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FOcal Radiation for Oligometastatic Castration-rEsistant Prostate Cancer (FORCE)

FOcal Radiation for Oligometastatic Castration-rEsistant Prostate Cancer (FORCE): A Phase II Randomized Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03556904
Enrollment
14
Registered
2018-06-14
Start date
2018-12-10
Completion date
2023-07-28
Last updated
2026-01-15

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Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Brief summary

This clinical trial will determine whether the addition of radiotherapy to standard of care systemic therapy improves objective progression-free survival compared to systemic therapy alone in patients with oligometastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Interventions

Radiotherapy will typically be delivered to a total EQD2 (Equivalent dose in 2Gy fractions) that ranges between conventional 30 Gy in 10 fractions, to SBRT (Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy) with 50 Gy in 5 fractions.

DRUGHormone therapy or chemotherapy

Current standard of care dosing with standard agents; hormone therapy or chemotherapy.

Sponsors

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

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

* Subjects must have biopsy-confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate * Subjects must discontinue any prior systemic therapies (excluding GnRH agonist/antagonists) without PSA withdrawal effects if using first generation anti-androgens. Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) analogues must be continued if they have not undergone orchiectomy. (Subjects who recently started systemic therapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) are eligible to enroll if new therapy was started ≤ 14 days to consent date.) * Subjects must have progressive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer based on at least one of the following criteria while having castrate levels (\<50 ng/dL) of testosterone: * A) PSA progression defined as a 25% increase over baseline value with an increase in the absolute value of at least 2.0 ng/mL that is confirmed by another PSA level with a minimum of a 1-week interval. * B) Progression of bidimensionally measurable soft tissue or nodal metastasis by CT scan or MRI based on RECIST criteria * C) Progression of bone disease on bone scan as defined by two new lesions arising * Subjects must have oligometastatic prostate cancer, defined as between 1 and ≤5 treatment sites that can be treated within a radiotherapy treatment field. * Subjects must be medically fit to undergo radiotherapy and systemic therapy as determined by the treating physician. * Age ≥ 18 * ECOG ≤ 2 (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group scoring system used to quantify general well-being and activities of daily life; scores range from 0 to 5 where 0 represents perfect health and 5 represents death) * No prior invasive malignancy in the past 3-years. Exceptions include non-melanomatous skin cancer and in situ cancers of the bladder or head and neck are permissible. * Subjects must freely sign informed consent to enroll in the study. * Subjects must use contraception up to 90 days after last drug dose.

Exclusion criteria

* Planned systemic therapy with Radium-223 dichloride or sipuleucel-T * Tumor requiring emergent radiation in view of provider * Life expectancy estimate of \<3 months * Presence of known parenchymal brain metastasis * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness * Inability to undergo radiotherapy, systemic treatment, CTs or bone scans * Biopsy proven pure small cell or neuroendocrine prostate cancer

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Median Duration of ResponseAt 12 MonthsDuration of overall response is measured from the time measurement criteria are met for CR or PR (whichever is first recorded) until the first date that recurrent or progressive disease is objectively documented. A patient's designated response at any one time is a combination of the assessment of target lesions, non-target lesions, bone lesions and disease symptoms. Progression in this measure is defined as worsened pain or new sites of disease on imaging. Progression by pain due to prostate cancer requires evidence of disease at the site of pain and one or more palliative intervention (opioid therapy for 10 out of 14 consecutive days, radionuclide therapy or radiation therapy). Response and progression definitions used will be a combination of the criteria proposed by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Committee v1.1 and the Prostate Cancer Working Group 3.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Median Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) PFSAt 24 monthsThe Median PSA PFS is defined as the median duration of time from start of treatment to date that PSA progression is documented or death occurs (whichever is first). PSA progression is defined as a 25% increase over baseline or nadir whichever is lower and an increase in the absolute value of PSA level by 2 ng/ml. Reported as Kaplan-Meier estimates, including median at 12 months and 24 month.
Median Radiographic PFSAt 24 monthsRadiographic PFS is defined as the duration of time from start of treatment to date that progression is radio-graphically documented or death occurs (whichever is first). Reported as Kaplan-Meier estimates, including median at 12 months and 24 month.
Overall Survival Time24 monthsOverall survival (OS) is defined as the duration of time from start of treatment to death. Reported as Kaplan-Meier estimates, including median at 12 months and 24 month.
Prostate Cancer Specific Survival Time24 monthsProstate Cancer Specific Survival (PCSS) is defined as the duration of time from start of treatment to death from prostate cancer. Reported as Kaplan-Meier estimates, including median at 12 months and 24 month.
Non-irradiated Metastases Free Survival TimeAt 24 monthsNon-irradiated metastases free survival is defined as the duration of time from start of treatment to the date of progressive disease of a new target lesion, a new non-measurable/non-target lesion or emergence of 2 or more new skeletal lesions on a bone scan. Reported as Kaplan-Meier estimates, including median at 12 months and 24 month.
Median Objective Progression Free Survival (PFS) TimeAt 24 monthsPFS is defined as the duration of time from start of treatment to date of progression or death (whichever is first). Initiation of other prostate directed therapies (excluding bisphosphonates or RANKL inhibitors) is considered to be progression. Reported as Kaplan-Meier estimates, including median at 12 months and 24 month.
The Proportion of Patients With a PSA Partial Response 50 (PR50)24 monthsThe number of patients whose PSA declines by 50% decline (PSA partial response 50 (PR50)) will be counted in each treatment arm and divided by the number of patients who received any protocol treatment to provide the proportion of patients with PR50. PR50 response is defined as a decrease in PSA value by ≥ 50%.
The Proportion of Patients With a PSA Partial Response 90 (PR90)24 monthsThe number of patients whose PSA declines by 90% decline (PSA partial response 90 (PR90)) will be counted in each treatment arm and divided by the number of patients who received any protocol treatment to provide the proportion of patients with PR90. PR90 response is defined as a decrease in PSA value by ≥ 90%.
The Proportion of Patients That Respond to Treatment24 monthsThe measurable disease response rate (CR + PR) will be calculated for patients evaluable for measurable disease response. Complete response (CR) is defined as a disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduced in short axis to \<10 mm. There can be no appearance of new lesions. Partial Response (PR) is defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum LD. There can be no appearance of new lesions.
Patient-reported Outcome Based on NCCN-FACT FPSI-17 (Version 2)measured at 6 and 12 months post starting treatmentThe National Comprehensive Cancer Network Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Prostate Symptom Index (NFPSI-17), version 2 is used to assess high priority symptoms/QOL concerns in patients with advanced prostate cancer (PC). It is a 17-item survey with a recall period of the past 7 days; scored using a 5 point Likert-type scale. Items are scored from 1-4 with some items reverse scored. Described using means or medians. score range is 0-68 with higher scores indicating better health
The Proportion of Patients With Complete PSA Response24 monthsThe number of patients whose PSA becomes undetectable (≤0.2 ng/ml) will be counted in each treatment arm and divided by the number of patients who received any protocol treatment to provide the proportion of patients with complete PSA response. Complete PSA response is defined as an undetectable PSA (≤0.2 ng/ml).

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Standard of Care
Standard of care therapy will be up to the treating medical oncologist and is not the study intervention. Current systemic therapy is most commonly a second generation androgen pathway inhibitor, including enzalutamide or abiraterone, although other standard agents (e.g. docetaxel, cabazitaxel) are allowed. Patients should begin systemic treatment within 3 weeks of randomization. Standard of care systemic therapy may continue in the absence of toxicities or other specific criteria per protocol. Hormone therapy or chemotherapy: Current standard of care dosing with standard agents; hormone therapy or chemotherapy.
9
Standard of Care + Ablative Radiation
Standard of care systemic therapy plus radiation. Radiation will start within 8 weeks of randomization and complete by day 84. Standard of care systemic therapy may continue in the absence of toxicities or other specific criteria per protocol. Ablative Radiation Therapy: Radiotherapy will typically be delivered to a total EQD2 (Equivalent dose in 2Gy fractions) that ranges between conventional 30 Gy in 10 fractions, to SBRT (Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy) with 50 Gy in 5 fractions. Hormone therapy or chemotherapy: Current standard of care dosing with standard agents; hormone therapy or chemotherapy.
5
Total14

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyDisease Progression after treatment started33
Overall StudyPhysician Decision20
Overall StudySponsor Termination22
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject10

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicStandard of CareStandard of Care + Ablative RadiationTotal
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
9 Participants2 Participants11 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
0 Participants3 Participants3 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
9 Participants5 Participants14 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants1 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
8 Participants4 Participants12 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
9 participants5 participants14 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
9 Participants5 Participants14 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
2 / 92 / 5
other
Total, other adverse events
9 / 95 / 5
serious
Total, serious adverse events
3 / 90 / 5

Outcome results

Primary

Median Duration of Response

Duration of overall response is measured from the time measurement criteria are met for CR or PR (whichever is first recorded) until the first date that recurrent or progressive disease is objectively documented. A patient's designated response at any one time is a combination of the assessment of target lesions, non-target lesions, bone lesions and disease symptoms. Progression in this measure is defined as worsened pain or new sites of disease on imaging. Progression by pain due to prostate cancer requires evidence of disease at the site of pain and one or more palliative intervention (opioid therapy for 10 out of 14 consecutive days, radionuclide therapy or radiation therapy). Response and progression definitions used will be a combination of the criteria proposed by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Committee v1.1 and the Prostate Cancer Working Group 3.

Time frame: At 12 Months

Population: NA- Per biostatistician, values must be reported as NA due to lack of data from insufficient number of participants with events. Data is not available now nor will it be available in the future

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Standard of CareMedian Duration of ResponseNA months
Standard of Care + Ablative RadiationMedian Duration of ResponseNA months
Secondary

Median Objective Progression Free Survival (PFS) Time

PFS is defined as the duration of time from start of treatment to date of progression or death (whichever is first). Initiation of other prostate directed therapies (excluding bisphosphonates or RANKL inhibitors) is considered to be progression. Reported as Kaplan-Meier estimates, including median at 12 months and 24 month.

Time frame: At 24 months

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Standard of CareMedian Objective Progression Free Survival (PFS) TimeNA Months
Standard of Care + Ablative RadiationMedian Objective Progression Free Survival (PFS) Time26 Months
Secondary

Median Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) PFS

The Median PSA PFS is defined as the median duration of time from start of treatment to date that PSA progression is documented or death occurs (whichever is first). PSA progression is defined as a 25% increase over baseline or nadir whichever is lower and an increase in the absolute value of PSA level by 2 ng/ml. Reported as Kaplan-Meier estimates, including median at 12 months and 24 month.

Time frame: At 24 months

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Standard of CareMedian Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) PFSNA months
Standard of Care + Ablative RadiationMedian Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) PFSNA months
Secondary

Median Radiographic PFS

Radiographic PFS is defined as the duration of time from start of treatment to date that progression is radio-graphically documented or death occurs (whichever is first). Reported as Kaplan-Meier estimates, including median at 12 months and 24 month.

Time frame: At 24 months

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Standard of CareMedian Radiographic PFSNA Months
Standard of Care + Ablative RadiationMedian Radiographic PFS26 Months
Secondary

Non-irradiated Metastases Free Survival Time

Non-irradiated metastases free survival is defined as the duration of time from start of treatment to the date of progressive disease of a new target lesion, a new non-measurable/non-target lesion or emergence of 2 or more new skeletal lesions on a bone scan. Reported as Kaplan-Meier estimates, including median at 12 months and 24 month.

Time frame: At 24 months

Population: NA- Per biostatistician, values must be reported as NA due to lack of data from insufficient number of participants with events. Data is not available now nor will it be available in the future

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Standard of CareNon-irradiated Metastases Free Survival TimeNA days
Standard of Care + Ablative RadiationNon-irradiated Metastases Free Survival TimeNA days
Secondary

Overall Survival Time

Overall survival (OS) is defined as the duration of time from start of treatment to death. Reported as Kaplan-Meier estimates, including median at 12 months and 24 month.

Time frame: 24 months

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Standard of CareOverall Survival TimeNA months
Standard of Care + Ablative RadiationOverall Survival TimeNA months
Secondary

Patient-reported Outcome Based on NCCN-FACT FPSI-17 (Version 2)

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Prostate Symptom Index (NFPSI-17), version 2 is used to assess high priority symptoms/QOL concerns in patients with advanced prostate cancer (PC). It is a 17-item survey with a recall period of the past 7 days; scored using a 5 point Likert-type scale. Items are scored from 1-4 with some items reverse scored. Described using means or medians. score range is 0-68 with higher scores indicating better health

Time frame: measured at 6 and 12 months post starting treatment

Population: score range is 0-68 with higher scores indicating better health

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)
Standard of CarePatient-reported Outcome Based on NCCN-FACT FPSI-17 (Version 2)6 Months41.5 score on a scale
Standard of CarePatient-reported Outcome Based on NCCN-FACT FPSI-17 (Version 2)12 Months41.8 score on a scale
Standard of Care + Ablative RadiationPatient-reported Outcome Based on NCCN-FACT FPSI-17 (Version 2)6 Months39.1 score on a scale
Standard of Care + Ablative RadiationPatient-reported Outcome Based on NCCN-FACT FPSI-17 (Version 2)12 Months39.7 score on a scale
Secondary

Prostate Cancer Specific Survival Time

Prostate Cancer Specific Survival (PCSS) is defined as the duration of time from start of treatment to death from prostate cancer. Reported as Kaplan-Meier estimates, including median at 12 months and 24 month.

Time frame: 24 months

Population: NA- Per biostatistician, values must be reported as NA due to lack of data from insufficient number of participants with events. Data is not available now nor will it be available in the future

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Standard of CareProstate Cancer Specific Survival TimeNA days
Standard of Care + Ablative RadiationProstate Cancer Specific Survival TimeNA days
Secondary

The Proportion of Patients That Respond to Treatment

The measurable disease response rate (CR + PR) will be calculated for patients evaluable for measurable disease response. Complete response (CR) is defined as a disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduced in short axis to \<10 mm. There can be no appearance of new lesions. Partial Response (PR) is defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum LD. There can be no appearance of new lesions.

Time frame: 24 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Standard of CareThe Proportion of Patients That Respond to Treatment22 percentage of patients
Standard of Care + Ablative RadiationThe Proportion of Patients That Respond to Treatment20 percentage of patients
Secondary

The Proportion of Patients With a PSA Partial Response 50 (PR50)

The number of patients whose PSA declines by 50% decline (PSA partial response 50 (PR50)) will be counted in each treatment arm and divided by the number of patients who received any protocol treatment to provide the proportion of patients with PR50. PR50 response is defined as a decrease in PSA value by ≥ 50%.

Time frame: 24 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Standard of CareThe Proportion of Patients With a PSA Partial Response 50 (PR50)89 percentage of patients
Standard of Care + Ablative RadiationThe Proportion of Patients With a PSA Partial Response 50 (PR50)60 percentage of patients
Secondary

The Proportion of Patients With a PSA Partial Response 90 (PR90)

The number of patients whose PSA declines by 90% decline (PSA partial response 90 (PR90)) will be counted in each treatment arm and divided by the number of patients who received any protocol treatment to provide the proportion of patients with PR90. PR90 response is defined as a decrease in PSA value by ≥ 90%.

Time frame: 24 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Standard of CareThe Proportion of Patients With a PSA Partial Response 90 (PR90)44 percentage of patients
Standard of Care + Ablative RadiationThe Proportion of Patients With a PSA Partial Response 90 (PR90)60 percentage of patients
Secondary

The Proportion of Patients With Complete PSA Response

The number of patients whose PSA becomes undetectable (≤0.2 ng/ml) will be counted in each treatment arm and divided by the number of patients who received any protocol treatment to provide the proportion of patients with complete PSA response. Complete PSA response is defined as an undetectable PSA (≤0.2 ng/ml).

Time frame: 24 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Standard of CareThe Proportion of Patients With Complete PSA Response67 percentage of patients
Standard of Care + Ablative RadiationThe Proportion of Patients With Complete PSA Response40 percentage of patients

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