Predicting Cognitive Decline From Androgen Deprivation Therapy

NCT ID: NCT05820932

Last Updated: 2025-09-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Total Enrollment: 240 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-05-22
• Study Completion Date: 2026-05-31

Brief Summary

Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) is associated with cognitive impairment and dementia in men with prostate cancer. Pre-clinical data suggest that ADT-induced hypogonadism leads to accumulation of beta-amyloid plaques in the hippocampus, a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Neuroimaging Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies also demonstrate that ADT decreases metabolic activity in the parietal, occipital, and prefrontal cortices. Multiple prospective cohort and population-based clinical studies have been conducted to test the association between ADT and cognitive impairment and/or dementia.

Plasma biomarkers have been developed to predict brain amyloidosis, a key pathological feature of AD and a risk factor for developing dementia due to AD. The advantage of a blood-based assay is the lower cost, invasiveness, and time compared to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET)-based biomarkers.

Detailed Description

This is a single-site, non-randomized prospective observational study of men with prostate cancer.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To evaluate whether baseline plasma Amyloid-beta 42/40 (Aβ42/40) ratio is associated with cognitive decline in men upon starting ADT.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To evaluate whether ADT is associated with a decline in plasma Aβ42/40 ratio.

II. To evaluate whether intensified ADT (iADT) receipt is associated with greater cognitive decline compared to ADT.

Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Participants with prostate cancer, ADT (ADT Cohort)

This group is comprised of adult men with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer who are starting androgen deprivation therapy as part of standard of care prostate cancer (not as part of this protocol).

Blood-based assay

Intervention Type: GENETIC

Blood samples will be collected

Cognitive assessments

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Cognitive assessments will be both participant- and partner-reported

Quality of Life Surveys

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participant-reported Quality of Life Surveys

Participants in remission, No ADT (Prostate cancer Control (PC) Cohort))

This group is comprised of adult men who are in remission from prostate cancer who have never received ADT.

Blood-based assay

Intervention Type: GENETIC

Blood samples will be collected

Cognitive assessments

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Cognitive assessments will be both participant- and partner-reported

Quality of Life Surveys

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participant-reported Quality of Life Surveys

Partners of Participants

Study partner participants will also be recruited

Quality of Life Surveys

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participant-reported Quality of Life Surveys

Interventions

Blood-based assay

Blood samples will be collected

Intervention Type: GENETIC

Cognitive assessments

Cognitive assessments will be both participant- and partner-reported

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Quality of Life Surveys

Participant-reported Quality of Life Surveys

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

QoL Surveys

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Patient Participants-

• Age 18 years or greater.
• Fluent in reading, listening to, and writing English.
• Current or prior diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma based on a pathology report or as documented in a medical oncology, urology, or radiation oncology note.
• Access and ability to use a computer or mobile device with Internet connectivity to complete study procedures.
• Telephone Montreal Cognitive Assessment (T-MoCA) of 16 or greater.
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2 (documented within past 3 months, otherwise patient-reported).

Study partner participants-

• Age 18 years or greater
• Fluent in reading, listening to, and writing English
• Identified by patient participant as a person who knows patient participant well, like a friend, family member or spouse.
• Access and ability to use a computer or mobile device with internet connectivity to complete study procedures.

Only the ADT cohort-

• Anticipated to start ADT, which includes one of the following two treatments

• Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist (e.g., leuprolide, goserelin, and others).
• GnRH antagonist (i.e., degarelix or relugolix).
• Anticipated to remain on ADT for at least 12 months.
• Concurrent first-generation anti-androgens (e.g., bicalutamide, flutamide, nilutamide) and novel androgen-signaling inhibitors (e.g., abiraterone, enzalutamide, and apalutamide) are allowed.
• Concurrent radiation is allowed.

Only the PC cohort-

• Has completed definitive local therapy (radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy) for localized prostate cancer at least 6 months prior to screening.
• For radical prostatectomy: undetectable prostate-specific antigen (PSA) within 12 months of screening.
• For radiation therapy: last PSA of < 2.0 within 12 months of screening.

Exclusion Criteria

Patient Participants-

• Small cell prostate carcinoma (pure or mixed).
• Receipt of ADT (GnRH agonist, GnRH antagonist, 1st-generation anti-androgen, or novel androgen signaling inhibitor) within 6 months before screening. ADT >6 months prior to screening is allowed provided testosterone has recovered to 100 ng/ml or greater.
• Concurrent or anticipated (at any point during first 12 months of ADT) non-hormonal, antineoplastic systemic therapy, such as chemotherapy.
• Testosterone <100 ng/ml.
• Prior or concurrent brain metastases (no prior or screening imaging is required).
• Major neurocognitive or psychiatric disorders, such as dementia or schizophrenia.
• Prior or concurrent malignancy other than prostate cancer whose natural history or treatment has the potential to interfere with study assessments.

Study partner participants-

• None.

Only the ADT cohort-

• None.

Only the PC cohort-

• Any prior, concurrent, or anticipated use of any hormonal systemic therapy, including GnRH agonist, GnRH antagonist, 1st-generation anti-androgen, or novel androgen signaling inhibitor.
• Any known or prior history of M1 prostate cancer (no screening imaging required).
• Current or prior biochemical recurrence following American Urological Association guidelines for radical prostatectomy or American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) guidelines for radiation therapy.

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

Sponsors

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Daniel Kwon, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Francisco

Locations

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

United States

Central Contacts

UCSF Genitourinary Medical Oncology Recruitment

Role: CONTACT

GUTrials@ucsf.edu

877-827-3222

Facility Contacts

UCSF Genitourinary Medical Oncology Recruitment

Role: primary

GUTrials@ucsf.edu

877-827-3222

Role: backup

cancertrials@ucsf.edu

Other Identifiers

NCI-2023-02192

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

22806

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id