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NCT Number: NCT07268794

CONVERT-HB1: Radical Prostatectomy After Systemic Therapy for High-volume Metastatic Hormone-sensitive Prostate Cancer

This is a prospective, randomized, open-label, phase II multicenter clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of radical prostatectomy in patients with high-volume metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) who achieve good response after systemic therapy with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) plus second-generation antiandrogens such as rezvilutamide. All eligible patients will receive 6 months of induction systemic therapy (ADT plus second-generation androgen receptor signaling inhibitors, with or without docetaxel or other systemic agents). Patients who achieve PSMA PET/CT "conversion success" (no metabolically active lesions; all metastases with SUVmax below liver background or blood pool) will be randomized 1:1 to continue systemic therapy alone (control arm) or receive local prostate treatment (radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy) plus systemic therapy (experimental arm). The primary endpoint is radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS). Key secondary endpoints include overall survival (OS), biochemical progression-free survival (bPFS), PSA response rate, quality of life, conversion success rate, and safety.

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Key information

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Male patients aged >18 and ≤70 years, or with an estimated life expectancy >10 years.
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed prostate adenocarcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation ≤10%, and no small cell or signet-ring cell carcinoma component.
  • High-volume metastatic disease according to CHAARTED definition: presence of visceral metastasis and/or ≥4 bone lesions with at least one lesion outside the axial skeleton (vertebral bodies and pelvis).
  • Newly diagnosed metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) who started intensified endocrine therapy within 3 months.
  • ECOG performance status 0-2.
  • Adequate bone marrow, liver, renal, and coagulation function as defined in the protocol (ANC ≥1.5×10^9/L, hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL, platelets ≥80×10^9/L; TBIL ≤1.5×ULN; AST/ALT/ALP ≤2.5×ULN; albumin ≥30 g/L; creatinine ≤2×ULN or creatinine clearance ≥30 mL/min; INR ≤1.5 in patients not receiving anticoagulation).
  • Patients voluntarily sign informed consent and are willing and able to comply with study procedures.

Exclusion criteria

  • History of hypersensitivity or intolerance to any study drugs.
  • mCRPC (metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer).
  • Oligometastatic mHSPC intended for upfront radical prostatectomy.
  • History of seizure, medications that may lower seizure threshold, or conditions predisposing to seizures (e.g., TIA, stroke, significant head trauma with loss of consciousness requiring hospitalization) within 12 months before starting study treatment.
  • Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to starting study treatment.
  • Significant cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease within 6 months (e.g., unstable angina, myocardial infarction, NYHA class III or higher heart failure, stroke, clinically significant arrhythmia requiring treatment).
  • Conditions affecting drug intake or absorption (e.g., inability to swallow, chronic diarrhea, intestinal obstruction).
  • Active infection (e.g., HIV positive, HBsAg positive, HCV positive) which in the investigator's opinion may affect safety or efficacy assessment.
  • Other malignancies within the past 3 years, except adequately treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin.
  • Known brain metastases or leptomeningeal disease.
  • Concurrent participation in another interventional clinical trial or receiving other investigational drugs/devices.
  • Poor compliance or inability to adhere to study procedures and follow-up.
  • Any other severe uncontrolled comorbidities (e.g., poorly controlled hypertension, severe diabetes, neurologic or psychiatric disorders) or conditions that may interfere with study conduct or interpretation, as judged by the investigator.

Treatment and study plan

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)

Drug

Androgen deprivation therapy using LHRH agonists or antagonists (e.g., goserelin, leuprolide, triptorelin, degarelix) according to local prescribing information and CSCO guideline recommendations. The specific drug, dose, and schedule are determined by the investigator and may be adjusted based on tolerability and adverse events.

docetaxel

Drug

Intravenous docetaxel may be combined with ADT plus second-generation ARSis in selected patients according to contemporary guideline recommendations and investigator judgment. Dose and schedule follow approved labels and may be modified based on toxicity and tolerability.

PARP Inhibitors and Other Systemic Agents

Drug

Other systemic agents, including PARP inhibitors such as olaparib, may be used in combination with ADT and second-generation ARSis according to approved indications, molecular testing results, guideline recommendations, and investigator judgment.

radical prostatectomy

Procedure

Radical prostatectomy with bilateral seminal vesicle removal and, when appropriate, pelvic lymph node dissection, performed by experienced urologic surgeons via open, laparoscopic, or robot-assisted approach, in patients randomized to Arm B who have achieved conversion success on PSMA PET/CT

Prostate Radiotherapy

Radiation

Definitive external-beam radiotherapy to the prostate delivered according to institutional standards and guideline recommendations, as an alternative local prostate treatment for patients randomized to Arm B who have achieved conversion success on PSMA PET/CT and are not undergoing radical prostatectomy

Primary outcomes

  1. Radiographic Progression-free Survival (rPFS)

    Time frame: From randomization to radiographic progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first, up to approximately 24 months.

    rPFS will be assessed according to RECIST v1.1 and PCWG3 criteria using PSMA PET/CT, contrast-enhanced CT, MRI, or bone scan. Radiographic progression is defined as the appearance of new lesions or growth of existing measurable disease as per RECIST v1.1, or new bone lesions according to the PCWG3 "2+2" rule

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall Survival (OS)

    Time frame: From start of systemic therapy to death from any cause, up to the end of follow-up (approximately 24-30 months).

    Time from treatment initiation to death from any cause. Participants alive at last follow-up will be censored.

  2. Biochemical Progression-free Survival (bPFS)

    Time frame: From start of systemic therapy to biochemical progression or death, up to ~24 months.

    Biochemical progression is defined according to ASTRO/AUA joint guideline: a PSA increase of ≥2 ng/mL above the nadir, confirmed by a second consecutive measurement.

  3. PSA Response Rate at 3 and 6 Months

    Time frame: 3 months and 6 months after treatment

    Proportion of patients with PSA decline ≥50% from baseline at 3 months and 6 months after treatment initiation

  4. Conversion Success Rate

    Time frame: At 6 months (and 12 months for supplementary randomization, if applicable)

    Proportion of patients who achieve "conversion success" after 6 months of systemic therapy, defined as PSMA PET/CT showing no metabolically active lesions (all metastases with SUVmax below liver background or blood pool) and fulfilling randomization criteria.

  5. Safety Endpoints

    Time frame: From first dose to 30 days after last dose or last study visit

    Incidence, type, and severity of adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs), graded according to NCI-CTCAE version 5.0, including treatment-emergent AEs, AEs leading to discontinuation, and treatment-related deaths.

  6. Change from Baseline in EORTC QLQ-C30 Score

    Time frame: From baseline to 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after randomization.

    Changes from baseline in health-related quality of life measured by EORTC QLQ-C30 (e.g., Global Health Status/QoL and functional scales).

  7. Change from Baseline in SF-36 Score

    Time frame: From baseline to 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after randomization.

    Changes from baseline in health-related quality of life measured by SF-36 (e.g., PCS and MCS).

  8. Change from Baseline in FACT-G Total Score

    Time frame: From baseline to 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after randomization.

    Changes from baseline in health-related quality of life measured by FACT-G total score.

Study contacts

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

Dingwei Ye, MD.

CONTACT

[email protected]

86-21-64175590

Xiaojian Qin, MD.

CONTACT

[email protected]

+86 18017317217

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Fudan University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Controlled Phase II Clinical Trial of Prostatectomy After Conversion Therapy With Second-generation Antiandrogen Agents Plus ADT in Patients With High-volume mHSPC(CONVERT-HB1)

Acronym: CONVERT-HB1

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Dec 8, 2025
Registry last updated
Dec 8, 2025

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