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NCT Number: NCT05458856

Effects of Triptorelin When Given Every 6-months Under the Skin to Adult Males With Cancer in the Prostate

The aim of the study is to determine if triptorelin formulated for use every 6 months (given twice during the study) is effective and safe for when given by injection under the skin for the treatment of adult males with cancer in the prostate.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participant is male and must be 18 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent
  • Participant has histologically or cytologically proven prostate cancer with rising PSA after failed local therapy or metastatic disease, or requiring radiotherapy, and be a candidate for long-term (i.e. >1 year) androgen deprivation therapy
  • Participant requires a GnRH analogue treatment for a minimum of 18 months, of which a minimum of 3 months of GnRH analogue treatment has already been provided prior to screening. (Note: participants must receive study intervention on Day 1 in accordance with the treatment schedule of their previously received GnRH analogue therapy).
  • Has serum testosterone levels <1.735 nmol/L (50 ng/dL) at screening
  • Has Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 to 1
  • Has a life expectancy of >18 months
  • Male participants must agree that, if their partner is at risk of becoming pregnant (although highly unlikely in this study population), they will use an effective method of contraception. The participant must agree to use the contraception during the whole of the study and for 9 months after the last dose of study intervention
  • Capable of giving signed informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in the protocol

Exclusion criteria

  • Presence of another neoplastic lesion or brain metastases
  • Metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer with high tumour burden
  • Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
  • Any concomitant disorder or resulting therapy that is likely to interfere with participant compliance or with the study in the opinion of the investigator
  • Use of finasteride (Proscar®) or dutasteride (Avodart®/Avolve®) within the past 6 months
  • Planned intermittent scheme of GnRH analogue
  • At the time of screening, planned use of any chemotherapy for prostate cancer during the study
  • Prior hypophysectomy or adrenalectomy
  • Participation in another study with an experimental drug within 3 months before signing informed consent or within five half-lives of the investigational drug (whichever was the longer), or any other type of medical research
  • Severe kidney or liver failure (creatinine >2 times the normal range, aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase >3 times the normal range)
  • Any concomitant disorder or resulting therapy that is likely to interfere with participant's compliance, the subcutaneous administration of the drug or with the study in the opinion of the investigator
  • Previous history of QT prolongation or concomitant use of medicinal products known to prolong the QT interval or with a known risk of torsades de pointes
  • Known hypersensitivity to triptorelin or any of its excipients, GnRH, other GnRH agonist/analogues
  • Known active use of recreational drug or alcohol dependence in the opinion of the investigator
  • Inability to give informed consent or to comply fully with the protocol

Treatment and study plan

Triptorelin embonate 22.5 mg

Drug

A prolonged release formulation of triptorelin pamoate 22.5 mg 6-month formulation in D, L-lactide-co-glycolide polymers for single subcutaneous injection on Day 1 and Day 169

Other names: Decapeptyl

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants Who Maintained Castrate Levels of Serum Testosterone During the Study

    Time frame: Up to Day 337

    Blood samples were collected for the measurement of serum testosterone concentrations using a validated, specific and sensitive liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method. Maintenance of castration during the study was defined as testosterone <1.735 nanomoles per liter (nmol/L) (<50 nanograms/deciliter [ng/dL]) at Days 29, 85, 141, 169, 253, 309 and 337.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants Castrated on Days 29, 85, 141, 169, 253, 309 and 337

    Time frame: Days 29, 85, 141, 169, 253, 309 and 337

    Blood samples were collected for the measurement of serum testosterone concentrations using a validated, specific and sensitive liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method. Castration was defined as testosterone <1.735 nmol/L (<50 ng/dL).

  2. Percentage of Participants With a Serum Testosterone Level <0.694 Nmol/L (<20 ng/dL) During the Study

    Time frame: Up to Day 337

    Blood samples were collected for the measurement of serum testosterone concentrations using a validated, specific and sensitive liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method.

  3. Percentage of Participants With a Serum Testosterone Level <0.694 Nmol/L (<20 ng/dL) on Days 29, 85, 141, 169, 253, 309 and 337

    Time frame: Days 29, 85, 141, 169, 253, 309 and 337

    Blood samples were collected for the measurement of serum testosterone concentrations using a validated, specific and sensitive liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method.

  4. Percentage of Participants Castrated on Days 3 and 7 After Each Injection Administered on Days 1 and 169

    Time frame: On Days 3, 7, 171, and 175

    Blood samples were collected for the measurement of serum testosterone concentrations using a validated, specific and sensitive liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method. Castration was defined as testosterone <1.735 nmol/L (<50 ng/dL).

  5. Percent Change From Baseline in Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) at Days 169 and 337

    Time frame: Baseline (prior to injection on Day 1), Days 169 and 337

    Blood samples were collected for the measurement of plasma PSA concentrations. Percent change in PSA was defined as the absolute value of the difference between the PSA values at Days 169 and 337 and the baseline value divided by the baseline value. The baseline value was the last sample prior to the first injection.

  6. Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and TEAEs of Local Intolerance

    Time frame: From first dose of study treatment (Day 1) up to end of study visit (Day 337)

    An adverse event (AE) was any untoward medical occurrence in clinical study participant, temporally associated with use of study treatment, whether or not considered related to study treatment. TEAEs were AEs that started or worsened on or after the first study treatment administration and within 168 days after the last dose of study treatment, or up to Day 337, whichever was later. Local tolerance was assessed 2 hours after each injection by examination of injection site for signs such as but not limited to tenderness, redness, bruising, erythema, swelling, rash, pain, itching, induration, hematoma, ulceration or necrosis.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ipsen

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

An Open-label, Multicentre, Single Arm Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Triptorelin 6-month Formulation Administered Subcutaneously in Participants With Locally Advanced and/or Metastatic Prostate Cancer Previously Treated and Castrated With a GnRH Analogue

Acronym: TriptoSwitch

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Jul 14, 2022
Registry last updated
Jul 25, 2025

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