Phase I Trial of Apalutamide Plus Abiraterone Acetate, Docetaxel, and Prednisone in Patients With mCRPC

NCT ID: NCT02913196

Last Updated: 2025-05-23

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: PHASE1
• Total Enrollment: 16 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-12-30
• Study Completion Date: 2026-10-31

Brief Summary

This is a multi-center, Phase I study of apalutamide in combination with abiraterone acetate, docetaxel and prednisone in patients with metastatic mastrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

This study is designed to determine the dose that apalutamide can be administered safely in combination with abiraterone acetate, docetaxel and prednisone.

Detailed Description

Subjects are enrolled in up to three 3-6-subject cohorts and are administered combination (apalutamide, abiraterone acetate and docetaxel plus prednisone) according to a dose-escalation schedule. The first dose of docetaxel infusion begins on Day 1 Cycle 1. Daily oral apalutamide, abiraterone acetate plus twice-daily oral prednisone begins on Day 1 Cycle 1. Docetaxel 1-hour infusions are administered intravenously every 3 weeks (Q3W), preceded by oral dexamethasone. While a subject is receiving chemotherapy, a treatment cycle is defined as 21 days. Dose limiting toxicity (DLT) determination is based on toxicities observed within the initial 2 cycles defined as 6 weeks. DLT will be assessed before the start of the third docetaxel infusion. Once a combination dose is determined to be safe (i.e. no more than 2 of 6 subjects experience DLT), the next cohort will enroll. Subjects remain at their allocated combination dose until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined.

The primary objective is to determine a safe dose combination of apalutamide plus abiraterone acetate, docetaxel, prednisone in subjects with mCRPC.

Conditions

Prostate Cancer Metastatic

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

All patients

Apalutamide, 120 mg (cohort 1), 240 mg (cohort 2), 180 mg (cohort 3) Abiraterone Acetate 1000mg Prednisone 10mg Docetaxel 75 mg/m2

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Apalutamide

Intervention Type: DRUG

Orally available, small molecule, nonsteroidal potent and selective antagonist of the androgen receptor.

Cohort 1 dose: 120 mg QD Cohort 2 dose: 240 mg QD Cohort 3 dose: 180 mg QD

Abiraterone acetate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Abiraterone acetate is the prodrug of the active drug abiraterone. Once absorbed after oral administration, abiraterone acetate is rapidly converted to the active form, abiraterone.

Dose: 1000 mg QD

Docetaxel

Intervention Type: DRUG

Taxane cytotoxic chemotherapy with demonstrated survival benefit in those with advanced prostate cancer.

Dose: 75 mg/m2 Q3W

Prednisone

Intervention Type: DRUG

Dose: 5 mg BID

Interventions

Apalutamide

Orally available, small molecule, nonsteroidal potent and selective antagonist of the androgen receptor.

Cohort 1 dose: 120 mg QD Cohort 2 dose: 240 mg QD Cohort 3 dose: 180 mg QD

Intervention Type: DRUG

Abiraterone acetate

Abiraterone acetate is the prodrug of the active drug abiraterone. Once absorbed after oral administration, abiraterone acetate is rapidly converted to the active form, abiraterone.

Dose: 1000 mg QD

Intervention Type: DRUG

Docetaxel

Taxane cytotoxic chemotherapy with demonstrated survival benefit in those with advanced prostate cancer.

Dose: 75 mg/m2 Q3W

Intervention Type: DRUG

Prednisone

Dose: 5 mg BID

Intervention Type: DRUG

Other Intervention Names

ARN-509; Zytiga; Taxotere; Deltasone

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of prostate

2. Documented progressive metastatic CRPC based on at least one of the following criteria:

1. PSA progression according to Prostate Cancer Working Group 3 (PCWG3) criteria

2. Objective radiographic progression in soft tissue, according to modified Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) or bone scans

3. ECOG performance status of 0-2

4. Have serum testosterone < 50 ng/dL. Subjects must continue primary androgen deprivation with an LHRH/GnRH analogue (agonist/antagonist) if they have not undergone orchiectomy

5. Age >18 years

6. Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:

1. Absolute neutrophil count >1,500/cells/mm3

2. Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL

3. Platelet count >100,000 x 109/microliter

4. Serum creatinine <1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 by Cockcroft-Gault

5. Serum albumin ≥3.2 g/dL

6. Serum potassium ≥3.5 mmol/L

7. Patients must be able to take oral medication without crushing, dissolving or chewing tablets

8. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

9. Medications known to lower the seizure threshold (see list under prohibited medications) must be discontinued or substituted at least 4 weeks prior to study drug initiation

10. Patients on stable dose of bisphosphonates or RANK-L inhibitor, Denosumab, which have been started no less than 4 weeks prior to treatment start, may continue on this medication

Exclusion Criteria

1. Liver Function

1. If total bilirubin is >1.5 x 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 within normal range, subject may be eligible) or

2. Alanine (ALT) or aspartate (AST) aminotransferase >1.5xULN (or >5xULN for subject with liver metastasis) concomitant with alkaline phosphatase >2.5xULN (or >5xULN for subjects with bone or liver metastases) or

3. Alanine (ALT or aspartate (AST) aminotransferase >2.5xULN (or >5xULN for subjects with liver metastasis

2. Use of investigational drugs (including vaccines) or implantation of invasive medical device ≤4 weeks or <5 half-lives of Cycle 1, Day 1 or current enrollment in investigational drug or device study

3. Prior exposure to apalutamide. Prior exposure to abiraterone acetate and/or other CYP17 inhibitors, enzalutamide is allowed (but not preferred) only during the dose escalation period

4. Prior chemotherapy for advanced prostate cancer. Prior chemotherapy for any other disease within 3 years

5. Prior systemic beta-emitting bone-seeking radioisotopes (i.e. strontium-90)

6. Pre-existing neuropathy ≥Grade 2

7. Systemic azole treatment (e.g. Fluconazole, itracanozole) ≤2 weeks of Cycle 1 Day 1

8. Use of potent inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4 activity ≤2 weeks prior to Day 1 Cycle 1

9. History of adrenal insufficiency or hyperaldosteronism

10. Active or symptomatic viral hepatitis

11. Chronic liver disease

12. Brain metastases or leptomeningeal disease

13. Known allergies, hypersensitivity or intolerance to abiraterone acetate, apalutamide, docetaxel, dexamethasone, prednisone, or their excipients

14. Use of herbal, alternative and food supplements (i.e. PC-Spes, Saw Palmetto, St John Wort, etc) must be discontinued before treatment start. Daily Multi-vitamin, calcium and Vitamin D is allowed

15. Surgery or local prostatic intervention within 30 days of first dose. [Note: Any clinically relevant sequelae from surgery must have resolved prior to Day 1 Cycle 1]

16. Radiation therapy for treatment of prostate cancer ≤4 weeks of Day 1 Cycle 1

17. Current evidence of any of the following:

1. Uncontrolled hypertension (defined as blood pressure of >150 mmHg systolic and/or >100 mmHg diastolic on medication)

2. Gastrointestinal disorder affecting absorption

3. Active infection (e.g., human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] or viral hepatitis) or other medical condition that would make prednisone/prednisolone (corticosteroid) use contraindicated

4. Any chronic medical condition requiring a higher dose of corticosteroid than 10 mg prednisone/prednisolone once daily

5. Any condition that in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude participation in this study

6. Patients with baseline severe hepatic impairment (Child Pugh Class C)

18. Severe or unstable angina, myocardial infarction, symptomatic congestive heart failure, arterial or venous thromboembolic events (e.g., pulmonary embolism, cerebrovascular accident including transient ischemic attacks), or clinically significant ventricular arrhythmias within 6 months prior to treatment start or New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II to IV heart disease

19. Seizure or known condition that may pre-dispose 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)

20. Having partners of childbearing potential and not willing to use a method of birth control deemed acceptable by the principle investigator and chairperson during the study and for 1 week after last study drug administration

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Ana Molina, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Locations

GU Research Network/Urology Cancer Center

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, New York, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

1509016578

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id