White Button Mushroom Sup for the Reduction of PSA in Pts With Biochemically Rec or Therapy Naive Fav Risk Prostate CA

A Randomized Phase 2 Trial of White Button Mushroom Supplement in Patients With Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer Following Local Therapy and in Therapy Na?ve Patients With Favorable Risk Prostate Cancer Undergoing Active Surveillance

This phase II trial studies how well white button mushroom supplement works in reducing prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in patients with prostate cancer that has come back (recurrent) or has favorable risk and has not undergone any therapy (therapy naive). PSA is a blood marker of prostate growth. White button mushroom supplement may affect PSA level, various parameters of immune system and levels of hormones that may have a role in prostate cancer growth.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Prostate Adenocarcinoma; Recurrent Prostate Carcinoma; Stage I Prostate Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIA Prostate Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIC Prostate Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIC Prostate Cancer AJCC v8; PSA Failure; PSA Progression; Stage IIA Prostate Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIB Prostate Cancer AJCC v8
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Questionnaire Administration; Drug: White Button Mushroom Extract; Other: Clinical Observation; Other: Patient Observation

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess the proportion of patients with any prostate specific antigen (PSA) reduction at 12 weeks (~3 months) in observation + white button mushroom (WBM) supplement arm and observation only arm (control arm). (Cohort 1) II. To assess relative change in PSA at 48 weeks (~12 months) from baseline with or without WBM treatment. (Cohort 2)

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate, adverse events, PSA-response rate and time to PSA progression. (Cohort 1) II. To evaluate adverse events, time to initiation of additional therapy and progression. (Cohort 2)

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. To characterize the immunomodulatory effects of WBM supplement in serial blood samples. (Cohort 1) II. To assess the effect of therapy with WBM on sexual function. (Cohort 1) III. To assess the effect of WBM on Gleason grade in prostate cancer subjects on active surveillance. (Cohort 2) IV. To characterize the immunomodulatory effects of WBM supplement in serial blood samples and in tumor tissue. (Cohort 2) V. To characterize changes in cancer signaling pathways in tumor tissue after intake of WBM supplement. (Cohort 2) VI. To assess the effect of WBM supplement on sexual function. (Cohort 2)

OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 cohorts.

COHORT I: Biochemically recurrent prostate cancer patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM IA: Patients receive white button mushroom extract orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on day 1. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for cycles 1-3 then every 12 weeks for cycles 4-6 (36 weeks) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM IB: Patients undergo clinical observation for 12 weeks. If PSA continues to increase, patients have the option to receive the white button mushroom extract as in arm IA.

COHORT II: Therapy naive favorable risk prostate cancer patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM IIA: Patients receive white mushroom extract PO BID on day 1. Treatment repeats every 12 weeks for 4 cycles (48 weeks) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM IIB: Patients undergo active surveillance for 48 weeks.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 132
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Duarte, California, United States, 91010
      • Recruiting
      • City of Hope Medical Center
      • Contact: Clayton S. Lau; Phone Number: 626-218-5733; Email: cllau@coh.org
      • Principal Investigator: Clayton S. Lau
    • Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States, 91730
      • Recruiting
      • City of Hope Rancho Cucamonga
      • Contact: Clayton S. Lau; Phone Number: 626-218-5733; Email: cllau@coh.org
      • Principal Investigator: Clayton S. Lau
    • Santa Monica, California, United States, 90404
      • Recruiting
      • John Wayne Cancer Institute
      • Contact: Przemyslaw W. Twardowski; Phone Number: 310-829-8317; Email: Przemyslaw.Tawdowski@providence.org
      • Principal Investigator: Przemyslaw W. Twardowski
    • South Pasadena, California, United States, 91030
      • Recruiting
      • City of Hope South Pasadena
      • Contact: Clayton S. Lau; Phone Number: 626-218-5733; Email: cllau@coh.org
      • Principal Investigator: Clayton S. Lau
    • West Covina, California, United States, 91790
      • Recruiting
      • City of Hope West Covina
      • Contact: Clayton S. Lau; Phone Number: 626-218-5733; Email: cllau@coh.org
      • Principal Investigator: Clayton S. Lau

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Documented informed consent of the participant and/or legally authorized representative
• For therapy naive favorable risk prostate cancer (cohort 2 only): agreement to undergo baseline and 48 week prostate biopsy
• Willing to forego non-study supplements containing mushroom for the duration of the study
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) =< 2
• Histologically or cytologically confirmed history of adenocarcinoma of the prostate

• BIOCHEMICALLY RECURRENT PROSTATE CANCER COHORT (COHORT 1) ONLY: PSA failure defined as:

  • PSA of >= 0.2 ng/mL that has increased above nadir following prostatectomy, OR
  • PSA increase of 2.0 ng/mL above post-therapy nadir if other primary local therapy was used instead of prostatectomy
  • NOTE: PSA value must be increasing based on 2 consecutive measurements taken at least 2 weeks apart
• BIOCHEMICALLY RECURRENT PROSTATE CANCER COHORT (COHORT 1) ONLY: Testosterone levels > 50 ng/dL

• BIOCHEMICALLY RECURRENT PROSTATE CANCER COHORT (COHORT 1) ONLY: Received any number of primary local therapies, defined as:

  • Radical prostatectomy
  • External beam radiation therapy
  • Radioactive seed implantation
  • Cryotherapy
  • High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)
• BIOCHEMICALLY RECURRENT PROSTATE CANCER COHORT (COHORT 1) ONLY: May have received up to 24 months of neoadjuvant/adjuvant androgen deprivation therapy in conjunction with primary local therapy. Androgen deprivation therapy must have been completed > 6 months from day (D)1 of the study
• BIOCHEMICALLY RECURRENT PROSTATE CANCER COHORT (COHORT 1) ONLY: Neoadjuvant/adjuvant cytotoxic chemotherapy must have been completed > 6 months from day (D)1 of the study
• BIOCHEMICALLY RECURRENT PROSTATE CANCER COHORT (COHORT 1) ONLY: No clinical or radiographic evidence of metastatic disease within 2 months prior to day 1 of protocol therapy. If metastatic disease is detected by positron emission tomography (PET) imaging only patients are eligible as long as no metastatic disease is noted on computed tomography (CT) scan (or magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) and bone scan
• THERAPY NAIVE FAVORABLE RISK PROSTATE CANCER COHORT (COHORT 2) ONLY: Adenocarcinoma of the prostate diagnosed =< 12 months of protocol screening and has elected active surveillance as preferred management plan OR already on active surveillance

• THERAPY NAIVE FAVORABLE RISK PROSTATE CANCER COHORT (COHORT 2) ONLY: Clinical stage T1c-T2a as defined below:

  • T1c: Tumor identified by needle biopsy found in one or both sides, but not palpable
  • T2a: Tumor involves one-half of one side or less
• THERAPY NAIVE FAVORABLE RISK PROSTATE CANCER COHORT (COHORT 2) ONLY: Gleason score =< 6 (grade group 1) or Gleason 3+4 (grade group 2)
• THERAPY NAIVE FAVORABLE RISK PROSTATE CANCER COHORT (COHORT 2) ONLY: Adequate biopsy of at least 10 biopsy cores

• THERAPY NAIVE FAVORABLE RISK PROSTATE CANCER COHORT (COHORT 2) ONLY: No prior therapy for prostate cancer defined as:

  • Local therapy including surgery , radiation or focal therapy (cryoablation, HIFU, light)
  • Systemic therapy (hormonal, immunotherapy, targeted, chemotherapy). Subjects who have used 5-alpha reductase inhibitor (e.g. finasteride or dutasteride) > 6 months prior to D1 of protocol therapy will be allowed
• Platelets > 100,000 /mm^3 (within 28 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy)
• Hemoglobin > 8 g/dL (within 28 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy)
• Aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, < 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (within 28 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy)
• Total bilirubin < 2 x ULN (within 28 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy)
• Creatinine < 2 x ULN (within 28 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Other concomitant investigational anti-cancer therapy/ vaccines/biologics, corticosteroids with > 10 mg of prednisone equivalent dose
• Therapy with mushroom supplements within last 3 months of randomization
• BIOCHEMICALLY RECURRENT PROSTATE CANCER COHORT (COHORT 1) ONLY: Neoadjuvant/adjuvant androgen derivation therapy lasting > 24 months or within 6 months prior to day 1 of protocol therapy
• BIOCHEMICALLY RECURRENT PROSTATE CANCER COHORT (COHORT 1) ONLY: Neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy within 6 months prior to day 1 of protocol therapy

• BIOCHEMICALLY RECURRENT PROSTATE CANCER COHORT (COHORT 1) ONLY: Prior therapy for recurrent prostate cancer (unless given as a component of attempted curative salvage treatment including salvage radiation therapy, and completed > 6 months before day 1 of protocol therapy):

  • Chemotherapy
  • Androgen deprivation therapy
  • Immunotherapy
  • Targeted therapy
• Known history of allergic reaction to mushrooms
• Clinically significant uncontrolled illness
• Active infection requiring treatment
• Uncontrolled congestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia
• History of other primary non-skin malignancy within previous 2 years unless treated with curative intent and in remission
• Any other condition that would, in the Investigator?s judgment, contraindicate the patient?s participation in the clinical study due to safety concerns with clinical study procedures
• Prospective participants who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with all study procedures (including compliance issues related to feasibility/logistics)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

4

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Arm IA (white mushroom extract); Patients receive white button mushroom extract PO BID on day 1. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for cycles 1-3 then every 12 weeks for cycles 4-6 (36 weeks) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.	Other: Questionnaire Administration; Ancillary studies; Drug: White Button Mushroom Extract; Given PO; Other Names: WBM Extract
Active Comparator: Arm IB (clinical observation); Patients undergo clinical observation for 12 weeks. If PSA continues to increase, patients have the option to receive the white button mushroom extract as in arm IA.	Other: Questionnaire Administration; Ancillary studies; Other: Clinical Observation; Undergo clinical observation; Other Names: observation
Experimental: Arm IIA (white mushroom extract); Patients receive white mushroom extract PO BID on day 1. Treatment repeats every 12 weeks for 4 cycles (48 weeks) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.	Other: Questionnaire Administration; Ancillary studies; Drug: White Button Mushroom Extract; Given PO; Other Names: WBM Extract
Active Comparator: Arm IIB (active surveillance); Patients undergo active surveillance for 48 weeks.	Other: Questionnaire Administration; Ancillary studies; Other: Patient Observation; Undergo active surveillance; Other Names: observation; Active Surveillance; deferred therapy; expectant management; Watchful Waiting

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) (ng/mL) levels (Cohort 1)	For continuous variables, descriptive statistics (number [n], mean, standard deviation, standard error, median range) will be provided. For categorical variables, patient counts and percentages will be provided.	At 12 weeks
Relative change in PSA (Cohort 2)	The relative difference in PSA will be measured as log (48 week PSA/baseline PSA). Undetectable PSA at 48 weeks will be coded as the low end of the lab measurement range for PSA. This measure of relative difference will be compared between the white button supplement (WBM) + active surveillance and active surveillance only patients. For continuous variables, descriptive statistics (n, mean, standard deviation, standard error, median range) will be provided. For categorical variables, patient counts and percentages will be provided.	Baseline up to 48 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Incidence of adverse events	Will be defined per National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0. Grade 2 serious adverse events and all grade 3-5 adverse events will be reported in the e-case report forms. Observed toxicities will be summarized in terms of type (organ affected or laboratory determination), severity, attribution, time of onset, probable association with the study treatment and reversibility or outcome.	Up to 48 weeks
Proportion of patients with PSA response (Cohort 1)	Will be defined as the sum of complete (PSA-normalization) and partial responders (PSA-partial response) vs non-responders. For continuous variables, descriptive statistics (number [n], mean, standard deviation, standard error, median range) will be provided. For categorical variables, patient counts and percentages will be provided.	Up to 48 weeks
Time to PSA progression (Cohort 1)	For continuous variables, descriptive statistics (number [n], mean, standard deviation, standard error, median range) will be provided. For categorical variables, patient counts and percentages will be provided.	Time from randomization to PSA progression, assessed up to 48 weeks
Time to initiation of additional therapy (Cohort 2)	For continuous variables, descriptive statistics (n, mean, standard deviation, standard error, median range) will be provided. For categorical variables, patient counts and percentages will be provided.	Baseline up to 48 weeks
Time to progression (Cohort 2)	Will be defined as any Gleason grade 4 or 5 upon repeat biopsy or conversion from 3+4 to 4+3 or higher, prostate cancer is found in a greater number of prostate biopsy cores, prostate cancer occupies a greater extent of the prostate biopsy cores, PSA > 100 ng/mL. For continuous variables, descriptive statistics (n, mean, standard deviation, standard error, median range) will be provided. For categorical variables, patient counts and percentages will be provided.	From randomization to progression, assessed up to 48 weeks

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in temporal levels of circulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs)	Will be studies within the peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) compartment. Will evaluate the relative change in prostate cancer-associated MDSCs after 12 weeks of WBM supplement intake in borderline resectable pancreatic cancer patients versus in those on observation using a two group t-test. Results for cohort 1 will be confirmed by analyzing prostate cancer-associated MDSCs in cohort 2 as well (change from baseline to 48 weeks).	Baseline to 48 weeks
Change in temporal levels of pro-/anti-inflammatory mediators	Will include cytokines/growth factors/chemokines, including IL-15 in plasma. Will evaluate the baseline correlatives and the relative role of treatment in a multivariate exploratory analysis.	Baseline up to 48 weeks
Sexual function	Will be evaluated by the sexual function questionnaire, including the Sexual Health Inventory for Men score. The Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) Questionnaire scoring system will be used.	Up to 48 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Clayton S Lau, City of Hope Medical Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 10, 2021
• Primary Completion (Estimated): April 30, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): April 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 12, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 17, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): August 20, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 27, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 24, 2023
• Last Verified: July 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Genital Neoplasms, Male; Prostatic Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Genital Diseases, Male; Genital Diseases; Prostatic Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: 19296 (Other Identifier: City of Hope Medical Center); P30CA033572 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); NCI-2019-05587 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No