Prostate Cancer Trial, Recruiting NCT03408964 Sponsor: Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland Condition: Prostate Cancer
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Prostate Cancer Trial, Recruiting

NCT03408964
Recruiting Not Applicable

Who may be able to join

AI generated eligibility summary. Written by an AI model from the official source data and checked on a sample basis. It can contain mistakes, so confirm anything important against the original source. How we use AI

Who might be able to join this trial:

  • Adults aged 18 or older
  • People with a confirmed tissue diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma (a specific type of prostate cancer) at various stages, for whom treatment has been recommended
  • People who are willing and able to provide written consent to participate
  • (For one specific group only) People with a diagnosis of castration-sensitive or castration-resistant prostate cancer (two specific stages of prostate cancer — confirm with trial site)
  • (For another specific group only) People who had prostate biopsies due to a suspicion of prostate cancer, but whose results came back negative for cancer

Who may not be able to join:

  • People who currently have an active infection that requires treatment
  • People whose general health has significantly declined
  • People who have serious additional health conditions occurring at the same time
  • People whose living or financial circumstances make it very difficult to attend regular follow-up appointments
  • People who need to take steroid medications at the start of or during the study
  • People who have been diagnosed with another cancer in the past 5 years
  • (For one specific group only) People who have not had antibiotic treatment in the 2 months before enrolling
  • (For another specific group only) People who have previously had major surgery or radiotherapy to treat prostate cancer, or who have previously received hormonal treatments
  • (For other specific groups only) Additional restrictions around prior antibiotic use and previous hormonal treatments for advanced disease may apply depending on which group a person is being considered for (confirm with trial site)

Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.

Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.

This is a simplified plain English summary of the eligibility criteria. Full criteria are set by the trial investigators and may include additional requirements not shown here. Never self-exclude from a trial based on this summary. Contact the trial site directly to confirm your eligibility.
Last synced 21 July 2026
This study is not part of the standard drug-approval phase pathway (for example an observational, device, behavioural, or registry study), so a phase success rate does not apply.

Contact this trial

Principal Investigator: Ricardo Pereira Mestre, MD, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland (IOSI)

Phone: +41 (0)91 811 8446

Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.

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Trial details

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Not Applicable
Sponsor
Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland
Registry
ClinicalTrials.gov
Start date
15 December 2017
Est. completion
31 December 2028

Where this trial is recruiting

🇨🇭 Switzerland

Primary endpoints

Biomarkers value in the response to therapy

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Expanded access pathways

If this trial is not available to you, other access pathways may exist. In Australia, the TGA Special Access Scheme allows access to unapproved therapeutic goods for individual patients.

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Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 21 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.

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