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Clinical Trials/NCT00771017
NCT00771017WithdrawnPhase 2

A Randomized, Phase II Trial of Brief Androgen-Ablation Combined With Cell-based CG1940/CG8711 Immunotherapy For Prostate Cancer in Patients With Non-Metastatic, Biochemically Relapsed Prostate Cancer

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group0 sitesStarted: July 2008Last updated:
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Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 2
Status
Withdrawn
Primary Endpoint
Median PSA recurrence-free survival in patients in patients responding to the study treatments

Study Overview

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Androgens can cause the growth of prostate cancer cells. Androgen ablation therapy, such as bicalutamide, leuprolide, and goserelin, may lessen the amount of androgens made by the body. Vaccine therapy may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. It is not yet known whether androgen ablation therapy is more effective with or without vaccine therapy in treating patients with prostate cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying androgen ablation therapy to see how well it works when given together with or without vaccine therapy in treating patients with prostate cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To determine the median PSA recurrence-free survival of patients with nonmetastatic, biochemically relapsed prostate cancer who respond with a PSA ≤ 0.5 ng/mL when administered a brief (6-month) course of androgen ablation either alone or in combination with GVAX prostate cancer vaccine (CG1940/CG8711) immunotherapy.

Secondary

  • To determine the safety of combined treatment with androgen ablation and CG1940/CG8711 immunotherapy in these patients.
  • To determine median time to metastatic disease development in these patients.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 120 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not provided

Arms & Interventions

Arm I

Active Comparator

Patients receive oral bicalutamide once daily on days 1-28. Patients also receive luteinizing-hormone releasing-hormone (LHRH) agonist treatment comprising leuprolide acetate or goserelin intramuscularly (IM) on day 8. Treatment with LHRH agonist repeats every 12 weeks for 24 weeks.

Intervention: bicalutamide (Drug)

Arm I

Active Comparator

Patients receive oral bicalutamide once daily on days 1-28. Patients also receive luteinizing-hormone releasing-hormone (LHRH) agonist treatment comprising leuprolide acetate or goserelin intramuscularly (IM) on day 8. Treatment with LHRH agonist repeats every 12 weeks for 24 weeks.

Intervention: goserelin (Drug)

Arm I

Active Comparator

Patients receive oral bicalutamide once daily on days 1-28. Patients also receive luteinizing-hormone releasing-hormone (LHRH) agonist treatment comprising leuprolide acetate or goserelin intramuscularly (IM) on day 8. Treatment with LHRH agonist repeats every 12 weeks for 24 weeks.

Intervention: leuprolide acetate (Drug)

Arm II

Experimental

Patients receive androgen ablation as in arm I. Patients receive GVAX prostate cancer vaccine (CG1940 and CG8711) intradermally (ID) on day 1. Beginning on day 1 of week 3, patients receive booster doses of CG1940 and CG8711 ID every 2 weeks for 24 weeks.

Intervention: GVAX prostate cancer vaccine (Biological)

Arm II

Experimental

Patients receive androgen ablation as in arm I. Patients receive GVAX prostate cancer vaccine (CG1940 and CG8711) intradermally (ID) on day 1. Beginning on day 1 of week 3, patients receive booster doses of CG1940 and CG8711 ID every 2 weeks for 24 weeks.

Intervention: bicalutamide (Drug)

Arm II

Experimental

Patients receive androgen ablation as in arm I. Patients receive GVAX prostate cancer vaccine (CG1940 and CG8711) intradermally (ID) on day 1. Beginning on day 1 of week 3, patients receive booster doses of CG1940 and CG8711 ID every 2 weeks for 24 weeks.

Intervention: goserelin (Drug)

Arm II

Experimental

Patients receive androgen ablation as in arm I. Patients receive GVAX prostate cancer vaccine (CG1940 and CG8711) intradermally (ID) on day 1. Beginning on day 1 of week 3, patients receive booster doses of CG1940 and CG8711 ID every 2 weeks for 24 weeks.

Intervention: leuprolide acetate (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Median PSA recurrence-free survival in patients in patients responding to the study treatments

Secondary Outcomes

  • Effects of 6-month androgen ablation on thymic production of naïve T cells
  • Safety
  • Median time to metastatic disease development

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