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2141-V11 in Combination with Standard Therapy for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer Prior to Surgery
Trial Status: active
This phase II trial tests the safety, side effects and effectiveness of 2141-V11 in combination with standard therapy in treating patients with prostate cancer prior to surgery. 2141-V11 works by binding (attaching) to a protein found on cells in the immune system (antigen-presenting cells) and “turning on” the protein, allowing these cells to become active and help the immune system to find and kill tumor cells. Standard therapy for prostate cancer, may include androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), novel anti-androgen receptors (NAA), radiation and surgery. ADT drugs, such as degarelix, leuprolide and relugolix, are drugs that reduce the levels of hormones in the body. ADT drugs prevent the tumor from getting the hormones it needs to grow. NAA receptor drugs, such as enzalutamide, apalutamide, and darolutamide, are drugs that block the effects of hormones and may help stop the growth of tumor cells that need hormones to grow. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position a patient and precisely deliver radiation to tumors in the body (except the brain). The total dose of radiation is divided into smaller doses given over several days. This type of radiation therapy helps spare normal tissue. A radical prostatectomy and lymphadenectomy is the surgical removal of all of the prostate as well as some surrounding tissue, including lymph nodes. 2141-V11 in combination with standard treatments may be safe, tolerable and/or effective in treating patients with prostate cancer before surgery.
Inclusion Criteria
Willing and able to provide written informed consent and Authorization for Use and Release of Health and Research Study Information (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA] authorization)
* NOTE: HIPAA authorization may be either included in the informed consent or obtained separately
Male aged 18 years and above
Serum testosterone of ≥ 150 ng/dL (Cohorts B and C) except for patients currently on ADT
Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500/ul ( ≥ 1000/ul if benign ethnic neutropenia) (within 28 days prior to treatment start)
Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL (within 28 days prior to treatment start)
Platelet count ≥ 100,000/ul (within 28 days prior to treatment start)
Creatinine clearance measure by Cockcroft-Gault Formula > 45 mL/min (within 28 days prior to treatment start)
Total bilirubin ≤ 1.8 mg/dl (Note: In participants with Gilbert's syndrome, if total bilirubin is 1.8 mg/dL, measure direct and indirect bilirubin and if direct bilirubin is ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal [ULN], participant may be eligible) (within 28 days prior to treatment start)
Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) (aspartate aminotransferase [AST]) ≤ 92.5 U/L (within 28 days prior to treatment start)
Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) ≤ 137 U/L (within 28 days prior to treatment)
Participants must have a clinical T stage documented by the treating urologist/medical oncologist within 90 days prior to treatment start using the 8th edition American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system, recorded as the urologist’s/medical oncologist’s best clinical assessment of extent of local disease by digital rectal examination and/or available imaging studies such as transrectal ultrasound, CT scan, and/or MRI. (Applicable to Cohorts A, B and C)
Candidate for radical prostatectomy (RP) with lymph node dissection as per the investigator
Agrees to use a condom (even men with vasectomies) and another effective method of birth control if he is having sex with a woman of childbearing potential or agrees to use a condom if he is having sex with a woman who is pregnant while on study drug and for 3 months following the last dose of study drug. Must also agree not to donate sperm during the study and for 3 months after receiving the last dose of study drug
Evidence of a targetable prostate lesion on prostate magnetic resonance imaging scan
Exclusion Criteria
Prior prostate surgery, pelvic lymph node dissection, radiation therapy, or focal therapy as a treatment for prostate cancer or benign prostatic disease
Current ADT with gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist/agonist and/or androgen receptor signaling inhibitors (ARSI) initiated > 8 weeks prior to planned cycle 1 of 2141-V11
Prior cytotoxic chemotherapy for prostate cancer
Prior experimental therapy for prostate cancer within 30 days of planned cycle 1 of 2141-V11
Known brain, liver, lung or other visceral metastasis (with the exception of retroperitoneal and / or pelvic nodal metastases as per inclusion criteria)
Prior prostate cancer metastasis-directed therapies
Currently active second malignancy or past medical history of malignancies diagnosed within the last 5 years that require active therapy and/or in remission with life expectancy of < 5 years, with the exception of resected non-melanoma skin cancers, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, stage I head and neck cancer, or stage I colorectal cancer
Significant medical condition other than cancer, that would prevent consistent and compliant participation in the study that would, in the opinion of the investigator, make this protocol unreasonably hazardous including but not limited to:
* Any medical condition requiring a higher dose of corticosteroid than 5 mg prednisone/prednisolone once daily
* Active infection requiring systemic therapy
* History of gastrointestinal disorders (medical disorders or extensive surgery) that may interfere with the absorption of the study agents
* Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure [BP] ≥ 160 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥ 95 mmHg); participants with a history of hypertension are allowed provided blood pressure is controlled by anti-hypertensive treatment (systolic BP < 160 mmHg or diastolic BP < 95 mmHg)
* Acute or chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection. (hepatitis B and C testing are not mandatory)
** Presence of hepatitis B surface antibody is acceptable
* Baseline moderate and severe hepatic impairment (Child Pugh class B & C)
* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive participants with 1 or more of the following:
** Not receiving highly active anti-retroviral therapy.
** A change in anti-retroviral therapy within 6 months of the start of screening (except if, after consultation with the principal investigator [PI] / sponsor, a change is made to avoid a potential drug-drug interaction with the study drug)
** Receiving anti-retroviral therapy that may interfere with the study drug(s) (consult the PI / sponsor for review of medication prior to enrollment)
** CD4 count < 350 cell/mm^3 at screening
** An acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-defining opportunistic infection within 6 months of the start of screening
** HIV testing is not mandatory
* History of pituitary or adrenal dysfunction
* Clinically significant heart disease as evidenced by myocardial infarction, or arterial thrombotic events in the past 6 months, severe or unstable angina, or New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart disease or cardiac ejection fraction measurement of < 50% at baseline, or clinically significant ventricular arrhythmias within 6 months prior to treatment start
* History of seizure or any condition that may predispose to seizure (including, but not limited to prior stroke, transient ischemic attack or loss of consciousness ≤ 1 year prior to treatment start; brain arteriovenous malformation; or intracranial masses such as schwannomas and meningiomas that are causing edema or mass effect)
* History of an inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis)
* Any additional medications that investigators are concerned will affect the response to immunotherapy
Use of any prohibited concomitant medications precluding safe treatment with ADT or an ARSI within 14 days prior to treatment start.
* Note: Medications known to lower the seizure threshold must be discontinued or substituted at least 4 weeks prior to treatment start
Known allergies, hypersensitivity or intolerance to apalutamide, enzalutamide, daralutamide or GNRH agonist or GNRH antagonist
Participants that cannot tolerate MRI
Additional locations may be listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT06347705.
I. To determine the proportion of patients in each cohort in whom a pathologic complete response (pCR) or minimal residual disease (pMRD, ≤ 5mm tumor) is observed in the resected primary tumor.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the proportion of patients in each group with an undetectable serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) and non-castrate levels of testosterone at 24 months after initiation of treatment with Fc-engineered anti-CD40 agonist antibody 2141-V11 (2141-V11). (Cohorts A, B, and C)
II. To evaluate the safety and tolerability assessed by adverse event (AEs) reporting using the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0. (Cohorts A, B, and C)
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. To assess the association of biomarkers that reflect the biologic activity of treatment with disease sensitivity and clinical outcome measures assessed in tumor and peripheral blood including but not limited to the following if feasible:
Ia. Correlate the baseline expression of CD40 and infiltration of APCs and CD8 T cells in prostate tumors with pathological response to assess whether target expression patterns predict treatment response;
Ib. Assess baseline T-cell receptor (TCR) repertoire in tumors and peripheral blood to measure T-cell diversity and clonality as potential predictors of treatment response;
Ic. Measure change in CD8 T cell density in tumors before and after treatment using immunohistochemistry;
Id. Quantify change in Fc Receptors (FcR) occupancy and downstream activation before and after treatment to evaluate successful receptor engagement;
Ie. Quantify changes in peripheral immune cell phenotypes, T cell repertoire, and cytokine levels to assess whether intratumoral treatment can induce systemic anti-tumor immune responses;
If. To evaluate changes in cell free circulating deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (cfDNA) as an exploratory analysis to determine if changes in cfDNA levels inform treatment response.
OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to 1 of 3 cohorts.
COHORT A: Patients receive 2141-V11 intratumorally on days 1, 22, 43, 64 and 85 then undergo radical prostatectomy and lymphadenectomy on day 155.
COHORT B: Patients receive standard of care enzalutamide orally (PO), apalutamide PO, or darolutamide PO and degarelix subcutaneously (SC) or equivalent, leuprolide intramuscularly (IM) or relugolix PO per physician choice on day 1 and for up to 6 months. Patients receive 2141-V11 intratumorally on days 22, 43, 64, 85 and 106. Patients then undergo radical prostatectomy and lymphadenectomy on day 176. Patients may optionally undergo standard of care adjuvant radiation at the discretion of the treatment team.
COHORT C: Patients receive standard of care enzalutamide PO, apalutamide PO, or darolutamide PO and degarelix SC or equivalent, leuprolide IM or relugolix PO QD per physician choice on day 1 and for up to 6 months. Patients receive 2141-V11 intratumorally on days 22, 43, 64, 85 and 106. Patients undergo SBRT over 1, 3 or 5 doses to distant metastatic disease starting on day 106. Patients undergo radical prostatectomy and lymphadenectomy on day 176. Patients may optionally undergo standard of care adjuvant radiation at the discretion of the treatment team.
Additionally, patients may undergo tissue biopsy, blood sample collection, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET)/CT throughout the study.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at month 9 then every 3 months for 2 years.
Trial PhasePhase II
Trial Typetreatment
Lead OrganizationMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center