A Study of Apalutamide in Chinese Participants With Non Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (NM-CRPC)

NCT ID: NCT04108208

Last Updated: 2025-11-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

75 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-12-17

Study Completion Date

2026-06-05

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to compare the improvement in time to prostate specific antigen (PSA) progression (TTPP, as defined by Prostate Cancer Working Group 2 \[PCWG2\]) of apalutamide versus placebo in Chinese participants with high-risk non-metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (NM-CRPC).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Prostatic Neoplasms

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Apalutamide 240 milligram (mg) plus ADT

Participants will receive apalutamide 240 mg orally daily from Day 1 of Cycle 1 until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, death or termination of the study along with androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT). Each treatment cycle will consist of 28 days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Apalutamide

Intervention Type DRUG

Apalutamide 240 mg (4\*60 mg tablets) will be administrated orally once daily.

Androgen-deprivation Therapy (ADT)

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will continue to receive ADT with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa) who have not been surgically castrated.

Placebo plus ADT

Participants will receive matching placebo daily along with ADT from Cycle 1 Day 1 until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, death or termination of the study. Participants who do not have distant metastasis will switch to treatment with apalutamide after completion of 5 cycles of placebo treatment. Participants who have prostate-specific antigen (PSA) progression prior to completion of 5 cycles of study treatment, will cross over to apalutamide at the time of PSA progression. Each treatment cycle will consist of 28 days.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Matching placebo will be administered orally.

Androgen-deprivation Therapy (ADT)

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will continue to receive ADT with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa) who have not been surgically castrated.

Interventions

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Apalutamide

Apalutamide 240 mg (4\*60 mg tablets) will be administrated orally once daily.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Matching placebo will be administered orally.

Intervention Type DRUG

Androgen-deprivation Therapy (ADT)

Participants will continue to receive ADT with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa) who have not been surgically castrated.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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JNJ-56021927 ARN-509

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without neuroendocrine differentiation or small cell features, with high risk for development of metastases, defined as prostate-specific antigen doubling time (PSADT) less than or equals to (\<=) 10 months. PSADT is calculated using at least 3 prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values obtained during continuous androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)
* Castration-resistant prostate cancer (PC) demonstrated during continuous ADT, defined as 3 PSA rises at least 1 week apart, with the last PSA greater than (\>) 2 nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL)
* Surgically or medically castrated, with testosterone levels of less than (\<) 50 nanogram per deciliter (ng/dL). If the participant is medically castrated, continuous dosing with gonadotropin releasing hormone analog (GnRHa) must have been initiated at least 4 weeks prior to randomization and must be continued throughout the study to maintain castrate levels of testosterone
* Participants who received a first-generation anti-androgen (example: bicalutamide, flutamide, nilutamide) must have at least a 4-week washout prior to randomization and must show continuing disease progression (an increase in PSA) after washout
* At least 4 weeks must have elapsed from major surgery or radiation therapy prior to randomization

Exclusion Criteria

* Presence of distant metastases, including central nervous system (CNS) and vertebral or meningeal involvement, or history of distant metastases. Exception: Pelvic lymph nodes \<2 centimeter in short axis (N1) located below the iliac bifurcation are allowed
* Symptomatic loco-regional disease requiring medical intervention, such as moderate or severe urinary obstruction or hydronephrosis, due to primary tumor (example, tumor obstruction of bladder trigone)
* Prior treatment with cytochrome P450 17 alpha-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase (CYP17) inhibitors (example: abiraterone acetate, orteronel, galerterone, ketoconazole, aminoglutethimide) for PC
* Prior chemotherapy for PC, except if administered in the adjuvant/neoadjuvant setting
* Prior treatment with second generation anti-androgens (example, enzalutamide)
* History of seizure or condition that may pre-dispose to seizure (example: prior stroke within 1 year prior to randomization, brain arteriovenous malformation, schwannoma, meningioma, or other benign CNS or meningeal disease which may require treatment with surgery or radiation therapy)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Janssen Research & Development, LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Janssen Research & Development, LLC Clinical Trial

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Janssen Research & Development, LLC

Locations

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Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Peking University First Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Peking University People s Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Beijing Friendship Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Peking University Third Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Beijing Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Hunan Cancer hospital

Changsha, , China

Site Status

Sichuan Provincial Peoples Hospital

Chengdu, , China

Site Status

Chongqing University Cancer Hospital

Chongqing, , China

Site Status

Fujian Medical University Union Hospital

Fuzhou, , China

Site Status

Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital Sun Yat-sen University

Guangzhou, , China

Site Status

Guangzhou First Municipal People's Hospital

Guangzhou, , China

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Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital

Hangzhou, , China

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The First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University College of Medicine

Hangzhou, , China

Site Status

Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

Hangzhou, , China

Site Status

Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital

Nanjing, , China

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University

Ningbo, , China

Site Status

Cancer Hospital, FuDan University

Shanghai, , China

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Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital

Shanghai, , China

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Huashan Hospital Fudan University

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

The Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University

Shanghai, , China

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First Affiliated Hospital SooChow University

Suzhou, , China

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TongJi Hospital of TongJi Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology

Wuhan, , China

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Wuxi People s Hospital

Wuxi, , China

Site Status

The First Affiliated Hospital of Xian Jiaotong University

Xi'an, , China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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56021927PCR4007

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CR108660

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id