Propranolol, a non-selective adrenergic beta-receptor blocker, is conventionally used to treat arrhythmias. However, recent studies have demonstrated its therapeutic efficacy in breast cancer, prostate cancer, neonatal hemangioma, and neonatal facial rhabdomyoma. Given the significant potential of neoadjuvant therapy in prostate cancer, we designed a multicenter, single-arm clinical study. This trial evaluates neoadjuvant propranolol combined with novel endocrine therapy and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in high-risk prostate cancer patients prior to radical prostatectomy, aiming to achieve superior curative outcomes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
Patients in the group received daily oral propranolol therapy: the initial oral dose was 10 mg three times daily, with adjustments made by the clinician based on the patient's blood pressure status; concurrently administered were continuous novel endocrine therapy and androgen deprivation therapy.
Zhongda Hospital
Nanjing, China
pathological complete response
pCR (pathological complete response) is defined as the absence of morphologically recognizable cancer in the prostate resection specimen.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 weeks
Minimal Residual Disease
MRD (Minimal Residual Disease) is defined as residual tumors with a maximum cross-sectional dimension ≤5 mm and a residual cancer burden (RCB) ≤0.25 cm³ (tumor volume ≤0.5 cm³ × tumor cell content ≤50%). Tumor volume is calculated via three-dimensional volume estimation based on the maximum cross-sectional dimension and number of cross-sections involved, with correction for tumor cell architecture.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 weeks
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