Food Effect Study of Abiraterone Acetate for Treatment of Patients With Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer, Stage IV Prostate Cancer

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Histologically or cytologically confirmed prostate cancer with progressive disease defined as either:
- 2 or more new lesions on bone scan or
- Progressive disease on computed tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) according to Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria or
- Rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA): PSA evidence for progressive prostate cancer consists of a minimum PSA level of at least 2 ng/ml, which has subsequently risen on at least 2 successive occasions, at least 2 weeks apart
- Evidence of castration resistance defined as disease progression despite a testosterone level < 50 ng/dL (or surgical castration)
Any prior therapy for castrate disease is acceptable except prior abiraterone, which is excluded; a minimum washout of 28 days for any other anticancer therapy prior to first dose of study drug is required
- Any other radiotherapy or radionuclide require 28-day washout prior to first dose of study drug
- Denosumab or zoledronic acid are allowed
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1
- Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x the upper limit of normal
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamic pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
Exclusion Criteria:
- Therapy with other hormonal therapy, including any dose of megestrol acetate (Megace), finasteride (Proscar), dutasteride (Avodart), or any herbal product known to decrease PSA levels (e.g., saw palmetto and PC-SPES), or any systemic corticosteroid (other than prednisone =< 10 mg/day) within 4 weeks prior to first dose of study drug
Therapy with supplements or complementary medicines/botanicals within 4 weeks of first dose of study drug is excluded with the following exceptions:
- Conventional multivitamin supplements
- Selenium
- Lycopene
- Soy supplements
- Inability to swallow capsules or known gastrointestinal malabsorption
- History of other malignancies, with the exception of adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or adequately treated superficial bladder cancer or other solid tumors curatively treated with no evidence of disease for >= 5 years from enrollment
- Blood pressure that is not controlled despite > 2 oral agents (systolic blood pressure [SBP] > 160 and diastolic blood pressure [DBP] > 90 documented during the screening period with no subsequent blood pressure readings < 160/100)
- Serum potassium (K)+ < 3.5 mmoL/L on more than one reading within the screening period
- Serious intercurrent infections or non-malignant medical illnesses that are uncontrolled
- Active psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with protocol requirements
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II, NYHA class III, or IV congestive heart failure (any symptomatic heart failure)
- Concurrent therapy with strong inhibitors or inducers of Cytochrome P450 (CYP)3A4 due to concerning possible drug-drug interactions with abiraterone
Sites / Locations
- Emory University Winship Cancer Institute
- University of Chicago
- North Shore University Health System
- Ingalls Memorial Hospital
- Illinois Cancer Care
- National University Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Arm I (fasting)
Arm II (fed)
Patients receive abiraterone acetate PO daily first thing in morning after an overnight fast of at least 8 hours.
Patients receive abiraterone acetate PO daily within 30 minutes of a conventional low-fat breakfast.