UHN Princess Margaret Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
NCT Number: NCT04176081
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men and second leading cause of cancer-related death. Men with PCa have a wide range of possible outcomes if the cancer has not spread and is classified as Intermediate-Risk PCa (IR-PCa).
The standard treatment for IR-PCa is radiation therapy (RT) with or without hormone therapy which can result in cure in some men. In other men, the cancer can come back or spread to other areas of the body. Treatment response in men with IR-PCa is highly variable. This uncertainty has led to significant under- and over-treatment.
This study aims to find out if the addition of intensive treatment (hormonal therapy: darolutamide + degarelix) to standard treatment for PCa will work better than standard treatment alone. To do this, some participants will receive hormone therapy and others will not. All participants will receive RT.
Currently, it is difficult to identify men who may require more intensive therapy. Current methods, such as using prostate specific antigen (PSA) alone, may not give the doctor enough information about who requires more intensive treatment. The researchers conducting this study believe that a particular arrangement of cancer cells [called intraductal carcinoma (IDC)] and the presence of a genetic marker called SChLAP1 can be used to identify people who would benefit from more intensive therapy.
Hormonal therapy such as with drugs called darolutamide (new drug for PCa) and Degarelix, reduce androgens (male hormones, such as testosterone) or block their effect on the cells. PCa cells require androgens to grow and divide, so removal of androgens may be effective in preventing the return of cancer following radiation therapy.
Although darolutamide has been studied in about 1000 men with PCa and seems promising and well tolerated it is considered an experimental drug, therefore it can only be used in a research study such as this one. Degarelix has been approved by Health Canada to treat PCa.
This is a phase 2, open label, randomized, controlled study and will be conducted across sites in Canada. To qualify, men must have IR-PCa and have both SChLAP1 and IDC present or both absent. Participants will be randomized to receive RT with hormone therapy or RT only. The study treatment period is 6 months for the RT + hormone therapy group. RT will take about 1-2 weeks. All participants will be followed for 5 years with multiple visits to assess safety and treatment effects.
Trial opening soon.
Get Notified18 year and older
Male
Interventional
Phase 2
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
Darolutamide will be administered orally as a tablet. Total daily dose is 1200 mg (2 tablets of 300 mg taken twice daily) for 6 months.
Other names: Nubeqa, ODM-201
Degarelix is administered by subcutaneous injection. The first dose of degarelix is 240 mg followed by monthly doses of 80 mg for a total treatment duration of 6 months.
Other names: Firmagon
The total radiotherapy dose for all subjects will be: 36.25 Gy in 5Fx. The study will not include elective nodal irradiation. Every fraction will have 3D image guidance (i.e. cone-beam CT).
Time frame: Recurrence Free Survival will be monitored for a duration of 5 years.
Recurrence Free Survival (RFS), with recurrence event defined as (whichever occurs first):
Time frame: 5 years
To prospectively assess the role of IDC/SChLAP1 in UIR-PCa treated with curative intent radiation to predict those who derive the greatest benefit from ST-2gen-ADT.
Time frame: 5 years
To determine the impact of ADT hormone therapy combined with radiation therapy compared to radiation therapy alone in improving rates of early failures.
Time frame: 5 years
To assess the patterns of failure after ST-2gen-ADT combined with SABR compared to SABR alone.
Time frame: 5 years
To determine the effect of ST-2gen-ADT combined with SABR compared to SABR alone on the duration of castrate testosterone levels (<50 ng/dL) after treatment completion.
Time frame: 5 years
To determine the effect of ST-2gen-ADT combined with SABR compared to SABR alone on Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL).
Time frame: 5 years
To determine the effect of ST-2gen-ADT combined with SABR compared to SABR alone on PSA levels.
Time frame: 5 years
To assess the patterns of failure after ST-2gen-ADT combined with SABR compared to SABR alone.
Time frame: 5 years
To determine the effect of ST-2gen-ADT combined with SABR compared to SABR alone on Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL).
Time frame: 5 years
To determine the safety of ST-2gen-ADT combined with SABR compared to SABR alone.
Time frame: 5 years
To determine the tolerability of ST-2gen-ADT combined with SABR compared to SABR alone by determining the number of subjects discontinuing investigational products due to Adverse Events
Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.
University Health Network, Toronto
Other
A Prospective, Randomized, Open-label, Multi-centre, Phase II Trial Evaluating IDC/SChLAP1 as a Biomarker for Prediction of Response to Intensified Combined Modality Treatment
Acronym: SChLAP/IDC
OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.
View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.
Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.
NCT07574541
Adenocarcinoma, Carcinoma
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
View Trial DetailsNCT07686380
Genital Diseases, Genital Diseases, Male
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
View Trial DetailsNCT07667400
Adenocarcinoma, Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
View Trial DetailsNCT07737925
Genital Diseases, Genital Diseases, Male
View Trial Details