Treatment for Metastatic
Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
Tony Wu.
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital
1
2014.7.25
Definition of mCRPC
• Patients with ongoing androgen deprivation therapy had serum testosterone level < 50 ng/dl (1.7 nmol/L)
• Patients have three consecutive rises of PSA levels, at least one week apart, resulting in two 50% increases over the nadir and absolute PSA level > 2.0 ng/ml.
• Antiandrogen withdrawal for at least 4 weeks for flutamide and for at least 6 weeks for bicalutamide
• Progression or appearance of two or more osseous lesions on
bone scan or soft tissue lesions using Response Evaluation
Criteria in Solid Tumors and with nodes >2 cm in diameter.
Goals of Treatment for mCRPC
• Overall survival
• Delay symptoms
• Maintain quality of life
Zoledronic acid
Docetaxel
Sipuleucel-T Abiraterone Cabazitaxel
Enzalutamide
Alpharadin Denosumab
2002 2004 2010 2011 2012 2013
Reimbursement of docetaxel (2006) Status in Taiwan
Approval of cabazitaxel (2012)
Approval of
abiraterone (2013)
Reimbursement of
Docetaxel
TAX-307
• 1006 men with mCRPC and good performance status
• docetaxel 75mg/M2 every three weeks
• docetaxel 30mg/M2 weekly
• mitoxantrone 12mg/M2 weekly
5
Median OS HR P value
Docetaxel q3w 18.9 months 0.76 0.009
Docetaxel q1w 17.4 months 0.91 0.36
Mitoxantrone 16.5 months 1
Tannock N Eng J Med 2004,351:1502
Modified Regimen in KSVGH
• Docetaxel 75 mg/M2 130 mg
• Titrated from 80 mg 100 mg 120 mg (maximal)
• Every 3 wks every 4 wks
• Maximal: 10 cycles
• LHRH-A: 3-month regimen
Sipuleucel-T
Antigen presenting cells
PA2024
IV q2w x 3
Sipuleucel-T
IMPACT trial
• 512 men with asymptomatic or minimally-symptomatic mCRPC and good functional status
• sipuleucel-T vs. placebo on a 2:1 ratio
• Median survival : 25.8 months vs. 21.7 months
• 22% reduction in risk of death (HR=0.78, p=0.03)
• <10% of treatment arm exhibit PSA decline or reduction of radiographic tumor volume
9
mCRPC Patients failed after
docetaxel treatment
FIRSTANA ( NCT01308567)
Objectives
Primary Endpoint: Superiority of cabazitaxel in OS
Secondary Endpoint:
• Safety
• Progression Free Survival (PFS)
• Tumor response in patients with measurable disease
Study population
● mCRPC patients >18 yo
● Progressive disease while receiving hormonal therapy or after surgical castration
Study design
Phase III, multi-center,
randomized, open-label study in patients with mCRPC
N=1170
RANDOMIZE
Cabazitaxel 25 mg/m² 21-day cycle
Docetaxel 75 mg/m² 21-day cycle
Cabazitaxel 20 mg/m²
21-day cycle
Androgens Are Synthesized by Endocrine and Intracrine Sources: Measurable in Serum
• Androgens are
produced at 3 sites:
–Testes
–Adrenal glands –Prostate tumor
cells
Ryan et al. AACR Conference 2012; Abstract LB-434 (Oral presentation)
Abiraterone
CYP17 Inhibition With Abiraterone:
Durable Androgen Suppression
10.5 12.5 1
0 2.5 5.0 7.5
Start of
treatment 28 56 At
progression 0
2.5 7.5 12.5 10.5
Testosterone
DHEA
28 56
Androstenedione
Estradiol
5.0
nmol/L
0 20 40 60
pmol/L
50 30
10
Days Post Treatment Days
20 60 At
progression 0
3 6 5
ng/dL
2
10 70
Start of treatment
4
Lower limit of sensitivity
Start of
treatment 28 56 At
progression 2
1
nmol/L
Days 0.07
Days
CYP17, cytochrome P450 c17
Attard et al. J Clin Oncol 2008 ;26: 4563-4571
Ryan et al. AACR Conference 2012; Abstract LB-434 (Oral presentation)
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作者, 2011/1/31
COU-AA-301
Abiraterone for chemo-refractory mCRPC
Abiraterone acetate 1000 mg daily
Placebo daily
Phase 3, multinational, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (147 sites in 13 countries; USA, Europe, Australia, Canada)
Prednisone 5mg twice daily Prednisone 5mg twice daily
Baseline, Cycle 1 (Day 15), subsequent treatment cycles (Day 1) Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) questionnaire
Primary end point:
• OS
Secondary end points:
• PSA response
• rPFS
Additional end points:
• Pain
• SREs
Efficacy end points
Logothetis et al. Lancet Oncol 2012: 2012; 13: 1210–17
1195 mCRPC Failed one or two chemotherapy containing docetaxel
Randomized 2:1
Overall Survival – Interim Analysis
AA 797 736 657 520 282 68 2 0
Placebo 398 355 306 210 105 30 3 0
21 Hazard ratio = 0.65 (0.54-0.77) P < 0.001
Placebo + Prednisone:
10.9 months (95% CI, 10.2-12.0)
Abiraterone + Prednisone:
14.8 months (95% CI, 14.1-15.4) 100
80 60 40 20
Survival (%)
0 0 3 6 9 12 15 18
Placebo AA
Time to Death (Months)
Planned Interim Analysis
• August 20, 2010 – independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) recommended unblinding study
–552 events at time of interim analysis
–Improvement in overall survival crossed predetermined boundary for stopping
–IDMC recommended placebo arm patients be offered treatment with abiraterone acetate
de Bono et al. Ann Oncol 2010: Abstract LBA5 (Oral presentation at ESMO)
Scher et al. J Clin Oncol 2011; 29(7S):Abstract 4 (Oral presentation at ASCO GU )
All Secondary End Points Achieved Statistical Significance
Abiraterone + Prednisone
(n = 797)
Placebo + Prednisone
(n = 398)
HR 95% CI
P Value
TTPP (months) 10.2 6.6 0.58
(0.46, 0.73) < 0.001
rPFS (months) 5.6 3.6 0.67
(0.58, 0.78) < 0.001 PSA response rate
Total 38.0% 10.1% - < 0.001
Confirmed 29.1% 5.5% - < 0.001
Objective response
(RECIST) 14.0% 2.8% - < 0.001
Summary of AEs
Abiraterone + Prednisone (n = 791)
Placebo + Prednisone (n = 394)
All Grades Grades 3/4 All Grades Grades 3/4
All treatment-emergent AEs 98.9% 54.5% 99.0% 58.4%
Serious AEs 37.5% 32.1% 41.4% 35.3%
AEs leading to discontinuation 18.7% 10.5% 22.8% 13.5%
AEs leading to death 11.6% 14.7%
Deaths within 30 days of last dose 10.5% 13.2%
Underlying disease 7.5% 9.9%
Other specified cause 2.9% 3.3%
de Bono et al. Ann Oncol 2010: Abstract LBA5 (Oral presentation at ESMO)
AEs of Special Interest
Abiraterone + Prednisone (n = 791)
Placebo + Prednisone (n = 394)
All
Grades Grade 3 Grade 4 All
Grades Grade 3 Grade 4 Fluid retention and
edema 31% 2% <1% 22% 1% 0
Hypokalemia 17% 3% <1% 8% 1% 0
Cardiac disorders 13% 3% 1% 11% 2% <1%
LFT abnormalities 10% 3% <1% 8% 3% <1%
Hypertension 10% 1% 0 8% <1% 0
Conclusions
• Abiraterone + prednisone
– 35.4% risk reduction of death (HR = 0.65)
– Median OS improved (14.8 vs. 10.9 months, p<0.001)
– Median time to PSA progression and median time to rPFS significantly improved
– AEs: Fluid retention, Hypokalaemia, LFT abnormalities, Hypertension
de Bono et al. N Engl J Med 2011; 346(21): 1995-2005
Updated Analysis (775 Events): OS Benefit of AA Increased from 3.9 to 4.6 Months
HR (95% CI): 0.74 (0.64-0.86) p < 0.0001
Abiraterone + prednisone:
15.8 months (14.8-17.0)
Placebo + prednisone:
11.2 months (10.4-13.1)
100
80
60
40
20
0 0
Survival (% )
6 12 18 24
797 398
657 306
473 183
273 100
15 6 Time to Death (Months)
30
0 0 AA
Placebo
AA
Placebo
Abiraterone for chemo-refractory mCRPC
• With longer follow-up, the magnitude of the treatment effect of
abiraterone + prednisone on OS increased in patients with mCRPC who had progressed post-docetaxel
– Median OS increased from 3.9 to 4.6 months – 26% risk reduction of death (HR = 0.74)
• Significantly improved pain palliation and reduced time to pain palliation
• Delayed pain progression
• Delayed time to SREs
Fizazi et al. Lancet Oncol 2012; 13(10): 983-992
Experience of AA in Taiwan
• Patient enrolled: 30
• Age: median:69 year, (55~84)
• Gleason score: G8~10:21, G7:6, G6:1, unknown:2
• Extent of disease: bone:30 (100%), LN:17(26.7%), lung:6 (20%), liver:4 (13.3%)
• All have at least one cycle of docetaxel treatment:
– Median cycles :8 (1~33)
– Median accumulated dose: 800 mg (58~2550)
• Five with 2nd line C/T:
– cabazitaxel:3, estramustine:2
• PSA at C1D1: median:328.5 ng/ml (8.1~3051.3)
Results
• FPFT: 2011/8/30, LPFT: 2012/7/2
• Enrolled: 30 subjects
• 2 subjects did not complete cycle 1 treatment, due to – dis. prog. died 0.5 month after C1D1
– poor compliance died 1.9 mo after C1D1
• 28 subjects can be evaluated
• Last followup: 2014/5/6 – ongoing treatment: 4
– survival followup only: 7
Cycles of AA Treatment
• 9 subjects completed planned 15 cycles treatment
• Median cycles completed: median: 8 (0.5~28.0)
• Reasons of end of treatment:
– Disease progression : 17 – Poor compliance: 1
– AE: 2 (bone pain, LV dysfunction, both after cycle 7)
– SAE: 1 (lung meta. obs. pneumonia death)
PSA Change , n=28
• Start to decline at C2D1:23(82.1%), C3D1: 1(3.6%) C4D1: 1(3.6%), never:3 (10.7%), (2 excluded)
• Decrease from C1D1:
>50%:15 (53.6%) , [PCR 2007: 43%]
>75%:12 (42.9%), >90%: 7(25%)
• Nadir: C2D1:9(32.1%), C3D1:4(14.3%),
C4D1:2(7.1%), C5D1:3(10.7%), C6D1:1(3.6%),
C7D1:1(3.6%), C8D1:3(10.7%),C11D1:1(3.6%),
C17D1:1(3.6%)
PSA Change
-100.0%
-50.0%
0.0%
50.0%
100.0%
150.0%
-100.0%
-50.0%
0.0%
50.0%
100.0%
150.0%
-100.0%
-50.0%
0.0%
50.0%
100.0%
150.0%
C2D1 C3D1 C4D1
Decrease: 22/27 Median: - 35.1%
Decrease: 16/25 Median: - 56.6%
Decrease: 20/26
Median: - 41.6%
PSA Change
-100.0%
-50.0%
0.0%
50.0%
100.0%
150.0%
C2 C3 C4
Survival, n=30
• Median overall survival: 19.2 months
• Mortality: 19 (63.3%)
– 18 subjects died on CaP
– 1 died on sepsis (12 days after EOT due to D.P)
– Median survival : 9.4 mos (0.5~22.9), mean:10 mos
• Alive: 11 (36.7%)
– 4 ongoing treatment, 7 survival FU
– Survival: mean: 24.7 mos (22.8~27.6)
0 . 0 5 . 0 1 0 . 0 1 5 . 0 2 0 . 0 2 5 . 0 3 0 . 0 m o n t h s
0 . 0 0 . 2 0 . 4 0 . 6 0 . 8 1 . 0
Proabability of survive %
Survival
p=0.0095
PSA responders
PSA nonresponders mean: 21.8 mos
mean: 12.2 mos
Treatment Emergent AEs Reported in ≥ 20% Patients
Taiwan
(n=30) Korea
(n=52) Combined
(n=82) Abiraterone
(n=791) Placebo (n=394) Total no of patients
with TEAEs 93% 94% 94%
Bone Pain 6 (20%) 10 (19%) 20% 194 (25%)
Hypokalemia 7 (23%) 6 (12%) 16% 143 (18%) 36 (9%)
Cardiac disorders 8 (27%) 3 (6%) 13% 126 (16%) 46 (12%)
Hypertension 7 (23%) 3 (6%) 12% 88 (11%) 32 (8%)
Alk-P increased 8 (27%) 0 10%
Abnormal LFT 6 (20%) 1 (2%) 9% 89 (11%) 35 (9%)
Insomnia 6 (20%) 1 (2%) 9%
COU-AA-301
Gr. 3 / 4 Liver Function Impaired
• #88600105: had liver meta. at entry, Gr.3 AST, ALT, Bil. increase, Gr.4 Alk-P increase never recovered
• #88600205: Gr.3 AST increase, persisted to death due to sepsis
• #88600508: Gr.3 AST,ALT increase, recovered
• #8200315: Gr.3 ALT increase, recovered
PCR 2007, 2013/1
Common AEs
• Most AEs were mineralocorticoid excess related
– Hypokalemia G1~2: potassium supplement, G3~4: hold – Hypertension Adjust dose of antihypertensive drugs
– No investigation into which patients actually need steroids and at what dosage to prevent ME
• Adrenal insufficiency: 0.5% in AA, 0.2% in placebo
Management of abnormal liver function tests
• Gr. 1, 2: closely monitor LFT (every week)
• Gr. 3 (AST/ALT increase > 5~20x UNL, T.Bil.> 3~10x UNL) – Hold abiraterone, till returned to baseline or Gr.1
– Resume with 750 mg
• Gr.4 (AST/ALT increase > 20x UNL, T.Bil.> 10x UNL)
– Discontinue AA immediately and no rechallenge allowed
Conclusions
Abiraterone acetate plus prednisolone effectively achieved PSA response rate in 53.6% of Taiwanese patients with chemo-
refractory mCRPC
43% of Taiwanese & Korean (PCR 2007, 2013/1) 38% Co-AA-301
82.1% of patients had PSA declined on C2D1, 46.4% reached PSA nadir on C3D1
Median overall survival=19.2 months
COU-AA-301: 15.8 months
PSA responders have much better survival (21.8 vs. 12.2 mo)
All AEs are manageable
Enzalutamide
Second-generation antiandrogen
Bind and inhibit AR, with no reported agonistic effects
Overall Survival AFFIRM Trial
Saad, Ther Adv Urol 2013,5:201
AFFIRM, TTPP, rPFS
AFFIRM Secondary Endpoints
48 Saad, Ther Adv Urol 2013,5:201
All Grades Grade ≥3 events MDV3100
(n=800)
Placebo (n=399)
MDV3100 (n=800)
Placebo (n=399)
Fatigue 33.6% 29.1% 6.3% 7.3%
Diarrhea 21% 9%
Hot flash 20% 0
Headache 12% <1%
Muscular pain 14% 1%
Cardiac disorders
•Myocardial infarction
6.1%
0.3%
7.5%
0.5%
0.9%
0.3%
2.0%
0.5%
LFT abnormalities 1.0% 1.5% 0.4% 0.8%
Seizure 0.6% 0.0% 0.6% 0.0%
Enzalutamide - AFFIRM: Adverse Events
Possible Side Effects Associated with Enzalutamide: Seizures
CASE 1 2 3 4 5
Time on
study 2 months 10 months 2 months 5 months 10 months
On study
drug? Yes Yes Yes Off trial drug
for 26 days Yes Seizure type Focal onset Generalized Complex
partial status Focal onset Unknown, fall not witnessed
Recurrence No No No No No
Potential confounding factors
Large 5 x 4-cm temporal lobe
brain metastases
IV lidocaine inadvertently administered just before
seizure
Atrophy and leukoaraiosis on brain MRI;
Multiple CNS metastases:
Eye, meninges, cerebellar
Alcohol excess;
started on haloperidol 7
days prior
De Bono JS et al. Proc ASCO 2012;Abstract 4519.
Scher HI. N Engl J Med 2012;367(13):1187-97.
Practical Management - enzalutamide
• Dose:
– 160 mg qd (4 x 40 mg
capsules swallowed whole) – With or without food at same
time each day
– Maintain GnRH analog if already taking
Dose modifications:
– Grade ≥3 toxicity or intolerable SE, withhold dosing for
1 week or until symptoms improve to Grade ≤2
• Caution in following populations:
– History of seizures
– End- stage renal disease – Severe hepatic impairment – Avoid engaging in activities
where loss of consciousness may cause serious harm
• Monitoring:
– INR monitoring for patients
also receiving warfarin
Treatment for chemo-naïve
mCRPC patients
COU-AA-302
Abiraterone for Chemo-naïve mCRPC
Abiraterone 1000 mg daily +
Prednisone 5 mg BID (actual n = 546)
Co-primary end points:
• rPFS (central review)
• OS
Placebo daily +
Prednisone 5 mg BID (actual n = 542) Progressive mCRPC
without prior chemotherapy;
Asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic
Patient Population
BID, twice daily; rPFS, radiographic progression free survival; OS, overall survival; HR-QoL, Health-related quality of life; FACT-P, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Prostate; BPI-SF, Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form; ECOG
a
Stratification by ECOG PS 0 vs 1.
R A N D M O Z I E D 1:1
aSecondary end points:
• Time to opiate use
• Time to initiation of chemotherapy
• Time to ECOG PS deterioration
• Time to PSA progression
Exploratory end points:
• HR-QoL
(FACT-P, BPI-SF)Abiraterone Doubled Time to rPFS
IA3 data. rPFS assessed by investigator review at prespecified IA.
100
80
60
40
20
0 0 Subjects Without Progression or Death (%)
6 12 18 24 30 36
546 542
389 244
240 133
157 78
20 7
0 0 Abiraterone
Prednisone
117 45 Months From Randomization Abiraterone
Prednisone
Abiraterone (median): 16.5 months Prednisone (median): 8.2 months
HR (95% CI): 0.52 (0.45-0.61) p Value: < 0.0001
15 9
3 21 27 33
485 406
311 176
195 99
131 62
66 20
4 0
Rathkopf et al. ASCO GU 2013; Abstract 5 (Oral Presentation)
COU-AA-302 Overall Survival
100
80
60
40
20
0 0
Subjects Without Death (%)
6 12 18 24 30 36
546 542
524 508
482 465
421 400
68 67
0 0 Abiraterone
Prednisone
333 283 Months From Randomization Abiraterone
Prednisone
Abiraterone (median): 35.3 months Prednisone (median): 30.1 months
HR (95% CI): 0.79 (0.66-0.95) p Value
a: 0.0151
15 9
3 21 27 33
538 534
503 492
452 437
393 361
175 153
15
9
Subsequent therapy was common
a
First patient crossover after unblinding on 7 May 2012. IA3 data clinical cut-of f date on 22 May 2012.
b
Prior to unblinding (eg. not per protocol). IA3 data.
Abiraterone (n = 419)
n (%)
Prednisone (n = 482)
n (%) No. with selected subsequent
therapy for mCRPC
a274 (65) 347 (72)
Docetaxel 239 (57) 304 (63)
Cabazitaxel 60 (14) 70 (15)
Ketoconazole 39 (9) 63 (13)
Abiraterone
b38 (9) 78 (16)
Sipuleucel-T 33 (8) 28 (6)
Rathkopf et al. ASCO GU 2013; Abstract 5 (Oral Presentation)
Improvement in All Clinical End Points
Abiraterone Prednisone Median
(months) Median
(months) HR (95% CI) p Value Secondary end points
Time to opiate use (cancer-
related pain) NR 23.7 0.71 (0.59-0.85) 0.0002
Time to chemotherapy
initiation 26.5 16.8 0.61 (0.51-0.72) < 0.0001
Time to ECOG PS
deterioration 12.3 10.9 0.83 (0.72-0.94) 0.0052
Time to PSA progression 11.1 5.6 0.50 (0.43-0.58) < 0.0001 Exploratory end points
Time to BPI-SF pain
interference progression 10.3 7.4 0.80 (0.68-0.93) 0.0049
Time to degradation in
FACT-P (total score) 12.7 8.3 0.79 (0.67-0.93) 0.0046
Abiraterone Doubled the Maximal Decline in PSA (≥ 50%) Relative to Prednisone Alone
• 29% of patients in the prednisone control arm had a decline in PSA of ≥ 50%
• 69% of patients in the abiraterone arm had a decline in PSA of ≥ 50%
-25
Maximal Decline From Baseline (%)
-50 -75 -100 0 25 50 75 100
Prednisone
IA3 data. A negative percent indicates a decline in PSA. A positive percent indicates that the subject never has a decline in PSA.
Abiraterone
Rathkopf et al. ASCO GU 2013; Abstract 5 (Oral Presentation)
Safety Profile Remains Favorable
Abiraterone (n = 542)
%
Prednisone (n = 540)
%
Adverse event All grades Grades 3/4 All grades Grades 3/4
Fatigue 40 2 35 2
Fluid retention 29 1 24 2
Hypokalemia 17 3 13 2
Hypertension 22 4 14 3
Hyperglycemia 9 3 8 2
Weight gain 5 0 7 0
Cardiac disorders 21 7 18 4
ALT increased 12 6 5 1
AST increased 11 3 5 1
Abiraterone for chemo-naïve mCRPC
• Reduces risk of disease progression by 48%
• Decreases risk of death by 21%
• Delays time to opiate use and chemotherapy
• rPFS, OS, and TTPP were positively associated with the magnitude of PSA decline and inversely associated with baseline PSA in a step-wise fashion
• Improves quality of life measures (BPI-SF, FACT-P)
Rathkopf et al. ASCO GU 2013; Abstract 5 (Oral Presentation)
PREVAIL Study
Chemo-naïve mCRPC, viscera involvement allowed
ECOG PS 0/1, asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic Enzalutamide 160 mg/day vs. placebo
Coprimary endpoints: rPFS, OS
Secondary endpoints: time to C/T, time to SRE, time to PSA progression, best overall soft tissue response, a decline in the PSA level of 50% or more
1717 patients enrolled, enzalutamide:872, placebo:845 Stopped after planned interim analysis because of
significant benefit in treatment group 62
Radiographic Progression Free Survival
enzalutamide placebo
Radiographic progress or death 118/832(14%) 321/801(40%)
Overall Survival
64
enzalutamide placebo
Death 241/872(28%) 299/845(35%)
Median overall survival 32.4 months 30.2 months Beer et al. NEJM 2014
Time to Initiation of Chemotherapy
66
enzalutamide placebo Median time to C/T 28 months 10.8 months
Beer et al. NEJM 2014
Time to PSA Progression
68
Radium-223 Targets Bone Metastases
• Alpha-particles induce ds DNA breaks in adjacent tumour cells 1
• Short penetration of alpha emitters (2-10 cell diameters) = highly localised tumour cell killing and minimal damage to surrounding normal tissue
Range of alpha-particle
Radium-223
Bone surface
ALSYMPCA (ALpharadin in SYMptomatic Prostate CAncer) Phase III Study Design
TREATMENT
6 injections at 4-week intervals
Radium-223 (50 kBq/kg) + Best standard of care
Placebo (saline) + Best standard of care R
A N D M O I S E D
2:
1
N = 921 PATIENTS
• Confirmed symptomat ic CRPC
• ≥ 2 bone metastases
• No known visceral metastases
• Post-
docetaxel or unfit for docetaxel
Planned follow-up is 3 years
• Total ALP:
< 220 U/L vs
≥ 220 U/L
• Bisphosphonate use:
Yes vs No
• Prior docetaxel:
Yes vs No
STRATIFICATION
Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT00699751
ALSYMPCA Study Endpoints
• Primary Endpoint
– Overall survival (OS)
• Secondary Endpoints
– Time to first SRE
– Time to total ALP progression – Total ALP response
– Total ALP normalization – Time to PSA progression – Safety
– Quality of life
ALSYMPCA Updated Analysis Overall Survival
Radium-223, n = 614 Median OS: 14.9 months Placebo, n = 307
Median OS: 11.3 months
HR = 0.695
95% CI, 0.581, 0.832 P = 0.00007
Month 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39
Radium-223 614 578 504 369 274 178 105 60 41 18 7 1 0 0
Placebo 307 288 228 157 103 67 39 24 14 7 4 2 1 0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
%
Prior docetaxel use No prior docetaxel use
ALSYMPCA Updated Analysis OS by Stratification Variables: Prior Docetaxel Use
Radium-223, n = 352 Median: 14.4 months
Placebo, n = 174 Median: 11.3 months
HR = 0.710 P = 0.00307
Radium-223, n = 262 Median: 16.1 months
Placebo, n = 133 Median: 11.5 months
HR = 0.745 P = 0.03932
100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 Month
%
100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36
%
Month
ALSYMPCA Updated Analysis:
Radium-223 Improved OS Across All Patient Subgroups
SUBGROUP
PATIENTS (n) MEDIAN OS (months)
HR 95% CI RADIUM-
223 PLACEBO RADIUM-
223 PLACEBO
All patients 614 307 14.9 11.3 0.70 0.58-0.83
Total ALP
<220 U/L 348 169 17.0 15.8 0.82 0.64-1.07
≥220 U/L 266 138 11.4 8.1 0.62 0.49-0.79
Current use of bisphosphonates
Yes 250 124 15.3 11.5 0.70 0.52-0.93
No 364 183 14.5 11.0 0.74 0.59-0.92
Prior use of docetaxel
Yes 352 174 14.4 11.3 0.71 0.56-0.89
No 262 133 16.1 11.5 0.74 0.56-0.99
Baseline ECOG PS
0 or 1 536 265 15.4 11.9 0.68 0.56-0.82
≥2 77 41 10.0 8.4 0.82 0.50-1.35
Extent of disease
<6 Metastases 100 38 27.0 NE 0.95 0.46-1.95
6-20 Metastases 262 147 13.7 11.6 0.71 0.54-0.92
>20 Metastases 195 91 12.5 9.1 0.64 0.47-0.88
Superscan 54 30 11.3 7.1 0.71 0.40-1.27
Opioid use
Yesa 345 168 13.9 10.4 0.68 0.54-0.86
Nob 269 139 16.4 12.8 0.70 0.52-0.93
Favors
Radium‐223 Favors Placebo
ALP, alkaline phosphatase; CI, confidence interval; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status; HR, hazard ratio.
a. Includes patients with a score of 2 or 3 on the World Health Organization (WHO) ladder for cancer pain.
b.Includes patients without pain or opioid use at baseline and patients with a score of 1 on the WHO ladder for cancer pain.
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0.5 1.0 2.0
74
Month 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30
Radium- 614 487 332 193 125 62 31 8 8 1 0
ALSYMPCA Updated Analysis
Time To First Symptomatic Skeletal Event
HR = 0.64 P < 0.0001
Radium-223, n = 614 Median: 12.2 months
Placebo, n = 307 Median: 6.7 months
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
%
76
SSE (ALSYMPCA) SRE
Symptomatic Skeletal Event Skeletal Related Event
Definition Spinal cord compression Spinal cord compression
Tumor-related orthopedic Surgical intervention
Surgery to bone
New symptomatic pathological fractures
Pathological fractures
Use of EBRT to relieve skeletal symptoms
Radiation therapy to bone
Hypercalcemia of malignancy
Characteristics No regular radiologic image and
more clinical relevant
ALSYMPCA Updated Analysis
Secondary Endpoints: ALP and PSA
Radium-223 n (%)
Placebo n (%)
P value Total ALP response
30% reduction 50% reduction
233 (47) 135 (27)
7 (3) 2 (<1)
<0.001
<0.001 Total ALP
normalization* 109 (34) 2 (1) < 0.001
Hazard ratio
95% CI P value
Time to Total ALP progression
0.167
( 0.129, 0.217) <0.00001 Time to PSA progression 0.643
( 0.539, 0.768) <0.00001
ALSYMPCA Updated Analysis AEs of Interest
All Grades Grades 3 or 4
Patients with AEs n, (%)
Radium-223 n = 600
Placebo n = 301
Radium-223 n = 600
Placebo n= 301 Hematologic
Anemia 187 (31) 92 (31) 77 (13) 39 (13)
Neutropenia 30 (5) 3 (1) 13 (2) 2 (1)
Thrombocytopenia 69 (12) 17 (6) 38 (6) 6 (2)
Non-Hematologic
Bone pain 300 (50) 187 (62) 125 (21) 77 (26)
Diarrhea 151 (25) 45 (15) 9 (2) 5 (2)
Nausea 213 (36) 104 (35) 10 (2) 5 (2)
Vomiting 111 (19) 41 (14) 10 (2) 7 (2)
Constipation 108 (18) 64 (21) 6 (1) 4 (1)
ALSYMPCA: <br />Grade 3/4 Hematologic AEs by Prior Docetaxel Use
Safety of Cytotoxic Chemotherapy Following Radium-223 Dichloride (Rd-223) Therapy
•Number of deaths and causality
during 30 days post Chemo and limited available hematologic data were similar in both groups
2012 ESMO
1.5-Year Posttreatment Follow-up <br />of Radium-223 Dichloride (Radium-223) <br />in Patients With Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC) and <br />Bone Metastases From the <br />Phase 3 ALSYMPCA Study
ALSYMPCA Long-term Follow-Up
Presented By Sten Nilsson at 2014 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium
Conclusions
Optimizing Ra-223
Ongoing clinical trial
• 80 kBq/kg x 6 doses
• 50 kBq/kg x 12 doses
• 50 kBq/kg x 6 doses
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Ketoconazole
• A weak inhibitor of CYP11A and CYP17A that suppresses synthesis of adrenal and tumor tissue androgens
• Must be given with replacement steroids
• AE: Nausea, hepatotoxicity
• Numerous single-arm studies show PSA response rates (>50% decline in PSA) of 30-60%
• Ketoconazole has not shown significant OS
improvements in patients with symptomatic,
chemotherapy-naive mCPRC
Drug Failed
• Orteronel (TAK-700) + prednisolone
– similar to abiraterone, inhibits 17, 20 lyase activity of CYP17A but does not inhibit 17-hydroxylase to the same extent
– for chemo-naïve mCRPC (C21004)
• rPFS: 11.0 vs. 8.3 months (HR=0.7, p<0.001)
• OS: 31.4 vs 29.5 months (HR=0.9, p=0.314) – For chemo-refractory mCRPC (C21005)
• rPFS: HR:0.755, p=0.00029
• OS: HR:0.894, p=0.226
Drugs Under RCT
• Tasqinimode:
– a dual angiogenesis inhibitor and immune modulatory agent
• ARN-509:
– a novel small molecule AR antagonist
• Lipilimumab:
– human monoclonal antibody blocking immune
checkpoint cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen (CTLA)- 4 receptors enhancing or prolonging T-cell
activation
Prostate Cancer Disease Stages<br />
Optimal Sequences of Therapies ???
• mCRPC docetaxel (prior abiraterone era)
• mCRPC abiraterone/enzalutamide taxane – Current trend of shifting
– Good for Gle.<8, durable response to initial ADT
• mCRPC docetaxel AA/enzalutamide cabazitaxel – For Gle.8~10, poor or short response to initial ADT
• Ra-223: symptom relief and survival benefit
• Combination therapy ?
Recommendation from PCWG-2?
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Minimum exposure of 12 weeks; PSA values within first 3
months should not be used for clinical
decision making
Continue treatment, when there is no clear evidence of progression or
safety not compromised