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A Phase II Neoadjuvant Study of Apalutamide, Abiraterone Acetate, Prednisone, Degarelix and Indomethacin in Men With Localized Prostate Cancer Pre-prostatectomy

A Phase II Neoadjuvant Study of Apalutamide, Abiraterone Acetate, Prednisone, Degarelix and Indomethacin in Men With Localized Prostate Cancer Pre-Prostatectomy

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02849990
Enrollment
22
Registered
2016-07-29
Start date
2017-03-09
Completion date
2020-12-10
Last updated
2022-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Stage III Prostate Adenocarcinoma AJCC v7, Stage III Prostate Cancer AJCC v7, Stage IV Prostate Adenocarcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IV Prostate Cancer AJCC v7

Brief summary

This phase II trial studies how well apalutamide, abiraterone acetate, prednisone, degarelix, and indomethacin work in treating patients with prostate cancer that has spread from where it started to nearby tissue or lymph nodes before surgery. Androgen can cause the growth of tumor cells. Hormone therapy using apalutamide, abiraterone acetate, prednisone, degarelix, and indomethacin may fight prostate cancer by lowering the amount of androgen the body makes and/or blocking the use of androgen by the tumor cells.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. The rate of the pathologic complete response (pCR) (i.e. no evidence of residual tumor) as assessed on prostatectomy specimens following 3-months (12 weeks) of neoadjuvant apalutamide, abiraterone acetate, degarelix and indomethacin. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the negative margin rate as assessed on prostatectomy specimens following 3-months (12 weeks) of neoadjuvant apalutamide, abiraterone acetate, degarelix and indomethacin. II. To determine the rate of near pCR (i.e. =\< 5 mm of residual tumor) as assessed on prostatectomy specimens following 3-months (12 weeks) of neoadjuvant apalutamide, abiraterone acetate, degarelix and indomethacin. III. To determine the rate of pathologic T3 disease as assessed on prostatectomy specimens following 3-months (12 weeks) of neoadjuvant apalutamide, abiraterone acetate, degarelix and indomethacin. IV. To determine the rate of nodal metastases as assessed on surgical lymph node specimens following 3-months (12 weeks) of neoadjuvant apalutamide, abiraterone acetate, degarelix and indomethacin. V. To determine the apoptotic index (i.e. percentage of tumor cells undergoing apoptosis) as determined by cleaved caspase-3 immunohistochemistry following 3-months (12 weeks) of neoadjuvant apalutamide, abiraterone acetate, degarelix and indomethacin. VI. To determine the proportion of men who receive adjuvant radiation therapy within 1-year of prostatectomy. VII. To determine the biochemical (i.e. prostate-specific antigen \[PSA\]) progression free survival estimate two years after the last patient has accrued (i.e. confirmed PSA post-radical prostatectomy \>= 0.2 ng/mL). VIII. To determine the overall survival estimate two years after the last patient has accrued. IX. Safety as assessed by the incidence and severity of adverse events and serious adverse events graded according to the National Cancer Institute - Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0. X. Exploratory biomarker assessment. OUTLINE: Patients receive apalutamide and abiraterone acetate orally (PO) daily, prednisone PO twice per day (BID) and indomethacin PO three times per day (TID). Patients also receive degarelix subcutaneously (SC) on day 1 and every 4 weeks for 3 doses. Treatment continues for up to 12 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo prostatectomy on day 85. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 28, 113, 450 and 815 days.

Interventions

DRUGAbiraterone Acetate

Given PO

DRUGApalutamide

Given PO

DRUGDegarelix

Given SC

DRUGIndomethacin

Given PO

OTHERLaboratory Biomarker Analysis

Correlative study

DRUGPrednisone

Given PO

Sponsors

Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
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

* Willing and able to provide written informed consent * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =\< 2 * Documented histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate * Willing to undergo prostatectomy as primary treatment for localized prostate cancer * High risk prostate cancer (per National Comprehensive Cancer Network \[NCCN\] criteria): Gleason score 8-10 or T3a or PSA \> 20 ng/mL or very-high risk prostate cancer (per NCCN criteria): T3b-T4 * Serum testosterone \>= 150 ng/dL * Able to swallow the study drugs whole * Willing to take abiraterone acetate on an empty stomach (no food should be consumed at least two hours before and for one hour after dosing) * Agrees to use a condom (even men with vasectomies) and another effective method of birth control if he is having sex with a woman of childbearing potential or agrees to use a condom if he is having sex with a woman who is pregnant while on study drug and for 3 months following the last dose of study drug; must also agree not to donate sperm during the study and for 3 months after receiving the last dose of study drug * Medications known to lower the seizure threshold (see list under prohibited meds) must be discontinued or substituted at least 4 weeks prior to study entry

Exclusion criteria

* Prior local therapy to treat prostate cancer (e.g. radical prostatectomy, radiation therapy, brachytherapy) * Prior use of apalutamide, abiraterone acetate or degarelix * Prior or ongoing systemic therapy for prostate cancer including, but not limited to: * Hormonal therapy (for example \[e.g.\] leuprolide, goserelin, triptorelin, degarelix) * Cytochrome P450 (CYP)-17 inhibitors (e.g. ketoconazole) * Antiandrogens (e.g. bicalutamide, nilutamide) * Second generation antiandrogens (e.g. enzalutamide, apalutamide) * Immunotherapy (e.g. sipuleucel-T, ipilimumab) * Chemotherapy (e.g. docetaxel, cabazitaxel) * Evidence of serious and/or unstable pre-existing medical, psychiatric or other condition (including laboratory abnormalities) that could interfere with patient safety or provision of informed consent to participate in this study * Any psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition that could potentially interfere with compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule * Absolute neutrophil count \[ANC\] \< 1500/mm\^3 * Platelet count \< 100,000/mm\^3 * Hemoglobin \< 9 g/dL * Total bilirubin \> 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \>= 2.5 x ULN; Note: in subjects with Gilbert's syndrome, if total bilirubin is \> 1.5 x ULN, measure direct and indirect bilirubin and if direct bilirubin is =\< 1.5 x ULN, subject may be eligible * Abnormal kidney function (glomerular filtration rate GFR \< 45 mL/min) * Serum albumin \< 3 g/dL * Serum potassium \< 3.5 mmol/L * Seizure or known condition that may pre-dispose to seizure (e.g. prior stroke within 1 year to randomization, brain arteriovenous malformation, schwannoma, meningioma, or other benign central nervous system \[CNS\] or meningeal disease which may require treatment with surgery or radiation therapy) * Severe or unstable angina, myocardial infarction, symptomatic congestive heart failure, arterial or venous thromboembolic events (eg, pulmonary embolism, cerebrovascular accident including transient ischemic attacks), or clinically significant ventricular arrhythmias within 6 months prior to randomization * History of stroke within the last 5-years * History of gastrointestinal (GI) bleed requiring transfusion * History of peptic ulcer disease requiring treatment within the last 5-years * History of asthma that is nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced or with asthma that is classified as 'mild-persistent' or worse (based on symptoms occurring more than 2 days per week) * Uncontrolled hypertension * Gastrointestinal disorder affecting absorption * Active infection (eg, human immunodeficiency virus \[HIV\] or viral hepatitis) * Any chronic medical condition requiring a higher dose of corticosteroid than 10 mg prednisone/ prednisolone once daily * Any condition that in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude participation in this study * Child Pugh class B & C * Pre-existing viral hepatitis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pathologic Complete Response Rate as Assessed From Prostatectomy Specimens Following Neoadjuvant TreatmentAt 3 monthsPathologic complete response is defined as no evidence of cancer on fully submitted prostatectomy specimens using standard surgical pathology assessments (i.e. H&E assessment will be used for the purpose of defining pathologic complete response per protocol) at 3 months.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Patients With a Negative Margin After 3 Months of TreatmentAt 3 monthsThe absence of tumor cells at the prostate margin will be assessed using standard pathological practices on prostatectomy specimens (i.e. after 3 months of treatment).
Overall Survival (OS)At 2 yearsWill will report the number of participants alive at 2-years following enrollment.
Number of Patients With a Near Pathologic Complete Response After 3 Months of TreatmentAt 3 monthsThe near pathologic complete response will be defined as =\< 5 mm of residual tumor as assessed on prostatectomy specimens after 3 months of treatment.
Apoptotic Index (i.e. Percentage of Tumor Cells Undergoing Apoptosis)At 3 monthsWill be determined by cleaved caspase-3 immunohistochemistry.
Number of Patients With Pathologic T3 Disease After 3 Months of Treatment.At 3 monthsThe presence of T3 disease (e.g. extraprostatic tumor not invading adjacent structures) will be determine from the prostatectomy specimen after 3 months of treament.
Number of Participants Without Biochemical Failure at 2 YearsAt 2 yearsProstate-specific antigen progression (i.e. biochemical failure) will be defined per the American Urological Association guidelines (i.e. confirmed prostate-specific antigen post-radical prostatectomy \>= 0.2 ng/mL). We will report the number of patients without biochemical failure at 2 years.
The Proportion of Men Who Receive Adjuvant Radiation TherapyUp to 1 year post prostatectomyPatients that received radiation following prostatetomy
Number of Patients With no Nodal Metastases After 3 Months of Treatment.At 3 monthsThe presence of tumor cells within surgically excised lymph nodes will be assessed after 3 months of treament.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Treatment (Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy)
Patients receive androgen receptor antagonist ARN-509 and abiraterone acetate PO daily, prednisone PO BID and indomethacin PO TID. Patients also receive degarelix SC on day 1 and every 4 weeks for 3 doses. Treatment continues for up to 12 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo prostatectomy on day 85. Abiraterone Acetate: Given PO Apalutamide: Given PO Degarelix: Given SC Indomethacin: Given PO Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative study Prednisone: Given PO
20
Total20

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyAdverse Event1
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTreatment (Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy)
Age, Customized63 years
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)10 ng/mL
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
18 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
20 Participants
Total Gleason score9 units on a scale

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 22
other
Total, other adverse events
22 / 22
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 22

Outcome results

Primary

Pathologic Complete Response Rate as Assessed From Prostatectomy Specimens Following Neoadjuvant Treatment

Pathologic complete response is defined as no evidence of cancer on fully submitted prostatectomy specimens using standard surgical pathology assessments (i.e. H&E assessment will be used for the purpose of defining pathologic complete response per protocol) at 3 months.

Time frame: At 3 months

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy)Pathologic Complete Response Rate as Assessed From Prostatectomy Specimens Following Neoadjuvant Treatment1 Participants
Secondary

Apoptotic Index (i.e. Percentage of Tumor Cells Undergoing Apoptosis)

Will be determined by cleaved caspase-3 immunohistochemistry.

Time frame: At 3 months

Population: Due to limited post-treatment tumor tissue, assessment of apoptotic index is not feasible.

Secondary

Number of Participants Without Biochemical Failure at 2 Years

Prostate-specific antigen progression (i.e. biochemical failure) will be defined per the American Urological Association guidelines (i.e. confirmed prostate-specific antigen post-radical prostatectomy \>= 0.2 ng/mL). We will report the number of patients without biochemical failure at 2 years.

Time frame: At 2 years

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Treatment (Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy)Number of Participants Without Biochemical Failure at 2 Years18 participants
Secondary

Number of Patients With a Near Pathologic Complete Response After 3 Months of Treatment

The near pathologic complete response will be defined as =\< 5 mm of residual tumor as assessed on prostatectomy specimens after 3 months of treatment.

Time frame: At 3 months

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy)Number of Patients With a Near Pathologic Complete Response After 3 Months of Treatment6 Participants
Secondary

Number of Patients With a Negative Margin After 3 Months of Treatment

The absence of tumor cells at the prostate margin will be assessed using standard pathological practices on prostatectomy specimens (i.e. after 3 months of treatment).

Time frame: At 3 months

ArmMeasureCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy)Number of Patients With a Negative Margin After 3 Months of TreatmentNegative margins13 Participants
Treatment (Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy)Number of Patients With a Negative Margin After 3 Months of TreatmentPositive margins7 Participants
Secondary

Number of Patients With no Nodal Metastases After 3 Months of Treatment.

The presence of tumor cells within surgically excised lymph nodes will be assessed after 3 months of treament.

Time frame: At 3 months

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy)Number of Patients With no Nodal Metastases After 3 Months of Treatment.No nodal metastases13 Participants
Treatment (Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy)Number of Patients With no Nodal Metastases After 3 Months of Treatment.Nodal metastases7 Participants
Secondary

Number of Patients With Pathologic T3 Disease After 3 Months of Treatment.

The presence of T3 disease (e.g. extraprostatic tumor not invading adjacent structures) will be determine from the prostatectomy specimen after 3 months of treament.

Time frame: At 3 months

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy)Number of Patients With Pathologic T3 Disease After 3 Months of Treatment.18 Participants
Secondary

Overall Survival (OS)

Will will report the number of participants alive at 2-years following enrollment.

Time frame: At 2 years

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy)Overall Survival (OS)20 Participants
Secondary

The Proportion of Men Who Receive Adjuvant Radiation Therapy

Patients that received radiation following prostatetomy

Time frame: Up to 1 year post prostatectomy

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy)The Proportion of Men Who Receive Adjuvant Radiation Therapy7 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 21, 2026