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Estrogen to Improve Quality of Life for Men With Newly Diagnosed or Recurrent Metastatic Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer, EQUIP Trial

  • PhasePhase 2
  • StatusRecruiting
  • Planned enrollment60 people
  • Recruiting US sites1
  • SponsorFred Hutchinson Cancer Center
  • RegistryNCT07466498

Recruitment re-checked on ClinicalTrials.gov Oct 30, 2026. Public record; not medical advice.

Estrogen to Improve Quality of Life for Men With Newly Diagnosed or Recurrent Metastatic Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer, EQUIP Trial: a one-minute explainerNCT074664981 min

Eligibility

Who can join

The film gives the main points. The full list below is copied from the registry; the study team makes the final decision.

  • Age18 Years to no maximum
  • SexMale
  • Healthy volunteersNo

You may be able to join if

  • Must be willing to provide informed consent prior to any study specific procedures
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Documented histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate
  • Patients must have evidence of newly diagnosed or relapsed metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer on CT, positron emission tomography (PET), MRI or bone scan
  • No prior chemotherapy for the treatment of hormone sensitive prostate cancer
  • No prior therapy with an LHRH analogue or next-generation androgen receptor-signaling inhibitor (e.g. abiraterone, enzalutamide, etc.). Participants may have initiated on a first-generation androgen receptor (AR) antagonist (e.g. bicalutamide) prior to enrollment
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL with no blood transfusion in the past 28 days (measured within 30 days prior to administration of study treatment)
  • Platelet count ≥ 100 x 10^9/L (measured within 30 days prior to administration of study treatment)
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 10^9/L (measured within 30 days prior to administration of study treatment)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or serum glutamic pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) ≤ 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (measured within 30 days prior to administration of study treatment)
  • Patient must have creatinine clearance estimated using the Cockcroft-Gault equation (measured within 30 days prior to administration of study treatment)
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) with exception for Gilbert's syndrome (measured within 30 days prior to administration of study treatment)
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2
  • Patients must have a life expectancy ≥ 16 weeks
  • Patients must be willing and able to comply with protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations
  • At least one lesion (measurable and/or non-measurable) that can be accurately assessed at baseline by CT, MRI and/or bone scan and is suitable for repeated assessment. Subjects without bone metastases must have measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version (v) 1.1
  • Male patients and their partners, who are sexually active and of childbearing potential, must agree to the use of two highly effective forms of contraception in combination, throughout the period of taking study treatment and for 6 months after last dose of study drug(s) to prevent pregnancy in a partner

You cannot join if

  • Involvement in the planning and/or conduct of the study
  • Other malignancy unless curatively treated with no evidence of disease for ≥ 2 years. Exceptions include adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
  • Patients with symptomatic uncontrolled brain metastases. A scan to confirm the absence of brain metastases is not required. Patient with spinal cord compression unless considered to have received definitive therapy for this and evidence of clinically stable disease for 28 days
  • Patients considered inappropriate to receive docetaxel chemotherapy by their treating provider
  • Use of corticosteroids at a dose equivalent to > 10 mg of prednisone daily
  • Planning to receive concurrent treatment with another systemic cancer therapy, aside from an LHRH analogue
  • Major surgery within 2 weeks of starting study treatment and patients must have recovered from any effects of any major surgery
  • Patients considered a poor medical risk due to a serious, uncontrolled medical disorder, non-malignant systemic disease or active, uncontrolled infection. Examples include, but are not limited to, uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmia, uncontrolled major seizure disorder, uncontrolled hypertension (blood pressure [BP] ≥ 165/100), unstable spinal cord compression, superior vena cava syndrome or extensive interstitial lung disease
  • Patients with a known hypersensitivity to transdermal estradiol, LHRH analogue, ARSIs or any of the excipients of these products
  • Patients with known active hepatitis (i.e., hepatitis B or C) due to risk of transmitting the infection through body or other body fluids
  • Evidence of serious and/or unstable pre-existing medical, psychiatric or other condition (including laboratory abnormalities) that could interfere with patient safety or provision of informed consent to participate in this study
  • Any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition that could potentially interfere with compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule
  • Evidence of a pre-existing condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would put the patient at risk from estradiol therapy.
  • Some examples include: history of blood clotting disorder, migraines with aura or other focal neurological symptom, angina (New York Heart Association grade III or higher)
  • Prior history of deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism within 5 years prior to enrollment in the study and not currently on systemic anticoagulation
  • Excluded due to risk of venous thromboembolism from hormone supplementation
  • Patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart failure or history of a prior myocardial infarction (MI) or cerebrovascular accident (stroke or transient ischemic attack) within 5 years of enrollment to the study
  • Excluded due to increased risk of cardiovascular events with estradiol supplementation

The treatment

How it is intended to work

This is how the treatment is meant to work. Whether it helps, and how safe it is, is what this trial is testing.

Treatments listed in the registry

  • Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibitor (Drug): Given per standard of care
  • Transdermal Estrogen (Drug): Given via transdermal patch
  • Bone Scan (Procedure): Undergo bone scan
  • Computed Tomography (Procedure): Undergo CT scan
  • Dual X-ray Absorptiometry (Procedure): Undergo DEXA scan
  • Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Analog (Biological): Given per standard of care
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Procedure): Undergo MRI
  • Survey Administration (Other): Ancillary studies
  • Biospecimen Collection (Procedure): Undergo blood sample collection

The study

Treatment groups

Randomized · Parallel · masking: None

Cohort 1 (LHRH agonist/antagonist and ARSI) (Active Comparator)

Patients receive standard of care LHRH agonist or LHRH antagonist according to the Food and Drug Administration approved dose and schedule in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Starting 4 weeks after initiation of LHRH agonist/antagonist, patients also receive ARSI per physician's choice for a minimum of 12 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with a median daily hot flash score ≥ 6 after 12 weeks of therapy may crossover to cohort 2. Patients undergo CT scan or MRI, bone scan, DEXA scan and blood sample collection throughout the study.

Cohort 2 (Estrogen and ARSI) (Experimental)

Patients receive estrogen via transdermal patch on days 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 and 28 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Starting 4 weeks after initiation of transdermal estrogen, patients also receive ARSI per physician's choice for a minimum of 12 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo CT scan or MRI, bone scan, DEXA scan and blood sample collection throughout the study.

What it involves

Procedures

As the registry describes them. Requirements to join, such as a tissue sample, are in the eligibility list above even when on-study procedures are optional. Ask the study team which steps apply to you.

  • blood samples: Part of the study plan
  • CT scans: Part of the study plan
  • MRI: Part of the study plan
  • questionnaires: Part of the study plan
  • bone scan: Part of the study plan

Goals

What the study measures

Main goals

  • Change in median daily hot flash score (From baseline to a minimum of 12 weeks combination therapy)

Other goals

  • Change in quality of life (QOL) domains
  • Bone mineral density
  • Changes in metabolic parameters: Mean change in hemoglobin A1c
  • Changes in metabolic parameters: Mean change in lipid panel values
  • Changes in sleep patterns and sleep quality
  • Incidence of adverse events
  • Time to radiographic progression
  • Time to prostate specific antigen (PSA) progression
  • Changes in immune cell composition

Planned enrollment: 60 (estimated).

Where

Recruiting US sites

  • Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington

Site status as of Oct 30, 2026. Check the live record before contacting a site.

Sources

Where this comes from

Registry record reviewed as fetched Oct 30, 2026, last updated by the sponsor Oct 15, 2026. Public record; not medical advice.

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