A Phase 2 Trial of Darolutamide as a Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) Expression Enhancer in Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer
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Brief Summary
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men. According to estimates by the American Cancer Society Prostate for 2022, about 268,490 men would be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 34,500 would die from the disease. Clinical evolution follows the clinical stages are: localized disease, biochemical recurrence after surgery or radiotherapy, and castration-sensitive or castration-resistant metastatic disease. Localized disease is often classified according to a risk stratification system, which includes assessment of the Gleason score, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) at diagnosis, number of involved fragments per disease at biopsy, and clinical T-staging. Gleason score greater than or equal to 8, PSA greater than or equal to 20 ng/dL at diagnosis, and/or involvement of the prostatic capsule or seminal vesicle are high-risk criteria for biochemical recurrence and later development of metastases, for which the standard treatment is radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy plus androgen deprivation therapy. Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is highly expressed on the surface of prostate cancer cells, with relatively low expression in normal tissue. PSMA has been explored as a target in imaging studies using positron emission tomography (PSMA-PET) to reveal occult metastatic disease, as well as a target in the development of PSMA-based treatments with radioligands. According to Hoffman et al., performing PSMA-PET demonstrated greater sensitivity (85% vs. 38%) and specificity (98% vs. 91%), and determined more changes in patient management (28% vs. 15% ) compared to conventional images. Other studies have also demonstrated the greater accuracy of PSMA-based radiotracers compared to conventional images. Finding strategies that increase PSMA expression is a necessity for patients with prostate cancer. According to researchers, high SUVmax values are associated with better outcomes in patients treated with 177-lutetium-PSMA-617. PSMA expression can be rapidly modulated by androgen suppression. The investigators understand that there is great potential to evaluate darolutamide as a PSMA expression enhancer. However, to date there are no prospective data evaluating the effect of ARSI in increasing PSMA expression in localized disease. Here the investigators propose a phase 2 study to investigate the efficacy of a limited course of darolutamide as a PSMA expression enhancer in men with localized prostate cancer according to conventional imaging. PSMA-PET/CT scans will be acquired before and after treatment with darolutamide, as detailed in the protocol. Slides of prostate biopsies and prostatectomies stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H\&E) will be reviewed by two pathologists to select the most representative tumor block. Immunohistochemical (IHC) reaction using standard protocols will be performed using an anti-PSMA antibody and intraprostatic anti-androgens. Gene expression analysis will be performed using RNA extracted from biopsies and prostatectomies and evaluated by a panel of over 300 transcripts. For methylation patterns, hematoxylin and eosin (H\&E) slides from prostate biopsies and prostatectomies will undergo DNA extraction and evaluation of the methylation profile performed using a kit. It is expected to identify that treatment with darolutamide increases PSMA expression and that the biochemical mechanisms involved can be better evidenced.
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participants targeted
Target at below P25 for phase_2 prostate-cancer
Started Jul 2023
Shorter than P25 for phase_2 prostate-cancer
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 8, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 13, 2023
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
July 20, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 17, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 24, 2025
CompletedAugust 7, 2023
August 1, 2023
1.8 years
May 8, 2023
August 3, 2023
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Intraindividual pre- and post-treatment SUVmax.
The proportion of patients achieving an increase in the SUVmax of 20% or higher will be reported with two-sided 90% confidence interval (corresponding to the one-sided α=0.05 in the statistical design) that accounts for the two-stage design.
7 days
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Increase of PSMA-PET/CT parameters
7 days
Detection rate of extrapelvic metastatic disease pre- and post-darolutamide
7 days
Detection rate of pelvic nodal metastatic disease pre- and post- darolutamide.
7 days
Proportion of planned management changes with PSMA PET pre- and post- darolutamide.
7 days
Other Outcomes (3)
Immunochemical expression of PSMA and to correlate with PSMA-PET/CT parameters.
7 days
To evaluate the pre- and post-treatment levels of intraprostatic androgens and to correlate with PSMA-PET/CT parameters.
7 days
To evaluate the pre- and post-treatment methylome patterns and to correlate with PSMA-PET/CT parameters.
7 days
Study Arms (1)
NUBEQA® (darolutamide) administered to participants
EXPERIMENTALOral use of Darolutamide as an Inducer of Increased Expression of Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) in patients with Localized prostate cancer
Interventions
Oral use of Darolutamide as an Inducer of Increased Expression of Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) in patients with Localized prostate cancer
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- To be included in this study, patients should complete all screening procedures and meet all of the following criteria:
- Males 18 years of age and above
- Histologically or cytologically proven diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma
- High-risk disease defined as at least one of the following factors:
- Gleason ≥8
- PSA ≥20 ng/mL
- T3/T4 disease
- ECOG Performance status of 0 or 1 (Appendix A: Performance Status Criteria)
- Patients deemed appropriate candidates for radical prostatectomy
- Baseline blood pressure \<160 x 100 mmHg
- Normal hematologic, liver, and renal functions
- Absence of any contraindications for darolutamide use
- 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.
- Baseline testosterone of 200 ng/dL or more
- Normal organ function with acceptable initial laboratory values within 14 days of treatment start: Match lab values to those scheduled in Table 1.
- +8 more criteria
You may not qualify if:
- Metastatic disease defined by standard scans (bone scans, magnetic resonance, or CT scans)
- Any prior or current treatment for prostate cancer
- Concomitant treatment with another systemic antineoplastic therapy or another investigational product is prohibited, as follows:
- Any investigational product
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- Immunotherapy (e.g. sipuleucel-T)
- Prior orchiectomy or any LHRH agonist or antagonist
- Cytotoxic chemotherapy
- Enzalutamide, apalutamide, bicalutamide, flutamide, nilutamide
- Estrogens
- Cyproterone acetate
- alpha-reductase inhibitors
- Abiraterone acetate, TAK-700 or other CYP17 inhibitors
- Systemic ketoconazole
- Any drug listed in Appendix C
- +3 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- D'Or Institute for Research and Educationlead
- Bayercollaborator
- RPH Central Pharmacollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino
São Paulo, Brazil
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
José Mauricio SC Mota, phD
Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino (IDOR), São Paulo, Brazil
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- DIAGNOSTIC
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 8, 2023
First Posted
June 13, 2023
Study Start
July 20, 2023
Primary Completion
May 17, 2025
Study Completion
May 24, 2025
Last Updated
August 7, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-08
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR
- Time Frame
- 05/20/2023 - 05/26/2027
- Access Criteria
- The data obtained by the study will be shared by the IT sector electronically by allowing researchers to access file folders stored on the host institution's server. There are no restrictions on sharing the data included in the study between the researchers involved.
Records must be retained and securely stored until: (a) two (2) years after the date of approval of a new drug application for the study drug that is the subject of the clinical trial; or (b) two (2) years after the investigational new drug order for such study drug is closed or withdrawn, or for such longer period of time as may be required by participant policies, applicable laws, rules or regulations.