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Multimodality Phase II Study in Prostate Cancer

Primary Purpose

Prostate Cancer

Status
Terminated
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Docetaxel
Sunitinib
EBXRT
Sponsored by
Duke University
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Prostate Cancer focused on measuring prostate cancer, sunitinib, docetaxel, PSA, radiation, PSA recurrence, No metastatic disease

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)MaleDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Prostate adenocarcinoma with evidence of recurrent disease as measured only by rising PSA, without evidence of metastatic disease by bone scan or CT scan within 4 weeks of entry
  2. PSA ≤ 3.0 ng/ml and ≥ 0.1 ng/ml within 2 weeks of registration
  3. Radical prostatectomy within 4 years of registration.
  4. Rising PSA as defined by 1 or more PSA values greater than the nadir value after radical prostatectomy, separated by at least 4 weeks.
  5. Gleason sum at radical prostatectomy of 7-10 (4+3 or 3+4 allowed)
  6. Informed consent
  7. Age > 18 years.
  8. Adequate laboratory parameters:

    • leukocytes ≥ 3,000/uL
    • absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/uL
    • platelets ≥ 75,000/uL
    • hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dl
    • total bilirubin within normal institutional limit
    • AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) < 2.5x institutional upper limit
    • creatinine < 2.0x institutional upper limit
  9. Karnofsky Performance Status ≥ 80 (Attachment 2).
  10. Written, signed, dated, and witnessed IRB approved informed consent form (ICF) before any screening procedures are performed.
  11. Peripheral neuropathy ≤ grade 1

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Evidence of metastatic disease by CT scan, physical exam, or bone scan within 4 weeks of registration
  2. History of bleeding disorders or medical comorbidities that in the opinion of the investigator would preclude the use of systemic chemotherapy
  3. Prior systemic or biologic therapy, including pre-operative therapies or adjuvant chemotherapy, biologic therapy, or hormonal therapy
  4. Life expectancy of less than 5 years from medical co-morbidities by physician judgment
  5. Non-adenocarcinoma prostate cancer pathology at radical prostatectomy
  6. Prior radiotherapy to the abdomen or pelvis
  7. Less than or equal to 6 weeks from prior major surgery, including radical prostatectomy, open biopsy, or traumatic injury.
  8. Recent cardiovascular event (within 12 months) including unstable angina, myocardial infarction, severe or at rest claudication, or stroke/CVA.
  9. Subjects receiving known strong CYP3A4 isoenzyme inhibitors and/or inducers. Subjects on acceptable CYP3A4 isoenzyme inhibitors and/or inducers are eligible, provided they have been taking a stable regimen for at least 4 weeks prior to screening.
  10. Presence of a non-healing wound or ulcer.
  11. Grade >= 3 hemorrhage within the past month.
  12. Hypertension with systolic blood pressure of >140 mm Hg and/or diastolic pressure >90 mm Hg at the time of screening. Anti-hypertensive medications are permitted.
  13. Subjects with American Heart Association (AHA) Class 2-4 heart disease or any history of congestive heart failure with an ejection fraction <50%.
  14. Subjects with inability to tolerate or absorb oral medications.
  15. QTc interval >480 msec on baseline EKG. Subjects may not be taking a medication known to significantly prolong the QTc interval.
  16. Subjects who have not recovered from prior biopsy, surgery, traumatic injury, and/or radiation therapy.
  17. Anticoagulation with warfarin (therapeutic doses of warfarin for catheter patency are permitted). Low molecular weight heparin is permitted.
  18. Active infection(s), active antimicrobial therapy or serious intercurrent illness.
  19. Any other major medical or psychiatric illness that, in the investigator's judgment, will substantially increase the risk associated with the subject's participation in this study, including inability to absorb oral medications.
  20. Any history of hemoptysis within the past 12 months

Sites / Locations

  • Johns Hopkins University
  • The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
  • Duke University

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Label

Multimodality

Arm Description

4 cycles of 70 mg/m2 Docetaxel + 37.5 mg daily Sunitinib for 14 days followed by a 7 day break for 3 cycles + external beam radiotherapy to 66 Gray over 6-7 weeks

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

The Rate of Progression Free Survival (PFS) at 24 Months
Percentage of participants surviving 24 months from the start of study treatment without progression of disease. PFS was defined as the time from the date of study treatment initiation to the date of the first documented progression. Progression will be defined as having experienced any of the following: a serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) value of 0.2 ng/mL or more above the post-radiotherapy PSA nadir and confirmed 4 weeks later by a second PSA measurement that was higher than the first by any amount, a continued rise in the PSA level following study treatment if no nadir is experienced, defined as 2 rising values greater than the baseline PSA and separated by at least 4 weeks, or evidence of clinical progression or initiation of systemic therapy for progressive disease.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Proportion of Biochemical Progression (bPFS Proportion) at 2 and 3 Years.
Percentage of participants surviving 24 and 36 months from the start of study treatment without progression of disease. PFS was defined as the time from the date of study treatment initiation to the date of the first documented progression. Progression will be defined as having experienced any of the following: a serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) value of 0.2 ng/mL or more above the post-radiotherapy PSA nadir and confirmed 4 weeks later by a second PSA measurement that was higher than the first by any amount or a continued rise in the PSA level following study treatment if no nadir is experienced, defined as 2 rising values greater than the baseline PSA and separated by at least 4 weeks. Please note: bPFS is identical to PFS but includes only PSA-based endpoints or death.
Rate of Local Recurrence at 2 and 3 Years
Local recurrence is defined as men with locally recurrent disease confirmed pathologically within the radiation field, and is estimated at 2 and 3 years.
Metastasis-free Survival (MFS) Rates at 2 and 3 Years.
MFS is defined as the length of time between the date of start of treatment and the date of evidence of systemic disease on bone scan or cross sectional imaging or death, whichever occurs first.
Change in Quality of Life (QoL) After 1 Year
A validated scale of prostate-cancer specific quality of life will be measured using the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) short form survey. This survey is standardized into subscale, 4 of which were examined on this study. These subscales are the urinary irritative domain, urinary incontinence domain, bowel domain, and sexual function domain, each standardized on a scale of 0-100, where higher score indicate a higher level of QoL. The survey was performed at baseline, at 3 months after completing radiotherapy, at 12 months, and at 2 and 3 years of follow-up for a total of 5 possible surveys per patient. Due to a low number of completed surveys at the fourth and fifth time point, the difference between the 12 month time point and baseline is summarized. Negative values indicate a decrease in QoL, while positive numbers represent an increase.
Change in Quality of Life (QoL) After 3 Month
A validated scale of prostate-cancer specific quality of life will be measured using the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) short form survey. This survey is standardized into subscale, 4 of which were examined on this study. These subscales are the urinary irritative domain, urinary incontinence domain, bowel domain, and sexual function domain, each standardized on a scale of 0-100, where higher score indicate a higher level of QoL. The survey was performed at baseline and 3 months after completing radiotherapy. Negative values indicate a decrease in QoL, while positive numbers represent an increase.
Comparison of RNA Expression Profile From Original Prostate Radical Prostatectomy Specimen Among Those With PSA Relapse at 2 and 3 Years as Compared to Those Without PSA Relapse at the Primary Endpoint.
Prospective collection of prostate tissue at the time of radical prostatectomy is routinely performed at Duke. These samples will be analyzed by laser capture microdissection (LCM) for genomic profiling by RNA expression analysis for all subjects with tissue available. The expression profiles of subjects who experience PSA recurrence after protocol therapy by the 24 month endpoint will be compared with the expression profiles of subjects without recurrence at this time point as an exploratory measure to predict aggressive prostate cancer and those subjects who are unlikely to benefit from this approach. Baseline prostate tumor biomarkers in the form of RNA expression profiles will be correlated with 2 year PFS in an exploratory analysis. The median bPFS of those with detectable biomarker expression is reported.

Full Information

First Posted
August 13, 2008
Last Updated
November 18, 2015
Sponsor
Duke University
Collaborators
Pfizer, Sanofi
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00734851
Brief Title
Multimodality Phase II Study in Prostate Cancer
Official Title
Multimodality Therapy for Recurrent High Risk Prostate Cancer: A Phase II Study
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
September 2015
Overall Recruitment Status
Terminated
Why Stopped
Dose Limiting Toxicities
Study Start Date
December 2008 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
September 2014 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
November 2014 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Duke University
Collaborators
Pfizer, Sanofi

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This is a single arm phase II study of docetaxel, prednisone, and sunitinib systemic therapy followed by salvage external beam radiation therapy for men who have experienced PSA recurrence following initial radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer. The primary aim is the rate of progression-free survival at 2 years as measured by lack of PSA progression and no evidence of disease. We hypothesize that this aggressive initial systemic therapy will improve the long term remission rates for men who are undergoing salvage radiation therapy for PSA recurrence in the absence of metastatic disease.
Detailed Description
In many common malignancies such as breast cancer, trimodality therapy represents the standard-of-care approach, including initial surgical resection followed by systemic chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy for optimal local control, and targeted hormonal or biologic therapy for a period of time to reduce the ongoing risk of systemic disease recurrence. These approaches have reduced recurrence rates and improved overall survival in the adjuvant setting in breast cancer; however, the treatment of men with PSA recurrence following radical prostatectomy has generally been unsatisfying, given the high rates of persistent or recurrent disease despite salvage radiotherapy. The primary purpose of the study is to determine the rate of biochemical (PSA) progression free survival (bPFS) in men with PSA recurrent non-metastatic prostate cancer following radical prostatectomy, who receive multimodality therapy consisting of local salvage external beam radiotherapy and systemic docetaxel-based chemotherapy plus the targeted anti-VEGF biologic therapy sunitinib. Biochemical PFS will be defined as the proportion of subjects at 24 months, post-registration, with one of the following: 1) a serum PSA value of 0.2 ng/ml or more above the post-radiotherapy PSA nadir and confirmed 4 weeks later by a second PSA measurement that was higher than the first by any amount, 2) a continued rise in the PSA level following study treatment if no nadir is experienced, defined as 2 rising values greater than the baseline PSA and separated by at least 4 weeks, 3) evidence of clinical progression or initiation of systemic therapy for progressive disease, or 4) death. Secondary objectives include finding the rate of biochemical (PSA) disease free survival over time, Two-, three-, five-, and six- year risk of local recurrence (proportion), two-, three-, five-, and six-year risk of metastases and metastasis-free survival, two-, three-, five-, and six-year risk of metastases and metastasis-free survival, Safety, feasibility, and tolerability as assessed by NCI Common Toxicity Scales (v3.0), quality of life questionnaire (EPIC-short form surveys), achievement of accrual goals. Finally, a comparison of RNA expression profiles from original prostate radical prostatectomy specimen among those with PSA relapse at 2 and 5 years as compared to those without PSA relapse at the primary endpoint.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Prostate Cancer
Keywords
prostate cancer, sunitinib, docetaxel, PSA, radiation, PSA recurrence, No metastatic disease

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
36 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Multimodality
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
4 cycles of 70 mg/m2 Docetaxel + 37.5 mg daily Sunitinib for 14 days followed by a 7 day break for 3 cycles + external beam radiotherapy to 66 Gray over 6-7 weeks
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Docetaxel
Other Intervention Name(s)
Taxotere
Intervention Description
Docetaxel 70 mg/m2 day 1 every 3 weeks for 4 cycles with prednisone 5 mg orally twice daily
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Sunitinib
Other Intervention Name(s)
Sutent
Intervention Description
Sunitinib 37.5 mg orally once daily for 14 days followed by 7 days off, for 4 cycles, concurrent with docetaxel and prednisone
Intervention Type
Radiation
Intervention Name(s)
EBXRT
Other Intervention Name(s)
IMRT
Intervention Description
External beam radiotherapy to the prostate bed, started on day 100, after completion of chemotherapy. 66 Gy over 6-7 weeks.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
The Rate of Progression Free Survival (PFS) at 24 Months
Description
Percentage of participants surviving 24 months from the start of study treatment without progression of disease. PFS was defined as the time from the date of study treatment initiation to the date of the first documented progression. Progression will be defined as having experienced any of the following: a serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) value of 0.2 ng/mL or more above the post-radiotherapy PSA nadir and confirmed 4 weeks later by a second PSA measurement that was higher than the first by any amount, a continued rise in the PSA level following study treatment if no nadir is experienced, defined as 2 rising values greater than the baseline PSA and separated by at least 4 weeks, or evidence of clinical progression or initiation of systemic therapy for progressive disease.
Time Frame
2 years
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Proportion of Biochemical Progression (bPFS Proportion) at 2 and 3 Years.
Description
Percentage of participants surviving 24 and 36 months from the start of study treatment without progression of disease. PFS was defined as the time from the date of study treatment initiation to the date of the first documented progression. Progression will be defined as having experienced any of the following: a serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) value of 0.2 ng/mL or more above the post-radiotherapy PSA nadir and confirmed 4 weeks later by a second PSA measurement that was higher than the first by any amount or a continued rise in the PSA level following study treatment if no nadir is experienced, defined as 2 rising values greater than the baseline PSA and separated by at least 4 weeks. Please note: bPFS is identical to PFS but includes only PSA-based endpoints or death.
Time Frame
24 months and 36 months
Title
Rate of Local Recurrence at 2 and 3 Years
Description
Local recurrence is defined as men with locally recurrent disease confirmed pathologically within the radiation field, and is estimated at 2 and 3 years.
Time Frame
24 months and 36 months
Title
Metastasis-free Survival (MFS) Rates at 2 and 3 Years.
Description
MFS is defined as the length of time between the date of start of treatment and the date of evidence of systemic disease on bone scan or cross sectional imaging or death, whichever occurs first.
Time Frame
2 and 3 years
Title
Change in Quality of Life (QoL) After 1 Year
Description
A validated scale of prostate-cancer specific quality of life will be measured using the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) short form survey. This survey is standardized into subscale, 4 of which were examined on this study. These subscales are the urinary irritative domain, urinary incontinence domain, bowel domain, and sexual function domain, each standardized on a scale of 0-100, where higher score indicate a higher level of QoL. The survey was performed at baseline, at 3 months after completing radiotherapy, at 12 months, and at 2 and 3 years of follow-up for a total of 5 possible surveys per patient. Due to a low number of completed surveys at the fourth and fifth time point, the difference between the 12 month time point and baseline is summarized. Negative values indicate a decrease in QoL, while positive numbers represent an increase.
Time Frame
baseline and 1 year
Title
Change in Quality of Life (QoL) After 3 Month
Description
A validated scale of prostate-cancer specific quality of life will be measured using the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) short form survey. This survey is standardized into subscale, 4 of which were examined on this study. These subscales are the urinary irritative domain, urinary incontinence domain, bowel domain, and sexual function domain, each standardized on a scale of 0-100, where higher score indicate a higher level of QoL. The survey was performed at baseline and 3 months after completing radiotherapy. Negative values indicate a decrease in QoL, while positive numbers represent an increase.
Time Frame
baseline and 3 months
Title
Comparison of RNA Expression Profile From Original Prostate Radical Prostatectomy Specimen Among Those With PSA Relapse at 2 and 3 Years as Compared to Those Without PSA Relapse at the Primary Endpoint.
Description
Prospective collection of prostate tissue at the time of radical prostatectomy is routinely performed at Duke. These samples will be analyzed by laser capture microdissection (LCM) for genomic profiling by RNA expression analysis for all subjects with tissue available. The expression profiles of subjects who experience PSA recurrence after protocol therapy by the 24 month endpoint will be compared with the expression profiles of subjects without recurrence at this time point as an exploratory measure to predict aggressive prostate cancer and those subjects who are unlikely to benefit from this approach. Baseline prostate tumor biomarkers in the form of RNA expression profiles will be correlated with 2 year PFS in an exploratory analysis. The median bPFS of those with detectable biomarker expression is reported.
Time Frame
2 and 3 years

10. Eligibility

Sex
Male
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Prostate adenocarcinoma with evidence of recurrent disease as measured only by rising PSA, without evidence of metastatic disease by bone scan or CT scan within 4 weeks of entry PSA ≤ 3.0 ng/ml and ≥ 0.1 ng/ml within 2 weeks of registration Radical prostatectomy within 4 years of registration. Rising PSA as defined by 1 or more PSA values greater than the nadir value after radical prostatectomy, separated by at least 4 weeks. Gleason sum at radical prostatectomy of 7-10 (4+3 or 3+4 allowed) Informed consent Age > 18 years. Adequate laboratory parameters: leukocytes ≥ 3,000/uL absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/uL platelets ≥ 75,000/uL hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dl total bilirubin within normal institutional limit AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) < 2.5x institutional upper limit creatinine < 2.0x institutional upper limit Karnofsky Performance Status ≥ 80 (Attachment 2). Written, signed, dated, and witnessed IRB approved informed consent form (ICF) before any screening procedures are performed. Peripheral neuropathy ≤ grade 1 Exclusion Criteria: Evidence of metastatic disease by CT scan, physical exam, or bone scan within 4 weeks of registration History of bleeding disorders or medical comorbidities that in the opinion of the investigator would preclude the use of systemic chemotherapy Prior systemic or biologic therapy, including pre-operative therapies or adjuvant chemotherapy, biologic therapy, or hormonal therapy Life expectancy of less than 5 years from medical co-morbidities by physician judgment Non-adenocarcinoma prostate cancer pathology at radical prostatectomy Prior radiotherapy to the abdomen or pelvis Less than or equal to 6 weeks from prior major surgery, including radical prostatectomy, open biopsy, or traumatic injury. Recent cardiovascular event (within 12 months) including unstable angina, myocardial infarction, severe or at rest claudication, or stroke/CVA. Subjects receiving known strong CYP3A4 isoenzyme inhibitors and/or inducers. Subjects on acceptable CYP3A4 isoenzyme inhibitors and/or inducers are eligible, provided they have been taking a stable regimen for at least 4 weeks prior to screening. Presence of a non-healing wound or ulcer. Grade >= 3 hemorrhage within the past month. Hypertension with systolic blood pressure of >140 mm Hg and/or diastolic pressure >90 mm Hg at the time of screening. Anti-hypertensive medications are permitted. Subjects with American Heart Association (AHA) Class 2-4 heart disease or any history of congestive heart failure with an ejection fraction <50%. Subjects with inability to tolerate or absorb oral medications. QTc interval >480 msec on baseline EKG. Subjects may not be taking a medication known to significantly prolong the QTc interval. Subjects who have not recovered from prior biopsy, surgery, traumatic injury, and/or radiation therapy. Anticoagulation with warfarin (therapeutic doses of warfarin for catheter patency are permitted). Low molecular weight heparin is permitted. Active infection(s), active antimicrobial therapy or serious intercurrent illness. Any other major medical or psychiatric illness that, in the investigator's judgment, will substantially increase the risk associated with the subject's participation in this study, including inability to absorb oral medications. Any history of hemoptysis within the past 12 months
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Andrew J Armstrong, MD, ScM
Organizational Affiliation
Duke University
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Johns Hopkins University
City
Baltimore
State/Province
Maryland
ZIP/Postal Code
21218
Country
United States
Facility Name
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
City
New Brunswick
State/Province
New Jersey
ZIP/Postal Code
08901
Country
United States
Facility Name
Duke University
City
Durham
State/Province
North Carolina
ZIP/Postal Code
27705
Country
United States

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