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NCT07535905RecruitingPhase 2

Clinical Trial to Observe the Effects of Tamoxifen on Testosterone Recovery in Medically Castrated Prostate Cancer Patients

Phase II Controlled Clinical Trial to Test Efficacy and Observe Longitudinal Effects of Tamoxifen for Testosterone Recovery in Medically Castrated Prostate Cancer Patients

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a cornerstone therapy in the treatment of curable prostate cancer (PCa). However, ADT often leads to a protracted testosterone recovery period in most men or absence of complete recovery in 10-25% of cases. The hypogonadal state has significant psychosocial and physical side effects. Therefore, limiting ADT effect's duration beyond the prescribed castration period is very compelling to patients and providers alike. Tamoxifen, a well-established selective estrogen receptor modulator, offers a novel and cost-effective approach to accelerate testosterone recovery in men with secondary hypogonadism. This project addresses a critical gap in global cancer care by evaluating Tamoxifen as a viable solution for reducing the burden of delayed testosterone recovery and its associated side effects, particularly in resource-limited settings.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
96 (estimated)
First submitted
27 Mar 2026
Start date
31 Dec 2026
Primary completion date
31 Oct 2030
Lead sponsor
University Health Network, Toronto
NCT number
NCT07535905

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Planned participants: 96
  • From 31 Dec 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 Oct 2030
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Harbouring certain CYP2D6 alleles (i.e. CYP2D6\*4) or from the chronic use of a CYP2D6 inhibitor(s);
  • Active therapy with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants (e.g. paroxetine, a known CYP2D6 inhibitor);
  • Active therapy with coumarin-type anticoagulants;
  • Active therapy with cytotoxic agents;
  • Active therapy with aromatase inhibitors;
  • Treatment with a non-approved or experimental drug during the 3 months before informed consent;
  • Any other significant concomitant disease or condition that could interfere with the conduct of the study, or that would, in the opinion of the investigator, pose an unacceptable risk to the participant in this trial;

Other illness

  • History of blood clots (venous thromboembolism or pulmonary embolism);
  • History of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA);
  • Other invasive malignancy within the last 5 years, other than squamous or basal cell carcinoma of the skin;

Lab values

  • Reduced liver function within last 120 days prior to enrolment, defined as follows:
    • Total Bilirubin: 1.5 \> upper limit of normal (ULN) (For Gilbert's syndrome, if total bilirubin is \<1.5 x ULN, measure direct and indirect bilirubin. If direct bilirubin is greater than 1.5 x ULN, participant is ineligible;
    • AST(SGOT) and ALT(SGPT): \> 2.5x ULN;
    • Or other liver disease as deemed ineligible by the investigator
  • Baseline QT/QTc \> 500ms;
  • Patients known to have one of the following hereditary illnesses; galactose- intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption;

Who the study is looking for

  • At least 18 years of age;
  • Ability to understand the purposes and risks of the trial and has signed a written informed consent form. Have a diagnosis of prostate cancer;
  • Patient received ADT for a duration of either 6 or 18-36 months as part of the curative intent treatment. Curative intent prostate cancer patients who completed ADT and have had no further ADT for the length of the last ADT injection depot formulation (e.g., if the last ADT injection depot formulation is for 3 months, the patient must have no ADT for 3 months after last injection)
  • Have effectively castrated testosterone (\< 1.7 nmol/L \[50 ng/dL\]) within 6 weeks of enrollment;
  • ECOG Performance status 0-2

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: Male · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
University Health Network - Princess Margaret Cancer Center
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TorontoCanadaRecruiting

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