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Bicalutamide Implants (Biolen) With Radiation Therapy in Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer (BiolenRT)

A

Alessa Therapeutics

Status and phase

Active, not recruiting
Phase 1

Conditions

Prostate Adenocarcinoma

Treatments

Drug: bicalutamide
Radiation: Stereotactic body radiation therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry
NIH

Identifiers

NCT04943536
ZIABC010850 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
ZIABC011552 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
CP-002

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be undertaken to evaluate the feasibility of replacing systemic Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) with targeted local delivery of an anti-androgen agent alone in patients in whom ADT + radiation therapy is indicated for the treatment of localized prostate cancer.

Full description

This study is a prospective, single-center, single-arm feasibility study. Up to 20 participants will be recruited to assess the safety and patient tolerance of Biolen for the localized delivery of bicalutamide into the prostate when delivered with radiotherapy.

At baseline, patients will undergo multiparametric MRI of the prostate. Study participants will have placement of the drug eluting Biolen implants. At the 8 week timepoint, participants will undergo repeat multiparametric MRI.

Participants will receive standard of care radiation therapy on weeks 9-11 and will be followed through 2 years post radiation. A third and fourth multiparametric MRI will be performed at 6 and 24 months after completion of radiation. Clinical labs and correlative sample collection and patient quality of life questionnaires will be administered at follow-up visits. Following completion of follow-up or removal from protocol, patients may be offered enrollment on long-term follow up protocols.

Enrollment

20 estimated patients

Sex

Male

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with biopsy proven localized prostate cancer in whom prostate radiation and ADT is appropriate therapy (such as Intermediate Risk localized prostate cancer)

  • Patients must have at least 1 MRI detected; biopsy proven prostate cancer.

  • Patients diagnosed as one of the following:

    1. National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) intermediate risk prostate cancer, OR
    2. NCCN high risk prostate cancer due to Gleason Grade 4 or 5 AND refuses to receive systemic ADT, OR
    3. NCCN high risk prostate cancer due to Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) > 20 AND refuses to receive systemic ADT.
  • Age >18 years.

Exclusion criteria

  • NCCN high risk patients eligible for treatment with systemic ADT who do not refuse systemic ADT.
  • Patients receiving prior radiotherapy or surgery for prostate cancer.
  • Patients receiving prior or ongoing ADT.
  • Study participant unwilling or unable to undergo MRI, including patients with contra-indications to MRI, such as cardiac pacemakers, non-compatible intracranial vascular clips, etc.
  • Use of 5 alpha reductase inhibitors (e.g. Finasteride or Dutasteride) within 3 months of screening or total use within the last two years prior to screening of > 3 months.
  • Prostate volume more than 80 cc at prior MRI imaging.
  • International Prostate Symptom Score ≥ 20.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

N/A

Interventional model

Single Group Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

20 participants in 1 patient group

Biolen+Radiation Therapy
Experimental group
Description:
Localized single delivery of the Biolen implant (polymer + bicalutamide) with radiation therapy
Treatment:
Radiation: Stereotactic body radiation therapy
Drug: bicalutamide

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Deborah Citrin, MD; Theresa Cooley-Zgela, RN

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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