This is an open-label, non-randomized, exploratory platform protocol designed to assess the safety and antitumor activity of epigenetic therapies in participants with localized prostate cancer who are undergoing radical prostatectomy. The epigenetic therapy is intended to increase the sensitivity of the underlying tumor to the patient's immune system. The platform study will evaluate safety, biomarkers, and clinical activity of an epigenetic therapy. The particular details relevant to each module within this platform study will be provided as appendices to the core protocol.
The study lead investigators will modify and/or add new therapies to the protocol as data emerge from this and other trials. Participants must provide consent for archival biopsy tissue prior to surgery for prostate cancer and must consent to allowing for use of their surgical specimens from biopsy and prostatectomy for biomarker characterization. Given the absence of data in this setting, this pilot proposes this experience with up to 4 weeks of epigenetic agents at doses known to be clinically safe and effective at inducing clinical activity. Participants will be assigned to receive one of the study interventions and will be monitored for safety and response. The duration of epigenetic therapy will be dependent on the treatment administered and will continue for the duration described in the cohort appendix for each respective combination, unless the participant: is no longer clinically benefiting (NLCB, as evidenced by symptomatic or radiographic disease progression and/or clinical deterioration); experiences any toxicity meeting specified discontinuation criteria (as described in the cohort appendix for each respective combination) or unacceptable toxicity in the best clinical discretion of the treating physician (i.e., Investigator discretion); reaches the maximum duration of study intervention; or withdraws consent.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Participants will be assigned to receive one of the study interventions and will be monitored for safety and response. The duration of epigenetic therapy will be dependent on the treatment administered and will continue for the duration described in the cohort appendix for each respective combination, unless the participant: is no longer clinically benefiting (NLCB, as evidenced by symptomatic or radiographic disease progression and/or clinical deterioration); experiences any toxicity meeting specified discontinuation criteria (as described in the cohort appendix for each respective combination) or unacceptable toxicity in the best clinical discretion of the treating physician (i.e., Investigator discretion); reaches the maximum duration of study intervention; or withdraws consent.
Cedars-Sinai Cancer at SOCC
Los Angeles, California, United States
RECRUITINGSafety of Using Epigentic Therapy
Safety and tolerability using CTCAE version 5.0. To assess the safety, toxicity, and feasibility of using epigenetic therapy in the neoadjuvant setting for men undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP). Defined by the number of patients who demonstrate treatment related AEs, defined as grade 3 or 4, or grade 2 that causes a dose interruption.
Time frame: 2 Years
Toxicity of Using Epigentic Therapy
Safety and tolerability using CTCAE version 5.0. To assess the safety, toxicity, and feasibility of using epigenetic therapy in the neoadjuvant setting for men undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP). Defined by the number of patients that undergo radical prostatectomy without delay due to epigenetic therapy.
Time frame: 2 Years
Feasibility - % of Patients Able to Undergo Surgery
Feasibility - Percentage of patients able to undergo surgery. To assess the feasibility of measuring changes in gene expression (in radical prostatectomy \[RP\] tissue) induced by epigenetic therapy at conventional doses (defined by ongoing clinical work focusing on doses within the recommended dose and schedule per the manufacturer where safety has been defined) with a focus on Interferon Stimulated Genes
Time frame: 2 Years
Feasibility - % of patients with grade 3/4 AEs related
Feasibility - Percentage of patients with grade 3/4 adverse events related to epigenetic therapy. To assess the feasibility of measuring changes in gene expression (in radical prostatectomy \[RP\] tissue) induced by epigenetic therapy at conventional doses (defined by ongoing clinical work focusing on doses within the recommended dose and schedule per the manufacturer where safety has been defined) with a focus on Interferon Stimulated Genes
Time frame: 2 Years
Feasibility - % of patients with evaluable tissue specimens
Feasibility - Percentage of patients with evaluable tissue specimens following epigenetic therapy. To assess the feasibility of measuring changes in gene expression (in radical prostatectomy \[RP\] tissue) induced by epigenetic therapy at conventional doses (defined by ongoing clinical work focusing on doses within the recommended dose and schedule per the manufacturer where safety has been defined) with a focus on Interferon Stimulated Genes. The evaluability of tissue specimens would be defined as the number of subjects that completed epigenetic therapy and underwent RP and undergo any of the correlative studies using tissue or blood.
Time frame: 2 Years
Progression Free Survival
To estimate the biochemical progression free survival in men treated with epigenetic therapy prior to prostatectomy.
Time frame: 7 Years
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