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A Phase III Trial of BNT324 Versus Docetaxel in Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
NCT07365995 · BioNTech SE
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Official title
A Phase III, Randomized, Open-label Trial of BNT324 Versus Docetaxel With Prednisone/Prednisolone in Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
About this study
The study consists of a screening period (up to 28 days), a treatment period with 21-day cycles, and an after-treatment period that includes a 30-day safety follow-up period and a long-term survival follow-up period.
Treatment continues until the cancer clearly gets worse (in scans, based on blinded independent central review \[BICR\] assessment or investigator's decision), side effects become unacceptable, the participant chooses to stop, or the study ends.
Participants are put into one of two groups in a 1:1 ratio, which means they will have an equal chance to be in either treatment group, i.e., BNT324 group, or docetaxel plus prednisone/prednisolone group (current SoC). An independent committee will help ensure participant safety, by regularly reviewing safety and early results.
For each participant, the treatment and follow-up periods are projected to be up to \~58 months.
Eligibility criteria
Key Inclusion Criteria:
* Are male adults (defined as ≥18 years of age or of an acceptable age according to local regulations at the time of giving informed consent).
* Must have documented progressive prostate cancer based on at least one of the following criteria:
* Serum/plasma PSA progression, by local laboratory, defined as two consecutive increases in PSA over a previous reference value, each measured sequentially at least 1 week apart. The PSA value at screening is required to be ≥1.0 ng/mL.
* Radiographic soft tissue progression as per PCWG3-modified RECIST v1.1.
* Radiographic progression of bone disease: evaluable disease or new bone lesion(s) by bone scan per PCWG3 criteria.
* Had previously received one or two prior androgen receptor pathway inhibitor treatments and experienced disease progression during or after a minimum of 8 weeks of therapy.
* Must not have received systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy, including taxane-based chemotherapy, for mCRPC.
* Must have had prior orchiectomy and/or have ongoing androgen-deprivation therapy and a castrate-level of serum/plasma testosterone (\<50 ng/dL or \<1.7 nmol/L). Participant being treated with luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonists or antagonists must continue such treatment throughout the study.
* Must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance score of 0 or 1.
Key Exclusion Criteria:
* Have received prior treatment with B7-H3 targeted therapy, including B7-H3 ADCs.
* Have uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease, as defined in the protocol.
* Have a history of (non-infectious) interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis that required steroids or have current ILD/pneumonitis.
NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria apply.
Study design
Enrollment target: 736 participants
Allocation: randomized
Masking: none
Age groups: adult, older_adult
Timeline
Starts: 2026-04-22
Estimated completion: 2031-02
Last updated: 2026-09-18
Interventions
Drug: BNT324Drug: DocetaxelDrug: Prednisone/prednisolone
Primary outcomes
- • rPFS assessed by BICR (From randomization to end of study, i.e., up to 58 months)
- • OS (From randomization to end of study, i.e., up to 58 months)
Sponsor
BioNTech SE · industry
With: BioNTech (Shanghai) Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., DualityBio Inc.
Contacts & investigators
ContactBioNTech clinical trials patient information · contact · patients@biontech.de · +49 6131 9084
InvestigatorBioNTech Responsible Person · study_director, BioNTech SE
All locations (33)
Sansum ClinicRecruiting
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Rocky Mountain Cancer CentersRecruiting
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Florida Cancer Specialists- Fort MyersRecruiting
Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Florida Cancer Specialists- St. PetersburgRecruiting
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Florida Cancer Specialists- West Palm BeachRecruiting
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Illinois Cancer SpecialistsRecruiting
Niles, Illinois, United States
Illinois CancerCare PCRecruiting
Peoria, Illinois, United States
Maryland Oncology HematologyRecruiting
Rockville, Maryland, United States
White Plains HospitalRecruiting
White Plains, New York, United States
Oncology/Hematology Care, Inc.Recruiting
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
SCRI Oncology PartnersRecruiting
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Texas Oncology South AustinRecruiting
Austin, Texas, United States
Texas Oncology Gulf CoastRecruiting
Houston, Texas, United States
Texas Oncology, P.A. - TylerRecruiting
Tyler, Texas, United States
Texas Oncology - West TexasRecruiting
Wichita Falls, Texas, United States
Virginia Cancer Specialists PCRecruiting
Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Virginia Oncology AssociatesRecruiting
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Tasman Onco Research Pty LtdRecruiting
Southport, Australia
The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal UniversityRecruiting
Changsha, China
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityRecruiting
Chongqing, China
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityRecruiting
Hangzhou, China
Zhejiang Cancer HospitalRecruiting
Hangzhou, China
The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang UniversityRecruiting
Nanchang, China
Nanjing Drum Tower HospitalRecruiting
Nanjing, China
Shanghai Cancer CenterRecruiting
Shanghai, China
The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical UniversityRecruiting
Wenzhou, China
Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyRecruiting
Wuhan, China
Hubei Cancer HospitalRecruiting
Wuhan, China
Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical CollegeRecruiting
Wuhu, China
Yantai Yuhuangding HospitalRecruiting
Yantai, China
Addenbrooke's HospitalRecruiting
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Royal Marsden HospitalRecruiting
London, United Kingdom
Royal Marsden HospitalRecruiting
Sutton, United Kingdom