Clinical trial • Phase III • Oncology

Apalutamide for Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

Phase III trial of Apalutamide for Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule|Peptide/protein/enzyme

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
08-01-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
01-02-2024

Trial design

Randomised, apalutamide (jnj-56021927) in combination with abiraterone acetate (zytiga 250 mg tablets) and prednisone (prednison acis) versus abiraterone acetate (zytiga 250 mg tablets) and prednisone; placebo to match jnj-56021927 used for blinding. (product information shows max daily doses: apalutamide 240 mg, abiraterone acetate 1000 mg, prednisone 10 mg.)-controlled Phase III trial across 13 sites in Netherlands, Spain, Germany.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Apalutamide (JNJ-56021927) in combination with Abiraterone acetate (ZYTIGA 250 mg tablets) and Prednisone (Prednison acis) versus Abiraterone acetate (ZYTIGA 250 mg tablets) and Prednisone; placebo to match JNJ-56021927 used for blinding. (Product information shows max daily doses: apalutamide 240 mg, abiraterone acetate 1000 mg, prednisone 10 mg.)

Eligibility

Recruits 5 No vulnerable population selected; trial includes adult men only ("Subject must be a man age ≥18 years of age, inclusive")..

Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable population selected; trial includes adult men only ("Subject must be a man age ≥18 years of age, inclusive").

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Subject must be a man age ≥18 years of age, inclusive\n- Adenocarcinoma of the prostate\n- Metastatic disease as documented by technetium-99m (99mTc) bone scan or metastatic lesions by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans (visceral or lymph node disease). If lymph node metastasis is the only evidence of metastasis, it must be greater than or equal to (>=) 2 centimeter (cm) in the longest diameter\n- Castration-resistant prostate cancer demonstrated during continuous androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), defined as 3 rises of PSA, at least 1 week apart with the last androgen deprivation therapy (PSA) >= 2 nanogram per milliliters (ng/mL)\n- Patients who received a first generation anti-androgen (eg, bicalutamide, flutamide, nilutamide) must have at least a 6-week washout prior to randomization and must show continuing disease (PSA) progression (an increase in PSA) after the washout period\n- Prostate cancer progression documented by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) according to the Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Working Group (PCWG2); radiographic progression of soft tissues according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, version 1.1 (RECIST) modified based on PCWG2, or radiographic progression of bone according to PCWG2."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Small cell or neuroendocrine carcinoma of the prostate\n- Known brain metastases\n- Prior chemotherapy for prostate cancer, except if administered in the adjuvant/neoadjuvant setting\n- Previously treated with ketoconazole for prostate cancer for greater than 7 days\n- Therapies that must be discontinued or substituted at least 4 weeks prior to randomization include the following: a) Medications known to lower the seizure threshold, b) Herbal and nonherbal products that may decrease PSA levels (example [eg], saw palmetto, pomegranate) or c) Any investigational agent\n- At screening need for parenteral or oral opioid analgesics (eg, codeine, dextropropoxyphene)"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The primary endpoint is radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"The primary objective is to compare the radiographic progression-free Survival (rPFS) of apalutamide in combination with abiraterone acetate (AA) plus prednisone or prednisolone (AAP) and AAP in subjects with chemotherapy-naïve mCRPC."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall survival (OS) is defined as the time from date of randomization to date of death from any cause.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival (OS) is defined as the time from date of randomization to date of death from any cause."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to chronic opioid use (oral opioid use for ≥3 weeks; parenteral opioid use for ≥7 days) is defined as the time from date of randomization to the first date of opioid use","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time to chronic opioid use (oral opioid use for ≥3 weeks; parenteral opioid use for ≥7 days) is defined as the time from date of randomization to the first date of opioid use."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to initiation of cytotoxic chemotherapy is defined as the time from date of randomization to the date of initiation of cytotoxic chemotherapy","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time to initiation of cytotoxic chemotherapy is defined as the time from date of randomization to the date of initiation of cytotoxic chemotherapy."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to pain progression defined as the time from date of randomization to the first date a subject experience an increase by 2 points from baseline in the BPI-SF worst pain intensity item 3 observed at 2 consecutive evaluations ≥4 weeks apart or initiation of chronic opioids, whichever occurs first","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time to pain progression is defined as the time from date of randomization to the first date a subject experiences an increase by 2 points from baseline in the BPI-SF worst pain intensity item 3 observed at 2 consecutive evaluations ≥4 weeks apart or initiation of chronic opioids, whichever occurs first."}

Recruitment

Recruitment Window Months
156
Consent Approach
Informed consent provided by the adult participant (male, ≥18 years). Subject information and informed consent form documents are listed (multiple German versions present, e.g. 'REDACTED_L1_Main ICF V18_DE_GER...'). No paediatric assent (trial enrols adults only). CTIS point of contact functional email: CTISadmin@its.jnj.com.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
13
Total Number Of Participants
5

Netherlands

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
25-01-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
24-06-2025
Processing Time Days
516
Number Of Sites
10
Number Of Participants
1

Sites

Site Name
Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam (Erasmus MC)
Department Name
-
Contact Person Name
Ronald de Wi
Contact Person Email
r.dewit@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Department Name
Parent
Contact Person Name
Theo de Reijke
Contact Person Email
t.m.dereyke@amc.uva.nl
Site Name
St. Antonius Ziekenhuis
Department Name
Parent
Contact Person Name
Cornelis Bernardus Hunting
Site Name
Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis
Department Name
Internal Medicine, Hemato-Oncology
Contact Person Name
Joan van den Bosch
Contact Person Email
j.vandenbosch@asz.nl
Site Name
Zuyderland Medisch Centrum Stichting
Department Name
Dep of Cardiology
Contact Person Name
Franchette van den Berkmortel
Site Name
Haga Hospital
Department Name
Dept Internal Medicine
Contact Person Name
Daniël Houtsma
Contact Person Email
d.houtsma@hagaziekenhuis.nl
Site Name
Stichting Martini Ziekenhuis
Department Name
Urology
Contact Person Name
Leon Wymenga
Contact Person Email
l.f.a.wymenga@mzh.nl
Site Name
Tergooiziekenhuizen
Department Name
-
Contact Person Name
Hendrik Pieter van den Berg
Contact Person Email
anieuwenhuis@tergooi.nl
Site Name
Amsterdam UMC
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Reindert Van Moorselaar
Site Name
Radboud universitair medisch centrum / RADBOUDUMC
Department Name
RADB
Contact Person Name
Peter Mulders
Contact Person Email
peter.mulders@radboudumc.nl

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
25-01-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
24-06-2025
Processing Time Days
516
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
2

Sites

Site Name
Institut Catala D'oncologia
Department Name
Oncology
Contact Person Name
Jose María Piulats Rodriguez
Contact Person Email
jmpiulats@iconcologia.net

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
25-01-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
27-06-2025
Processing Time Days
519
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
2

Sites

Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Muenster AöR
Department Name
Klinik und Poliklinik fuer Urologie
Contact Person Name
Martin Boegemann
Contact Person Email
martin.boegemann@ukmuenster.de
Site Name
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Department Name
Martini-Klinik am UKE GmbH
Contact Person Name
Thomas Steuber
Contact Person Email
steuber@uke.de

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Janssen Cilag International
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Belgium

Contract research organisations

Name
Expert Brand Solutions Limited
Responsibilities
Drug Destruction
Name
Perceptive Eclinical Limited
Responsibilities
Clinical IP Supply Management

Third parties

  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Expert Brand Solutions Limited","duties_or_roles":"Drug Destruction","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Perceptive Eclinical Limited","duties_or_roles":"Clinical IP Supply Management","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
JNJ-56021927
Active Substance
Apalutamide
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Investigational
Maximum Dose
240 mg
Investigational Product Name
Prednison acis 5 mg, Tabletten
Active Substance
Prednisone
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation 49572.00.00 in DE)
Maximum Dose
10 mg
Investigational Product Name
ZYTIGA 250 mg tablets
Active Substance
Abiraterone acetate
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation EU/1/11/714/001)
Maximum Dose
1000 mg
Investigational Product Name
placebo to match JNJ-56021927/Apalutamide
Modality
Other
Authorisation Status
Not applicable
Investigational Product Name
Auxiliary: Gonadotropin releasing hormone analogues
Active Substance
-
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
SUBCUTANEOUS USE
Route
Subcutaneous
Authorisation Status
Authorised (ATC L02AE listed as auxiliary androgen deprivation therapy)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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