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Anti-Androgens and Cabazitaxel in Defining Complete Response in Prostatectomy (ACDC Trial) (ACDC-RP)

Primary Purpose

Prostate Cancer

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
Canada
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Abiraterone acetate with prednisone
Leuprolide
Cabazitaxel with peg-filgrastim
Sponsored by
University Health Network, Toronto
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Prostate Cancer focused on measuring High risk

Eligibility Criteria

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Willing and able to provide informed consent;
  • Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without neuroendocrine differentiation or small cell features with a minimum of 3 cores positive for tumour;
  • Tumour biopsy tissue accessible for downstream evaluation;
  • Must be candidates for radical prostatectomy and considered surgically resectable by urologic evaluation;
  • High Risk D'Amico score defined as either PSA > 20, Gleason score ≥ 8 as determined by the local pathologist; or T2c-3 based on DRE, pathologic review +/- imaging;
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1;
  • No evidence of metastatic disease or nodal disease as determined by radionuclide bone scans and computed tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); non-pathological lymph nodes must be less than 15 mm in the short (transverse) axis;
  • Able to swallow the study drug(s) as prescribed and comply with study requirements;
  • Required initial laboratory values:
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500/μL;
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL;
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L;
  • Creatinine ≤ 175 μmol/L;
  • Bilirubin ≤ upper limit of institutional normal (ULN);
  • AST/ALT ≤ 1.5 × ULN.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Received an investigational agent within 4 weeks prior to screening;
  • Stage T4 prostate cancer by clinical examination or radiologic evaluation;
  • Hypogonadism or severe androgen deficiency as defined by screening serum testosterone below the normal range for the institution;
  • Prior androgen deprivation, chemotherapy, surgery, or radiation for prostate cancer;
  • Receiving concurrent androgens, estrogens, or progestational agents, or received any of these agents within the 6 months prior to randomization;
  • History of another malignancy within the previous 5 years other than curatively treated nonmelanomatous skin cancer and non-muscle invasive bladder cancer;
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, cardiovascular disease, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia that is symptomatic or requires active therapy; deep venous thrombosis within 3 months prior to randomization;
  • Previous use, or participation in a clinical trial, of an investigational agent that blocks androgen synthesis (e.g., abiraterone acetate, TAK-700, TAK-683, TAK-448) or targets the androgen receptor (e.g., enzalutamide, BMS 641988);
  • Liver injury or disease (e.g., viral hepatitis, liver failure Child-Pugh Class C).

Sites / Locations

  • The Prostate Centre
  • Juravinski Cancer Centre
  • London Health Sciences Centre
  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
  • University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Active Comparator

Arm Label

Abiraterone acetate + prednisone + leuprolide + cabazitaxel

Abiraterone acetate + prednisone + leuprolide

Arm Description

Participants randomized to this arm will receive abiraterone acetate (1000 mg/day), prednisone (5 mg twice daily), leuprolide (22.5 mg every 3 months), and cabazitaxel (20 mg/m2, with 6 mg pegfilgrastim administered 24 h following cabazitaxel) prior to radical prostatectomy.

Participants randomized to this arm will receive abiraterone acetate (1000 mg/day) , prednisone (5 mg twice daily), and leuprolide (22.5 mg every 3 months) prior to radical prostatectomy.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Pathological complete response

Secondary Outcome Measures

Pre-operative PSA levels
The effect of neoadjuvant leuprolide, and abiraterone acetate and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel on pre-operative PSA will be evaluated.
Mean nadir PSA levels
The effect of neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel on mean nadir PSA levels will be evaluated.
Percentage of participants achieving a PSA < 0.2 ng/mL
The percentage of participants achieving a PSA < 0.2 ng/mL following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.
Percentage of participants achieving a 50 and 90% decrease in PSA levels
The percentage of participants achieving a 50 and 90% decrease in PSA levels following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.
Rate of positive surgical margins
The rate of positive surgical margins following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.
Rate of near-complete response (<5 mm tumour)
The rate of near-complete response (<5 mm tumour) following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.
Rate of extracapsular extension
The rate of extracapsular extension following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.
Rate of positive seminal vesicle involvement
The rate of positive seminal vesicle involvement following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.
Rate of nodal involvement
The rate of nodal involvement following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.
Tumour proliferation (Ki-67 index)
Tumour proliferation, indexed using Ki-67 immunohistochemistry, following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.
Androgen receptor expression
Androgen receptor expression will be evaluated using immunohistochemistry following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel.
Incidence of adverse events
Incidence of adverse events will be evaluated for the duration of the study.
Severity of adverse events
Severity of adverse events will be evaluated for the duration of the study.
Androgen levels (if optional biopsy tissue is available)
If the participants agrees to optional pre-treatment biopsy, androgen levels will be compared between the pre-treatment tissue samples and prostatectomy tissue.
Genomic alterations between pre- and post-treatment tissue
If the participants agrees to optional pre-treatment biopsy, genomic alterations between the pre-treatment tissue samples and prostatectomy tissue will be evaluated.

Full Information

First Posted
September 3, 2015
Last Updated
April 13, 2022
Sponsor
University Health Network, Toronto
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT02543255
Brief Title
Anti-Androgens and Cabazitaxel in Defining Complete Response in Prostatectomy (ACDC Trial)
Acronym
ACDC-RP
Official Title
Anti-Androgens and Cabazitaxel in Defining Complete Response in Prostatectomy (ACDC-RP Trial): A Randomized, Open-label, Multi-centre Phase-2 Study Evaluating the Pathological Complete Response (pCR) Rate Following Neoadjuvant Therapy in Participants With High-risk Prostate Carcinoma for Whom Radical Prostatectomy is Indicated
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
April 2022
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
September 2016 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
May 27, 2021 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
July 20, 2021 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
University Health Network, Toronto

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This study evaluates the use of chemotherapy with cabazitaxel in addition to abiraterone acetate, prednisone, and leuprolide in neoadjuvant setting prior to radical prostatectomy in patients with high-risk prostate carcinoma. Half of the participants will receive treatment with abiraterone acetate, prednisone, leuprolide, and cabazitaxel, while the other half will receive only abiraterone acetate, prednisone, and leuprolide.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Prostate Cancer
Keywords
High risk

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
76 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Abiraterone acetate + prednisone + leuprolide + cabazitaxel
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Participants randomized to this arm will receive abiraterone acetate (1000 mg/day), prednisone (5 mg twice daily), leuprolide (22.5 mg every 3 months), and cabazitaxel (20 mg/m2, with 6 mg pegfilgrastim administered 24 h following cabazitaxel) prior to radical prostatectomy.
Arm Title
Abiraterone acetate + prednisone + leuprolide
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
Participants randomized to this arm will receive abiraterone acetate (1000 mg/day) , prednisone (5 mg twice daily), and leuprolide (22.5 mg every 3 months) prior to radical prostatectomy.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Abiraterone acetate with prednisone
Intervention Description
Abiraterone acetate will be administered orally as a tablet at 1000 mg/day with prednisone (5 mg oral tablet, twice daily) for 24 weeks.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Leuprolide
Intervention Description
Leuprolide will be administered by subcutaneous injection at 22.5 mg dose every 12 weeks for 24 weeks.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Cabazitaxel with peg-filgrastim
Intervention Description
Cabazitaxel will be administered in 6 cycles, with 20 mg/m2 per cycle and 3 weeks between cycles.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Pathological complete response
Time Frame
24 weeks from start of treatment.
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Pre-operative PSA levels
Description
The effect of neoadjuvant leuprolide, and abiraterone acetate and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel on pre-operative PSA will be evaluated.
Time Frame
24 weeks of treatment
Title
Mean nadir PSA levels
Description
The effect of neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel on mean nadir PSA levels will be evaluated.
Time Frame
24 weeks of treatment
Title
Percentage of participants achieving a PSA < 0.2 ng/mL
Description
The percentage of participants achieving a PSA < 0.2 ng/mL following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.
Time Frame
24 weeks of treatment
Title
Percentage of participants achieving a 50 and 90% decrease in PSA levels
Description
The percentage of participants achieving a 50 and 90% decrease in PSA levels following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.
Time Frame
up to 24 weeks of treatment
Title
Rate of positive surgical margins
Description
The rate of positive surgical margins following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.
Time Frame
up to 24 weeks of treatment
Title
Rate of near-complete response (<5 mm tumour)
Description
The rate of near-complete response (<5 mm tumour) following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.
Time Frame
up to 24 weeks of treatment
Title
Rate of extracapsular extension
Description
The rate of extracapsular extension following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.
Time Frame
up to 24 weeks of treatment
Title
Rate of positive seminal vesicle involvement
Description
The rate of positive seminal vesicle involvement following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.
Time Frame
up to 24 weeks of treatment
Title
Rate of nodal involvement
Description
The rate of nodal involvement following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.
Time Frame
up to 24 weeks of treatment
Title
Tumour proliferation (Ki-67 index)
Description
Tumour proliferation, indexed using Ki-67 immunohistochemistry, following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel will be evaluated.
Time Frame
up to 24 weeks of treatment
Title
Androgen receptor expression
Description
Androgen receptor expression will be evaluated using immunohistochemistry following treatment with neoadjuvant leuprolide, abiraterone acetate, and prednisone with and without cabazitaxel.
Time Frame
up to 24 weeks of treatment
Title
Incidence of adverse events
Description
Incidence of adverse events will be evaluated for the duration of the study.
Time Frame
up to 24 weeks of treatment
Title
Severity of adverse events
Description
Severity of adverse events will be evaluated for the duration of the study.
Time Frame
Aup to 24 weeks of treatment
Title
Androgen levels (if optional biopsy tissue is available)
Description
If the participants agrees to optional pre-treatment biopsy, androgen levels will be compared between the pre-treatment tissue samples and prostatectomy tissue.
Time Frame
up to 24 weeks of treatment
Title
Genomic alterations between pre- and post-treatment tissue
Description
If the participants agrees to optional pre-treatment biopsy, genomic alterations between the pre-treatment tissue samples and prostatectomy tissue will be evaluated.
Time Frame
up to 24 weeks of treatment

10. Eligibility

Sex
Male
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Willing and able to provide informed consent; Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without neuroendocrine differentiation or small cell features with a minimum of 3 cores positive for tumour; Tumour biopsy tissue accessible for downstream evaluation; Must be candidates for radical prostatectomy and considered surgically resectable by urologic evaluation; High Risk D'Amico score defined as either PSA > 20, Gleason score ≥ 8 as determined by the local pathologist; or T2c-3 based on DRE, pathologic review +/- imaging; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1; No evidence of metastatic disease or nodal disease as determined by radionuclide bone scans and computed tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); non-pathological lymph nodes must be less than 15 mm in the short (transverse) axis; Able to swallow the study drug(s) as prescribed and comply with study requirements; Required initial laboratory values: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500/μL; Platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL; Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L; Creatinine ≤ 175 μmol/L; Bilirubin ≤ upper limit of institutional normal (ULN); AST/ALT ≤ 1.5 × ULN. Exclusion Criteria: Received an investigational agent within 4 weeks prior to screening; Stage T4 prostate cancer by clinical examination or radiologic evaluation; Hypogonadism or severe androgen deficiency as defined by screening serum testosterone below the normal range for the institution; Prior androgen deprivation, chemotherapy, surgery, or radiation for prostate cancer; Receiving concurrent androgens, estrogens, or progestational agents, or received any of these agents within the 6 months prior to randomization; History of another malignancy within the previous 5 years other than curatively treated nonmelanomatous skin cancer and non-muscle invasive bladder cancer; Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, cardiovascular disease, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia that is symptomatic or requires active therapy; deep venous thrombosis within 3 months prior to randomization; Previous use, or participation in a clinical trial, of an investigational agent that blocks androgen synthesis (e.g., abiraterone acetate, TAK-700, TAK-683, TAK-448) or targets the androgen receptor (e.g., enzalutamide, BMS 641988); Liver injury or disease (e.g., viral hepatitis, liver failure Child-Pugh Class C).
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Neil E Fleshner, MD, MPH, FRCSC
Organizational Affiliation
University Health Network, Toronto
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Anthony Joshua, BSc (Med), MBBS, PhD, FRACP
Organizational Affiliation
University Health Network, Toronto
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
The Prostate Centre
City
Vancouver
State/Province
British Columbia
ZIP/Postal Code
V5Z 1M9
Country
Canada
Facility Name
Juravinski Cancer Centre
City
Hamilton
State/Province
Ontario
ZIP/Postal Code
L8V 5C2
Country
Canada
Facility Name
London Health Sciences Centre
City
London
State/Province
Ontario
ZIP/Postal Code
N6A 5W9
Country
Canada
Facility Name
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
City
Toronto
State/Province
Ontario
ZIP/Postal Code
M4N 3M5
Country
Canada
Facility Name
University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
City
Toronto
State/Province
Ontario
ZIP/Postal Code
M5G 2M9
Country
Canada

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