Genomic Biomarker-Selected Umbrella Neoadjuvant Study for High Risk Localized Prostate Cancer
Summary
The objective of this study is to see if providing an appropriate therapy based on the genomic testing of prostate tumour tissue will result in an improved clinical response. Each participant will be treated with 8 weeks of a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist (LHRHa) plus apalutamide (APA) while genome sequence characterization is being done. Participants with biopsy specimens deemed unevaluable for genomic testing will remain on LHRHa plus APA for an additional 16 weeks. Participants with evaluable tissue will be assigned to one of the open-label sub-studies on the basis of genomic profiling results. Within each group, they will be randomized to a specific treatment arm either LHRHa plus APA alone or adding abiraterone acetate and prednisone, docetaxel or niraparib. The study will evaluate the response rate and outcomes after radical prostatectomy in each arm of the trial.
Detailed description
This is a multi-centre adaptive multi-arm phase II study. Participants are treated with an induction period of at least 8 weeks of LHRH agonist/antagonist (LHRHa) plus apalutamide (APA) while genome sequence characterization is being done. Genomic sequencing analysis will be performed centrally by Tempus, a CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments)-certified laboratory. For the DNA gene profiling, formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) prostate cancer and surrounding healthy tissue from diagnostic biopsies will be used for genetic analysis. Copy number profiling will be performed using array Comparative Genomic Hybridisation (aCGH). Targeted sequencing using MiSeq (Illumina) and Ion Proton (Life Technologies) platforms will be performed to identify mutations in a panel of 648 genes. Based on previous studies, we conservatively expect up to 25% of unevaluable needle biopsy specimens with inadequate/insufficient tumor tissue for genome sequencing. The patients with unevaluable tissue will continue on the master protocol (LHRHa + APA) for an additional 16 weeks followed by radical prostatectomy. The genomically evaluable patients will be assigned to a specific sub-protocol according to the results of the genomic profile and randomized to a treatment arm within the sub-protocol for 16 weeks, with additional inclusion and exclusion criteria specified in dedicated sub-protocols. Radical prostatectomy will follow sub-protocol treatment. Sub-protocol 1 - AR axis: No targetable actionable aberration; presence of TMPRSS2-ERG fusion, CHD1 loss or SPOP mutations: (\~50% expected prevalence in study population) randomized to: 1. LHRHa + APA for 16 weeks or 2. LHRHa + APA + AAP (Abiraterone Acetate + Prednisone) for 16 weeks Sub-protocol 2 - Loss of tumour suppressor genes - PTEN, TP53 or TB loss (\~40%, bad prognosis) randomized to: 1. LHRHa + AAP for 16 weeks or 2. LHRHa + AAP + docetaxel for 6 cycles Sub-protocol 3 - DNA damage response alterations (e.g. BRCA1/2, ATM, FANCONI, CDK12) in 6-8% assigned to: * LHRHa + AAP + PARP (Poly \[ADP-ribose\] polymerase) inhibitors (niraparib) for 16 weeks Sub-protocol 4 - Hypermutation, microsatellite instability (MSI), Lynch syndrome or CDK12 in less than 5% assigned to: a. LHRHa + APA plus PD-L1 inhibitor (atezolizumab) for 16 weeks
Arms & interventions
- DrugApalutamide 60mg Tab
4 tablets by mouth once a day for 24 weeks
- DrugAbiraterone Acetate 250mg
4 tablets by mouth on an empty stomach once a day for 16 weeks
- DrugPrednisone 5mg Tab
1 tablet by mouth once daily while taking abiraterone acetate
- DrugDocetaxel
Infusion every 3 weeks for 6 cycles (each cycle has 3 weeks)
- DrugNiraparib 100mg Oral Capsule
3 capsules by mouth once daily for 16 weeks
- DrugAtezolizumab
1200mg infusion every 3 weeks for 6 cycles
Outcome measures
Primary
Complete Pathologic Response (pCR)
Pathological Minimal Residual Disease (pMRD): pathological minimal residual disease (pMRD) is defined as residual tumour 5mm or less.
Time frame: 6 years
Pathological Minimal Residual Disease (pMRD)
Pathological minimal residual disease is defined as residual tumour 5 mm or less.
Time frame: 6 years
Secondary
Pain level assessment
Time frame: 6 years
Generic Quality of Life (QoL)
Time frame: 6 years
Quality of Life-Prostate Cancer Patients
Time frame: 6 years
Eligibility criteria
Study locations (5)
University of California Davis
Sacramento, California, 95817
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-5946
U.T. MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, Washington, 98109