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Niclosamide and Enzalutamide in Treating Patients With Castration-Resistant, Metastatic Prostate Cancer

A Phase I Study of Niclosamide in Combination With Enzalutamide in Men With Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02532114
Enrollment
5
Registered
2015-08-25
Start date
2015-12-31
Completion date
2017-11-30
Last updated
2018-04-18

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Conditions

Castration Levels of Testosterone, Castration-Resistant Prostate Carcinoma, Metastatic Prostate Carcinoma, Recurrent Prostate Carcinoma, Stage IV Prostate Adenocarcinoma

Brief summary

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of niclosamide when given together with enzalutamide in treating patients with castration resistant prostate cancer that has spread from the primary site to other places in the body. Androgens such as testosterone can cause the growth of prostate cancer cells. Drugs like enzalutamide block androgens from driving tumor growth; however, when androgen receptor splice variants are present, these drugs may not be effective. Niclosamide may decrease the amount of androgen receptor splice variant present within tumor cells, thus promoting the anti-tumor effects of enzalutamide. Giving niclosamide together with enzalutamide may be a better treatment for prostate cancer.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the safety and tolerability of three-times-daily (TID) oral niclosamide combined with enzalutamide in men with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) that has progressed on abiraterone (abiraterone acetate). SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effect of niclosamide plus enzalutamide on androgen receptor splice variant (AR-V) expression as determined by quantitative reverse-transcriptase-polymerase-chain-reaction (qRT-PCR). II. Determine the pharmacokinetic profile of three-times-daily (TID) oral niclosamide in men with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) that has progressed on abiraterone. III. Determine the prostate specific antigen (PSA) response rate (i.e. proportion of subjects with \>= 50% decline in PSA from pre-study baseline) after 28-days of niclosamide plus enzalutamide. IV. Determine the effect of niclosamide plus enzalutamide on protein expression and the transcriptional program of circulating tumor cells. OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of niclosamide. Patients receive niclosamide orally (PO) TID and enzalutamide PO daily. Treatment continues for 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at days 58 and 88.

Interventions

DRUGEnzalutamide

Given PO

OTHERLaboratory Biomarker Analysis

Correlative studies

Given PO

OTHERPharmacological Study

Correlative studies

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
University of Washington
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Have signed an informed consent document indicating that the subject understands the purpose of and procedures required for the study and are willing to participate in the study * Be willing/able to adhere to the prohibitions and restrictions specified in this protocol * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =\< 2 * Documented histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate * Patient must have evidence of castration resistant prostate cancer as evidenced by a confirmed rising PSA (per Prostate Cancer Working Group 2 \[PCWG2\] criteria) and a castrate serum testosterone level (i.e. =\< 50 mg/dL) * Patient must be eligible for treatment with enzalutamide * Patient must have previously progressed on abiraterone (either by PCWG2 criteria or Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors \[RECIST\] criteria) * Documented metastatic disease on bone scan, computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Exclusion criteria

* Have known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to enzalutamide or niclosamide or their excipients * Ongoing systemic therapy (other than a gonadotropin releasing hormone \[GnRH\] agonist/antagonist) for prostate cancer including, but not limited to: * Cytochrome P450, family 17 (CYP-17) inhibitors (e.g. ketoconazole, abiraterone) * Antiandrogens (e.g. bicalutamide, nilutamide) * Second generation antiandrogens (e.g. ARN-509) * Note: patients receiving ongoing treatment with enzalutamide will be allowed to join the study * Immunotherapy (e.g. sipuleucel-T, ipilimumab) * Chemotherapy (e.g. docetaxel, cabazitaxel) * Radiopharmaceutical therapy (e.g. radium-223, strontium-89, samarium-153) * Have any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the well-being of the subject or the study or prevent the subject from meeting or performing study requirements * Any psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition that could potentially interfere with compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule * Severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh class C) * Severe renal impairment (creatinine clearance =\< 30 ml/min) * History of prior seizures * Central nervous system metastases * Symptomatic patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, may benefit from docetaxel-based chemotherapy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of dose-limiting toxicities, graded according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0Up to 28 days
Recommended phase 2 doseUp to 28 days

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Minimum concentration of niclosamide0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 hours and 15 days after the first dose of niclosamideMean niclosamide concentration versus time will be plotted for each dose cohort. Minimum concentration will be reported as a mean for each dose cohort along with the observed ranges.
Half-life of niclosamide0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 hours and 15 days after the first dose of niclosamideMean niclosamide concentration versus time will be plotted for each dose cohort. Half-life will be reported as a mean for each dose cohort along with the observed ranges.
Steady state concentration of niclosamide0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 hours and 15 days after the first dose of niclosamideMean niclosamide concentration versus time will be plotted for each dose cohort. Steady state concentration will be reported as means for each dose cohort along with the observed ranges.
PSA response rateBaseline to up to 28 daysThe percent change in PSA will be presented as a waterfall plot, with the rate of PSA response (i.e. \>= 50% decline in PSA from baseline) reported as percentages with 95% confidence intervals.
Maximum concentration of niclosamide0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 hours and 15 days after the first dose of niclosamideMean niclosamide concentration versus time will be plotted for each dose cohort. maximum concentration will be reported as a mean for each dose cohort along with the observed ranges.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 27, 2026