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ArticleThe Prostate2026

A Feasibility Study of the Repurposing of Prazosin to Improve Treatment Outcomes in Men Receiving Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer (MiniRaP-00).

Liam D King, David Christie, Daniel Cehic, Wendy Dare, Russ Chess-Williams, Donna Sellers, Catherine McDermott, Alexandra McCarthy, Shailendra Anoopkumar-Dukie

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Liam D KingSchool of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6816-3784
David ChristieSchool of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5494-8751
Daniel CehicAdvara HeartCare, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Wendy DareRamsay Pharmacy Group, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Russ Chess-WilliamsFaculty of Health Science and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Donna SellersFaculty of Health Science and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0082-4216
Catherine McDermottFaculty of Health Science and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Alexandra McCarthyGriffith Health Group, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Shailendra Anoopkumar-DukieSchool of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

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Abstract

backgroundFurther work is needed to improve treatment outcomes for prostate cancer (PCa), with the repurposing of the α

methodsThe study enrolled men planned to receive radiotherapy for PCa. Participants received escalating doses of prazosin administered during radiotherapy. Blood pressure was recorded at each radiotherapy fraction. The primary outcome was treatment protocol feasibility and secondary outcomes were maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of prazosin, safety, and progression-free survival (PFS).

resultsTen participants were enrolled into the study and all achieved > 90% treatment compliance and > 80% assessment compliance. One participant and four participants achieved an MTD of 1 mg and 0.5 mg, respectively, and the remaining five participants had an MTD of 0 mg, with the overall protocol defined MTD being 0 mg. There were no Grades 3/4 adverse events. All treatment-related adverse events (TRAE) were either hypotension or orthostatic hypotension, of the 17 reported TRAEs 16 were asymptomatic. No participants had evidence of disease progression at the 36-week follow-up.

conclusionsOur study demonstrated that coadministration of prazosin during radiotherapy is feasible. However, the incidence of hypotension resulted in a protocol-defined MTD (under conservative blood pressure based DLT definition) of 0 mg, although 16 of the 17 reports were asymptomatic. Combined with monitoring used in other studies utilizing prazosin, this suggests that our safety monitoring and dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) definition may have been too strict and did not accurately reflect a clinically relevant MTD. As this study achieved its primary aim and demonstrated the feasibility of the administration of prazosin during radiotherapy, further prospective studies are justified, with greater consideration given to the definition of DLTs.

trial registrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (381954).

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Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor AntagonistsDrug RepositioningPrazosinProstatic NeoplasmsAgedFeasibility StudiesHumansMaleMaximum Tolerated DoseMiddle AgedProgression-Free SurvivalProspective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAdrenergic alpha-1 Receptor AntagonistsPrazosindrug repurposingprazosinprostate cancerradiotherapyα1‐adrenoreceptor antagonist

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