This study is for patients with cancer of the prostate gland that has metastasized or spread outside the prostate to other parts of the body. Patients have already been treated with a drug called docetaxel or Taxotere® (with or without the addition of a steroid called prednisone) some time in the recent past. They either did not respond to this therapy or responded to this therapy, but now the cancer is progressing (growing larger or has spread to other areas of the body). Custirsen (OGX-011) is an experimental drug that has been shown to increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy in several kinds of tumors, including prostate cancer. Both docetaxel and mitoxantrone have anticancer activity in prostate and are approved by Health Canada and the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of patients with prostate cancer.
This study was initiated as a multicenter, open-label, randomized study, with a planned enrollment of 40 subjects. Although two treatment arms were included in this study, no comparison between the arms was intended. Subjects with metastatic HRPC who failed first-line docetaxel therapy and required second-line therapy were randomly assigned to treatment with OGX-011 in combination with docetaxel/prednisone (OGX-011/docetaxel/prednisone) or OGX-011 in combination with mitoxantrone/prednisone (OGX-011/mitoxantrone/ prednisone). The study was randomized to assure that subjects were enrolled in each of the two treatment arms in an unbiased manner. Based on preliminary safety data from the first 44 subjects who were randomized to receive either docetaxel or mitoxantrone, the protocol was amended to enroll approximately 20 additional subjects who would be assigned to the docetaxel/prednisone treatment arm to further investigate safety of the combination.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
70
All subjects began treatment with oral prednisone (5 mg twice daily, 10 mg/day) continued through completion of the final treatment cycle. Three IV administrations of OGX-011 (640 mg) were given as 2 hr infusions during the loading dose period (Days-9 to-1). Subjects were premedicated with either ibuprofen (400 mg) or acetaminophen (650 mg) 30 to 60 minutes prior to and every 4-6 hours for 24 hours following each of the three doses of OGX-011 during the loading dose period only. After the loading dose period, OGX-011 was given weekly on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 21-day cycle. Mitoxantrone was administered IV on Day 1 of each cycle at a planned dose of 12 mg/m² infused over 30 minutes. Patients could receive a maximum of 9 cycles of treatment.
All subjects began treatment with oral prednisone (5 mg twice daily, 10 mg/day) continued through completion of the final treatment cycle. Three IV administrations of OGX-011 (640 mg) were given as 2 hr infusions during the loading dose period (Days-9 to -1). Subjects were premedicated with either ibuprofen (400 mg) or acetaminophen (650 mg) 30 to 60 minutes prior to and every 4-6 hours for 24 hours following each of the three doses of OGX-011 during the loading dose period only. After the loading dose period, OGX-011 was given weekly on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 21 day cycle. Docetaxel was administered IV on Day 1 of each cycle at a planned dose of 75 mg/m² infused over 60 minutes. Patients could receive a maximum of 9 cycles of treatment.
Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Cross Cancer Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
BC Cancer Agency
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
CancerCare Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
QEII Health Sciences
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Juravinski Cancer Centre
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
London Regional Cancer Program
London, Ontario, Canada
Toronto Sunnybrook
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jewish General Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
University of Montreal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Safety and Tolerability of Custirsen (OGX-011) in Combination With Either Docetaxel/Prednisone or Mitoxantrone/Prednisone as Second-line Chemotherapy.
Safety and tolerability were based on Adverse Events (AE) and Serious Adverse Events (SAE) graded using National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE). The CTCAE has 5 grades with unique clinical descriptions of severity for each AE based on this general guideline: Grade 1=Mild AE; Grade 2=Moderate AE; Grade 3=Severe AE; Grade 4=Life-threatening or disabling AE; and Grade 5=Death related to AE.
Time frame: Subjects were followed for safety from enrollment for up to 8 months (9 three-week cycles plus 30 days after end of treatment)
Feasibility of Treatment With Custirsen (OGX-011) in Combination With Second-line Chemotherapy Based on Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Response
PSA or prostate specific antigen is a marker for prostate cancer. A PSA response was defined as a decrease in PSA values of ≥ 50% relative to baseline on two or more consecutive measurements that were 4-6 weeks apart.
Time frame: PSA was evaluated at screening, on Day 1 of each cycle, at the end of treatment visit and during off-treatment follow up (up to 27 months)
Feasibility of Treatment With OGX-011 in Combination With Either Docetaxel/Prednisone or Mitoxantrone/Prednisone as Second Line Chemotherapy Based on Time to Pain Progression
Time to pain progression was defined as the time (months) from the first dose of OGX-011 to the first documentation of pain or analgesic progression or initiation of palliative radiation therapy. Pain response was defined as either a decrease of at least two points on the 11-point Worst Pain Scale, without an increase in analgesic level, maintained for at least two consecutive measurements approximately three weeks apart -or- a decrease in analgesic level, without an increase in pain score, maintained for at least two consecutive measurements approximately three weeks apart.
Time frame: Enrollment until pain progression (up to 21 months)
Relationship Between Changes in Serum Clusterin Levels and Change in Serum PSA Levels When OGX-011 in Combination With Either Docetaxel/Prednisone or Mitoxantrone/Prednisone is Administered as Second Line Chemotherapy.
Serum clusterin samples were collected prior to receiving OGX-011 loading dose 1, prior to study treatment on Day 1 of each cycle, and at the end of treatment. PSA was evaluated at screening, on Day 1 of each cycle, at the end of treatment visit, and during off-treatment follow-up. PSA response was defined in the protocol as a decrease in PSA of ≥ 50% relative to baseline on two or more consecutive measurements 4-6 weeks apart.
Time frame: Enrollment until disease progression (up to 13 months)
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