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NRG-GU008 / RGUP20037 / INNOVATE / Hong Zhang

Research Question:
How well does adding apalutamide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone to the usual hormone therapy and radiation therapy work compared to the usual hormone therapy and radiation therapy in treating patients with node-positive prostate cancer after surgery?

Basic Study Information

Purpose:
This phase III trial studies whether adding apalutamide to the usual treatment improves outcome in patients with lymph node positive prostate cancer after surgery. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-ray to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Androgens, or male sex hormones, can cause the growth of prostate cancer cells. Drugs, such as apalutamide, may help stop or reduce the growth of prostate cancer cell growth by blocking the attachment of androgen to its receptors on cancer cells, a mechanism similar to stopping the entrance of a key into its lock. Adding apalutamide to the usual hormone therapy and radiation therapy after surgery may stabilize prostate cancer and prevent it from spreading and extend time without disease spreading compared to the usual approach.

Location: University of Rochester Medical Center
Study Reference #: RGUP20037

Lead Researcher (Principal Investigator)

Lead Researcher:  Hong Zhang

Study Contact Information

Study Contact: Clinical Trials Office
Study Location: Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center
Study Email: WCICTOResearch@urmc.rochester.edu

Additional Study Details

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