NCT04926155 is a Phase 2 clinical trial of Metformin in Metastatic Prostate Cancer, sponsored by Sun Yat-sen University.

Who is sponsoring NCT04926155?

NCT04926155 is sponsored by Sun Yat-sen University.

What drugs are being tested in NCT04926155?

Interventions in NCT04926155: Metformin.

What condition does NCT04926155 study?

NCT04926155 studies Metastatic Prostate Cancer.

Is NCT04926155 still recruiting?

NCT04926155 is currently status unknown. Last updated 14 June 2021.

Last reviewed 2021-06-14 · How we verify

NCT04926155

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Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The Effect of Metformin in Patients With Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer

Status unknown Phase 2 Last updated 14 June 2021

What this trial tests

Phase 2 trial testing Metformin in Metastatic Prostate Cancer in 234 participants. Status unknown.

Timeline

23 June 2021

Primary endpoint
30 April 2024

31 August 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Sun Yat-sen University
Phase	Phase 2
Status	Status unknown
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	234
Start date	23 June 2021
Primary completion	30 April 2024
Estimated completion	31 August 2024
Sites	1 location across China

Drugs / interventions tested

Metformin (metformin) — full drug profile →

Conditions studied

Metastatic Prostate Cancer — all drugs for Metastatic Prostate Cancer →

Sponsor

Sun Yat-sen University

Who can join

18 and older, male only, with Metastatic Prostate Cancer. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of the addition of metformin to abiraterone on survival in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The half the patients will receive metformin in combination with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and abiraterone, and the other half will receive ADT and abiraterone only.

Publications & conference data

4 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Metformin: A Dual-Role Player in Cancer Treatment and Prevention.
Galal MA, Al-Rimawi M, Hajeer A, Dahman H, et al · · 2024 · cited 44× · PMID 38612893 · DOI 10.3390/ijms25074083
Targeting Mitochondrial OXPHOS and Their Regulatory Signals in Prostate Cancers.
Chen CL, Lin CY, Kung HJ. · · 2021 · cited 39× · PMID 34948229 · DOI 10.3390/ijms222413435
Immunometabolism in cancer: basic mechanisms and new targeting strategy.
Su R, Shao Y, Huang M, Liu D, et al · · 2024 · cited 28× · PMID 38755125 · DOI 10.1038/s41420-024-02006-2
Cancer-associated fibroblasts: central players in cancer hallmarks and therapeutic resistance.
Lu Y, Wu Y, Xu X, Feng Y, et al · · 2025 · PMID 41444607 · DOI 10.1186/s12964-025-02516-1

Verify or expand the search:

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Other recruiting trials for Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Currently open trials in the same condition.

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Other Sun Yat-sen University trials

Trials by the same sponsor.

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NCT07371897 — Toripalimab ± Chemo as Neoadjuvant Therapy in LA-HNSCC: A Phase III Trial · Phase 3 · not yet recruiting
NCT07489703 — SHR-A1811 + AK112 in HER2-Altered Advanced/Metastatic NSCLC · Phase 2 · not yet recruiting
NCT07528209 — Neoadjuvant CAPOX With or Without Pucotenlimab Plus Selective Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer · Phase 3 · recruiting
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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04926155 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Sun Yat-sen University
Last refreshed: 14 June 2021

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