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Phase 1 Study of ACE-232 to Treat Patients With Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

A Phase 1 Study to Assess the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Preliminary Efficacy of ACE-232 in Patients With Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06801236
Enrollment
88
Registered
2025-01-30
Start date
2025-05-12
Completion date
2028-12-31
Last updated
2026-08-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

mCRPC (Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer), Prostate Cancer (Adenocarcinoma)

Keywords

ACE-232, castration-resistant prostate cancer, CRPC, Hormone Antagonists, Hormone Substitutes, Antineoplastic Agents, Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant, prostate cancer, CYP11A1

Brief summary

This is an open label, phase I, multi-center study aiming to assess the safety and tolerability in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

Detailed description

The study consists of two parts, Phase 1A dose escalation and Phase 1B dose optimization. Phase 1A aims to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic (PK) profile, and changes in pharmacodynamic (PD) markers in patients treated with ACE-232, and to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD), if applicable. In Phase 1B, patients with AR gene alterations will be treated at two different dose levels to establish the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D).

Interventions

DRUGACE-232 tablets

ACE-232 tablets will be administered orally daily as a continuous regimen together with Dexamethasone and Fludrocortisone. Subjects will continue to receive study treatment until PD as judged by local investigator review, development of unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal of consent.

Sponsors

Acerand Therapeutics (Hong Kong) Limited
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Provide written informed consent * Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer with ongoing androgen - deprivation therapy (ADT) or have bilateral orchiectomy * Difficult to treat or intolerant to standard treatment (post at least 1 line of NHA and taxane-based chemo in mHSPC or mCRPC), suitable for investigational treatment; * Has Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 * Has a life expectancy of at least 6 months * Adequate organ function and bone marrow function

Exclusion criteria

* Receiving any anti-cancer drugs or other treatment, major surgery, extensive radiation therapy, or local radiation therapy within protocol-defined wash-out period; * Concomitant use of medications or herbal supplements known to be moderate to strong CYP3A4 inhibitors/inducers, or P-gp inhibitors, known to prolong the QT interval. * Any previous treatment-related toxicities have not recovered. * Spinal cord compression or known brain metastases or leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. * Severe cardiovascular disorders. * Known gastrointestinal (GI) disorder or GI procedure * History of gastric and duodenal perforation. * History of pituitary dysfunction. * Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. * Active or uncontrolled autoimmune disease * Active infections, or a known history of HIV infection, or a known active hepatitis B or C, or a known active tuberculosis. * Other malignancies requiring treatment within 3 years prior to the first dose of study drug * Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the excipients of ACE-232. * Has other medical conditions that at the discretion of the investigator interfere with safety or efficacy evaluation, or treatment compliance.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of patients experiencing adverse events (AEs)/serious adverse events (SAEs)From time of information consent to 30 days post last dose, up to approximately 37 monthsNumber of patients with incidence of adverse events and with serious adverse events including changes from baseline in laboratory parameters, vital signs, ECGs, and physical examination, etc.
Number of patients experiencing dose limiting toxicity (DLT), as defined in the protocolFrom the first dose of ACE-232 on Cycle 1 Day 1 up to and including the planned end of Cycle 1 (at the end of 28 days)A DLT is defined as any toxicity events related to ACE-232 that occur from the first dose of study treatment until the planned end date of Cycle 1 (DLT assessment period), meeting the criteria specified in protocol.
Recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) and/or maximum tolerated dose (MTD)Up to approximately 37 monthsRP2D will be finally determined by the SMC and sponsor based on all data from the dose escalation module and backfill module, as well as the exposure-response relationship evaluated (if available). MTD is defined as the maximum dose level at which ≤1 patient have DLTs during the DLT observation period, and it should be determined with 6 evaluable patients.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pharmacokinetics characterization by using Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC)Up to approximately 37 monthsTo determine the pharmacokinetics (PK) using AUC of ACE-232 after a single dose and at steady state after multiple doses.
Pharmacokinetics characterization by using Maximum concentration (Cmax)Up to approximately 37 monthsTo determine the pharmacokinetics (PK) using Cmax of ACE-232 after a single dose and at steady state after multiple doses
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) responseUp to approximately 37 monthsPSA response is defined as PSA decline of 30% and 50% from baseline at any time point
Objective Response Rate (ORR)Up to approximately 37 monthsORR is defined as a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), as determined by the investigator using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST version 1.1) and Prostate Cancer Working Group Criteria 3 (PCWG3 criteria), in patients with measurable disease at baseline.
Duration of Response (DoR)Up to approximately 37 monthsDOR is defined, for patients with an objective response, as the time from first documentation of objective tumor response (CR or PR) to the first documentation of objective tumor progression or death due to any cause.
Radiographic Progression Free Survival (rPFS)Up to approximately 37 monthsrPFS is defined as the time from the first dose of ACE-232 to the first documented disease progression by either RECIST progression and/or progression on bone scan by PCWG3 or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.
Overall Survival (OS)Up to approximately 37 monthsOS is defined as the time from the first dose of ACE-232 to the date of death due to any cause.
Blood concentration of steroid hormoneUp to approximately 37 monthsTo determine the blood concentration of steroid hormones at various timepoints and change from baseline

Countries

China, United States

Contacts

CONTACTDerek Yang, MD
derek.yang@acerand.com86-13817816369
CONTACTTeresa Shi, MS
teresa.shi@acerand.com86-13916513539
STUDY_DIRECTORDerek Yang, MD

Acerand Therapeutics

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 5, 2026