A Phase III Study of Radium-223 Dichloride in Patients With Symptomatic Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer With Skeletal Metastases (ALSYMPCA)

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Algeta ASA
Information provided by:
Bayer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00699751
First received: June 17, 2008
Last updated: April 15, 2013
Last verified: April 2013
  Purpose

Alsympca is an international Phase III clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Radium-223 dichloride in patients with hormone refractory prostate cancer and skeletal metastases.


Condition Intervention Phase
Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer
Bone Metastases
Drug: Radium-223 dichloride (BAY88-8223)
Drug: Placebo
Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Double-blind, Randomised, Multiple Dose, Phase III, Multicentre Study of Alpharadin in the Treatment of Patients With Symptomatic Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer With Skeletal Metastases

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Further study details as provided by Bayer:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Overall survival [ Time Frame: Time from date of randomisation to the date of event ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Time to occurrence of specific disease events [ Time Frame: Time to first on-study specific disease events ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • Changes and time to progression in PSA [ Time Frame: Study duration ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Changes and time to progression in total-ALP [ Time Frame: Study duration ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Safety endpoints; Adverse events, laboratory values, potential manifestations of late toxicity [ Time Frame: Study duration ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • Clinical benefit endpoints: Performance status, Health related Quality of Life [ Time Frame: Study duration ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 921
Study Start Date: June 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2013
Primary Completion Date: October 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Radium-223 dichloride
Radium-223 50 kilo Becquerel (kBq)/kg body weight (b.w.) for 6 intravenous (IV) administrations separated by 4 weeks intervals
Drug: Radium-223 dichloride (BAY88-8223)
Radium-223 dichloride 50 kBq/kg b.w., 6 IV administrations separated by 4 weeks intervals
Other Name: Alpharadin
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Isotonic saline for 6 IV administrations separated by 4 weeks intervals
Drug: Placebo
Isotonic saline 6 IV administrations separated by 4 weeks intervals

Detailed Description:

The aim of the study is to compare, in patients with symptomatic HRPC and skeletal metastases, the efficacy of best standard of care plus Radium-223 dichloride versus best standard of care plus placebo, with the primary efficacy endpoint being overall survival (OS).

Patients will be randomised in a 2:1 allocation ratio (Radium-223 dichloride:Placebo). The study treatment consists of 6 intravenous administrations of Radium-223 dichloride or placebo (saline) each separated by an interval of 4 weeks. The patient will be followed until 3 years after first study drug administration.

Within the U.S., the trial is conducted under an IND sponsored by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals.

All patients received BSoC (Best Standard of Care).

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate
  • Known hormone refractory disease
  • Multiple skeletal metastases (≥ 2 hot spots) on bone scintigraphy
  • No intention to use cytotoxic chemotherapy within the next 6 months
  • Either regular (not occasional) analgesic medication use for cancer related bone pain or treatment with EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) for bone pain

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Treatment with an investigational drug within previous 4 weeks, or planned during the treatment period
  • Eligible for first course of docetaxel, i.e. patients who are fit enough, willing and where docetaxel is available
  • Treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy within previous 4 weeks, or planned during the treatment period, or failure to recover from adverse events due to cytotoxic chemotherapy administered more than 4 weeks ago
  • Systemic radiotherapy with strontium-89, samarium-153, rhenium-186 or rhenium-188 for the treatment of bony metastases within previous 24 weeks
  • Other malignancy treated within the last 5 years (except non-melanoma skin cancer or low-grade superficial bladder cancer)
  • History of visceral metastasis, or visceral metastases as assessed by abdominal/pelvic CT or chest x-ray within previous 8 weeks
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00699751

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Locations
United States, California
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048-0750
Roseville, California, United States, 95661
United States, Florida
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
United States, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
United States, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
United States, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89169
United States, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111-2497
Australia, New South Wales
Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 2170
Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 2031
St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, 2065
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2010
Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia, 2076
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 2521
Australia, Queensland
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4029
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 4350
Australia, South Australia
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5000
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5011
Australia, Tasmania
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7000
Australia, Victoria
Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 3065
Australia, Western Australia
Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia, 6009
Belgium
Kortrijk, Belgium, 8500
Ottignies, Belgium, 1340
Brazil
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 41830-492
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 30110-090
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 14784400
Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 30380490
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20551 030
Sao Paulo, Brazil, 05403-900
Canada, Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1Z2
Canada, Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4G5
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L6
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
Czech Republic
Brno, Czech Republic, 65653
Chomutov, Czech Republic, 430 12
Olomouc, Czech Republic, 775 20
Ostrava, Czech Republic, 708 52
Plzen - Bory, Czech Republic, 305 99
Praha 4, Czech Republic, 140 59
Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic, 401 13
France
La Roche Sur Yon, France, 85925
Montbeliard, France, 25209
Saint Cloud, France, 92210
Germany
Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 89075
Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany, 60590
Marburg, Hessen, Germany, 35043
Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany, 37075
Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, 30625
Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 44137
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, 55131
Berlin, Germany, 10967
Berlin, Germany, 14197
Hamburg, Germany, 20246
Hong Kong
Chai Wan, Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hongkong, Hong Kong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Israel
Beer Sheva, Israel, 84101
Kfar Saba, Israel, 44281
Tel Aviv, Israel, 64239
Zrifin, Israel, 70300
Italy
Meldola, Forlì, Italy, 47014
Candiolo, Torino, Italy, 10060
Bergamo, Italy, 24128
Milano, Italy, 20162
Reggio Emilia, Italy, 42100
Netherlands
Alkmaar, Netherlands, 1815 JD
Nijmegen, Netherlands, 6532 SZ
Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3015 CE
Norway
Bergen, Norway, 5021
Bodø, Norway, 8092
Kristiansand, Norway, N-4604
Oslo, Norway, 0450
Oslo, Norway, N-0310
Tromsø, Norway, 9038
Trondheim, Norway, 7006
Ålesund, Norway, 6026
Poland
Bydgoszcz, Poland, 85-165
Gliwice, Poland, 44-101
Kielce, Poland, 25-734
Krakow, Poland, 31-051
Luiblin, Poland, 20-954
Warszawa, Poland, 02-781
Wroclaw, Poland, 50-981
Wroclaw, Poland, 50 - 556
Singapore
Singapore, Singapore, 308433
Singapore, Singapore, 258499
Slovakia
Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, 97517
Bratislava, Slovakia, 83305
Bratislava, Slovakia, 82606
Martin, Slovakia, 03659
Presov, Slovakia, 08181
Trnava, Slovakia, 917 01
Spain
Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain, 15706
Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain, 28922
Barakaldo, Vizcaya, Spain, 48903
Barcelona, Spain, 08035
Barcelona, Spain, 08025
Barcelona, Spain, 08036
Córdoba, Spain, 14004
Pamplona, Spain, 31008
Valencia, Spain, 46026
Zaragoza, Spain, 50009
Sweden
Göteborg, Sweden, 413 45
Jönköping, Sweden, 551 85
Kalmar, Sweden, 391 85
Malmö, Sweden, 205 02
Sandviken, Sweden, 80187
Stockholm, Sweden, 171 76
Sundsvall, Sweden, 851 86
Umeå, Sweden, 901 85
United Kingdom
Romford, Essex, United Kingdom, RM7 0AG
Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, LE1 5WW
Bebington, Merseyside, United Kingdom, CH63 4JY
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG5 1PB
Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom, TA1 5DA
Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom, IP4 5PD
Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom, GU2 7XX
Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom, SM2 5PT
Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, CV2 2DX
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B15 2TH
Belfast, United Kingdom, BT9 7AB
Brighton, United Kingdom, BN2 5BD
Bristol, United Kingdom, BS2 8ED
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Derby, United Kingdom, DE22 3NE
Hull, United Kingdom, HU16 5JQ
Leeds, United Kingdom, LS9 7TF
Manchester, United Kingdom, M20 4BX
Northwood, United Kingdom, HA6 2RN
Plymouth, United Kingdom, PL6 8DH
Sheffield, United Kingdom, S10 2SJ
Southampton, United Kingdom, SO16 6YD
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, WV10 0QP
Sponsors and Collaborators
Bayer
Algeta ASA
Investigators
Study Chair: Christopher Parker, M.D. The Royal Marsden Hospital, UK
  More Information

Additional Information:
No publications provided

Responsible Party: Therapeutic Area Head, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00699751     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 15245, BC1-06
Study First Received: June 17, 2008
Last Updated: April 15, 2013
Health Authority: Australia: Department of Health and Ageing Therapeutic Goods Administration
Belgium: Ministry of Social Affairs, Public Health and the Environment
Brazil: Ministry of Health
Canada: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Czech Republic: State Institute for Drug Control
France: Afssaps - Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé (Saint-Denis)
Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices
Hong Kong: Department of Health
Italy: Ministry of Health
Netherlands: Medicines Evaluation Board (MEB)
Norway: Norwegian Medicines Agency
Poland: Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products
Singapore: Health Sciences Authority
Spain: Spanish Agency of Medicines
Slovakia: State Institute for Drug Control
Sweden: Medical Products Agency
United Kingdom: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration
United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Bayer:
Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer
Bone Metastases
Radium-223

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neoplasms, Second Primary
Prostatic Neoplasms
Bone Neoplasms
Bone Marrow Diseases
Neoplastic Processes
Neoplasms
Pathologic Processes
Genital Neoplasms, Male
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Genital Diseases, Male
Prostatic Diseases
Bone Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Hematologic Diseases
Succinylcholine
Hormones
Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
Neuromuscular Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists

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