This phase II trial compares giving estrogen with an androgen receptor signaling inhibitor to standard of care luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) analogues with an androgen receptor signaling inhibitor for improving quality of life for patients with hormone sensitive prostate cancer that is newly diagnosed or that has come back after a period of improvement (recurrent) and has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). Standard prostate cancer treatment decreases hormone levels, specifically estrogen, in the body which can lead to hot flashes, fatigue, decreased bone health, and cardiovascular and metabolic dysfunction. Transdermal estrogen may help to alleviate these symptoms. Androgen receptor signaling inhibitors work by blocking the effects of androgen (a male reproductive hormone) to stop the growth and spread of tumor cells. LHRH analogues are a type of androgen deprivation therapy that blocks the use of androgen by the tumor cells. Giving estrogen with androgen receptor signaling inhibitor may improve quality of life in men with newly diagnosed or recurrent metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 cohorts. COHORT 1: Patients receive standard of care LHRH agonist or LHRH antagonist according to the Food and Drug Administration approved dose and schedule in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Starting 4 weeks after initiation of LHRH agonist/antagonist, patients also receive ARSI per physician's choice for a minimum of 12 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with a median daily hot flash score ≥ 6 after 12 weeks of therapy may crossover to cohort 2. Patients undergo computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), bone scan, dual x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan and blood sample collection throughout the study. COHORT 2: Patients receive estrogen via transdermal patch on days 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 and 28 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Starting 4 weeks after initiation of transdermal estrogen, patients also receive ARSI per physician's choice for a minimum of 12 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo CT scan or MRI, bone scan, DEXA scan and blood sample collection throughout the study. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days and every 6 months for 2 years.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
Given per standard of care
Given via transdermal patch
Undergo bone scan
Undergo CT scan
Undergo DEXA scan
Given per standard of care
Undergo MRI
Ancillary studies
Undergo blood sample collection
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Seattle, Washington, United States
Change in median daily hot flash score
As measured by Mayo Clinic Hot Flash Daily score. Will calculate the difference between the first hot flash score after 12 weeks and the baseline hot flash score for each patient, and then use difference-in-difference analysis to compare the mean changes between cohorts 1 and 2 using a two-sample t-test.
Time frame: From baseline to a minimum of 12 weeks combination therapy
Change in quality of life (QOL) domains
Assessed via patient-reported outcome measure questionnaires. Average change in QOL scores (total and for each domain) for each questionnaire will be calculated at each timepoint. A paired t-test will be used to assess for statistically significant changes in QOL from baseline to subsequent timepoints and linear mixed effects models will be used to evaluate trends over all timepoints.
Time frame: From baseline to end of study visit, up to 2 years
Bone mineral density
Assessed from change in T-score (or Z-score) via dual energy x-ray absorptiometry.
Time frame: From baseline to end of study visit, up to 2 years
Changes in metabolic parameters: Mean change in hemoglobin A1c
Assessed via results of hemoglobin A1c.
Time frame: From baseline to end of study visit, up to 2 years
Changes in metabolic parameters: Mean change in lipid panel values
Assessed via results of lipid panel \[total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and triglycerides\].
Time frame: From baseline to end of study visit, up to 2 years
Changes in sleep patterns and sleep quality
Assessed via results of sleep questionnaire in combination with results of wearable sleep device to measure total sleep time, sleep onset latency and sleep efficiency.
Time frame: From cycle 1 to end of study visit, up to 2 years
Incidence of adverse events
Assessed according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Time to radiographic progression
Assessed per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (soft tissue metastases) and Prostate Cancer Working Group 3 criteria (bone metastases).
Time frame: From randomization to radiographic progression, up to 2 years
Time to prostate specific antigen (PSA) progression
Based on Prostate Cancer Working Group 3 criteria.
Time frame: From randomization to PSA progression, up to 2 years
Changes in immune cell composition
Change in neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
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