Clinical trial · Interventional
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Relugolix in Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer
HERO: A Multinational Phase 3 Randomized, Open-label, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Relugolix in Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of relugolix 120 milligrams (mg) orally once daily for 48 weeks on maintaining serum testosterone suppression to castrate levels (\< 50 nanograms/deciliter \[ng/dL\]) in participants with androgen-sensitive advanced prostate cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prostate Cancer | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leuprolide Acetate | Drug | Leuprolide | ALIAS |
| Relugolix | Drug | Relugolix | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Relugolix
- description
- Relugolix for 48 weeks
- interventionNames
- Drug: Relugolix
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Leuprolide Acetate
- description
- Leuprolide acetate for 48 weeks
- interventionNames
- Drug: Leuprolide Acetate
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Sustained Castration Rate
- timeFrame
- From Week 5 Day 1 (Day 29) to Week 49 Day 1 (Day 337)
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Has histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate. 2. Is a candidate for, in the opinion of the investigator, at least 1 year of continuous androgen deprivation therapy for the management of androgen-sensitive advanced prostate cancer with 1 of the following clinical disease state presentations: 1. Evidence of biochemical (PSA) or clinical relapse following local primary intervention with curative intent, such as surgery, radiation therapy, cryotherapy, or high-frequency ultrasound and not a candidate for salvage treatment by surgery; or 2. Newly diagnosed androgen-sensitive metastatic disease; or 3. Advanced localized disease unlikely to be cured by local primary intervention with either surgery or radiation with curative intent. 3. Has a serum testosterone at the Screening visit of ≥ 150 ng/dL (5.2 nanomoles \[nmol\]/liter \[L\]). 4. Has a serum PSA concentration at the Screening visit of \> 2.0 ng/milliliter (mL) (2.0 microgram \[μg\]/L), or, when applicable, post radical prostatectomy of \> 0.2 ng/mL (0.2 μg/L) or post radiotherapy, cryotherapy, or high frequency ultrasound \> 2.0 ng/mL (2.0 μg/L) above the post interventional nadir. 5. Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1 at initial screening and at baseline. Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. In the investigator's opinion, is likely to require chemotherapy or surgical therapy for symptomatic disease management within 2 months of initiating androgen deprivation therapy. 2. Previously received gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog or other form of androgen deprivation therapy (estrogen or antiandrogen) for \> 18 months total duration. If androgen deprivation therapy was received for ≤ 18 months total duration, then that therapy must have been completed at least 3 months prior to baseline. If the dosing interval of the depot is longer than 3 months, then the prior androgen deprivation therapy must have been completed at least as long as the dosing interval of the depot. 3. Previous systemic cytotoxic treatment for prostate cancer (for example, taxane-based regimen). 4. Metastases to brain per prior clinical evaluation. 5. Participants with myocardial infarction, unstable symptomatic ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular events, or any significant cardiac condition within the prior 6 months. 6. Active conduction system abnormalities. 7. Uncontrolled hypertension.
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDShore ND, Saad F, Cookson MS, George DJ, Saltzstein DR, Tutrone R, Akaza H, Bossi A, van Veenhuyzen DF, Selby B, Fan X, Kang V, Walling J, Tombal B; HERO Study Investigators. Oral Relugolix for Androgen-Deprivation Therapy in Advanced Prostate Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2020 Jun 4;382(23):2187-2196. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2004325. Epub 2020 May 29. PMID 32469183
- DERIVEDShore ND, Mehlhaff BA, Cookson MS, Saltzstein DR, Tutrone R, Brown B, Lu S, Fallick M, Hanson S, Saad F. Impact of Concomitant Cardiovascular Therapies on Efficacy and Safety of Relugolix vs Leuprolide: Subgroup Analysis from HERO Study in Advanced Prostate Cancer. Adv Ther. 2023 Nov;40(11):4919-4927. doi: 10.1007/s12325-023-02634-7. Epub 2023 Sep 15. PMID 37713020
- DERIVEDShore ND, Sutton J. Plain language summary of the HERO study comparing relugolix with leuprolide for men with advanced prostate cancer. Future Oncol. 2022 Jul;18(21):2575-2584. doi: 10.2217/fon-2022-0172. Epub 2022 May 19. PMID 35587650