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Niraparib and Abiraterone Acetate plus Prednisone for the Treatment of Hispanic/Latino and Non-Hispanic Black Patients with Metastatic Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer with Deleterious Homologous Recombination Repair Alterations, HARMONY Trial

Trial Status: active

This phase II trial tests how well niraparib and abiraterone acetate plus prednisone works in treating Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic Black patients with hormone sensitive prostate cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) and has a homologous recombination repair (HRR) gene mutation that is documented to be associated with risk of disease (deleterious). Niraparib is in a category of drugs called poly adenosine diphosphate (ADP) ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors. Previous studies show PARP inhibitors to be effective in patients with certain mutations in the HRR pathway, as PARP inhibitors block the HRR pathway that prostate tumor cells use to repair themselves, thereby leading to decreased tumor cell growth and survival. Abiraterone acetate lowers the amount of androgens (male hormones), such as testosterone, made by the body. This may stop the growth of tumor cells that need androgens to grow. The combination of niraparib and abiraterone acetate may work better than either drug alone. Prednisone is in a class of medications called corticosteroids. It is used to reduce inflammation and lower the body's immune response to help lessen the side effects of chemotherapy drugs. Usual treatment for prostate cancer includes androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and sometimes the addition of chemotherapy drugs, such as docetaxel. Docetaxel is in a class of medications called taxanes. It stops tumor cells from growing and dividing and may kill them. Studies have shown that the level of prostate specific antigen (PSA) decline can indicate how well the tumor is responding to treatment, with lower levels indicating a better response. Giving niraparib and abiraterone acetate plus prednisone in combination with standard of care ADT/docetaxel may be effective in decreasing PSA levels and killing more tumor cells in Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic Black patients with metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer with a deleterious HRR mutation.