Description:
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men and second leading cause
of cancer-related death. Men with PCa have a wide range of possible outcomes if the cancer
has not spread and is classified as Intermediate-Risk PCa (IR-PCa).
The standard treatment for IR-PCa is radiation therapy (RT) with or without hormone therapy
which can result in cure in some men. In other men, the cancer can come back or spread to
other areas of the body. Treatment response in men with IR-PCa is highly variable. This
uncertainty has led to significant under- and over-treatment.
This study aims to find out if the addition of intensive treatment (hormonal therapy:
darolutamide + degarelix) to standard treatment for PCa will work better than standard
treatment alone. To do this, some participants will receive hormone therapy and others will
not. All participants will receive RT.
Currently, it is difficult to identify men who may require more intensive therapy. Current
methods, such as using prostate specific antigen (PSA) alone, may not give the doctor enough
information about who requires more intensive treatment. The researchers conducting this
study believe that a particular arrangement of cancer cells [called intraductal carcinoma
(IDC)] and the presence of a genetic marker called SChLAP1 can be used to identify people who
would benefit from more intensive therapy.
Hormonal therapy such as with drugs called darolutamide (new drug for PCa) and Degarelix,
reduce androgens (male hormones, such as testosterone) or block their effect on the cells.
PCa cells require androgens to grow and divide, so removal of androgens may be effective in
preventing the return of cancer following radiation therapy.
Although darolutamide has been studied in about 1000 men with PCa and seems promising and
well tolerated it is considered an experimental drug, therefore it can only be used in a
research study such as this one. Degarelix has been approved by Health Canada to treat PCa.
This is a phase 2, open label, randomized, controlled study and will be conducted across
sites in Canada. To qualify, men must have IR-PCa and have both SChLAP1 and IDC present or
both absent. Participants will be randomized to receive RT with hormone therapy or RT only.
The study treatment period is 6 months for the RT + hormone therapy group. RT will take about
1-2 weeks. All participants will be followed for 5 years with multiple visits to assess
safety and treatment effects.
Title
- Brief Title: Study of Radiation Therapy in Combination With Darolutamide + Degarelix in Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer
- Official Title: A Prospective, Randomized, Open-label, Multi-centre, Phase II Trial Evaluating IDC/SChLAP1 as a Biomarker for Prediction of Response to Intensified Combined Modality Treatment
Clinical Trial IDs
- ORG STUDY ID:
SChLAP/IDC Study
- NCT ID:
NCT04176081
Conditions
Interventions
Drug | Synonyms | Arms |
---|
Darolutamide | Nubeqa, ODM-201 | Group 2: Radiation Therapy + darolutamide + degarelix |
Degarelix | Firmagon | Group 2: Radiation Therapy + darolutamide + degarelix |
Purpose
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men and second leading cause
of cancer-related death. Men with PCa have a wide range of possible outcomes if the cancer
has not spread and is classified as Intermediate-Risk PCa (IR-PCa).
The standard treatment for IR-PCa is radiation therapy (RT) with or without hormone therapy
which can result in cure in some men. In other men, the cancer can come back or spread to
other areas of the body. Treatment response in men with IR-PCa is highly variable. This
uncertainty has led to significant under- and over-treatment.
This study aims to find out if the addition of intensive treatment (hormonal therapy:
darolutamide + degarelix) to standard treatment for PCa will work better than standard
treatment alone. To do this, some participants will receive hormone therapy and others will
not. All participants will receive RT.
Currently, it is difficult to identify men who may require more intensive therapy. Current
methods, such as using prostate specific antigen (PSA) alone, may not give the doctor enough
information about who requires more intensive treatment. The researchers conducting this
study believe that a particular arrangement of cancer cells [called intraductal carcinoma
(IDC)] and the presence of a genetic marker called SChLAP1 can be used to identify people who
would benefit from more intensive therapy.
Hormonal therapy such as with drugs called darolutamide (new drug for PCa) and Degarelix,
reduce androgens (male hormones, such as testosterone) or block their effect on the cells.
PCa cells require androgens to grow and divide, so removal of androgens may be effective in
preventing the return of cancer following radiation therapy.
Although darolutamide has been studied in about 1000 men with PCa and seems promising and
well tolerated it is considered an experimental drug, therefore it can only be used in a
research study such as this one. Degarelix has been approved by Health Canada to treat PCa.
This is a phase 2, open label, randomized, controlled study and will be conducted across
sites in Canada. To qualify, men must have IR-PCa and have both SChLAP1 and IDC present or
both absent. Participants will be randomized to receive RT with hormone therapy or RT only.
The study treatment period is 6 months for the RT + hormone therapy group. RT will take about
1-2 weeks. All participants will be followed for 5 years with multiple visits to assess
safety and treatment effects.
Trial Arms
Name | Type | Description | Interventions |
---|
Group 1: Radiation Therapy Only | Active Comparator | Participants randomized to Group 1 will receive radiation therapy only. | |
Group 2: Radiation Therapy + darolutamide + degarelix | Experimental | Participants randomized to Group 2 will receive radiation therapy only + darolutamide + degarelix. | |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male ≥ 18 years of age;
- Pathologic (histologic) proven diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma within 180 days
prior to consent;
- PSA measurement performed within 60 days prior to consent;
- IR-PCa as per National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) criteria (PSA >10 and < 20
ng/mL and/or Gleason score 7 and/or T-category T2b-T2c clinical or ultrasound);
- UIR-PCa, at least one of the following:
- 2 or 3 NCCN IR-PCa criteria;
- Gleason score 4+3;
- >50% diagnostic cores involved by adenocarcinoma;
- Clinically negative (N0) stage, as defined by pelvic-CT or pelvic-MRI within 4 months
prior to consent;
- No evidence of bone metastases (M0) assessed by a bone scan within 4 months prior to
consent;
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2;
- Able and willing to provide signed informed consent as per International Conference on
Harmonization - Good Clinical Practices Guidelines (ICH-GCP) and applicable
regulations.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Received any form of hormonal therapy such as bilateral orchiectomy, LHRH
agonist/antagonist (e.g. goserelin, leuprolide, degarelix, etc.), anti-androgens (e.g.
flutamide, bicalutamide, etc.), 5α-reductase inhibitors (e.g. finasteride,
dutasteride, etc.) and/or estrogens within 1 year of consent;
- Received prior cytotoxic therapy for prostate cancer (e.g. taxanes, mitoxantrone);
- Currently taking medications that might cause toxicity if combined with darolutamide
(see section 4.6);
- Hemoglobin < 9.0 g/dL, independent of transfusion and/or growth factors, measured
within 90 days prior to consent;
- Platelet count < 100,000 × 109/μL, independent of transfusion and/or growth factors,
within 90 days prior to consent;
- Serum albumin < 3.0 g/dL within 90 days prior to consent;
- Abnormal renal function, assessed within 90 days prior to consent:
- Creatinine > 2mg/dL;
- Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≤ 35 mL/min, estimated by Cockcroft-Gault formula or
measured directly by 24 hour urine.
- Abnormal liver function assessed within 90 days prior to consent:
- Total bilirubin > 1.5 times the upper limit of normal range;
- Aminotransferases (ALT or AST) >1.5 times the upper limit of normal range;
- Currently on anticoagulant therapy for any indication (e.g. atrial fibrillation, valve
replacement, pulmonary embolism, etc.);
- Any cardiac events (e.g. unstable angina, myocardial infarction and/or congestive
heart failure;
- Does not agree to use highly effective method of birth control if he is having sex
with a woman of childbearing potential or does not agree to use a condom if he is
having sex with a woman who is pregnant while on study drug and for 4 weeks following
the last dose of study drug;
- Known hypersensitivity (or known allergic reaction) to the study treatment(s) or any
of its ingredients (as listed in Investigator's brochure);
- Planned initiation of alternative therapy for prostate cancer or investigational
therapy;
- Participation in another interventional clinical trial during and / or within 3 months
of consent for this study;
- Subject was previously randomized in this trial;
- Any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially
hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule; those conditions
should be discussed with the patient before registration in the trial.
Maximum Eligible Age: | N/A |
Minimum Eligible Age: | 18 Years |
Eligible Gender: | Male |
Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Primary Outcome Measures
Measure: | Recurrence Free Survival |
Time Frame: | Recurrence Free Survival will be monitored for a duration of 5 years. |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | Recurrence Free Survival (RFS), with recurrence event defined as (whichever occurs first):
Biochemical failure defined as per Phoenix criteria (i.e., a rise in PSA by 2 ng/mL or more above the nadir PSA, confirmed by a second PSA measurement)
Clinical, radiographic, or pathological evidence of local, regional, or distant recurrence/metastasis
Initiation of salvage hormonal therapy
Death from any cause. |
Secondary Outcome Measures
Measure: | Difference in RFS rates (as defined in primary outcome measure) between IDC/SChLAP1 and treatment groups. |
Time Frame: | 5 years |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | To prospectively assess the role of IDC/SChLAP1 in UIR-PCa treated with curative intent radiation to predict those who derive the greatest benefit from ST-2gen-ADT. |
Measure: | Incidence of early biochemical failure as defined by Pheonix criteria (i.e., within first 2 years of follow-up; surrogate of lethal disease). |
Time Frame: | 5 years |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | To determine the impact of ADT hormone therapy combined with radiation therapy compared to radiation therapy alone in improving rates of early failures. |
Measure: | Rates of positive prostate biopsies (local failure) performed at time of recurrence as per standard of care. |
Time Frame: | 5 years |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | To assess the patterns of failure after ST-2gen-ADT combined with SABR compared to SABR alone. |
Measure: | Testosterone levels |
Time Frame: | 5 years |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | To determine the effect of ST-2gen-ADT combined with SABR compared to SABR alone on the duration of castrate testosterone levels (<50 ng/dL) after treatment completion. |
Measure: | Changes in prostate cancer-specific HRQoL as measured by abbreviated EPIC (urinary, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains) questionnaire, as a function of treatment assignment |
Time Frame: | 5 years |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | To determine the effect of ST-2gen-ADT combined with SABR compared to SABR alone on Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL). |
Measure: | Rate of maximal biochemical control, defined as 2 consecutive undetectable PSA (<0.05 ng/mL) during follow-up. |
Time Frame: | 5 years |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | To determine the effect of ST-2gen-ADT combined with SABR compared to SABR alone on PSA levels. |
Measure: | Rates of positive molecular imaging results (local, regional and/or distant failure) performed at time of recurrence as per standard of care. |
Time Frame: | 5 years |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | To assess the patterns of failure after ST-2gen-ADT combined with SABR compared to SABR alone. |
Measure: | Changes in prostate cancer-specific HRQoL as measured by SF-12 questionnaire, as a function of treatment assignment |
Time Frame: | 5 years |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | To determine the effect of ST-2gen-ADT combined with SABR compared to SABR alone on Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL). |
Details
Phase: | Phase 2 |
Primary Purpose: | Interventional |
Overall Status: | Not yet recruiting |
Lead Sponsor: | University Health Network, Toronto |
Trial Keywords
- Intraductal carcinoma
- SChLAP1
- Radiation therapy
Last Updated
April 19, 2021