Impact of DNA Repair Pathway Alterations on Sensitivity to Radium-223 in Bone Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer

The Impact of DNA Repair Pathway Alterations Identified by Circulating Tumor DNA on Sensitivity to Radium-223 in Bone Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

About This Trial

  • This study looks at how a patient's natural DNA repair systems affect how well a targeted radiation drug called radium-223 works to fight cancer cells.
  • It is for men with advanced prostate cancer that causes symptoms, has spread to the bones, and is no longer responding to standard hormone-lowering treatments.
  • Eligible participants must already be planning to receive radium-223 as part of their normal care.
  • Before considering this study, you should know that your cancer cannot have spread to internal organs like your liver or lungs, and you cannot have had radium-223 or certain types of chemotherapy in the past.

More Information

  • This study investigates how well radium-223 works in treating patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer than has spread to the bones (bone metastases).
  • Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and the second leading cause of cancer death.
  • Furthermore, many men with notably advanced disease have been found to have abnormalities in DNA repair.
  • The purpose of this research is to study the role of a DNA repair pathway in prostate cancer, specifically in response to administration of radium-223, an FDA-approved drug known to cause DNA damage to cancerous cells.
  • Understanding how defects in the DNA repair pathway affects radium-223 treatment of prostate, may help doctors help plan effective treatment in future patients.

Who Can Enroll

  • Age Range: 18 years and older
  • Gender: Male
  • Who This Trial is For: This study looks at how a patient's natural DNA repair systems affect how well a targeted radiation drug called radium-223 works to fight cancer cells.

Study Details

  • Start Date: April 16, 2021
  • Lead Sponsor: University of Washington
Full Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patient must be >= 18 years of age
  • Patient must have histopathologic diagnosis of prostate cancer
  • Patient must have castration-resistant prostate cancer
  • Patient must have radiographic evidence of bone metastasis
  • Patients must be symptomatic from prostate cancer
  • Patient must have plans to undergo treatment with radium-223
  • Patient must have a PSA level >= 10 ng/mL
  • Patient must have castrate testosterone levels demonstrated within the last 3 months prior to screening
  • Patient must have anticipated survival > 3 months
  • Patient must be willing and able to authorize consent
  • Patient must be willing and able to comply with the protocol, including follow-up visits

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patient must not have visceral metastasis
  • Patients on regimens of radium-223 in combination with other antineoplastic agents are excluded
    • Bone-targeted only therapy (e.g. denosumab or zoledronic acid) will be allowed
  • Patients who have received prior radium-223
  • Patients who have received prior platinum containing chemotherapy
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 1.5 x 10^9/L
  • Hemoglobin (HB) < 9 g/dL
  • Platelets (PLT) < 100 x 10^9/L
  • Any condition which, in the investigator's opinion, makes the subject unsuitable for trial participation

Treatments

  • Procedure: Biospecimen Collection
  • Other: Questionnaire Administration
  • Drug: Radium Ra 223 Dichloride
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