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CASCARA: Castration Sensitive Carboplatin, Cabazitaxel and Abiraterone

A Phase II Study of Carboplatin, Cabazitaxel and Abiraterone in High Volume Metastatic Castration Sensitive Prostate Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03934840
Enrollment
61
Registered
2019-05-02
Start date
2019-10-10
Completion date
2025-04-03
Last updated
2026-05-26

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Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Brief summary

This is a phase II clinical trial in patients with metastatic castration sensitive prostate cancer. The objective of the study is to determine the efficacy and further define the safety of the treatment combination. This study will evaluate dose levels of carboplatin AUC 4 with cabazitaxel 20 mg/m2. Patients will be treated with the combination of ADT and carboplatin and cabazitaxel for 6 cycles. After 6 cycles of chemotherapy, they will start abiraterone with ADT. The primary objective is to determine the percent of subjects that have no PSA or radiographic progression at 1 year. Secondary objectives will include determining the progression-free survival, time to PSA nadir and time to PSA progression of carboplatin and cabazitaxel in combination with ADT.

Interventions

DRUGCabazitaxel

20 mg/m2 Q 21 days

DRUGCarboplatin

AUC 4 Q21 Days x 6 cycles with ADT

DRUGAbiraterone

1000 mg PO daily

DRUGPrednisone

5 mg PO daily on chemotherapy completion

Sponsors

Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
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, or have a legally authorized representative provide, written informed consent and HIPAA authorization for the release of personal health information. A signed informed consent must be obtained before screening procedures are performed. * Histologically confirmed prostate cancer. * High volume metastatic disease (defined as the presence of visceral metastases or ≥3 bone lesions). * ADT for ≤3 months by day 1 of study chemotherapy; Prior episodes of ADT are allowed (i.e. ADT used previously in courses of radiation). * Testosterone \<50 ng/dL. Patients must continue primary ADT with an LHRH analogue if they have not undergone orchiectomy. * ECOG Performance Status 0 or 1 (see Appendix A) * Patient has adequate bone marrow and organ function as defined by the following laboratory values: * Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 × 10\^9/L * Platelets ≥ 100 × 10\^9/L * Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dl * Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5mg/dL or estimated creatinine clearance ≥ 50 ml/min * In the absence of liver metastases, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \<2.5 x ULN. If the patient has liver metastases, ALT and AST \<5 x ULN * Total bilirubin \< ULN; or total bilirubin ≤3.0 x ULN or direct bilirubin ≤1.5 x ULN in patients with well-documented Gilbert's Syndrome. * Sexually active males must use a condom during intercourse while taking study drugs and for 30 days after stopping treatment and should not father a child in this period. A condom is required to be used also by vasectomized men in order to prevent delivery of the drug via seminal fluid. Fertile males must use a condom with spermicide (double barrier method). * Age ≥ 18 years

Exclusion criteria

* Prior exposure to any chemotherapy, PARPi, or immunotherapy for prostate cancer. * Prior abiraterone or enzalutamide, unless therapy was for \< 2 weeks * Radiation therapy (including palliative radiotherapy to a metastatic lesion) within 14 days or major surgery (e.g., open abdominal, pelvic, thoracic, orthopedic or neurosurgery) within 28 days of the date of the first dose. * Other systemic therapies for prostate cancer within 28 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, prior to day 1 of chemotherapy (with the exception of anti-androgens like bicalutamide). * PSA \<2.0 ng/mL at diagnosis. * If present, peripheral neuropathy must be ≤ Grade 1 * Patients with an active second malignancy that could, in the investigator's opinion, potentially interfere with the patient's ability to participate and/or complete this trial. * Patients with central nervous system (CNS) involvement unless they meet ALL of the following criteria: * At least 4 weeks from prior therapy completion (including radiation and/or surgery) prior to starting the study treatment * Clinically stable CNS tumor at the time of screening. * Baseline screening for CNS metastases is not required unless presence of signs and/or symptoms of involvement * Patients with severe psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements in the judgment of treating investigator. * Patient has a history of non-compliance to medical regimen or inability to grant consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) or Radiographic Progression1 YearNumber of patients who have no PSA or radiographic progression as determined by RECIST 1.1 or PCWG3 criteria

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)1 YearPercentage of participants achieving Progression Free Survival
PSA Nadir1 YearTime to PSA nadir
Incidence of Adverse Events1 YearSafety and Tolerability
PSA Complete Response Rate1 YearPSA complete response rate (PSA \<=0.2 ng/mL) in patient with mutations in DNA repair genes
PSA Progression1 YearTime to PSA progression
Incidence of Homologous Recombination Deficiency (HRD)1 yearIncidence of HRD

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOREmmanuel Antonarakis, MD

Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
30 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
31 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
3 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
55 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
13 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
7 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
40 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
61 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
61 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
10 / 61
other
Total, other adverse events
60 / 61
serious
Total, serious adverse events
8 / 61

Outcome results

None listed

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