Polaprezinc Treatment for Enzalutamide- or Abiraterone-resistant CRPC

Jiangnan University12 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate clinical safety and efficacy of a gastric ulcer drug, polaprezinc (POL), with the AR-inhibitor abiraterone in Chinese patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC).

Prostate cancer (PCa) is a major disease that affects 14.1% male population worldwide with a 6.8% mortality rate in 2020 (https://gco.iarc.fr/). In China, the PCa incidence rate is lower than in Europe and the US but increases rapidly. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has been the most used treatment for men with advanced prostate cancer for decades. Despite the initial favorable response, nearly all patients progress to castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and subsequently succumb to the disease within 1-3 years. Zinc-L-carnosine (ZnC), also called polaprezinc (otherwise known as PepZin GI™), is a chelated compound that contains L-carnosine and zinc. Some reports indicated that POL is effective in restoring the gastric lining, healing other parts of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, improving taste disorders, improving GI disorders, and enhancing skin and liver. The primary mechanisms of POL action are identified as anti-inflammatory and antioxidant pathways. We have identified PRDX5 as a therapeutic target and repurposed polaprezinc (POL) as its inhibitor for the treatment of CRPC. CRPC patients will be enrolled with their fully informed consent. Patients will be on abiraterone/prednisone, abiraterone/prednisone plus polaprezinc granules, or with other treatments according to patients' wishes in consultation with physicians. Polaprezinc will be 75 mg b.i.d., for 6 months. A standard regimen will be used for other treatments. PSA will be measured every month. ECT will be taken before and after treatment.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer

Interventions

Polaprezinc groupDRUG

Abiraterone plus Polaprezinc for 6 months

Control groupDRUG

Abiraterone, radio- or chemotherapy

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 100 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male patients were older than 18 years of age. 2. Patients with measurable disease were required to have documented disease progression by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) (28) with at least one bone metastatic lesion. Patients with non-measurable disease were required to have at least two consecutive increases (relative to a reference value measured at least a week apart) in serum PSA. 3. Patients had been taking abiraterone or enzalutamide for at least three consecutive months and showed a persistent rise in PSA. 4. Life expectancy \>6 months Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients had taken polaprezinc previously. 2. Patients had cancer therapy (other than ADT) within 4 weeks before enrolment. 3. Patients had malignancies other than prostate cancer. 4. Patients had uncontrolled severe illness or medical conditions.

Locations (1)

Jiangnan University

Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

PSA response

Decrease in PSA level or slowdown in PSA progression

Time frame: 6 months

Disease progression

Non-progressive disease (Non-PD) by ECT imaging analysis according to the Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Working Group 3 (PCWG3) criteria

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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