Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Apalutamide With or Without Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer, RESTART Study

Phase 2 Response Evaluation of Finite Systemic Therapy With Advanced Androgen Signaling Inhibition and Radiation Therapy for Oligorecurrent Prostate Cancer (RESTART)

This phase II trial studies how well androgen deprivation therapy and apalutamide with or without radiation therapy works for the treatment of prostate cancer that has a rise in the blood level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and has come back after treatment with surgery or radiation (biochemically recurrent). Androgens can cause the growth of prostate tumor cells. Apalutamide may help fight prostate cancer by blocking the use of androgens by the tumor cells. Androgen deprivation therapy drugs, leuprolide or degarelix, work to lower the amount of androgen in the body, also preventing the tumor cells from growing. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Giving radiation therapy with apalutamide and androgen deprivation therapy may help to control prostate cancer that has come back in only a few (up to 5) spots in the body.

Study Overview

• Status: Withdrawn
• Conditions: Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Carcinoma; Metastatic Prostate Carcinoma; Stage IV Prostate Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVA Prostate Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVB Prostate Cancer AJCC v8; Oligometastatic Prostate Carcinoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Other: Questionnaire Administration; Radiation: Radiation Therapy; Drug: Apalutamide; Drug: Leuprolide Acetate; Drug: Degarelix

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To assess PSA progression-free survival in both treatment arms.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess time of recovery of serum testosterone in both treatment arms. II. To assess PSA progression-free survival and overall survival following testosterone recovery in both treatment arms.

III. To assess safety of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) + apalutamide as well as ADT + apalutamide in combination radiation therapy.

IV. To assess the time to first new metastasis or local / pelvic recurrence in both treatment arms.

V. To assess the impact of both treatment arms on quality of life. VI. To assess the impact of both treatment arms on metabolic syndrome parameters.

VII. To assess the impact of both treatment arms on bone density. VIII. To investigate the association of changes in repeat advanced imaging with outcome.

IX. To compare fluciclovine and prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT).

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVE:

I. To identify potential markers of response or resistance to the administered therapies.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 groups.

GROUP I: Patients receive apalutamide orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-28 and ADT consisting of leuprolide intramuscularly (IM) every 12 weeks or degarelix subcutaneously (SC) every 4 weeks. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 12 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

GROUP II: Patients receive apalutamide PO QD on days 1-28 and ADT consisting of leuprolide IM every 12 weeks or degarelix SC every 4 weeks. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 12 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo radiation therapy (RT) between cycles 4-7 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 and 4 months.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Texas
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      • M D Anderson Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

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 confirmed prostate cancer
• Signed informed consent form (ICF) indicating that the subject understands the purpose of, and procedures required for, the study and is willing to participate in the study
• Consent to MD Anderson laboratory protocol Lab02-152
• Available tumor tissue sample (recently collected +/- archival)
• Biochemically recurrent prostate cancer following definitive treatment with radical prostatectomy or / and external beam radiation therapy. Patient may have received prior androgen deprivation with or without other treatments in the neoadjuvant, adjuvant or salvage setting as long as >= 6 months from discontinuation have elapsed at the time of randomization

• Progression based on the following criteria:

  • PSA progression: For patients with prior radical prostatectomy (+/- radiation), PSA progression defined by a minimum of two rising PSA levels with an interval of at least 1 week between each determination and a PSA of >= 0.5 ng/ml at screening. For patients with only prior definitive radiation of the prostate, PSA recurrence is defined as PSA >= nadir+2 ng/mL
  • PSA doubling time of =< 12 months at the time of study entry. Calculation of PSA doubling time should include the use of all available PSA values obtained within past 12 months prior to randomization, with a minimum of 3 values >= 0.1 ng/mL PSA values obtained prior to localized therapy will be excluded. PSA doubling time to be estimated using Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center online calculator
  • Identification of up to 5 metastatic lesions or/and pelvic node recurrent sites by advanced imaging technology (PSMA PET/CT or fluciclovine PET/CT). In case of inconsistency between the two imaging modalities, up to 5 lesions in the PSMA/PET will be accepted. All sites should be eligible to be treated with definitive intent. At least one of these lesions will be histologically confirmed. Symptomatic metastatic disease or disease impending symptoms (e.g. brain metastasis, painful bone metastasis, and spine disease) can be treated with definitive local therapy prior to enrollment. This lesion will be counted towards the total number of metastatic lesions
• Must be able to receive luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist or antagonist during the course of the study
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) of 0-1
• Must be able to swallow tablets

• To avoid risk of drug exposure through the ejaculate (even men with vasectomies), patients must agree while on study drug and for 3 months following the last dose of study drug to:

  • Use a condom during sexual activity
  • Not donate sperm
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1.0 x 10^9/L
• Hemoglobin >= 9.0 g/dL
• Platelet count >= 75 x 10^9/L
• Serum albumin >= 3 g/dL
• Calculated creatinine clearance >= 40 mL/min using the Cockcroft-Gault equation
• Serum total bilirubin =<1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or direct bilirubin =< 1.5 x ULN (Note: in subjects with Gilbert's syndrome, if total bilirubin is > 1.5 x ULN, measure direct and indirect bilirubin, and if direct bilirubin is =< 1.5 x ULN, subject may be eligible)
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 3.0 x ULN
• Testosterone > 150 ng/dL. For patients treated with ADT with or without short-term first generation anti androgens (e.g. bicalutamide) up to 4 weeks prior to randomization, a testosterone measurement prior to the ADT treatment will be used to determine eligibility, and must have been > 150 ng/dL. If no testosterone level is available from before luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analogue (LHRHa) injection and within 6 weeks of randomization, the patient will be ineligible

Exclusion Criteria:

• Histologically confirmed recurrence in a prior definitively irradiated prostate cancer field per the judgment of the investigator
• Ongoing androgen deprivation therapy (with or without short-term first generation anti-androgens) for > 4 weeks at the time of randomization

• =< 30 days prior to cycle 1 day 1, patient had:

  • A transfusion (platelets or red blood cells)
  • Hematopoietic growth factors
  • An investigational agent (=< 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer)
  • Major surgery
• Active hematologic or solid malignancy other than prostate cancer with at least 30% chance of recurrence per investigator assessment; (exceptions: adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, or any other cancer in situ currently in complete remission)
• Known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to apalutamide or LHRH agonist/antagonist or excipients

• Current evidence of any of the following:

  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Gastrointestinal disorder affecting absorption
• Corrected QT interval by the Fridericia correction formula (QTcF) > 450 msec on the screening electrocardiogram (ECG)

• History of clinically significant cardiovascular disease including, but not limited to:

  • Myocardial infarction or unstable angina =< 3 months prior to treatment initiation
  • Clinically significant cardiac arrhythmia
  • Pulmonary embolism, stroke =< 3 months prior to treatment initiation
  • Congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association class III-IV)
• Known evidence of an active infection requiring systemic therapy such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), active hepatitis, or fungal infection
• History of seizure disorder

• Patients receiving medications known to lower the seizure unless discontinued or substituted at least 4 weeks prior to study entry. These medications include:

  • Aminophylline/theophylline,
  • Atypical antipsychotics (e.g., clozapine, olanzapine, risperidone, ziprasidone),
  • Bupropion,
  • Lithium,
  • Meperidine and pethidine,
  • Phenothiazine antipsychotics (e.g., chlorpromazine, mesoridazine, thioridazine),
  • Tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline, desipramine, doxepin, imipramine, maprotiline, mirtazapine)
• Any contraindication that precludes use or radiotherapy for identified lesion treatment per the judgment of the investigator
• Any condition for which, in the opinion of the investigator, participation would not in the best interest of the subject (e.g., compromise the well-being) or that could prevent, limit, or confound the protocol-specified assessments

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Group I (apalutamide, leuprolide, degarelix); Patients receive apalutamide PO QD on days 1-28 and ADT consisting of leuprolide IM every 12 weeks or degarelix SC every 4 weeks. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 12 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.	Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Ancillary studies; Other Names: Quality of Life Assessment; Other: Questionnaire Administration; Ancillary studies; Drug: Apalutamide; Given PO; Other Names: ARN-509; JNJ-56021927; ARN 509; ARN509; Erleada; JNJ 56021927; Drug: Leuprolide Acetate; Given IM; Other Names: Enantone; LEUP; Lupron; Lupron Depot; Leuprorelin Acetate; A-43818; Abbott 43818; Abbott-43818; Carcinil; Depo-Eligard; Eligard; Enanton; Enantone-Gyn; Ginecrin; Leuplin; Lucrin; Lucrin Depot; Lupron Depot-3 Month; Lupron Depot-4 Month; Lupron Depot-Ped; Lutrate; Procren; Procrin; Prostap; TAP-144; Trenantone; Uno-Enantone; Viadur; Drug: Degarelix; Given SC; Other Names: Firmagon; FE200486
Experimental: Group II (apalutamide, leuprolide, degarelix, RT); Patients receive apalutamide PO QD on days 1-28 and ADT consisting of leuprolide IM every 12 weeks or degarelix SC every 4 weeks. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 12 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo RT between cycles 4-7 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.	Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Ancillary studies; Other Names: Quality of Life Assessment; Other: Questionnaire Administration; Ancillary studies; Radiation: Radiation Therapy; Undergo RT; Other Names: Cancer Radiotherapy; Irradiate; Irradiated; Irradiation; Radiation; Radiation Therapy, NOS; Radiotherapeutics; Radiotherapy; RT; Therapy, Radiation; Drug: Apalutamide; Given PO; Other Names: ARN-509; JNJ-56021927; ARN 509; ARN509; Erleada; JNJ 56021927; Drug: Leuprolide Acetate; Given IM; Other Names: Enantone; LEUP; Lupron; Lupron Depot; Leuprorelin Acetate; A-43818; Abbott 43818; Abbott-43818; Carcinil; Depo-Eligard; Eligard; Enanton; Enantone-Gyn; Ginecrin; Leuplin; Lucrin; Lucrin Depot; Lupron Depot-3 Month; Lupron Depot-4 Month; Lupron Depot-Ped; Lutrate; Procren; Procrin; Prostap; TAP-144; Trenantone; Uno-Enantone; Viadur; Drug: Degarelix; Given SC; Other Names: Firmagon; FE200486

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Time to prostate specific antigen (PSA) recurrence	Will estimate with the 95% Bayesian credible interval.	From treatment start with androgen deprivation therapy plus apalutamide until PSA recurrence (> 0.2 ng/ml) for patients who received surgery, or PSA >= nadir+2ng/mL for patients who received only prior definitive radiation of the prostate, up to 4 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Time to testosterone recovery	Measured using the Kaplan-Meier method.	From treatment start until testosterone > 150ng/dL, assessed up to 4 years
Eugonadal time to PSA recurrence	Defined as the time to PSA recurrence following testosterone recovery (> 150 ng/dL). Measured using the Kaplan-Meier method.	Up to 4 years
Overall survival	Measured using the Kaplan-Meier method.	Up to 4 years
Incidence of adverse events	Safety data will be summarized by treatment arm, category, grade and attribution. Measured by grade 2 or higher adverse events by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0.	Up to 4 weeks after last dose of apalutamide
Time to first new metastasis or local/pelvic recurrence		Up to 4 years
Patient reported outcomes (PRO)	Patient reported outcomes assessed using the following questionnaires EuroQOL 5 Dimensional Questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L) - EuroQOL 5 Dimensional Questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L); Outcome measure is the index value. Range: -0.573 to 1.	Up to 4 years
Patient reported outcomes (PRO)	Patient reported outcomes assessed using the following questionnaires European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLC-C30): Outcome measure is a raw score, ranging from 0-100.	Up to 4 years
Patient reported outcomes (PRO)	Patient reported outcomes assessed using the following questionnaires European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire EORTC QLQ-ELD14 Outcome measure is a raw score, ranging from 0-100	Up to 4 years
Patient reported outcomes (PRO)	Patient reported outcomes assessed using the following questionnaires Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC-26): Results are presented in a standardized 0-100 scale.	Up to 4 years
Metabolic syndrome changes	Laboratory parameters that will be measured during screening and active treatment (Lipid panel, blood sugar, HbA1c, Vitamin D, TSH, Testosterone, c-peptide, leptin) as well as measurements of weight and height and bone density measurement results will be used to evaluate changes in parameters predisposing to metabolic syndrome. .Laboratory parameters that will be measured during screening and active treatment (Lipid panel, blood sugar, HbA1c, Vitamin D, TSH, Testosterone, c-peptide, leptin) as well as measurements of weight and height and bone density measurement results	Up to 4 years
Change in bone density	The results from bone density scanning (DXA scan) will be used to evaluate changes in bone density in the patient population	Up to 4 years
Imaging changes	Association of changes between baseline and repeat advanced imaging with outcome will be performed, as well as comparison between fluciclovine and PSMA PET/CT modalities, including detection rates and correlation of detected disease volume at baseline with outcome. These changes will be evaluated in correlation with molecular characteristics explored through interrogation of archival and recurrent tissue samples , exosome, steroid and androgen metabolism. Association of changes between baseline and repeat advanced imaging with outcome will be performed, as well as comparison between fluciclovine and PSMA PET/CT modalities, including detection rates and correlation of detected disease volume at baseline with outcome. These changes will be evaluated in correlation with molecular characteristics explored through interrogation of archival and recurrent tissue samples , exosome, steroid and androgen metabolism.	Up to 4 years
Fluciclovine positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) modality assessment	Will estimate lesion detection rate based on fluciclovine and prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT modalities and the agreement between fluciclovine and PSMA PET/CT results will be assessed through McNemar test.	Up to cycle 4, day 1 (each cycle = 28 days)
PSMA PET/CT modality assessment	Will estimate lesion detection rate based on fluciclovine and PSMA PET/CT modalities and the agreement between fluciclovine and PSMA PET/CT results will be assessed through McNemar test.	Up to cycle 4, day 1 (each cycle = 28 days)

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Identification of response or resistance markers	Identification of markers of response or resistance through correlation with outcomes (interrogation of archival and recurrent tissue samples, exosome, steroid and androgen metabolism)	Up to 4 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Eleni Efstathiou, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• MD Anderson Cancer Center Website

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 24, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 8, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): January 8, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 19, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 6, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): October 14, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 20, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 14, 2021
• Last Verified: January 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Genital Neoplasms, Male; Prostatic Diseases; Prostatic Neoplasms; Carcinoma; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; Reproductive Control Agents; Fertility Agents, Female; Fertility Agents; Leuprolide
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2019-1093 (Other Identifier: M D Anderson Cancer Center); NCI-2020-02553 (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