Researchers are seeking better ways to treat men who have non-metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC). This type of prostate cancer-nmCRPC- is one that has not spread to other parts of the body yet keeps progressing despite low levels of (the hormone) testosterone. Signs of cancer progression are detected by higher (blood) levels of a protein known as "prostate-specific antigen" (PSA). PSA is made by both normal and cancerous cells in the body. An established treatment that is used to lower the amount of androgen hormones (e.g., testosterone) in the body is known as "Androgen deprivation therapy" (ADT), and all study participants will receive this (if they have not had surgery to remove their testicles). All participants will also receive the study-drug, darolutamide, which is already available for doctors to prescribe to patients with this condition. Darolutamide works by blocking the attachment of androgen hormones to androgen receptors in cancer cells, thereby blocking cancer progression and growth. There has been a previous research study that showed that patients with nmCRPC benefit from the combination of darolutamide plus Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) when compared with placebo plus ADT therapy. Participants from mainland China were not included in the previous study. The present study focuses specifically on Chinese participants with nmCRPC, who will receive both medications- darolutamide plus ADT. Researchers will be using a "marker" of cancer- PSA- to look at how the PSA declines when participants take study treatment. By using the tumor marker PSA, researchers can more quickly identify how study participants are responding to their study treatment. All the participants will also take ADT. During the study, participants will take darolutamide until: (1) their cancer spreads (2) they start another type of cancer treatment (3) they have an adverse event that requires stopping the medication. An adverse event is any medical problem that a participant has during a study. Doctors keep track of all adverse events that happen in studies, even if they do not think the adverse events is related to the study treatments. Other reasons for study discontinuation include: (4) a participant takes another type of medication that is not permitted to be taken during this study (5) the patient chooses to leave the trial or (6) the participant dies. Study participants will visit the study site every 12 weeks for the first 3 visits and after visit 3, visit interval will be every 16 weeks during treatment and after stopping treatment (participants may continue to be followed even after stopping treatment). It is anticipated that the whole study will last about 35 months. During the study, doctors will: (1) check the participants' overall health and heart health (2) take blood samples (3) take pictures of the participants' tumors and bones using CT, MRI, and bone scans and (4) ask the participants questions about how they are feeling, what medications they are taking, and about adverse events they might be having.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
78
The participants will take 2 tablets (300 mg each tablet) of study treatment (darolutamide) orally bid at about 12 hour intervals.
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a treatment that commonly used to lower the amount of hormones called androgens in the body.
Many Locations
Multiple Locations, China
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response rate of ≥50% decline (PSA50)
PSA response rate of ≥50% decline is defined as the proportion of participants who have achieved a decline of 50% or more from baseline during treatment at any time.
Time frame: The baseline PSA value will be the latest measurement prior to start of study treatment. A PSA decline of ≥50% must be confirmed by a second value obtained at least 3 weeks later
Number of participants with: Adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs)
Time frame: Up to 30 days after the last dose of treatment
Number of participants with: Discontinuations and dose modifications of study treatment due to AEs
Time frame: Up to 30 days after the last dose of treatment
Number of participants with: Laboratory abnormalities reported as AEs
The investigator must review the laboratory report, document this review, and record any changes that are clinically relevant based on his/her clinical judgement, occurring during the study in the AE section of the CRF.
Time frame: Up to 30 days after the last dose of treatment
Number of participants with: Changes in Electrocardiograms (ECGs) reported as AEs
Time frame: Up to 30 days after the last dose of treatment
Number of participants with: Changes in physical examination outcomes reported as AEs
Time frame: Up to 30 days after the last dose of treatment
Number of participants with: Changes in Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status
Time frame: Up to 30 days after the last dose of treatment
PSA response rate of ≥90% decline (PSA90)
PSA response rate of ≥90% decline is defined as the proportion of participants who have achieved a decline of 90% or more from baseline during treatment at any time.
Time frame: A PSA decline of ≥90% must be confirmed by a second value obtained at least 3 weeks later.
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