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New Treatment Strategies and Epigenetic Biomarker for Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

NCT06944145

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

SRD5A2 is a critical enzyme for prostatic development and growth, and the SRD5A2 inhibitor, finasteride, is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). SRD5A2 is absent in 30% of normal adult men, which explains the resistance of a subset of patients to this commonly prescribed drug. This project proposes new combination therapies (5-ARI+raloxifene) and evaluates novel non-invasive biomarkers, based on alternative pathways that lead to prostatic enlargement.

Timeline

Start
2025-12-03
Primary completion
2029-06-01
Completion
2030-08-31

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Finasteride Small molecule 5 mg Oral
Subject Raloxifene Other / unclassified 60 mg Oral