A randomized phase II study comparing the sequential use of abiraterone followed after progression by apalutamide with alternating cycles of abiraterone and apalutamide
This is an open-label, randomized phase II study to investigate the feasibility of alternating cycles of treatment with abiraterone plus prednisone and apalutamide compared to sequential treatment of abiratereone plus prednisone followed by apalutamide. 7 centers in Greece will participate in the study. The study population consists of adult patients (over 18 years old) with histologically confirmed metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma who have disease progression - as defined by PCWG2 criteria - despite androgen deprivation therapy and who have not received prior therapy for their castration resistant disease. The purpose of the study is to determine the progression free survival, feasibility and safety profile of the experimental arm compared to standard of care. In the experimental arm alternating treatment will consist of repeating cycles of 24 weeks of treatment consisting of 12 weeks of abiraterone acetate 1000mg orally qd and prednisone 5mg orally bid, followed by 12 weeks of apalutamide 240 mg per day. There will be no wash out period between cycles. The comparative arm will be the standard regimen of abiraterone 1000mg orally qd plus prednisone 5mg orally bid until progression, followed thereafter by apalutamide 240mg orally qd until progression.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Abiraterone acetate 1000mg qD and prednisone 5mg bid administered orally
apalutamide 240mg qD orally
Radiographic progression-free survival
time until radiographic progression as assessed by PCWG2 criteria
Time frame: Estimated up to 24 months
Overall survival
time until death or lost to follow up
Time frame: estimated up to 36 months
Time to cytotoxic therapy initiation
time until the beginning of chemotherapy
Time frame: Estimated up to 24 months
Time until PSA progression
time until PSA progression as defined by PCWG2 criteria
Time frame: Estimated up to 24 months
Incidence, nature and severity of AEs
recording of all AE/SAEs
Time frame: Estimated up to 24 months
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