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Anti-Androgens and Cabazitaxel in Defining Complete Response in Prostatectomy (ACDC Trial)

Registration Number
NCT02543255
Lead Sponsor
University Health Network, Toronto
Brief Summary

This study evaluates the use of chemotherapy with cabazitaxel in addition to abiraterone acetate, prednisone, and leuprolide in neoadjuvant setting prior to radical prostatectomy in patients with high-risk prostate carcinoma. Half of the participants will receive treatment with abiraterone acetate, prednisone, leuprolide, and cabazitaxel, while the other half will receive only abiraterone acetate, prednisone, and leuprolide.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
76
Inclusion Criteria
  • Willing and able to provide informed consent;
  • Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without neuroendocrine differentiation or small cell features with a minimum of 3 cores positive for tumour;
  • Tumour biopsy tissue accessible for downstream evaluation;
  • Must be candidates for radical prostatectomy and considered surgically resectable by urologic evaluation;
  • High Risk D'Amico score defined as either PSA > 20, Gleason score ≥ 8 as determined by the local pathologist; or T2c-3 based on DRE, pathologic review +/- imaging;
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1;
  • No evidence of metastatic disease or nodal disease as determined by radionuclide bone scans and computed tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); non-pathological lymph nodes must be less than 15 mm in the short (transverse) axis;
  • Able to swallow the study drug(s) as prescribed and comply with study requirements;
  • Required initial laboratory values:
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500/μL;
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL;
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L;
  • Creatinine ≤ 175 μmol/L;
  • Bilirubin ≤ upper limit of institutional normal (ULN);
  • AST/ALT ≤ 1.5 × ULN.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Received an investigational agent within 4 weeks prior to screening;
  • Stage T4 prostate cancer by clinical examination or radiologic evaluation;
  • Hypogonadism or severe androgen deficiency as defined by screening serum testosterone below the normal range for the institution;
  • Prior androgen deprivation, chemotherapy, surgery, or radiation for prostate cancer;
  • Receiving concurrent androgens, estrogens, or progestational agents, or received any of these agents within the 6 months prior to randomization;
  • History of another malignancy within the previous 5 years other than curatively treated nonmelanomatous skin cancer and non-muscle invasive bladder cancer;
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, cardiovascular disease, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia that is symptomatic or requires active therapy; deep venous thrombosis within 3 months prior to randomization;
  • Previous use, or participation in a clinical trial, of an investigational agent that blocks androgen synthesis (e.g., abiraterone acetate, TAK-700, TAK-683, TAK-448) or targets the androgen receptor (e.g., enzalutamide, BMS 641988);
  • Liver injury or disease (e.g., viral hepatitis, liver failure Child-Pugh Class C).

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Abiraterone acetate + prednisone + leuprolide + cabazitaxelAbiraterone acetate with prednisoneParticipants randomized to this arm will receive abiraterone acetate (1000 mg/day), prednisone (5 mg twice daily), leuprolide (22.5 mg every 3 months), and cabazitaxel (20 mg/m2, with 6 mg pegfilgrastim administered 24 h following cabazitaxel) prior to radical prostatectomy.
Abiraterone acetate + prednisone + leuprolide + cabazitaxelCabazitaxel with peg-filgrastimParticipants randomized to this arm will receive abiraterone acetate (1000 mg/day), prednisone (5 mg twice daily), leuprolide (22.5 mg every 3 months), and cabazitaxel (20 mg/m2, with 6 mg pegfilgrastim administered 24 h following cabazitaxel) prior to radical prostatectomy.
Abiraterone acetate + prednisone + leuprolideAbiraterone acetate with prednisoneParticipants randomized to this arm will receive abiraterone acetate (1000 mg/day) , prednisone (5 mg twice daily), and leuprolide (22.5 mg every 3 months) prior to radical prostatectomy.
Abiraterone acetate + prednisone + leuprolide + cabazitaxelLeuprolideParticipants randomized to this arm will receive abiraterone acetate (1000 mg/day), prednisone (5 mg twice daily), leuprolide (22.5 mg every 3 months), and cabazitaxel (20 mg/m2, with 6 mg pegfilgrastim administered 24 h following cabazitaxel) prior to radical prostatectomy.
Abiraterone acetate + prednisone + leuprolideLeuprolideParticipants randomized to this arm will receive abiraterone acetate (1000 mg/day) , prednisone (5 mg twice daily), and leuprolide (22.5 mg every 3 months) prior to radical prostatectomy.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pathological complete response24 weeks from start of treatment.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pre-operative PSA levels24 weeks of treatment

The effect of neoadjuvant leuprolide, and abiraterone acetate and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel on pre-operative PSA will be evaluated.

Mean nadir PSA levels24 weeks of treatment

The effect of neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel on mean nadir PSA levels will be evaluated.

Percentage of participants achieving a PSA < 0.2 ng/mL24 weeks of treatment

The percentage of participants achieving a PSA \< 0.2 ng/mL following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.

Percentage of participants achieving a 50 and 90% decrease in PSA levelsup to 24 weeks of treatment

The percentage of participants achieving a 50 and 90% decrease in PSA levels following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.

Rate of positive surgical marginsup to 24 weeks of treatment

The rate of positive surgical margins following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.

Rate of near-complete response (<5 mm tumour)up to 24 weeks of treatment

The rate of near-complete response (\<5 mm tumour) following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.

Rate of extracapsular extensionup to 24 weeks of treatment

The rate of extracapsular extension following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.

Rate of positive seminal vesicle involvementup to 24 weeks of treatment

The rate of positive seminal vesicle involvement following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.

Rate of nodal involvementup to 24 weeks of treatment

The rate of nodal involvement following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.

Tumour proliferation (Ki-67 index)up to 24 weeks of treatment

Tumour proliferation, indexed using Ki-67 immunohistochemistry, following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.

Androgen receptor expressionup to 24 weeks of treatment

Androgen receptor expression will be evaluated using immunohistochemistry following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel.

Incidence of adverse eventsup to 24 weeks of treatment

Incidence of adverse events will be evaluated for the duration of the study.

Severity of adverse eventsAup to 24 weeks of treatment

Severity of adverse events will be evaluated for the duration of the study.

Androgen levels (if optional biopsy tissue is available)up to 24 weeks of treatment

If the participants agrees to optional pre-treatment biopsy, androgen levels will be compared between the pre-treatment tissue samples and prostatectomy tissue.

Genomic alterations between pre- and post-treatment tissueup to 24 weeks of treatment

If the participants agrees to optional pre-treatment biopsy, genomic alterations between the pre-treatment tissue samples and prostatectomy tissue will be evaluated.

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Juravinski Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

London Health Sciences Centre

🇨🇦

London, Ontario, Canada

The Prostate Centre

🇨🇦

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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