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MK-5684-004: A Phase 3, Randomized, Open-label Study of Opevesostat Versus Alternative Abiraterone Acetate or Enzalutamide in Participants With Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC) That Progressed On or After Prior Treatment With One Next-generation Hormonal Agent (NHA) (OMAHA-004)

NCT ID: NCT06136650Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCLast updated: 2026-06-09

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of opevesostat plus hormone replacement therapy (HRT) compared to alternative abiraterone acetate or enzalutamide in participants with Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC) previously treated with one next-generation hormonal agent (NHA). The primary study hypothesis is that opevesostat is superior to alternative abiraterone acetate or enzalutamide with respect to radiographic progression free survival (rPFS) per Prostate Cancer Working Group (PCWG) Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1), as assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR), in androgen receptor ligand binding domain (AR LBD) mutation positive and negative participants.

Detailed description

Per Protocol Amendment 08, overall survival (OS) was moved to be a secondary outcome measure.

Arms & interventions

  • DrugOpevesostat

    Administered orally

  • DrugDexamethasone

    Administered orally

  • DrugFludrocortisone acetate

    Administered orally

  • DrugHydrocortisone

    Administered orally or IM as a rescue drug

  • DrugAbiraterone acetate

    Administered orally

  • DrugPrednisone acetate

    Administered orally

  • DrugEnzalutamide

    Administered orally

Outcome measures

Primary

  • Radiographic Progression-Free Survival (rPFS)

    rPFS is defined as the time from randomization to the first documented disease progression per PCWG-modified RECIST 1.1 by BICR or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 52 months

Secondary

  • Overall Survival (OS)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 82 months

  • Time to Initiation of the First Subsequent Anticancer Therapy (TFST)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 82 months

  • Objective Response Rate (ORR)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 82 months

  • Duration of Response (DOR)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 82 months

  • Time to Pain Progression (TTPP)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 82 months

  • Change From Baseline in Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) Total Score

    Time frame: Baseline and up to approximately 82 months

  • Time to Deterioration (TTD) in FACT-G Total Score

    Time frame: Up to approximately 82 months

  • Overall Improvement in FACT-G Total Score

    Time frame: Up to approximately 82 months

  • Time to Prostate-specific Antigen (PSA) Progression

    Time frame: Up to approximately 82 months

  • PSA Response Rate

    Time frame: Up to approximately 82 months

  • Time to First Symptomatic Skeletal-Related Event (TSSRE)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 82 months

  • Number of Participants Who Experience an AE

    Time frame: Up to approximately 82 months

  • Number of Participants Who Discontinue Study Treatment Due to an AE

    Time frame: Up to approximately 82 months

Eligibility criteria

Sex: AllAge: 18 Years and olderHealthy volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria: The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * Have histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without small cell histology * Has prostate cancer progression while receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) (or post bilateral orchiectomy) within 6 months before screening * Has current evidence of distant metastatic disease (M1 disease) documented by either bone lesions on bone scan and/or soft tissue disease shown by computed tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) * Has disease that progressed during or after treatment with one next-generation hormonal agent (NHA) for hormone sensitive prostate cancer (HSPC) (metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer \[mHSPC\] or non-metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer \[nmHSPC\]), or castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) (metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer \[mCRPC\] or non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer \[nmCRPC\]), for at least 8 weeks of NHA treatment (at least 14 weeks of NHA treatment for participants with bone progression). Note: Participants may have received abiraterone acetate and docetaxel or darolutamide and docetaxel for HSPC. However, participants must have received no more than 6 cycles of docetaxel and had no radiographic disease progression while receiving docetaxel * Has had prior treatment with poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor (PARPi) or were deemed ineligible to receive treatment by the investigator or have refused PARPi treatment * Has ongoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with serum testosterone \<50 ng/dL (\<1.7 nM) * Has an eastern clinical oncology group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 assessed within 10 days before randomization * Has adequate organ function * Has provided tumor tissue from a fresh core or excisional biopsy from soft tissue not previously irradiated. Samples from tumors progressing at a prior site of radiation are allowed * Participants who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are eligible if they have received hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and have undetectable HBV viral load before randomization * Participants with history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable at screening * Participants who have adverse event (AEs) due to previous anticancer therapies must have recovered to ≤Grade 1 or baseline. Participants with endocrine-related AEs who are adequately treated with hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or participants who have ≤Grade 2 neuropathy or ≤Grade 2 osteopenia/osteoporosis are eligible * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) Exclusion Criteria: The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * Has presence of gastrointestinal condition * Is unable to swallow capsules/tablets * Has history of pituitary dysfunction * Has poorly controlled diabetes mellitus * Has clinically significant abnormal serum potassium or sodium level * Has any of the following at screening visit: Hypotension: systolic blood pressure (BP) \<110 mmHg, or uncontrolled hypertension: systolic BP ≥160mmHg or diastolic blood BP ≥90 mmHg, in 2 out of the 3 recordings with optimized antihypertensive therapy * Has a history of active or unstable cardio/cerebrovascular disease, including thromboembolic events * History or family history of long QTc syndrome * Has a history of seizure(s) within 6 months before providing documented informed consent (IC) or has any condition that may predispose to seizure within 12 months prior to the date of enrollment * Has a history of clinically significant ventricular arrhythmias or Mobitz II second degree or third-degree heart block without a permanent pacemaker in place * Has received a taxane-based chemotherapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) * Has not adequately recovered from major surgery or have ongoing surgical complications * Is currently being treated with Cytochrome P450 (CYP450)-inducing antiepileptic drugs for seizures * Participants on an unstable dose of thyroid hormone therapy, as judged by the investigator, within 6 months before the start of the study intervention * Receives prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks before the first dose of study intervention, or radiation-related toxicities, requiring corticosteroids * Receives prior systemic anticancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks before the first dose of study intervention * Has systemic use of strong Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inducers and P-glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibitors within 2 weeks before the first dose of study intervention * Has received prior targeted small molecule therapy or NHA treatment within 4 weeks before the first dose of study intervention * Received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention * Has received an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to study intervention administration * Has known hypersensitivity to the components or excipients in abiraterone acetate, prednisone or prednisolone, enzalutamide, fludrocortisone, dexamethasone, or opevesostat * Has a "superscan" bone scan defined as an intense symmetric activity in the bones and diminished renal parenchymal activity on baseline bone scan such that the presence of additional metastases in the future could not be evaluated * Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years * Diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of study medication * Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Participants with previously treated brain metastases may participate provided they are radiologically stable, (ie, without evidence of progression) for at least 4 weeks as confirmed by repeat imaging performed during study screening, are clinically stable and have not required steroid treatment for at least 14 days prior to the first dose of study intervention * Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years. Replacement therapy is allowed * Active infection requiring systemic therapy * Has concurrent active Hepatitis B virus and Hepatitis C virus infection

Study locations (62)

The University of Arizona Cancer Center - North Campus ( Site 0073)

Tucson, Arizona, 85719

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Santa Monica ( Site 0044)

Los Angeles, California, 90404

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

University of California, Irvine (UCI) Health - UC Irvine Medical Center ( Site 0040)

Orange, California, 92868

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

University of California, Irvine (UCI) Health - UC Irvine Medical Center (0120)

Orange, California, 92868

Recruiting
Arash Rezazadeh Kalebasty · Contact

Stanford Cancer Center ( Site 0036)

Palo Alto, California, 94304

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Emad Ibrahim,MD,INC. ( Site 0012)

Redlands, California, 92373

Completed

Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center ( Site 0099)

Riverside, California, 92505

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

University of California Davis (UC Davis) Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 0114)

Sacramento, California, 95817

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

San Francisco VA Health Care System ( Site 0093)

San Francisco, California, 94121

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Kaiser Permanente-Kaiser Permanente, Vallejo Medical Center, Adult Oncology ( Site 0101)

Vallejo, California, 94589

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus ( Site 0046)

Aurora, Colorado, 80045

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital ( Site 0111)

Highlands Ranch, Colorado, 80129

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Colorado Clinical Research ( Site 0067)

Lakewood, Colorado, 80228

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

University of Colorado Health - Lone Tree Medical Center ( Site 0112)

Lone Tree, Colorado, 80124

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Yale-New Haven Hospital-Yale Cancer Center ( Site 0064)

New Haven, Connecticut, 06510

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

MedStar Washington Hospital Center ( Site 0103)

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Florida Cancer Specialists - South ( Site 7003)

Fort Myers, Florida, 33901

Active Not Recruiting

Mount Sinai Cancer Center ( Site 0107)

Miami Beach, Florida, 33140

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Memorial Hospital West-Memorial Cancer Institute ( Site 0109)

Pembroke Pines, Florida, 33028

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Northside Hospital-Northside Hospital Oncology Network ( Site 0100)

Atlanta, Georgia, 30342

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare, Elmhurst Hospital-Nancy W. Knowles Cancer Center ( Site 0074)

Elmhurst, Illinois, 60126

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare, Edward Hospital-Edward Cancer Center ( Site 0075)

Naperville, Illinois, 60540

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Illinois Cancer Care ( Site 0104)

Peoria, Illinois, 61615

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Urology of Indiana - Carmel ( Site 0055)

Carmel, Indiana, 46032

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center ( Site 0048)

Lexington, Kentucky, 40536

Active Not Recruiting

Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center ( Site 0069)

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 0049)

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Chesapeake Urology ( Site 0009)

Towson, Maryland, 21204

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Henry Ford Hospital ( Site 0015)

Detroit, Michigan, 48202

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Michigan ( Site 0005)

Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Avera Cancer Institute - Marshall (Site 0122)

Marshall, Minnesota, 56258

Recruiting

HealthPartners Cancer Research Center-HealthPartners Frauenshuh Cancer Center ( Site 0072)

Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55426

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

HealthPartners Cancer Research Center-HealthPartners Cancer Center at Regions Hospital ( Site 0092)

Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55101

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

St. Vincent Frontier Cancer Center-Research ( Site 0037)

Billings, Montana, 59102

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Oncology Hematology West P.C. dba Nebraska Cancer Specialists ( Site 0026)

Omaha, Nebraska, 68130

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

OptumCare Cancer Care-Research Department ( Site 0078)

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada ( Site 0010)

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89148

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey ( Site 0033)

New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Associated Medical Professionals - Urology ( Site 0081)

Syracuse, New York, 13210

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center ( Site 0043)

Cleveland, Ohio, 44106

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Central Ohio Urology Group - Gahanna ( Site 0098)

Gahanna, Ohio, 43230

Active Not Recruiting

Genesis Healthcare System ( Site 0102)

Zanesville, Ohio, 43701

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

MidLantic urology ( Site 0022)

Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, 19004

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Fox Chase Cancer Center ( Site 0076)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System (RHJVAHCS)-Urology ( Site 0083)

Charleston, South Carolina, 29401

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Avera Cancer Institute - Aberdeen (Site 0123)

Aberdeen, South Dakota, 57401

Recruiting

Avera Cancer Institute - Mitchell (Site 0121)

Mitchell, South Dakota, 57301

Recruiting

Avera Cancer Institute - Pierre ( Site 0118)

Pierre, South Dakota, 57501

Active Not Recruiting

Avera Cancer Institute- Research ( Site 0094)

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Avera Cancer Institute - Yankton ( Site 0117)

Yankton, South Dakota, 57078

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

The West Clinic, PLLC dba West Cancer Center ( Site 0063)

Germantown, Tennessee, 38138

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Texas Oncology - Central/South Texas ( Site 8003)

Austin, Texas, 78731

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Texas Oncology - DFW ( Site 8001)

Dallas, Texas, 75246

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Texas Oncology - Gulf Coast ( Site 8002)

Houston, Texas, 77024

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

University of Virginia Health System ( Site 0054)

Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Inova Schar Cancer Institute ( Site 0017)

Fairfax, Virginia, 22031

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Virginia Cancer Specialists (VCS) ( Site 8004)

Fairfax, Virginia, 22031

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

VCU Health Adult Outpatient Pavillion ( Site 0061)

Richmond, Virginia, 23219

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Blue Ridge Cancer Care ( Site 0004)

Roanoke, Virginia, 24014

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Spokane Urology ( Site 0035)

Spokane, Washington, 99202

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Northwest Cancer Specialists (Compass Oncology) ( Site 8008)

Vancouver, Washington, 98684

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN ( Site 0020)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

References

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