A Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Duration of Neoadjuvant Total Androgen Suppression (TAS) and Radiation Therapy (RT) in Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Intervention
- Casodex
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
- Enrollment
- 1579
- Locations
- 261
- Primary Endpoint
- Disease-specific Survival (DSS) (10-year Rates Reported)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Hormones can stimulate the growth of prostate cancer cells. Hormone therapy may fight prostate cancer by reducing the production of androgens. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. It is not yet known which regimen of hormone therapy and radiation therapy is more effective for prostate cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two different regimens of hormone therapy and radiation therapy in treating patients who have prostate cancer.
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: * Compare the efficacy of moderate-duration (28 weeks) neoadjuvant total androgen suppression (TAS) and radiotherapy (RT) with short-duration (8 weeks) neoadjuvant TAS and RT, as related to disease-specific survival, in patients with intermediate-risk adenocarcinoma of the prostate. * Compare these regimens, in terms of overall survival, disease-free survival, time to local tumor progression or distant failure, time to first biochemical failure, hormone-refractory state, and treatment-induced morbidity, in this patient population. OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to prostate-specific antigen level (no greater than 10 ng/mL vs greater than 10 but no greater than 20 ng/mL vs greater than 20 ng/mL), tumor stage (T1b-2 vs T3-4), Gleason score (2-4 vs 5-6 vs 7-10), and prior hormonal therapy (yes vs no). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms. * Arm I: Patients receive total androgen suppression for 8 weeks prior to the initiation of radiotherapy and throughout radiotherapy. A luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist is administered every 1-3 months AND bicalutamide OR flutamide is given orally daily for a total duration of 16 weeks. Beginning with week 9, patients undergo radiotherapy 5 days a week for 8 weeks. * Arm II: Patients receive total androgen suppression for 28 weeks prior to the initiation of radiotherapy and throughout radiotherapy. An LHRH agonist AND bicalutamide OR flutamide are administered as in arm I for a total duration of 36 weeks. Beginning with week 29, patients undergo radiotherapy as in arm I. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 4 years, and then annually thereafter. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 1,540 patients (770 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 4 years.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
TAS x 8 weeks
Total Androgen Suppression (TAS) (LHRH agonist and Casodex or Eulexin) x 8 weeks followed by radiation therapy (RT) with concurrent TAS (LHRH agonist and Casodex or Eulexin).
Intervention: Casodex
TAS x 8 weeks
Total Androgen Suppression (TAS) (LHRH agonist and Casodex or Eulexin) x 8 weeks followed by radiation therapy (RT) with concurrent TAS (LHRH agonist and Casodex or Eulexin).
Intervention: Eulexin
TAS x 8 weeks
Total Androgen Suppression (TAS) (LHRH agonist and Casodex or Eulexin) x 8 weeks followed by radiation therapy (RT) with concurrent TAS (LHRH agonist and Casodex or Eulexin).
Intervention: LHRH agonist
TAS x 8 weeks
Total Androgen Suppression (TAS) (LHRH agonist and Casodex or Eulexin) x 8 weeks followed by radiation therapy (RT) with concurrent TAS (LHRH agonist and Casodex or Eulexin).
Intervention: radiation therapy
TAS x 28 weeks
TAS (LHRH agonist and Casodex or Eulexin) x 28 weeks followed by RT with concurrent TAS (LHRH agonist and Casodex or Eulexin).
Intervention: Casodex
TAS x 28 weeks
TAS (LHRH agonist and Casodex or Eulexin) x 28 weeks followed by RT with concurrent TAS (LHRH agonist and Casodex or Eulexin).
Intervention: Eulexin
TAS x 28 weeks
TAS (LHRH agonist and Casodex or Eulexin) x 28 weeks followed by RT with concurrent TAS (LHRH agonist and Casodex or Eulexin).
Intervention: LHRH agonist
TAS x 28 weeks
TAS (LHRH agonist and Casodex or Eulexin) x 28 weeks followed by RT with concurrent TAS (LHRH agonist and Casodex or Eulexin).
Intervention: radiation therapy
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Disease-specific Survival (DSS) (10-year Rates Reported)
Time Frame: From randomization to 10 years. (Patients are followed until death or study termination, whichever occurs first.)
Disease-specific survival time is measured from date of randomization to death due to prostate cancer based on study chair review, with prostate-cancer death defined as (1) primary cause of death certified as due to prostate cancer, (2) complication of therapy, irrespective of disease status, (3) disease progression in the absence of any anti-tumor therapy, or (4) a 1.0 ng/ml-exceeding-rise in serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level on at least two consecutive occasions that occurs during or after salvage androgen suppression therapy. Death due to other causes is considered a competing risk. All others are censored. DSS is estimated using the cumulative incidence method. Ten-year rate is reported.
Secondary Outcomes
- Overall Survival (OS) (10-year Rates Reported)(From randomization to 10 years. (Patients are followed until death or study termination, whichever occurs first.))
- Time to First Biochemical Failure (BF) (10-year Rates Reported)(From randomization to 10 years. (Patients are followed until death or study termination, whichever occurs first.))
- Time to Second Biochemical Failure (SBF) (10-year Rates Reported)(From randomization to 10 years. (Patients are followed until death or study termination, whichever occurs first.))
- Clinical Patterns of Tumor Recurrence: Time to Locoregional Progression (LRP) and Time to Distant Metastasis (DM) (10 Year Rates Reported)(From randomization to 10 years. (Patients are followed until death or study termination, whichever occurs first.))
- Disease-free Survival (DFS) (10-year Rates Reported)(From randomization to 10 years. (Patients are followed until death or study termination, whichever occurs first.))
- Treatment-induced Morbidity (Highest Grade Toxicity Reported Per Patient)(From randomization to 10 years. (Patients are followed until death or study termination, whichever occurs first.))