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Terbinafine for Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer (TerbinaPro)
Sponsor: Swiss Cancer Institute
Summary
TerbinaPro is a phase II drug-repurposing study evaluating oral Terbinafine in patients with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after prior local treatment with curative intent. When local salvage strategies have been exhausted, recurrence usually reflects micro-metastatic disease without clearly visible metastases on imaging. Standard therapy with androgen deprivation or androgen-receptor pathway inhibitors can effectively control disease but is associated with substantial side effects and negative impact on quality of life. Terbinafine is a long-licensed, generic antifungal drug that inhibits squalene epoxidase (SQLE), an enzyme that may play a role in prostate cancer progression. Preclinical and limited clinical data suggest potential anti-cancer activity.
Official title: Terbinafine for Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer (TerbinaPro) - A Phase II Drug-repurposing Study
Key Details
Gender
MALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
42
Start Date
2026-05
Completion Date
2030-10
Last Updated
2026-04-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Terbinafine
Drug: Terbinafine
Locations (11)
Kantonsspital Baden
Baden, Switzerland
Universitätsspital Basel
Basel, Switzerland
EOC - Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana
Bellinzona, Switzerland
Kantonsspital Graubünden
Chur, Switzerland
Spital Thurgau AG
Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Hôpitaux Universitaires Genève HUG
Geneva, Switzerland
Luzerner Kantonsspital
Lucerne, Switzerland
TBZO Tumor- und BrustZentrum Ostschweiz - Rapperswil
Rapperswil, Switzerland
HOCH Health Ostschweiz - Kantonsspital St. Gallen
Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
Kantonsspital Winterthur
Winterthur, Switzerland
Universitätsspital Zürich USZ
Zurich, Switzerland