177Lu Radiolabeled Monoclonal Antibody HuJ591 (177Lu-J591) and Ketoconazole in Patients With Prostate Cancer

A Randomized Phase 2 Trial of 177Lu Radiolabeled Monoclonal Antibody HuJ591 (177Lu-J591) and Ketoconazole in Patients With High-Risk Castrate Biochemically Relapsed Prostate Cancer After Local Therapy

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of the experimental drug, 177Lu-J591 in combination with ketoconazole and hydrocortisone against prostate cancer.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Prostate Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: 177Lu-J591; Drug: Ketoconazole; Drug: Hydrocortisone; Drug: 111In-J591

Detailed Description

This research is being done because the standard treatments for prostate cancer that has returned (PSA is elevated) after surgery and/or radiation and progressed on initial hormonal therapy are not curative. Existing treatments, such as the ketoconazole used as part of this study may decrease PSA temporarily, but unfortunately the cancer continues to grow. This experimental drug is designed to seek out all of the prostate cancer cells and to deliver a lethal dose of radiation to the areas of cancer, but not to normal areas. Some of the normal organs (liver, kidney and bone marrow) do receive some radiation dose that is within the acceptable limits.

The experimental drug in this study includes an antibody (abbreviated: mAb) called "J591". It is a protein molecule which can bind to a specific site on a prostate cancer cell. A very energetic radioactive (an unstable atom) metal called 177Lutetium (abbreviated: 177Lu) is attached to the J591 antibody. The fully assembled drug is called "177Lu-J591". The study will assess the potential of the energy given off by the radioactive compound to kill cancer cell. This study may also involve the use of 111Indium (abbreviated 111In). This is also an energetic radioactive particle, but does not generally give off enough energy to kill cancer cells, but allows researchers to take pictures. This radioactive particle is also attached to the J591 antibody (called 111In-J591) and will serve as a placebo (treatment with no active medicine).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 55
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
      • Cedars Sinai
    • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90089
      • USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • District of Columbia
    • Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20007
      • Georgetown University Medical Center
  • Indiana
    • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
      • Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
  • Iowa
    • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
      • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
  • Kansas
    • Westwood, Kansas, United States, 66205
      • The University of Kansas Cancer Center
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10021
      • Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Pennsylvania
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15232
      • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84108
      • University of Utah

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate previously treated with surgery and/or radiotherapy.
• Biochemical progression (rising PSA) after medical or surgical castration

• High risk of systemic progression defined as:

  1. Rising PSA as defined above and either:
  2. Absolute PSA > 20 ng/mL AND/OR
  3. PSA doubling time < 8 months
• No evidence of local recurrence or distant metastases
• Age >18 years.
• Serum testosterone < 50 ng/ml
• Patients capable of fathering children must agree to use an effective method of contraception for the duration of the trial.
• Subjects on bisphosphonate therapy must be on a stable dose and must have started therapy > 4 weeks prior to protocol therapy.
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Use of red blood cell or platelet transfusions within 4 weeks of treatment
• Use of hematopoietic growth factors within 4 weeks of treatment
• Prior cytotoxic chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy within 4 weeks of treatment
• Prior radiation therapy encompassing >25% of skeleton (see Appendix C)
• Prior treatment with 89Strontium or 153Samarium containing compounds (e.g. Metastron®, Quadramet®)
• Platelet count <150,000/mm3 or known primary qualitative platelet disorder
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <2,000/mm3
• Hematocrit <30 percent and Hemoglobin < 10 g/dL
• Abnormal coagulation profile (PT or INR, PTT > 1.3x ULN) unless on therapeutic anticoagulation - see concomitant meds section
• Serum creatinine >2.5 mg/dL
• AST (SGOT) >2x ULN
• Bilirubin (total) >1.5x ULN; subjects with Gilbert's syndrome will be allowed if direct bilirubin is within institutional normal limits
• Active serious infection
• Active angina pectoris or NY Heart Association Class III-IV
• ECOG Performance Status > 2
• Life expectancy <12 months
• History of deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolus within 1 month of study entry
• Other serious illness(es) involving the cardiac, respiratory, CNS, renal, hepatic or hematological organ systems which might preclude completion of this study or interfere with determination of causality of any adverse effects experienced in this study
• Prior investigational therapy (medications or devices) within 4 weeks of treatment. Furthermore, other investigational therapy is not permitted during the treatment phase.
• Prior use of ketoconazole for the purposes of prostate cancer therapy for greater than 1 month
• Known history of HIV. The effects of J591 are unknown in this population. Furthermore, ketoconazole has many well-described drug-drug interactions which could affect antiviral therapy. If necessary, this population will be studied separately.

• Currently active other malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer. Patients are considered not to have "currently active" malignancy if they have completed any necessary therapy and are considered by their physician to be at less than 30% risk of relapse.

  - Known history of known myelodysplastic syndrome

• Adrenal hormone inhibitors (other than ketoconazole) within 4 weeks prior to study enrollment
• Finasteride (Propecia® or Proscar®) or dutasteride (Avodart®) within 4 weeks of enrollment
• Patients on corticosteroids prior to enrollment must have either discontinued and shown biochemical progression or have biochemical progression on a stable dose

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1. 177Lu-J591 + Ketoconazole; Ketoconazole 400 mg 3 times a day plus hydrocortisone 20 mg AM, 10 mg PM x 4 weeks followed by 177Lu-J591 Infusion, continue ketoconazole and hydrocortisone	Drug: 177Lu-J591; 177Lu-J591 70 mCi/m2 on day 29 (+/- 2 days) of treatment; Other Names: J591; Drug: Ketoconazole; Ketoconazole at a dose of 400 mg (two 200 mg tabs) to be taken orally (preferably on an empty stomach) three times per day (total daily dose of 1200 mg); Other Names: Nizoral; Drug: Hydrocortisone; Hydrocortisone at a dose of 20 mg orally each morning, 10 mg orally each evening (total daily dose of 30 mg); Other Names: Cortef
Placebo Comparator: 2. 111In-J591 + Ketoconazole; Ketoconazole 400 mg 3 times a day plus hydrocortisone 20 mg AM, 10 mg PM x 4 weeks followed by 111In-J591 (placebo) Infusion, continue ketoconazole and hydrocortisone	Drug: Ketoconazole; Ketoconazole at a dose of 400 mg (two 200 mg tabs) to be taken orally (preferably on an empty stomach) three times per day (total daily dose of 1200 mg); Other Names: Nizoral; Drug: Hydrocortisone; Hydrocortisone at a dose of 20 mg orally each morning, 10 mg orally each evening (total daily dose of 30 mg); Other Names: Cortef; Drug: 111In-J591; 111In-J591 at a dose of 5 mCi on day 29 (+/- 2 days) of treatment; Other Names: J591

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Proportion of Participants Free of Radiographically Evident Metastases From Baseline to 18 Months After Study Drug Administration	Subjects will perform a CT and/or MRI scan of the abdomen and pelvis, chest x-ray or CT scan of the chest and bone scan to determine the proportion of participants free of radiographically evident metastases from baseline to 18 months after study drug administration.	Baseline and 18 months after study drug administration

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in PSA Response Rate	PSA response will be determined by comparing the PSA levels after therapy to the baseline and pre-treatment PSA via blood specimens	Collected at screening, V2, V3, V5, V9 then every 4 weeks till PSA progression or end of study at approximately 100 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
• Collaborators: United States Department of Defense
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Scott T Tagawa, M.D., Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 1, 2009
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 10, 2022
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 10, 2009
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 10, 2009
• First Posted (Estimated): March 11, 2009

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 8, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 26, 2026
• Last Verified: March 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Prostate
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Urogenital Diseases; Genital Diseases; Genital Neoplasms, Male; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Genital Diseases, Male; Prostatic Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Prostatic Neoplasms; Hormones; Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds; Polycyclic Compounds; Pregnanes; Steroids; Fused-Ring Compounds; Pregnenediones; Pregnenes; 11-Hydroxycorticosteroids; Hydroxycorticosteroids; Adrenal Cortex Hormones; 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids; Piperazines; Hydrocortisone; Ketoconazole; J591 monoclonal antibody
• Other Study ID Numbers: 0810010067; J591+Ketoconazole (Other Identifier: Weill Cornell Medicine)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No