RecoverPC: Relugolix vs GnRH Agonist in Quality of Life

Last updated: April 10, 2025
Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Urologic Cancer

Prostate Cancer, Early, Recurrent

Prostate Cancer

Treatment

Relugolix

Leuprolide

Clinical Study ID

NCT05765500
22-599
  • Ages > 18
  • Male

Study Summary

This study is testing the way that approved androgen deprivation therapy treatments, Leuprolide and Relugolix, for prostate cancer affect quality of life, blood levels, cholesterol, and blood sugar. The drugs are already standard treatment for people with prostate cancer, and the drugs will be used as described in their label.

The names of the study drugs involved in this study are:

  • Leuprolide (type of ADT)

  • Relugolix (type of ADT)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants must have a histologic diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma.

  • Participants must be eligible for treatment with 6 months of ADT with leuprolidedepot or relugolix without additional systemic therapies other than first generationandrogen receptor antagonists (eg. bicalutamide, nilutamide, flutamide).

  • Participants cannot have received prior GnRH agonist or antagonist therapy.

  • Patients must have testosterone level > 200 ng/mL prior to initiation of ADT.

  • Age ≥18 years.

  • ECOG performance status ≤2 (Karnofsky ≥60%, see Appendix A).

  • Life expectancy of greater than 12 months

  • Participants must have adequate organ and marrow function as defined below:

  • leukocytes ≥3,000/mcL

  • absolute neutrophil count ≥1,500/mcL

  • platelets ≥100,000/mcL

  • total bilirubin ≤ institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) unless known orsuspected Gilbert syndrome

  • AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) ≤3 × institutional ULN

  • creatinine ≤ institutional ULN OR

  • glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥50 mL/min/1.73 m2 unless data existssupporting safe use at lower kidney function values, no lower than 30mL/min/1.73 m2 (see Appendix B).

  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected participants on effectiveanti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligiblefor this trial.

  • For participants with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBVviral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated.

  • Participants with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have beentreated and cured. For participants with HCV infection who are currently ontreatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load.

  • Participants with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history ortreatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacyassessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial.

  • Participants with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or historyof treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment ofcardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. Tobe eligible for this trial, participants should be class 2B or better.

  • The effects of relugolix and leuprolide on the developing human fetus are unknown.For this reason and because GnRH agents are known to be teratogenic, women ofchild-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonalor barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for theduration of study participation. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she ispregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should informher treating physician immediately. Men treated or enrolled on this protocol mustalso agree to use adequate contraception prior to the study, for the duration ofstudy participation, and 4 months after completion of relugolix or leuprolide depotadministration.

  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consentdocument.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of major adverse cardiac event, including myocardial infarction, newcongestive heart failure (CHF) or CHF exacerbation, or stroke, within the past 6months.

  • Participants who have prior or planned concurrent treatment with second generationAR targeted therapies (such as abiraterone, enzalutamide, darolutamide,apalutamide).

  • Participants who are receiving any other investigational agents.

  • Patients with brain metastases will be excluded from the study as intermittenthormonal therapy is not standard of care treatment for this population.

  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical orbiologic composition to leuprolide depot or relugolix.

  • Participants with uncontrolled intercurrent illness.

  • Participant is unable to swallow pills.

Study Design

Total Participants: 110
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Relugolix
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
February 12, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
January 01, 2026

Study Description

This is a phase 2 clinical trial comparing patient-reported Quality of Life (QOL) among men with localized or biochemically recurrent prostate cancer treated with relugolix versus leuprolide depot therapy.

Participants will be randomized into one of the study groups leuprolide versus relugolix. Randomization means that a participant is put into a study group by chance.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved leuprolide and relugolix as treatment options for prostate cancer.

The research study procedures include screening for eligibility and study treatment including evaluations and follow up visits, ECGs, and blood tests.

Participation in this research study is expected to last 12 months.

It is expected about 110 people will take part in this research study.

The Prostate Cancer Foundation and Pfizer are supporting this research study by providing funding. Myovant is supporting this study by providing the drug, Relugolix.

Connect with a study center

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts 02215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts 02215
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at Foxborough

    Foxboro, Massachusetts 02035
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at Foxborough

    Foxborough, Massachusetts 02035
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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