions

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Observational

Primary location

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool, Merseyside, L7 8YA, United Kingdom

Location contact

Isabel Syndikus

CONTACT

[email protected]

07900135641

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • - Male 18 years of age or older
  • Diagnosis of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the prostate (either histologically confirmed or PSA >100 and multiple bone metastasis and or abnormal MRI prostate compatible with metastatic prostate cancer)
  • Previous radical prostatectomy or radical radiotherapy is allowed
  • Bisphosphonate therapy (any type) is allowed but needs to be continued throughout the time on study
  • Bicalutamide, aLHRH (any type) or LHRH (any type) should be continued throughout the study period.
  • Any medication to treat medical conditions (for example hypertension) at enrolment are allowed and should be continued. These should be recorded on the CRF.
  • If the patient takes any complementary therapies (for example cannabis oil), potential risks and drug interactions should be discussed with the patient. If the patient decides to continue with the medication, they should be recorded on the CRF.

Group 1-3:

  • Metastatic (M1) hormone sensitive prostate cancer (conventional or PSMA PET or MRI imaging).
  • Any pelvic lymph nodes (N0 - N1) and any local disease stage (T1-T4)

Group 1:

  • Visceral (M1b) or lymph node (M1a) metastasis, up to 5 bone metastasis
  • Treatment decision for darolutamide by clinician Group 2
  • High volume bone metastasis (>5), other sites are allowed (M1a or 1b)
  • Treatment decision for darolutamide by clinician Group 3
  • Any metastasis, M1a or 1b)
  • Treatment decision for darolutamide and docetaxel by clinician

Group 4

  • Metastatic disease progression on PSA, imaging, or both.
  • Currently on abiraterone, apalutamide, darolutamide or enzalutamide
  • PSA progression is defined as 3 consecutive raises above nadir and > 2ng/ml over a period of 3 months, PSA doubling time <12 months
  • Imaging can be any of the following: CT scan, NM bone scan, PSMA PET, MRI.
  • Prior chemotherapy for mHSPC or CRPC is acceptable, but not mandatory
  • Any treatment decision by clinician according to patient fitness, wishes and previous treatment according to standard of care protocols for CRCP is allowed.

Exclusion criteria

  • - Non-metastatic prostate cancer (i.e. patients with only prostate and regional lymph node involvement are not eligible).
  • Patients who have been >3 months on ADT (aLHRH (any type) or LHRH (any type) ) at screening are not eligible
  • Group 1-3 already commenced abiraterone, apalutamide, darolutamide or enzalutamide
  • Group 1-3 already commenced docetaxel for mHSPC

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Detect clinically significant differences

    Time frame: Through study completion, average 1 year.

    To characterise the UMMs of PC patients with or without high volume bone metastases and detect clinically significant differences between response and progression during 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Exploratory Metabolic, clinical and survival outcomes.

    Time frame: Through study completion, average 1 year.

    Characterisation of UMMs on first, second and further line therapies.

  2. Targeted mining of data

    Time frame: Through study completion, average of 1 year

    Targeted and un-targeted mining of data for a panel for newly identified markers of bone collagen breakdown.

  3. Metabolite identification

    Time frame: Through study completion, average 1 year

    Progressive or response for identification of potential metabolite and metabolic pathway changes.

  4. Correlation of profiles

    Time frame: Through study completion, average 1 year.

    Correlation of the UMM profiles with PSA, alkaline phosphates, clinical data and the volume of disease on CT scan.

  5. Detection of early metabolite changes

    Time frame: Through study completion, 1 year average.

    Detection of early metabolite changes, associated with bone metastasis, some patients in group 1 will develop bone metastasis. We aim to capture early metabolite changes, that mark this initial progression.

  6. Biochemical free survival

    Time frame: Through study completion, average 1 year.

    Biochemical progression free survival, defined as per PCWG3 definition (increase in PSA greater than 25% and > 2 ng/mL above nadir, confirmed by 2 time points at least 3 weeks apart (ie, a confirmed rising trend)

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Isabel Syndikus

CONTACT

[email protected]

07900135641

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust

Other

Registry information

Acronym: Metabolome-PC

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2029
Study completion
2030
First posted
Sep 23, 2026
Registry last updated
Sep 23, 2026

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