RecruitingPhase 2

Relugolix and Enzalutamide in Combination With Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Very High Risk Prostate Cancer, OPTIMAL Trial

Optimizing Treatment and Advanced Multi-Imaging Response Evaluation for Very-High-Risk Prostate Cancer (OPTIMAL) - a Phase II Single Arm Study

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
Male only
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Time periods mentioned: 18 months, 30 months
  • Procedures mentioned: X-rays, Questionnaires, MRI scans, Blood draws, Biopsies

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors."
  • "To evaluate impact on patient-reported health-related quality of life utilizing (1) Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite, EPIC-26 and (2) European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLC-C30)."
  • "To investigate a relationship between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-positron emission tomography (PET) radiomic response (baseline and after neoadjuvant therapy) correlated with pathologic and disease control endpoints."
  • "Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 18 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity."
  • "Patients also undergo fluorine F 18 piflufolastat PET/MRI and CT on the trial, undergo collection of blood samples throughout the trial, and undergo biopsy during follow up."
  • "After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3-6 months for up to 30 months (48 months after study registration)."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests relugolix and enzalutamide with radiation therapy for adults with very high-risk prostate cancer. The drugs lower testosterone or block its effects, which may slow cancer growth. The study tests how well this treatment works.

This phase II trial tests how well relugolix and enzalutamide, in combination with radiation therapy, works in treating patients with very high risk prostate cancer. Relugolix is a form of androgen deprivation therapy. It prevents the release of testosterone, a hormone required to sustain prostate growth. Reducing testosterone levels may inhibit the proliferation of prostate tumor cells that need testosterone to grow. Enzalutamide is an androgen receptor signaling inhibitor. It inhibits the activity of prostate tumor cell receptors, which may reduce proliferation of prostate tumor cells. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Adding relugolix and enzalutamide to radiation therapy may be more effective at treating patients with very high risk prostate cancer than giving any of these treatments alone.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Be age 18 or older and have prostate cancer confirmed by a tissue sample. The cancer must meet the study’s very high-risk rules based on its growth, grade, or other risk factors. Spread to certain lymph nodes in the pelvis is allowed.
  • Have a testosterone level above 50 ng/dL within 90 days before joining. Prior hormone-blocking treatment must total less than 60 days, with testosterone at least 50 ng/dL before joining. Certain prostate medicines must be stopped before study treatment.
  • Be able to care for yourself and be out of bed or a chair for at least half of your waking hours.
  • Meet the study’s blood cell count, liver, and kidney test limits.
  • If you have HIV, be on effective treatment, with no virus detected in blood tests for 3 months and a CD4 immune cell count of at least 200. If you have heart risks, pass the required heart function check.
  • Be able to safely have an MRI scan and lie flat and still for about 30–40 minutes. Be able to have PET/CT scans and radiation planning and treatment.
  • Use effective birth control if your partner can become pregnant, during treatment and for 3 months after the last dose. Use a condom during sex with a pregnant partner.
  • Be able and willing to sign a consent form and follow study requirements.

Who can't join

  • Have clear evidence that cancer has spread to distant parts of the body.
  • Have had another cancer that grew into nearby tissue, unless cancer-free for at least 2 years. Some skin cancers and certain early cancers are exceptions.
  • Have had radiation that would overlap with the areas to be treated in this study.
  • Have a history of inflammatory bowel disease, which causes swelling in the digestive tract.
  • Have had heart failure with serious symptoms or unstable chest pain needing a hospital stay within the past 4 months.
  • Have a seizure disorder or a condition that raises seizure risk, such as certain strokes or a serious brain injury.
  • Have repeated falls and broken bones in the past year that the study doctor believes make treatment unsafe, or another health, mental health, or life situation that could affect safety or following study rules.
  • Be unable to swallow medicines, or have trouble absorbing them because of a digestive condition or uncontrolled nausea, diarrhea, or vomiting.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must have histologically confirmed prostate adenocarcinoma consistent with NCCN very-high-risk (VHR) prostate cancer defined with at least one of the following: * cT3b-cT4 (American Joint Committee on Cancer \[AJCC\] 9.0) * \> 4 cores with grade group 4 or 5 prostate cancer * Primary gleason pattern 5 * 2 or 3 NCCN high-risk features. * Patients with involved pelvic lymph nodes below the common iliac bifurcation will be allowed as long as the criteria for VHR (very-high risk) are met * Patients must be age ≥ 18 years * Patients must have testosterone \> 50 ng/dL within 90 days prior to registration * Note: Prior androgen deprivation (gonadotrophin releasing hormone \[GnRH\] analog and/or non-steroidal antiandrogen) therapy is allowed provided that it is less than 60 days of prior total duration and that serum testosterone concentration must be ≥ 50 ng/dL prior to enrollment; 5-alpha reductase inhibitors will not impact eligibility, but must be discontinued prior to starting protocol treatment * Patients must exhibit an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2 * Leukocytes (white blood cells \[WBC\]) ≥ 2,500/mcL * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mcL * Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥ 8 g/dL * Platelets (PLT) ≥ 80,000/mcL * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\]) ≤ 3 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase \[SGPT\]) ≤ 3 x institutional ULN * Creatinine ≤ institutional ULN * Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥ 30 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 * Estimated GFR (eGFR) is estimated GFR calculated by the abbreviated Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation * For patients with a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy must have a viral load undetectable for 3 months prior to registration with a CD4 count of ≥ 200 cells/μL. Note also that HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol as it is self-reported * Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be better than class III * Patients must not have contraindications to magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and be able to lie flat and still for approximately 30-40 minutes and be able to tolerate PET/CT imaging and radiation therapy treatment planning and delivery * Patients with female partners of reproductive potential must agree to use effective contraception during treatment with and for 3 months after the last dose. Male patients must use a condom during sex with a pregnant woman * Patients must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document and comply with the study requirements Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with definitive clinical or radiologic evidence of metastatic disease * Patients with prior invasive malignancy (except non-melanomatous skin cancer carcinoma in situ of the male breast, penis, oral cavity, or stage Ta of the bladder, or stage I completely resected melanoma) unless disease free for a minimum of 2 years * Prior radiotherapy that would result in overlap of radiation therapy fields * Patients who have a history of any of the following: * History of documented inflammatory bowel disease * Symptomatic congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association Functional Classification III/IV) within 4 months prior to registration * Unstable angina pectoris requiring hospitalization within the last 4 months prior to registration * History of seizure disorder or condition that may yield a high risk of seizure (e.g., prior cortical stroke or significant brain trauma) * Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements * History of repeated falls and fractures over the past 12 months that in the opinion of the treating investigator would put the patient at risk for poor bone outcomes from androgen receptor targeted therapy * Any other illness or condition that the treating investigator feels would interfere with study compliance or would compromise the patient's safety or study endpoints * Patients with the inability to take oral medication OR have malabsorption syndrome or any other uncontrolled gastrointestinal condition (eg, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting) that might impair the bioavailability of enzalutamide and relugolix

Study sites (1)

IL