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Taking people in GermanyPhase 1
Testing TRP-001 before surgery in very high-risk prostate cancer
Tests TRP-001 before surgery in men with very high-risk prostate cancer.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Torpedo Pharmaceuticals AG
- Where
- Cologne, GermanySee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- A study to test a new drug (TRP-001) given before prostate cancer surgery in patients with very high-risk Prostate cancer.”
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- Phase 1
- People taking part
- 18 people, planned
- Started
- 2 Nov 2026
- Expected to end
- 22 Dec 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional
- Record updated
- 4 September 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for men with very high-risk prostate cancer who have not been treated yet and are planned for prostate removal surgery. It tests a new drug, TRP-001, given before surgery.
- Age
- 18 years or older
- Sex
- Men only
- Disease stage
- Prostate adenocarcinoma at very high risk (NCCN criteria). The tumour shows PSMA uptake on [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT. No distant spread (M0).
- Earlier treatment
- No earlier treatment for prostate cancer. The patient must be planned for radical prostatectomy with extended pelvic lymph node dissection.
- Biomarker or test result
- PSMA uptake on [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT at least two times higher than background activity (PRIMARY score 3-5).
Main reasons for not taking part
- Any earlier treatment for prostate cancer
- Active hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV infection
- Significant heart disease
- Another invasive cancer in the last 2 years (some exceptions)
- Previous stem-cell transplant or CAR-T cell treatment
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Histologically confirmed diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma, with no neuroendocrine differentiation or small-cell or transitional-cell characteristics
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Informed consent form (ICF) signed indicating that the patient understands the purpose of the study and the procedures required and is willing and able to participate in the study
- Sexually active patients must be willing to use condoms and other effective forms of contraception for the entire study participation, including at least three months from last treatment administration
- Very high-risk patients who meet The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) - guidelines criteria
- PSMA-avidity on [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT of the primary tumour defined as focal uptake visually at least two times higher than background activity in accordance with the PRIMARY score 3-5 (Emmett, 2022)
- No evidence of distant metastasis (M0 staging) as determined by [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT within 28 days before starting treatment
- Eligible for and planned to undergo potentially curative radical prostatectomy (removal of the entire prostate and seminal vesicle plus extended pelvic lymph node dissection) (as determined by the investigator)
- Tumour tissue of both prostate biopsy and radical prostatectomy specimens is/ will be available for local histology review and reference pathology assessments
- Treatment-naïve patient
- Adequate organ function (no blood transfusion or treatment with hematopoietic growth factors within 4 weeks prior to haematology screening)
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status score of 0-1
Who cannot take part
- Have received any prior treatment for prostate cancer (including hormonal, radiation/radioligand therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy or investigational treatments)
- Use of any investigational drug or requirement to use or continue using any prohibited concomitant medication within 28 days prior to trial treatment start
- History of clinically significant cardiovascular disease including, but not limited to severe/unstable angina, myocardial infarction, clinically significant cardiac arrhythmia, having a cardiac pacemaker or prosthetic valve or coronary artery bypass within the last 3 years prior to trial treatment start, symptomatic congestive heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class 3 or 4, non-optimally treated uncontrolled hypertension BP > 150/100 mmHg in more than one visit during the last month prior to study entry
- Significant medical conditions/concurrent illnesses that could jeopardize compliance with the protocol including, though not strictly limited to: a. Known history or ongoing myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), AML or CML b. History of Sjogren disease or any other autoimmune disease requiring active immune suppressive treatment c. Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to study inclusion d. Uncontrolled or severe infection e. History of Head and Neck SCC treated with definitive RT f. History of prior autologous or allogeneic stem-cell transplantation or CAR-T cell treatment g. Known active alcohol or drug abuse h. Known hypersensitivity reaction to any of the components of study treatment
- Any serious underlying medical condition that per investigator assessment could impair the ability of the patient to receive treatment or undergo the procedures outlined in the protocol with reasonable safety including the planned RPE + ePLND
- Known active hepatitis B virus (HBV), active hepatitis C virus (HCV) or active human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- Any other invasive malignancy within the last 2 years except for adequately treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma, curatively treated localized non-melanoma skin cancer or non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
- Significant urinary bladder voiding dysfunction that could impede efficient excretion of radioactive urine after treatment
Where in Germany
- Universitaetsklinikum Koeln AöRCologne, GermanyTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
To determine dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs), the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and the recommended dose for a Phase 2 study (RP2D) of TRP-001 as neoadjuvant monotherapy in patients with very high-risk prostate cancer eligible for standard RPE + ePLND
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on the EU's official list of trials (CTIS).
- Official title
- An Open-Label, Phase 1 Dose-finding Study to Define the Maximum Tolerated Dose and Schedule of TRP-001 as Neoadjuvant Therapy in Treatment-naïve Very High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients Eligible for Radical Prostatectomy with Extended Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection
- Plain-language title
- Testing TRP-001 before surgery in very high-risk prostate cancerGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 9 November 2026.
- Record updated
- 4 September 2026