IL-15 Superagonist With or Without Vaccine in Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer After Previous Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Phase II Trial of IL-15 Superagonist With or Without Vaccine in Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer After Previous Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
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 to 120 Years
- 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: 5 years
- Procedures mentioned: Blood draws, Physical exams
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
- "They will have a physical exam with blood tests."
- "Blood tests and all 3 imaging scans will be repeated."
- "Follow-up visits will continue every 4 to 8 weeks for 5 years."
- 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 whether N-803, alone or with the ETBX-071 vaccine, can lower PSA, a blood marker of prostate cancer. It is for adults whose PSA has risen after earlier treatment and who have had SBRT, a type of targeted radiation, for cancer that came back.
Background: Biochemically recurrent prostate cancer (BCR) occurs when prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in the blood rise after surgery or radiation. BCR affects 30,000 to 50,000 men each year. Researchers want to know if a drug (N-803) alone or combined with a vaccine (ETBX-071) can reduce PSA in BCR prostate cancer after radiation. Objective: To test a study drug alone and combined with a vaccine in people with BCR prostate cancer who have been treated with targeted radiation to areas of recurrent prostate cancer in the past. Eligibility: People aged 18 years and older with BCR prostate cancer who have previously undergone treatment with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). Design: Participants will be screened. They will have a physical exam with blood tests. They will have tests of their heart and kidney function. They will have 3 different imaging scans of their tumors. N-803 is injected under the skin of the abdomen. ETBX-071 is injected under the skin of thigh. Participants will be divided into 2 groups: 1 group will get N-803 alone; 1 group will get both N-803 and ETBX-071. The drug or drugs will be given on the first day of 21-day treatment cycles. Participants will have 8 treatment cycles. Participants will have a follow-up visit 3 weeks after their last dose of the study drugs. Blood tests and all 3 imaging scans will be repeated. Follow-up visits will continue every 4 to 8 weeks for 5 years. These visits will include a positron emission tomography (PET) scan every 6 months.
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, have confirmed prostate cancer, and be able and willing to sign a consent form.
- Have PSA above 0.8 ng/mL after prostate removal, or at least 2 ng/mL above its lowest level after radiation.
- Have had SBRT for cancer spots outside the prostate found on a PSMA scan. PSA must have risen at least 25% from its lowest level after SBRT.
- Have finished the main local cancer treatment at least 1 year ago and recovered from short-term side effects of past treatment.
- Be fully active or able to do light work. Meet the study's liver, kidney, and blood count requirements, with testosterone at least 100 ng/dL.
- Have no cancer spread to organs or lymph nodes on CT or MRI scans, and no bone disease on the required bone scan.
- Have no other active cancer in the past 36 months, except certain skin cancers or bladder cancer limited to its inner lining.
- Agree to use effective birth control and not donate sperm during treatment and for 4 months after the last dose.
Who can't join
- Have positive tests for HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C, or another disease that weakens the immune system.
- Have an active autoimmune disease, where the immune system attacks the body. Some conditions are allowed, including type 1 diabetes, vitiligo, and alopecia.
- Have had an organ or donor stem cell transplant that requires medicines to weaken the immune system.
- Have used steroids that affect the whole body daily or every other day for more than 14 days within the past 28 days. Inhaled, nasal, and skin steroids are allowed.
- Have used certain urinary medicines or products that change PSA within 28 days, including finasteride, dutasteride, saw palmetto, or plant estrogens.
- Have had major surgery or whole-body treatment, including an experimental treatment, within 28 days, or radiation within 14 days.
- Have had an allergic reaction to a substance similar to either study drug.
- Have had a stroke or heart attack within 6 months, certain serious heart problems, uncontrolled high blood pressure, or another serious illness that would prevent following the treatment plan.
Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.
Official eligibility criteria
* INCLUSION CRITERIA: * Histopathological confirmation of prostate adenocarcinoma by the Laboratory of Pathology at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center prior to the study treatment initiation. If no pathologic specimen is available, participants may enroll with a pathologist s report showing a histologic diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma and a clinical course consistent with the disease from any outside site. * Biochemically recurrent prostate cancer, defined as PSA over 0.8 ng/ml following radical prostatectomy or \>= 2 ng/ml above the nadir following definitive radiotherapy or definitive radiotherapy (including brachytherapy) for localized prostate cancer. * Participants must be at least 1 year removed from definitive local therapy before the study treatment initiation. * Recovery to baseline from acute toxicity related to prior therapy, including surgery and radiation. * Hepatic function eligibility parameters: Bilirubin (total and direct) \<= upper limit of normal (ULN) (OR in participants with Gilbert s syndrome, a total bilirubin \<= 3.0), aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) \<= 1.5 times upper limit of normal. * Adequate renal function defined by a calculated creatinine clearance \> 50 mL/min according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula or by measure of creatinine clearance from 24-hour urine collection. * ECOG performance score 0-1. * No other active malignancies within the 36 months prior to the study treatment initiation (with the exception of nonmelanoma skin cancers or carcinoma in situ of the bladder). * 18 years of age or older. * Individuals must agree to use effective contraception (barrier, vasectomy and/or abstinence) for the duration of study therapy and for four months after the last treatment administration. Individuals with partners with birthing potential will be recommended that their partner use a highly effective contraception (includes use of oral, injected or implanted hormonal methods of contraception, placement of certain intrauterine devices (IUD) or intrauterine systems (IUS), hysterectomy, oophorectomy, salpingectomy. * Individuals must agree to not donate sperm during the restricted period (for the duration of study therapy and for four months after the last dose of study treatment). * Negative CT scan/ Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for evidence of soft tissue metastasis (visceral or lymph node). * Negative Tc99 for evidence of bone disease. * Participants must have had prior SBRT to PSMA+ findings beyond the prostate and have had a documented 25% or more PSA rise from post-SBRT nadir * Baseline testosterone \>= 100 ng/dl. * Hematological parameters: * Granulocyte count \>= 1000/mm\^3 * Platelet count \>= 100000/mm\^3 * Hemoglobin (Hgb) \>= 10 g/dL * Participants must be able to understand and willing to sign a written informed consent document. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: * Immunocompromised status due to: * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositivity * HBV or HCV seropositivity * Other immunodeficiency diseases * Active autoimmune diseases such as Addison's disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren syndrome, scleroderma, myasthenia gravis, Goodpasture syndrome or active Grave's disease. Participants with a history of autoimmunity that has not required systemic immunosuppressive therapy or does not threaten vital organ function including central nervous system (CNS), heart, lungs, kidneys, skin, and gastrointestinal (GI) tract will be allowed. Participants with diabetes type I, vitiligo, or alopecia are allowed. * Receipt of any organ transplantation, including allogeneic stem-cell transplantation, but with the exception of transplants that do not require immunosuppression (e.g., corneal transplant, hair transplant). * Chronic administration (defined as daily or every other day for continued use \> 14 days) of systemic corticosteroids within 28 days before the study treatment initiation. Note: Use of corticosteroids with minimal systemic absorption (e.g., inhaled steroids, nasal sprays, and topical agents) is allowed. * Other medications used for urinary symptoms including 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (finasteride and dutasteride) and alternative medications known to alter PSA (e.g., phytoestrogens and saw palmetto) within 28 days prior to the study treatment initiation. * Major surgery within 28 days prior to study treatment initiation. * Systemic therapy, including any investigational therapy within 28 days prior to the study treatment initiation. * Radiation therapy within 14 days prior to the study treatment initiation. * History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to the study drugs. * Clinically significant cardiovascular/cerebrovascular disease as follows: cerebral vascular accident/stroke (\< 6 months prior to the first planned dose of study drugs), myocardial infarction (\< 6 months prior to the first planned dose of study drugs), or any of the following at time of enrollment: unstable angina, congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association Classification Class \>= II), serious cardiac arrhythmia, or uncontrolled hypertension (SBP\>170/ DBP\>105). * Serious intercurrent medical illness evaluated by medical history and physical exam that would interfere with participant's ability to carry out the treatment program.
Study sites (1)
MD
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD 20892National Cancer Institute Referral Office · Study contact · 888-624-1937 · ncimo_referrals@mail.nih.govMore trials in Bethesda