Apalutamide in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer Before Radical Prostatectomy

Sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (Other)
Overall Status
Active, not recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT03412396
Collaborator
National Cancer Institute (NCI) (NIH)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This phase II trial studies how well apalutamide works in treating patients with prostate cancer before radical prostatectomy. Androgen can cause the growth of prostate cancer cells. Hormone therapy using apalutamide may fight prostate cancer by lowering the amount of androgen the body makes and may make it less likely for patients to receive radiation therapy after surgery.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Drug: Apalutamide
  • Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
  • Procedure: Radical Prostatectomy
Phase 2

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
  1. To determine whether 6 months (24 weeks) of neoadjuvant apalutamide prior to prostatectomy for intermediate risk prostate cancer results in a reduction of aggregate pathologic risk features that drive post-operative radiotherapy recommendations from 35% to 15%.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
  1. To determine the safety and tolerability of 6 months (24 weeks) neoadjuvant apalutamide followed by radical prostatectomy for intermediate risk prostate cancer.

  2. To estimate the frequency of clinical complete responses and "near" complete responses (currently defined as < 6 mm total tumor volume).

  3. To characterize the molecular features of the treated prostate cancers and link them to morphologic characterization.

  4. To measure the 3-5 year biochemical recurrence rate of treated patients as a baseline to inform a larger phase III trial.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive apalutamide orally (PO) daily for 24 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Within 2 weeks of completing apalutamide, patients undergo radical prostatectomy.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 12 months.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
50 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
A Single Arm Study of 6-Months Neoadjuvant Apalutamide Prior to Radical Prostatectomy in Intermediate Risk Patients to Reduce the Frequency of Pathologic Features That Drive Post-Operative Radiation Therapy
Actual Study Start Date :
Mar 22, 2018
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Feb 28, 2023
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Feb 28, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Treatment (apalutamide, radical prostatectomy)

Patients receive apalutamide PO daily for 24 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Within 2 weeks of completing apalutamide, patients undergo radical prostatectomy.

Drug: Apalutamide
Given PO
Other Names:
  • ARN 509
  • ARN-509
  • ARN509
  • Erleada
  • JNJ 56021927
  • JNJ-56021927
  • Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
    Ancillary studies
    Other Names:
  • Quality of Life Assessment
  • Procedure: Radical Prostatectomy
    Undergo radical prostatectomy
    Other Names:
  • Prostatovesiculectomy
  • Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Aggregate Pathologic Risk Features [2 weeks after last dose of study drug]

      Aggregate pathologic risk features defined as any of the 3 pathologic staging features on a radical prostatectomy specimen that indicate elevated future risk of a patient needing pelvic radiation therapy. It can be any single or combination of the three. The three drivers per AUA/ASTRO guidelines are positive surgical margins, extraprostatic extension, and/or seminal vesicle invasion. These will be determined by a single expert genitourinary pathologist. The primary objective is to show a 20% decrease in these aggregate pathologic features.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Adverse Events (AE_) of Neoadjuvant Apalutamide Followed by Radical Prostatectomy [Beginning of study drug up to 6 months]

      AE scored using CTC AE Version 4.0 for toxicity and adverse event reporting.

    2. Estimation of the frequency of clinical complete responses (pT0) and "near" complete responses (<6mm total tumor volume) [24 weeks up to 1 year after surgery]

      The proportion of patients having clinical complete responses and "near" complete responses estimated, along with the exact 95% confidence interval. The Kaplan-Meier method used to assess time to biochemical recurrence and to estimate the rate of biochemical recurrence.

    3. To characterize the molecular features of the treated prostate cancers and link them to morphologic characterization [5 years]

    4. Biochemical Recurrence Rate [3 to 5 years]

      The Kaplan-Meier method used to assess time to biochemical recurrence.

    5. Quality of Life [3 to 5 years]

      The EPIC quality of life data summarized by domains and compared pre- and post-treatment using paired t-test or Wilcoxon signed rank test as appropriate.

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    Male
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Willing and able to provide written informed consent

    • Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate

    • A minimum of 10 core biopsies have been performed at baseline and available. A prostate biopsy within 6 months from screening is allowed for entry requirements. Biopsies performed within 6-12 months from screening are acceptable if the treating physician would allow treatment without further biopsy. Patients must meet intermediate risk criteria from Gleason score, T stage, and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) value by National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) criteria: cT2b-T2c or Gleason 7 (3+4 or 4+3) or PSA 10-20 ng/mL. In addition, the Gleason 3+4 or 4+3 must be present

    • Pathology review at MD Anderson Cancer Center. The volume of disease must be high enough for the surgeon to agree to include an extended template pelvic lymph node dissection

    • Serum testosterone > 200 ng/mL

    • Patient and urologist must agree that patient is suitable for prostatectomy

    • No evidence of metastases on imaging. This risk group does not require metastatic studies, but if performed they must be negative (as determined by urologist or radiologist). Suspicious lymph nodes permissible if < 10 mm

    • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1

    • Hemoglobin >= 10.0 g/dL

    • Platelet count >= 100,000 x 10^9/microliter

    • Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 45 mL/min

    • Serum potassium >= 3.5 mmol/L

    • Serum albumin >= 3.0 g/dL

    • Able to swallow the study drug whole as a tablet

    • Serum bilirubin < 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN); Note: In subjects with Gilbert's syndrome, if total bilirubin is > 1.5 x ULN, measure direct and indirect bilirubin and if direct bilirubin is =< 1.5 x ULN, subject may be eligible

    • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) < 2.5 x ULN

    • Normal coagulation profile and no history of substantial non-iatrogenic bleeding diathesis

    • Agrees to use a condom (even men with vasectomies) and another effective method of birth control if he is having sex with a woman of childbearing potential or agrees to use a condom if he is having sex with a woman who is pregnant while on study drug and for 3 months following the last dose of study drug. Must also agree not to donate sperm during the study and for 3 months after receiving the last dose of study drug

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Histological variants in the primary tumor, other than adenocarcinoma; for example: neuroendocrine tumor, small cell or sarcomatoid

    • Serious or uncontrolled co-existent non-malignant disease, including active and uncontrolled infection

    • PSA is > than 20 ng/mL (NOTE: unless other valid PSAs were =< 20 and the treating physician considers a value > 20 related to the biopsy or other non-malignant cause. The treating physician must consider the patient intermediate risk in aggregate)

    • Uncontrolled hypertension. Patients with a history of hypertension are allowed provided blood pressure is controlled by anti-hypertensive therapy. Note that this is NOT a criterion related to particular blood pressure (BP) results at the time of assessment for eligibility, nor does it apply to acute BP excursions that are related to iatrogenic causes, acute pain or other transient, reversible causes

    • Active or symptomatic viral hepatitis or chronic liver disease

    • Clinically significant heart disease as evidenced by myocardial infarction, arterial thrombotic events in the past 6 months, severe or unstable angina, class III-IV New York Heart Association heart failure

    • Other malignancy, except non-melanoma skin cancer, that is active or has a >= 30% probability of recurrence within 12 months

    • History of gastrointestinal disorders (medical disorders or extensive surgery) which may interfere with the absorption of the study drug

    • Known history of pituitary and/or adrenal disease (or dysfunction)

    • Prior hormone therapy for prostate cancer including orchiectomy, antiandrogens, ketoconazole, or estrogens (5-alpha reductase inhibitors allowed), or luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists/antagonists

    • Severely compromised immunological state, including being positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

    • Patients who are not appropriate surgical candidates for radical prostatectomy based on the evaluation of co-existent medical diseases and competing potential causes of death (such as but not limited to, unstable angina, myocardial infarction within the previous 6 months, or use of ongoing maintenance therapy for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia, uncontrolled hypertension)

    • History of seizure, seizure disorder, or any condition that may predispose to seizure including, but not limited to underlying brain injury, stroke, primary brain tumors, brain metastases, or alcoholism. Also, history of loss of consciousness or transient ischemic attack within 12 months of enrollment (day 1 visit). Drugs may not be used which are known to decrease the seizure threshold

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 M D Anderson Cancer Center Houston Texas United States 77030

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
    • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: John W Davis, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Additional Information:

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT03412396
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 2015-0693
    • NCI-2018-00902
    • 2015-0693
    • P30CA016672
    First Posted:
    Jan 26, 2018
    Last Update Posted:
    Apr 29, 2022
    Last Verified:
    Apr 1, 2022
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    Yes
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Apr 29, 2022