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Phase II Study of Satraplatin and Prednisone in Patients With Progressive, Metastatic Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer

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Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outcomes
Outline
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Satraplatin and Prednisone in Treating Patients With Progressive, Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase II


Biomarker/Laboratory analysis, Treatment


Active


18 and over


NCI


NCI-08-C-0074
08-C-0074, NCI-P07140, NCT00634647

Special Category: NIH Clinical Center trial

Objectives

Primary

  1. To determine if the presence of ERCC1 variant gene polymorphism may be associated with an impact on the progression-free survival of patients with metastatic androgen-independent prostate cancer.

Secondary

  1. To measure the overall response rate and overall survival in a post-hoc analysis.
  2. To demonstrate the biologic effect of satraplatin in white blood cell collections and in the tumor whenever possible.
  3. To determine the correlation of biologic or clinical effects with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) progression.
  4. To determine the incidence of different gene polymorphisms by genotyping using polymerase-chain reaction (PCR) followed by either restriction fragment length polymorphism or direct sequencing to genotype single nucleotide polymorphisms of ERCC1, XRCC1, and PARP1.
  5. To evaluate the correlation between genotype expression, repair pathways, and clinical events.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Histologically confirmed prostate cancer, meeting the following criteria:
    • Metastatically progressive disease
    • Androgen-independent disease


  • Patients whose pathology specimens are not available may be enrolled in the trial provided the patient has a clinical course consistent with prostate cancer and available documentation from an outside pathology laboratory of the diagnosis


  • Must have radiographic evidence of disease by CT scan or bone scan that has continued to progress after primary treatment despite hormonal agents
    • Progression requires that a measurable lesion is expanding, new lesions have appeared, and/or the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is continuing to rise on successive measurements
      • Patients on flutamide for the prior 6 months must have disease progression at least 4 weeks after withdrawal
      • Patients on bicalutamide or nilutamide must have progression at least 6 weeks after withdrawal


  • Must have progressive disease after 1 prior cytotoxic chemotherapy but may have had no more than 1 previous cytotoxic chemotherapeutic line
    • Multiple courses of a taxane-based regimen may count as a single regimen
    • Multiple courses of a non-taxane agent or a combination chemotherapy regimen may count as a single regimen


  • Patients who have not undergone bilateral surgical castration must continue suppression of testosterone production by appropriate usage of GnRH agonists


  • No known active brain metastases


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Inclusion criteria:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Recovered from all prior therapy
  • Concurrent bisphosphonates allowed provided the patient has been previously receiving that drug
    • If patients are not currently receiving bisphosphonates at the time of study enrollment, bisphosphonates may be started in course 2
  • Patients who require hematopoietic growth factor support (e.g., epoetin alfa or darbepoetin), but not myeloid growth factors (i.e., filgrastim [G-CSF], sargramostim [GM-CSF], or other bone marrow stimulants) (except after course 1 if clinically indicated), NSAIDs, and other maintenance medications prior to study entry are allowed to continue their supportive therapies
  • Patients on chronic stable steroids (e.g., no more than 10 mg prednisone/day) for a non-cancerous condition allowed
  • Prior samarium-153 allowed

Exclusion criteria:

  • Prior satraplatin or other platinum-containing compounds
  • Prior radiotherapy to > 30% of the bone marrow
  • Prior strontium chloride Sr 89, rhenium Re186, or rhenium Re188
  • Prior major gastrointestinal surgery or pathology likely to influence absorption of oral medications (i.e., bypass surgeries, Whipple’s procedure, or any surgery that would impair reliable absorption of oral drugs)
  • Concurrent prophylactic growth factor support
  • Concurrent anticancer treatment with chemotherapy, radiotherapy, major surgical procedures for prostate cancer, or nonprotocol-related immunotherapy
  • Other concurrent investigational or commercial agents or therapies other than those used for this study with the intent to treat the patient’s malignancy

Patient Characteristics:

Inclusion criteria:

  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Life expectancy > 3 months
  • Leukocytes ≥ 3,000/μL
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/μL
  • Platelets ≥ 100,000/μL
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limits of normal (ULN) (except for patients with Gilbert disease)
  • AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN OR creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min
  • No ongoing malignancies requiring active therapy
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Must be able to swallow capsules
  • Able to understand and sign an informed consent

Exclusion criteria:

  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to satraplatin or prednisone
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, any of the following:
    • Ongoing or active serious infection
    • Symptomatic congestive heart failure
    • Unstable angina pectoris
    • Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit patient compliance with study requirements
  • HIV positivity
  • Diseases where corticosteroids are contraindicated, (e.g. , active gastric or duodenal ulcer, or poorly-controlled insulin dependent diabetes)
    • Well-controlled insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus allowed provided the patient understands that their glucose levels will increase which will require their insulin dose to be adjusted

Expected Enrollment

66

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Progression-free survival

Secondary Outcome(s)

Overall survival
Toxicity
Genotyping
Prostate-specific antigen
Molecular endpoints

Outline

Patients receive oral satraplatin once daily on days 1-5 and oral prednisone twice daily on days 1-35. Courses repeat every 35 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Blood samples are collected periodically and analyzed for genotyping of ERCC1 and other gene polymorphisms via polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

NCI - Center for Cancer Research

William Dahut, MD, Principal investigator
Ph: 301-435-8183
Email: dahutw@mail.nih.gov

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
Maryland
  Bethesda
 Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Trials Referral Office
 Clinical Trials Office - Warren Grant Magnusen Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Trials Referral Office
Ph: 888-NCI-1937

Registry Information
Official Title A Phase II Study of Satraplatin and Prednisone in Metastatic Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer (AIPC)
Trial Start Date 2007-09-01
Trial Completion Date 2010-01-01 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00634647
Date Submitted to PDQ 2008-02-29
Information Last Verified 2008-12-28

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

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