Neoadjuvant And Adjuvant Abiraterone Acetate + Apalutamide Prostate Cancer Undergoing Prostatectomy
NCT ID: NCT02903368
Last Updated: 2025-06-13
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COMPLETED
PHASE2
118 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-10-19
2024-07-10
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The study includes two parts. In part 1, patients will be randomized in 1:1 ratio to receive 6 months of abiraterone acetate, apalutamide, leuprolide and prednisone (Arm 1A) versus 6 months of abiraterone acetate, leuprolide and prednisone (Arm 1B) followed by RP, stratified by risk factor (intermediate versus high-risk). High-risk factors will be defined as a Gleason score ≥ 8, PSA \> 20 ng/dL, or T3 disease on MRI.
In part 2 (post-RP), patients will be randomized in 1:1 ratio to receive an additional 12 months of abiraterone acetate, apalutamide, leuprolide and prednisone (Arm 2A) or observation (Arm 2B) stratified by type of neoadjuvant therapy and pathological T-stage (\< pT3 versus ≥ pT3) after RP but before cycle 7 day 1 following neoadjuvant therapy. There will be an early stopping rule for Part 2 should a high rate of patients refuse to participate or drop out early while receiving adjuvant therapy (\<6 months).
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Arm 1A: AAPL Neoadjuvant Therapy [Part 1]
Eligible Participants will be randomized to receive:
AAPL: Abiraterone acetate (240 mg/day orally), Apalutamide (1000 mg/day orally), Leuprolide (22.5 mg every 12 weeks intramuscularly), Prednisone (5 mg/twice daily orally) for 6 months
Pts x weeks to RP
Apalutamide
Leuprolide
Prednisone
Abiraterone Acetate
Arm 1B: APL Neoadjuvant Therapy [Part 1]
Eligible Participants will be randomized to receive:
APL: Abiraterone acetate (1000 mg/day orally), Leuprolide (22.5 mg every 12 weeks intramuscularly), Prednisone (5 mg/day orally) for 6 months
Leuprolide
Prednisone
Abiraterone Acetate
Arm 2A: AAPL Adjuvant Therapy [Part 2]
Eligible Participants will be randomized to receive:
AAPL: Abiraterone acetate (240 mg/day orally), Apalutamide (1000 mg/day orally), Leuprolide (22.5 mg every 12 weeks intramuscularly), Prednisone (5 mg/twice daily orally) for 12 months
Apalutamide
Leuprolide
Prednisone
Abiraterone Acetate
Arm 2B: Observation [Part 2]
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Apalutamide
Leuprolide
Prednisone
Abiraterone Acetate
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without histological variants comprising \>50% of the sample as determined by academic center central review (including neuroendocrine differentiation, small cell, sarcomatoid, ductal adenocarcinoma, squamous or transitional cell carcinoma).
3. Must have 3 core biopsies involved with cancer (a minimum of 6 core biopsies must be obtained). Prostate biopsy must be within seven months from screening. Less than 3 core biopsies are allowed if the patient has \>1 cm or T3 disease on MRI.
4. Patients must have the following features:
* Gleason ≥ 4+3=7 OR
* Gleason 3+4=7 AND at least one of the following: PSA \>20 ng/dL or T3 disease (as determined by MRI).
5. No evidence of metastatic disease as determined by radionuclide bone scans and CT/MRI. Lymph nodes must be less than 20 mm in the short (transverse) axis.
6. Participants must be candidates for RP and considered surgically resectable by urologic evaluation.
7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1.
8. Participants must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:
* Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mcL
* Platelets ≥ 100,000/mcL, independent of transfusions/growth factors within 3 months of treatment start
* Serum potassium ≥ 3.5 mmol/L
* Serum total bilirubin ≤ 2.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (except in subjects with Gilbert's syndrome who have a total bilirubin \> 1.5 x ULN, measure direct and indirect bilirubin and if direct bilirubin is ≤ 1.5 x ULN, subject may be eligible)
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN
* Serum albumin ≥ 3.0 g/dL
* Serum creatinine \< 2.0 x ULN
* PTT≤60
9. Participant must agree to use a condom (even men with vasectomies) and another effective method of birth control if having sex with a woman of childbearing potential or must agree 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. Participant must also agree not to donate sperm during the study and for 3 months after receiving the last dose of study drug.
10. Medications known to lower the seizure threshold (see list under APPENDIX D: Representative Medications that May Predispose to Seizure) must be discontinued or substituted at least 1 week prior to study treatment.
Exclusion Criteria
2. Prior chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or immunotherapy for prostate cancer.
3. Prior systemic treatment with an azole drug within two weeks of start of treatment.
4. Hypogonadism or severe androgen deficiency as defined by screening serum testosterone \< 200 ng/dL.
5. Clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 6 months of study treatment including:
* Severe or unstable angina;
* Myocardial infarction;
* Symptomatic congestive heart failure;
* New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II-IV heart disease;
* Arterial or venous thromboembolic events (such as pulmonary embolism cerebrovascular accident including transient ischemic attacks);
* History of clinically significant ventricular arrhythmias (e.g. ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, torsades de pointes);
* Prolonged corrected QT interval by the Fridericia correction formula (QTcF) on screening EKG \> 470 msec;
* History of Mobitz II second degree or third degree heart block without a permanent pacemaker in place;
* Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg). Participants with a history of hypertension are allowed provided blood pressure is controlled by anti-hypertensive therapy.
6. History of seizure or any condition or concurrent medication that may predispose to seizure (including but not limited to prior stroke, transient ischemic attack, loss of consciousness within 1 year prior to randomization, brain arteriovenous malformation; or intracranial masses such as schwannomas and meningiomas that are causing edema or mass effect).
7. History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to Apalutamide, abiraterone acetate, or other study drugs.
8. Severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class C).
9. Active infection (such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or viral hepatitis) or other medical condition that would make prednisone / prednisolone corticosteroid use contraindicated.
10. History of pituitary or adrenal dysfunction.
11. Gastrointestinal disorders (medical disorders or extensive surgery) which may interfere with the absorption of the study drug.
12. Pre-existing condition that warrants long-term corticosteroid use greater than the equivalent of 10 mg prednisone daily. Physiologic replacement is permitted. Topical, intra-articular, or inhaled corticosteroids are permitted.
13. Concomitant use of medications that may alter pharmacokinetics of abiraterone acetate or Apalutamide.
14. Individuals with a history of a different malignancy are ineligible except for the following circumstances: 1) individuals with a history of other malignancies are eligible if they have been disease-free for at least 5 years and are deemed by the investigator to be at low risk for recurrence of that malignancy, or 2) individuals with the following cancers are eligible if diagnosed and treated within the past 5 years: non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
15. Major surgery or radiation therapy within 30 days of screening visit. Participants who have had a major surgery within 30 days of screening visit may be eligible provided the treating investigator deems that the participant is at low risk for complications.
16. Any condition that in the opinion of the investigator would preclude participation in this study.
18 Years
MALE
No
Sponsors
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Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
INDUSTRY
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Mary-Ellen Taplin, MD
Mary-Ellen Taplin, MD
Principal Investigators
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Mary-Ellen Taplin, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Locations
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University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center
La Jolla, California, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
Countries
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References
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McKay RR, Xie W, Yang X, Acosta A, Rathkopf D, Laudone VP, Bubley GJ, Einstein DJ, Chang P, Wagner AA, Kane CJ, Preston MA, Kilbridge K, Chang SL, Choudhury AD, Pomerantz MM, Trinh QD, Kibel AS, Taplin ME. Postradical prostatectomy prostate-specific antigen outcomes after 6 versus 18 months of perioperative androgen-deprivation therapy in men with localized, unfavorable intermediate-risk or high-risk prostate cancer: Results of part 2 of a randomized phase 2 trial. Cancer. 2024 May 1;130(9):1629-1641. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35170. Epub 2024 Jan 1.
McKay RR, Xie W, Ye H, Fennessy FM, Zhang Z, Lis R, Calagua C, Rathkopf D, Laudone VP, Bubley GJ, Einstein DJ, Chang PK, Wagner AA, Parsons JK, Preston MA, Kilbridge K, Chang SL, Choudhury AD, Pomerantz MM, Trinh QD, Kibel AS, Taplin ME. Results of a Randomized Phase II Trial of Intense Androgen Deprivation Therapy prior to Radical Prostatectomy in Men with High-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer. J Urol. 2021 Jul;206(1):80-87. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000001702. Epub 2021 Mar 8.
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan
Other Identifiers
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16-223
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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