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Prostate CancerPhase 2NCT00734851

Multimodality Phase II Study in Prostate Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing Docetaxel, Sunitinib and EBXRT in people with Prostate Cancer, run by Duke University at 3 sites in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial 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. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, men only
Conditions the study is for
Prostate Cancer
What is being tested?
Docetaxel, Sunitinib and EBXRT
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
36 participants
Where
3 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Dec 2008to Nov 2014
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Men only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • 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
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  • 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

Who cannot join

  • 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
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  • 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

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

United States3 sites
  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21218

  • Duke University

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705

  • The Cancer Institute of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901

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About this study

Official title: Multimodality Therapy for Recurrent High Risk Prostate Cancer: A Phase II Study

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.

Read the 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.

Conditions
Prostate Cancer
Being tested
Docetaxel, Sunitinib, EBXRT
Keywords
prostate cancer, sunitinib, docetaxel, PSA, radiation, PSA recurrence, No metastatic disease
Medical subject headings
Prostatic Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • DocetaxelDrug

    Also called Taxotere

    Docetaxel 70 mg/m2 day 1 every 3 weeks for 4 cycles with prednisone 5 mg orally twice daily

  • SunitinibDrug

    Also called Sutent

    Sunitinib 37.5 mg orally once daily for 14 days followed by 7 days off, for 4 cycles, concurrent with docetaxel and prednisone

  • EBXRTRadiation

    Also called IMRT

    External beam radiotherapy to the prostate bed, started on day 100, after completion of chemotherapy. 66 Gy over 6-7 weeks.

Study groups in NCT00734851
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
MultimodalityExperimental4 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
Receives: Drug: Docetaxel; Drug: Sunitinib; Radiation: EBXRT

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. 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.

    Measured: 2 years

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. 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.

    Measured: 24 months and 36 months

  2. 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.

    Measured: 24 months and 36 months

  3. 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.

    Measured: 2 and 3 years

  4. 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.

    Measured: baseline and 1 year

  5. 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.

    Measured: baseline and 3 months

  6. 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.

    Measured: 2 and 3 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted14 Aug 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2008
  3. Primary completionSep 2014
  4. Study completionNov 2014

Why it stopped: Dose Limiting Toxicities

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
36 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00734851
Sponsor's protocol ID
Pro00010747
Status last verified
Sep 2015
First submitted
13 Aug 2008
Last updated
23 Dec 2015
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Docetaxel, Sunitinib and EBXRT in people with Prostate Cancer, run by Duke University at 3 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 18 inclusion and 20 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Dec 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 23 Dec 2015). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The Rate of Progression Free Survival (PFS) at 24 Months (time frame: 2 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Dec 2015.

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