Immunotherapy With APC8015 (Sipuleucel-T, Provenge) for Asymptomatic, Metastatic, Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer

September 2, 2010 updated by: Dendreon

A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial of Immunotherapy With Autologous Antigen-Loaded Dendritic Cells (Provenge®, APC8015) for Asymptomatic, Metastatic, Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer

This is a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial of immunotherapy with autologous antigen-loaded dendritic cells (Provenge, APC8015) for asymptomatic, metastatic, hormone-refractory prostate cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

98

Phase

  • Phase 3

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically documented adenocarcinoma of the prostate
  • Metastatic disease as evidenced by soft tissue and/or bony metastases
  • Prostate-specific antigen value of at least 5 ng/mL
  • Tumor progression while on hormonal therapy
  • Castration levels of testosterone (defined as less than 50 ng/dL)
  • Life expectancy of at least 16 weeks
  • Adequate hematologic, renal, and liver function

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Visceral organ metastases
  • Metastatic disease expected to be in need of radiation therapy within 4 months.
  • Concurrent therapy with experimental agents

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Biological: APC-Placebo
Active Comparator: sipuleucel-T (APC8015)
Biological: sipuleucel-T

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Overall Time to Disease Progression
Time Frame: from randomization to 36 months
Overall time to disease progression in subjects with asymptomatic metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer treated with sipuleucel-T (APC8015) compared to overall time to disease progression in subjects treated with placebo.
from randomization to 36 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Overall Survival
Time Frame: Time from randomization until 36 months
Subjects were followed for 3 years from the time of randomization or until death.
Time from randomization until 36 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Dendreon

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2000

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2003

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 27, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 28, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

May 31, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 8, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 2, 2010

Last Verified

September 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • D9902A

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