Study of TGF-β Receptor Inhibitor Galunisertib (LY2157299) and Enzalutamide in Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02452008 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : May 22, 2015
Last Update Posted : June 3, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Prostate Cancer | Drug: Enzalutamide Drug: LY2157299 | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Overcoming Drug Resistance in Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer With Novel Combination of TGF-β Receptor Inhibitor LY2157299 and Enzalutamide: a Randomized Multi-site Phase II Study |
Actual Study Start Date : | May 3, 2016 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Arm 1: Enzalutamide with LY2157299 |
Drug: Enzalutamide
160mg of enzalutamide is administered orally once a day on days 1-28 of each cycle.
Other Name: XTANDI Drug: LY2157299 150 mg of LY2157299 is administered orally twice a day on days 1-14 of each cycle.
Other Name: TGF-β receptor inhibitor |
Experimental: Arm 2: Enzalutamide alone |
Drug: Enzalutamide
160mg of enzalutamide is administered orally once a day on days 1-28 of each cycle.
Other Name: XTANDI |
- Progression free survival in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treated with enzalutamide and LY2157299 (Arm 1) versus enzalutamide alone (Arm 2) using RECIST 1.1 criteria. [ Time Frame: 4 years ]
- Tumor marker kinetics (PSA) in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treated with enzalutamide and LY2157299 (Arm 1) versus enzalutamide alone (Arm 2). [ Time Frame: 4 years ]
- Overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treated with enzalutamide and LY2157299 (Arm 1) versus enzalutamide alone (Arm 2). [ Time Frame: 4 years ]
- Number of patients experiencing treatment-related toxicities [ Time Frame: 4 years ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 100 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
- Must have had prior abiraterone treatment
- Life expectancy of greater than 3 months
- ECOG performance status 0 or 2
- Age ≥18 years
- Have measurable disease
- Patients acceptance to have a tumor biopsy of an accessible lesion at baseline and on treatment if the lesion can be biopsied with acceptable clinical risk (as judged by the investigator).
- Ability to take oral medication
- Patients must have adequate organ and marrow function defined by study-specified laboratory tests
- Must use acceptable form of birth control while on study
- Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known history or evidence of brain metastases
- Prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease in castration-resistant prostate cancer
- Had surgery within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
- Had radiation, biological, or other investigational cancer therapy within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
- Had second-line hormonal therapy within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
- Systemic steroids within 1 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
- Had prior enzalutamide, ARN-509, or galeterone therapy
- Have moderate or severe cardiovascular disease
- Have a history of a seizure
- Have uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including but not limited to ongoing or active infection, systematic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia or psychiatric condition that would limit compliance with study requirements
- Have a history of any autoimmune disease:inflammatory bowel disease, (including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's Disease), rheumatoid arthritis, systemic progressive sclerosis (scleroderma), systemic lupus erythmatosus (SLE) autoimmune vasculitis (e.g., Wegener's Granulomatosis), CNS or motor neuropathy considered to be of autoimmune origin (e.g., Guillian-Barre Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis)
- Have known history of infection with HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02452008
Contact: Irina Rifkind, RN | 410-502-2043 | irifkin1@jhmi.edu | |
Contact: Channing Paller, MD | 410-955-8239 | cpaller1@jhmi.edu |
United States, District of Columbia | |
Sibley Memorial Hospital | Recruiting |
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20016 | |
Contact: Janice Powers, RN 202-660-5772 jpower22@JHMI.EDU | |
Principal Investigator: Channing Paller, MD | |
United States, Illinois | |
Northwestern University | Recruiting |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611 | |
Contact: Maha Hussain, MD 312-908-5487 maha.hussain@northwestern.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Maha Hussain, MD | |
University of Chicago | Active, not recruiting |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637 | |
United States, Maryland | |
Johns Hopkins University | Recruiting |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205 | |
Contact: Channing Paller, MD 410-614-6321 cpaller@JHMI.EDU | |
Contact: Irina Rifkind, RN 410-502-2043 irifkin1@JHMI.EDU | |
Principal Investigator: Channing Paller, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Channing Paller, MD | Johns Hopkins University |
Responsible Party: | Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02452008 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
J1557 IRB00065746 ( Other Identifier: JHMIRB ) |
First Posted: | May 22, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 3, 2022 |
Last Verified: | January 2022 |
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Prostatic Neoplasms Genital Neoplasms, Male Urogenital Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms |
Genital Diseases, Male Genital Diseases Urogenital Diseases Prostatic Diseases Male Urogenital Diseases |