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A Trial to Evaluate Safety of Firmagon® (Degarelix) in Indian Patients Diagnosed With Advanced Hormone-dependent Prostate Cancer

An Open-label, Single-Arm, Multicenter, Phase IV Trial to Evaluate the Safety of Firmagon® in Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Indian Patients Diagnosed With Advanced Hormone-dependent Prostate Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02726009
Enrollment
230
Registered
2016-04-01
Start date
2016-05-31
Completion date
2020-05-15
Last updated
2021-12-15

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Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Brief summary

The purpose of this open-label, single-arm, multicenter, post-marketing trial is to evaluate long-term safety of Firmagon® in approximately 230 Indian patients diagnosed with advanced hormone-dependent prostate cancer requiring androgen deprivation therapy.

Interventions

DRUGDegarelix

Sponsors

Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 79 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Has given written informed consent before any study-related activity is performed * Advanced hormone-dependent prostate cancer for which androgen deprivation therapy is indicated, and independently from this trial, Firmagon® is intended to be used for treatment * Age greater than or equal to 18 years and less than 80 years * Advanced hormone-dependent prostate cancer without any other clinically significant disorder * Easten Cooperative Oncology Group score ≤ 2 * PSA ≥ 2 ng/mL at screening * Life expectancy of at least 12 months as per the investigator's judgement

Exclusion criteria

* Previous or concurrent hormonal management of prostate cancer * Contraindication for prescription of Firmagon® * Concurrent treatment with a 5-α-reductase inhibitor * Considered as a candidate for curative therapy * History of severe untreated asthma, anaphylactic reactions or severe urticaria and/or angioedema * QTc interval over 450 msec or risk factors for torsades de pointes or on Class IA and Class III anti arrhythmic medications * Cancer within the last 5 years except prostate cancer and surgically removed basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin * Known or suspected hepatic, symptomatic biliary disease (this includes moderate to severe chronic hepatic impairment) * Patients with clinically significant laboratory abnormalities / disorders other than prostate cancer * Patient with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Clinically significant changes in vital signsFrom baseline to Day 364
Frequency of adverse eventsUp to Day 364
Severity of adverse eventsUp to Day 364
Clinically significant changes in laboratory values (hematology and clinical biochemistry)From baseline to Day 364

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Cumulative probability of no Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) failureUp to Day 364PSA failure defined as an increase in serum PSA of 50%, and at least 5 ng/mL, compared to nadir, measured on two consecutive occasions at least 2 weeks apart
Cumulative probability of Progression Free Survival (PFS)Up to Day 364PFS defined as PSA failure, death from any cause, or introduction of additional therapy related to prostate cancer, whichever is first
Change in International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS)From baseline to Day 364
Change in physician's satisfaction scoreFrom baseline to Day 364

Countries

India

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026