This research study is studying an immune-based cancer drug as a possible treatment for prostate cancer. The drug involved in this study is: -Nivolumab
This research study is a Phase II clinical trial. Phase II clinical trials test the safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug to learn whether the drug works in treating a specific disease. "Investigational" means that the drug is being studied. The FDA (the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has not approved nivolumab for this specific disease but it has been approved for other uses. Nivolumab is an antibody inhibitor of the programmed death-1 (PD-1) pathway. By blocking PD-1, this medication may allow the immune system to recognize and fight cancer. In this research study, the investigators are investigating whether nivolumab has any activity in patients who have a rising PSA (prostate specific antigen) after previously undergoing surgery or radiation for prostate cancer. Although nivolumab was previously not found to have significant effect in advanced prostate cancer after all other therapies had failed, based on new research, the investigators are testing whether nivolumab could have a greater effect earlier in the disease course and before patients receive hormone therapies.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
29
Nivolumab is an antibody inhibitor of the programmed death-1 (PD-1) pathway. By blocking PD-1, this medication may allow the immune system to recognize and fight cancer
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
DFCI South Shore
South Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Disease Control Rate at 12 Weeks
Proportion of patients with high-risk biochemically-recurrent (BCR) prostate cancer (PCa) who achieve disease control at 12 weeks, defined as a decline or stabilization in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels without symptomatic or radiographic progression, following 12 weeks of nivolumab treatment.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Number of Participants With Maximal Change in Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) During Nivolumab Treatment
Maximum percent change in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) from baseline observed at any time during nivolumab treatment, defined as the greatest decrease or increase in PSA relative to baseline. Participants are categorized based on maximum percent change in PSA as \<10% or ≥10% change.
Time frame: 2 years
Change in PSA Doubling Time (PSADT) Prior to End of Treatment Relative to Baseline
Pre-treatment PSA doubling time (PSADT) was calculated using at least three PSA values obtained prior to treatment initiation. On-treatment PSADT required three consecutive PSA values ≥ 0.2 ng/mL, with the first and last measurements occurring within 12 months. End-of-treatment (EOT) PSADT was calculated using the three PSAs obtained immediately prior to EOT; it was not calculated for patients who discontinued treatment before cycle 4. PSADT was estimated using a linear regression model of the natural logarithm of PSA over time, following PCWG3 recommendations and the MSKCC calculator.
Time frame: 2 years
Median Time to Radiographic Progression to Metastatic Disease
Time to radiographic progression to metastatic disease was defined as the interval from treatment initiation to the first documentation of radiographic disease progression to metastatic disease per RECIST v1.1 criteria and Prostate Cancer Working Group (PCWG) guidelines, or censored at the date of last imaging assessment.
Time frame: From initiation of nivolumab treatment until the date of first documented disease progression, assessed up to the end of the study.
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DFCI Londonderry
Londonderry, New Hampshire, United States
Median Time to Initiation of Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) After Nivolumab
Time to initiation of ADT was defined as the interval from initiation of nivolumab to the start of systemic ADT. Participants who did not initiate ADT were censored at the date of last follow-up.
Time frame: From the first dose of nivolumab to initiation of ADT, assessed through end of study follow-up.
Number of Participants With Treatment Related Grade ≥3 Adverse Events
The number of participants experiencing treatment-related adverse events of Grade 3 or higher that were assessed as definitely or probably related to study treatment, graded according to CTCAE v5.0.
Time frame: 2 years