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Sipuleucel-T With or Without Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Hormone-Resistant Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Randomized Phase II Trial of Sipuleucel T Immunotherapy Preceded by Sensitizing Radiation Therapy and Sipuleucel-T Alone in Patients With Castrate Resistant Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01807065
Enrollment
51
Registered
2013-03-08
Start date
2013-06-25
Completion date
2019-12-31
Last updated
2026-09-11

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Conditions

Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate, Bone Metastases, Hormone-resistant Prostate Cancer, Recurrent Prostate Cancer, Soft Tissue Metastases, Stage IV Prostate Cancer

Brief summary

This randomized phase II trial studies how well giving sipuleucel-T with or without radiation therapy works in treating patients with hormone-resistant metastatic prostate cancer. Vaccines may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Radiation therapy uses high energy x rays to kill tumor cells. It is not yet known whether giving sipuleucel-T vaccine is more effective with or without radiation therapy in treating prostate cancer

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess the feasibility, based on percent able or willing to receive all three infusions of sipuleucel-T immunotherapy, when combining sipuleucel-T with radiation therapy to a single site of metastasis delivered one week prior to beginning of sipuleucel-T therapy. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess the effect of radiation therapy to single metastasis on immune response (antibody and T-cell proliferation to prostate acid phosphate \[PAP\] and fusion protein PA2024) generated by sipuleucel-T immunotherapy. II. To assess the effect of external beam radiotherapy to single metastasis on prostate specific antigen (PSA) response to therapy with sipuleucel-T. III. To assess the effect of external beam radiotherapy to single metastasis on radiographic response rate to therapy with sipuleucel-T. IV. To assess the time from the onset of therapy with sipuleucel-T +/- radiation to the need for subsequent therapy for prostate cancer. V. To assess the toxicity associated with sipuleucel-T +/- radiation. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. ARM A: Patients receive sipuleucel-T intravenously (IV) over 60 minutes days 22, 36, and 50. ARM B: Patients undergo external beam radiation therapy in weeks 1-2. Patients also receive sipuleucel-T as in Arm A. In both arms, treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up until week 60.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALsipuleucel-T

Given IV

RADIATIONexternal beam radiation therapy

Undergo external beam radiation therapy

OTHERlaboratory biomarker analysis

Correlative studies

Sponsors

City of Hope Medical Center
Lead SponsorOTHER
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Histologically documented adenocarcinoma of the prostate * Life expectancy of \>= 6 months, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =\< 2 * Metastatic disease as evidenced by soft tissue and/or bony metastases on baseline bone scan and/or computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen or pelvis * Castration resistant prostatic adenocarcinoma; subjects must have current or historical evidence of disease progression despite castrated level of testosterone (\< 50 ng/dL) achieved by orchiectomy or luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist or antagonist therapy; disease progression has to be demonstrated by PSA progression OR progression of measurable disease OR progression of non-measurable disease as defined below: * PSA: Two consecutive rising PSA values, at least 7 days apart * Measurable disease: \>= 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameters of all measurable lesions or the development of any new lesions; the change will be measured against the best response to castration therapy or against the pre-castration measurements if there was no response * Non-measurable disease: * Soft tissue disease: The appearance of 1 or more lesions, and/or unequivocal worsening of non-measurable disease when compared to imaging studies acquired during castration therapy or against the pre-castration studies if there was no response * Bone disease: Appearance of 2 or more new areas of abnormal uptake on bone scan when compared to imaging studies acquired during castration therapy or against the pre-castration studies if there was no response; increased uptake of pre-existing lesions on bone scan does not constitute progression * White blood cell (WBC) \>= 2,500 cells/uL * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1,000 cells/uL * Platelet count \>= 75,000 cells/uL * Hemoglobin (HgB) \>= 9.0 g/dL * Creatinine =\< 2.5 mg/dL * Total bilirubin =\< 2 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\]) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT, serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 2.5 x institutional ULN * Prior chemotherapy with 0-2 regimens is allowed * Prior radiation therapy to prostate or prostate bed is allowed provided it occurred \> 3 months before enrollment to the study

Exclusion criteria

* The presence of liver, or known brain metastases, malignant pleural effusions, or malignant ascites * Moderate or severe symptomatic metastatic disease, defined as a requirement for treatment with opioid analgesics for cancer-related pain within 21 days prior to registration * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status \> 2 * Treatment with chemotherapy within 3 months of registration * Treatment with any of the following medications or interventions within 28 days of registration: * Systematic corticosteroids; use of inhaled, intranasal, and topical steroids is acceptable * Any other systemic therapy for prostate cancer (except for medical castration) * History of external beam radiation therapy to metastatic sites within 1 year of enrollment to the study * Participation in any previous study involving sipuleucel-T * Pathologic long-bone fractures, imminent pathologic long-bone fracture (cortical erosion on radiography \> 50%) or spinal cord compression * Concurrent other malignancy with the exception of: * Cutaneous squamous cell and basal carcinomas * Adequately treated stage 1-2 malignancy * Adequately treated stage 3-4 malignancy that has been in remission for \>= 2 years at the time of registration * A requirement for systemic immunosuppressive therapy for any reason * Any infection requiring parenteral antibiotic therapy or causing fever (temperature \> 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit \[F\] or 38.1 degrees Celsius \[C\]) within 1 week prior to registration * Any medical intervention or other condition which, in the opinion of the principal investigator could compromise adherence with study requirements or otherwise compromise the study's objectives

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression-free SurvivalUntil progression or death, Up to 2 years.Estimated using the product-limit method of Kaplan and Meier. Progression is defined as one or more of the following: 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameters of target measurable lesions over the smallest sum observed (over baseline if no decrease during therapy) using the same techniques as baseline; unequivocal progression of non-measurable disease in the opinion of the treating physician; appearance of any new lesions; PSA increase of 25% from baseline or nadir and by 2ng/uL or greater at 12 weeks; death due to disease without prior documentation of progression and without symptomatic deterioration.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsUp to 60 weeksNumber of participants with specified adverse event that is grade 2 or above and related to treatment. Graded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) v4.0

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORCy Stein, MD, PhD

City of Hope Medical Center

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)
Patients receive sipuleucel-T IV over 60 minutes days 22, 36, and 50. Each dose of sipuleucel-T contains a minimum of 50 million activated CD54+ cells. sipuleucel-T: Given IV laboratory biomarker analysis: Correlative studies
24
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)
Patients undergo external beam radiation therapy in weeks 1-2. Radiation given in 10 fractions of 300cGy for a total dose of 3000cGy. Patients also receive sipuleucel-T as in Arm A. sipuleucel-T: Given IV external beam radiation therapy: Undergo external beam radiation therapy laboratory biomarker analysis: Correlative studies
25
Total49

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicArm A (Sipuleucel-T)Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Total
Age, Continuous64 years67 years67 years
Gleason Score8 Gleason grading7 Gleason grading8 Gleason grading
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
African American
2 Participants0 Participants2 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
0 Participants2 Participants2 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Caucasian
20 Participants20 Participants40 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic
2 Participants2 Participants4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Not Reported
0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
24 participants25 participants49 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
24 Participants25 Participants49 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 250 / 24
other
Total, other adverse events
25 / 2524 / 24
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 251 / 24

Outcome results

Primary

Progression-free Survival

Estimated using the product-limit method of Kaplan and Meier. Progression is defined as one or more of the following: 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameters of target measurable lesions over the smallest sum observed (over baseline if no decrease during therapy) using the same techniques as baseline; unequivocal progression of non-measurable disease in the opinion of the treating physician; appearance of any new lesions; PSA increase of 25% from baseline or nadir and by 2ng/uL or greater at 12 weeks; death due to disease without prior documentation of progression and without symptomatic deterioration.

Time frame: Until progression or death, Up to 2 years.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Progression-free Survival2.46 Months
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Progression-free Survival3.65 Months
p-value: 0.06Log Rank
Secondary

Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse Events

Number of participants with specified adverse event that is grade 2 or above and related to treatment. Graded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) v4.0

Time frame: Up to 60 weeks

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Chills3 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Fatigue1 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Infusion Reaction1 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Decreased Lymphocyte Count1 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Nausea0 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Pain in Extremity0 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Anemia0 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Anorexia0 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Headache1 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Hypertension0 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Chills0 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Fatigue0 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Infusion Reaction0 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Decreased Lymphocyte Count0 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Nausea0 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Pain in Extremity0 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Anemia0 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Anorexia0 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Headache0 participants
Arm A (Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Hypertension0 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Anorexia0 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Chills0 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Chills0 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Fatigue2 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Pain in Extremity0 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Infusion Reaction1 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Fatigue0 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Decreased Lymphocyte Count0 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Hypertension0 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Nausea1 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Infusion Reaction0 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Pain in Extremity1 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Anemia1 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Anemia1 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Decreased Lymphocyte Count0 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Anorexia1 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Headache0 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Headache1 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 3 : Nausea0 participants
Arm B (Radiation Therapy, Sipuleucel-T)Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Above Adverse EventsGrade 2 : Hypertension3 participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 12, 2026