A Prospective, Randomized, Open-label, Multi-centre, Phase II Trial Evaluating IDC/SChLAP1 as a Biomarker for Prediction of Response to Intensified Combined Modality Treatment
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Intervention
- Radiation Therapy
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
- Enrollment
- 208
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Recurrence Free Survival
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men and second leading cause of cancer-related death. Men with PCa have a wide range of possible outcomes if the cancer has not spread and is classified as Intermediate-Risk PCa (IR-PCa).
The standard treatment for IR-PCa is radiation therapy (RT) with or without hormone therapy which can result in cure in some men. In other men, the cancer can come back or spread to other areas of the body. Treatment response in men with IR-PCa is highly variable. This uncertainty has led to significant under- and over-treatment.
This study aims to find out if the addition of intensive treatment (hormonal therapy: darolutamide + degarelix) to standard treatment for PCa will work better than standard treatment alone. To do this, some participants will receive hormone therapy and others will not. All participants will receive RT.
Currently, it is difficult to identify men who may require more intensive therapy. Current methods, such as using prostate specific antigen (PSA) alone, may not give the doctor enough information about who requires more intensive treatment. The researchers conducting this study believe that a particular arrangement of cancer cells [called intraductal carcinoma (IDC)] and the presence of a genetic marker called SChLAP1 can be used to identify people who would benefit from more intensive therapy.
Hormonal therapy such as with drugs called darolutamide (new drug for PCa) and Degarelix, reduce androgens (male hormones, such as testosterone) or block their effect on the cells. PCa cells require androgens to grow and divide, so removal of androgens may be effective in preventing the return of cancer following radiation therapy.
Although darolutamide has been studied in about 1000 men with PCa and seems promising and well tolerated it is considered an experimental drug, therefore it can only be used in a research study such as this one. Degarelix has been approved by Health Canada to treat PCa.
This is a phase 2, open label, randomized, controlled study and will be conducted across sites in Canada. To qualify, men must have IR-PCa and have both SChLAP1 and IDC present or both absent. Participants will be randomized to receive RT with hormone therapy or RT only. The study treatment period is 6 months for the RT + hormone therapy group. RT will take about 1-2 weeks. All participants will be followed for 5 years with multiple visits to assess safety and treatment effects.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Male ≥ 18 years of age;
- •Pathologic (histologic) proven diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma within 180 days prior to consent;
- •PSA measurement performed within 60 days prior to consent;
- •IR-PCa as per National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) criteria (PSA \>10 and \< 20 ng/mL and/or Gleason score 7 and/or T-category T2b-T2c clinical or ultrasound);
- •UIR-PCa, at least one of the following:
- •2 or 3 NCCN IR-PCa criteria;
- •Gleason score 4+3;
- •\>50% diagnostic cores involved by adenocarcinoma;
- •Clinically negative (N0) stage, as defined by pelvic-CT or pelvic-MRI within 4 months prior to consent;
- •No evidence of bone metastases (M0) assessed by a bone scan within 4 months prior to consent;
Exclusion Criteria
- •Received any form of hormonal therapy such as bilateral orchiectomy, LHRH agonist/antagonist (e.g. goserelin, leuprolide, degarelix, etc.), anti-androgens (e.g. flutamide, bicalutamide, etc.), 5α-reductase inhibitors (e.g. finasteride, dutasteride, etc.) and/or estrogens within 1 year of consent;
- •Received prior cytotoxic therapy for prostate cancer (e.g. taxanes, mitoxantrone);
- •Currently taking medications that might cause toxicity if combined with darolutamide (see section 4.6);
- •Hemoglobin \< 9.0 g/dL, independent of transfusion and/or growth factors, measured within 90 days prior to consent;
- •Platelet count \< 100,000 × 109/μL, independent of transfusion and/or growth factors, within 90 days prior to consent;
- •Serum albumin \< 3.0 g/dL within 90 days prior to consent;
- •Abnormal renal function, assessed within 90 days prior to consent:
- •Creatinine \> 2mg/dL;
- •Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≤ 35 mL/min, estimated by Cockcroft-Gault formula or measured directly by 24 hour urine.
- •Abnormal liver function assessed within 90 days prior to consent:
Arms & Interventions
Group 1: Radiation Therapy Only
Participants randomized to Group 1 will receive radiation therapy only.
Intervention: Radiation Therapy
Group 2: Radiation Therapy + darolutamide + degarelix
Participants randomized to Group 2 will receive radiation therapy only + darolutamide + degarelix.
Intervention: Darolutamide
Group 2: Radiation Therapy + darolutamide + degarelix
Participants randomized to Group 2 will receive radiation therapy only + darolutamide + degarelix.
Intervention: Degarelix
Group 2: Radiation Therapy + darolutamide + degarelix
Participants randomized to Group 2 will receive radiation therapy only + darolutamide + degarelix.
Intervention: Radiation Therapy
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Recurrence Free Survival
Time Frame: Recurrence Free Survival will be monitored for a duration of 5 years.
Recurrence Free Survival (RFS), with recurrence event defined as (whichever occurs first): * Biochemical failure defined as per Phoenix criteria (i.e., a rise in PSA by 2 ng/mL or more above the nadir PSA, confirmed by a second PSA measurement) * Clinical, radiographic, or pathological evidence of local, regional, or distant recurrence/metastasis * Initiation of salvage hormonal therapy * Death from any cause.
Secondary Outcomes
- Difference in RFS rates (as defined in primary outcome measure) between IDC/SChLAP1 and treatment groups.(5 years)
- Incidence of early biochemical failure as defined by Pheonix criteria (i.e., within first 2 years of follow-up; surrogate of lethal disease).(5 years)
- Rates of positive prostate biopsies (local failure) performed at time of recurrence as per standard of care.(5 years)
- Testosterone levels(5 years)
- Changes in prostate cancer-specific HRQoL as measured by abbreviated EPIC (urinary, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains) questionnaire, as a function of treatment assignment(5 years)
- Rate of maximal biochemical control, defined as 2 consecutive undetectable PSA (<0.05 ng/mL) during follow-up.(5 years)
- Rates of positive molecular imaging results (local, regional and/or distant failure) performed at time of recurrence as per standard of care.(5 years)
- Changes in prostate cancer-specific HRQoL as measured by SF-12 questionnaire, as a function of treatment assignment(5 years)