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A trial looking at rucaparib for prostate cancer that has spread (TRITON3)

Overview

Cancer types:

Prostate cancer, Secondary cancers

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial compared a drug called rucaparib with for prostate cancer.

It was for men with:

  • prostate cancer that had spread and got worse despite having hormone treatment. This is called metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

  • certain gene changes () in the prostate cancer cells

The trial was open for people to join between 2017 and 2022. The team published the results in 2023.

Recruitment start: 21 June 2017

Recruitment end: 3 February 2022

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr Elias Pintus

Supported by

Clovis Oncology, Inc

Last reviewed: 25 July 2024

CRUK internal database number: 14734

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