Testing the Anti-cancer Drug Darolutamide in Patients With Testosterone-Driven Salivary Gland Cancers

NCT ID: NCT05669664

Last Updated: 2025-11-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

21 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-07-20

Study Completion Date

2027-04-11

Brief Summary

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This phase II trial tests how well darolutamide and leuprolide acetate work in treating patients with androgen receptor positive salivary cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic), cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable) or that has come back after a period of responding to prior therapy (recurrent). Darolutamide is in a class of medications called androgen receptor inhibitors. It works by blocking the effects of androgen (a male reproductive hormone) to stop the growth and spread of cancer cells. Leuprolide acetate is in a class of medications called gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists. It works by decreasing the amount of certain hormones in the body. Giving darolutamide in combination with leuprolide acetate may help to stop the growth of tumor cells that need androgens to grow or shrink them.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To evaluate the best overall response rate (BOR) of recurrent/metastatic androgen receptor positive (AR+) salivary gland cancer (SGC) patients within one year of darolutamide and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate progression-free survival (PFS). II. To evaluate overall survival (OS). III. To evaluate toxicity by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v) 5.0.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate molecular, genomic and transcriptomic biomarkers in serial research biopsies obtained before and on darolutamide and ADT.

II. To evaluate the differences in BOR, PFS, OS with darolutamide and ADT treatment among patients who did and did not receive prior systemic therapy for AR+ SGC.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive darolutamide orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 1-28 of each cycle and leuprolide acetate intramuscularly (IM) every 4 or 12 weeks. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo biopsy, collection of blood samples, and computed tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) throughout the trial.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3-6 months for 2 years after treatment discontinuation or until death, whichever occurs first.

Conditions

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Locally Advanced Salivary Gland Carcinoma Metastatic Salivary Gland Carcinoma Recurrent Salivary Gland Carcinoma Unresectable Salivary Gland Carcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Treatment (darolutamide, leuprolide acetate)

Patients receive darolutamide PO BID on days 1-28 of each cycle and leuprolide acetate IM every 4 or 12 weeks. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo biopsy, collection of blood samples, and CT/MRI throughout the trial.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Biopsy Procedure

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo biopsy

Biospecimen Collection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo collection of blood

Computed Tomography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo CT

Darolutamide

Intervention Type DRUG

Given PO

Leuprolide Acetate

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IM

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo MRI

Interventions

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Biopsy Procedure

Undergo biopsy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Biospecimen Collection

Undergo collection of blood

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Computed Tomography

Undergo CT

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Darolutamide

Given PO

Intervention Type DRUG

Leuprolide Acetate

Given IM

Intervention Type DRUG

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Undergo MRI

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Biopsy BIOPSY_TYPE Bx Biological Sample Collection Biospecimen Collected Specimen Collection CAT CAT Scan Computed Axial Tomography Computerized Axial Tomography Computerized axial tomography (procedure) Computerized Tomography Computerized Tomography (CT) scan CT CT Scan Diagnostic CAT Scan Diagnostic CAT Scan Service Type tomography Antiandrogen ODM-201 BAY 1841788 BAY-1841788 BAY1841788 Nubeqa ODM 201 ODM-201 ODM201 A 43818 A-43818 A43818 Abbott 43818 Abbott-43818 Carcinil Depo-Eligard Eligard Enanton Enantone Enantone-Gyn Fensolvi Ginecrin LEUP Leuplin Leuprorelin Acetate Lucrin Lucrin Depot Luprodex Depot Lupron Lupron Depot Lupron Depot-3 Month Lupron Depot-4 Month Lupron Depot-Ped Lutrate Procren Procrin Prostap TAP 144 TAP-144 TAP144 Trenantone Uno-Enantone Viadur Magnetic Resonance Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance MR MR Imaging MRI MRI Scan MRIs NMR Imaging NMRI Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging sMRI Structural MRI

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed salivary gland cancer that is recurrent/metastatic or unresectable/locally advanced, with AR expression detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC) on a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA)-approved assay. Androgen receptor testing by immunohistochemistry (IHC) can be performed locally in a CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) certified lab
* Patients must have measurable disease
* Patients must have not had prior AR-targeted therapy, except for AR-targeted therapy administered in the neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant setting and with disease recurrence more than 6 months since treatment completion
* Age \>= 18 years. Because no dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of darolutamide in combination with leuprolide acetate in patients \< 18 years of age, children are excluded from this study
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =\< 2 (Karnofsky \>= 60%)
* Absolute neutrophil count \>= 1,000/mcL
* Platelets \>= 100,000/mcL
* Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (exception: patients with elevated bilirubin due to Gilbert's disease would be eligible for the trial)
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum (glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (\[SGPT\]) =\< 3 x institutional ULN
* Creatinine =\< 1.5 x institutional ULN
* Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \>= 30 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 (by Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration \[CKD-EPI\])
* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial
* For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated
* Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load
* Patients with treated brain metastases are eligible
* Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial
* Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be class 2B or better
* The effects of darolutamide on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason and because androgen receptor inhibitor agents as well as other therapeutic agents used in this trial are known to be teratogenic (leuprolide-acetate), women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (non-hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Men and women treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception prior to the study, for the duration of study participation, and 7 days after completion of darolutamide administration or after the depot interval for the leuprolide-acetate dose used has been completed, whichever is longer
* Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
* Patients must have tumors that are safely accessible for biopsy.

* Note: Two research biopsies are mandated in this trial. If the biopsy is deemed to be unsafe after attempting the first biopsy, the patient will remain eligible for the trial and subsequent tumor biopsies will not be required

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who have not recovered from adverse events due to prior anti-cancer therapy (i.e., have residual toxicities \> grade 1) with the exception of alopecia and peripheral neuropathy
* Patients with a vascular or ischemic event within 6 months of study registration
* Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents
* History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to darolutamide or leuprolide acetate
* Patients on combined P-gp and strong or moderate CYP3A inducers or BCRP substrates are excluded. Because the lists of these agents are constantly changing, it is important to regularly consult a frequently-updated medical reference. As part of the enrollment/informed consent procedures, the patient will be counseled on the risk of interactions with other agents, and what to do if new medications need to be prescribed or if the patient is considering a new over-the-counter medicine or herbal product
* Patients with uncontrolled intercurrent illness
* Pregnant women are excluded from this study because darolutamide is an androgen receptor inhibitor agent with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with darolutamide and leuprolide-acetate, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with darolutamide and leuprolide-acetate. These potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study.
* Patients with moderate hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class B or C)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Alan L Ho

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

JHU Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center LAO

Locations

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UCI Health - Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care

Irvine, California, United States

Site Status

Los Angeles General Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

UC Irvine Health/Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Orange, California, United States

Site Status

University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sacramento, California, United States

Site Status

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Emory University Hospital Midtown

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

UC Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross

New Lenox, Illinois, United States

Site Status

University of Chicago Medicine-Orland Park

Orland Park, Illinois, United States

Site Status

UChicago Medicine Northwest Indiana

Crown Point, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth

Middletown, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen

Montvale, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack

Commack, New York, United States

Site Status

Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester

Harrison, New York, United States

Site Status

Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau

Uniondale, New York, United States

Site Status

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Site Status

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

University of Virginia Cancer Center

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Site Status

University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - Eastpark Medical Center

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2022-10701

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

10553

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

10553

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

UM1CA186691

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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NCI-2022-10701

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id