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RECRUITING
NCT07365423
PHASE2

Terbinafine for Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer (TerbinaPro)

Sponsor: Swiss Cancer Institute

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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

Interventions

DRUG

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