Evaluation of New or Worsening Lens Opacifications in Men With Non-metastatic Prostate Cancer Receiving Denosumab for Bone Loss
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00925600 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : June 22, 2009
Results First Posted : May 30, 2017
Last Update Posted : May 30, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cancer Cataract Low Bone Mineral Density Osteopenia Osteoporosis Prostate Cancer | Biological: Denosumab Biological: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 769 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Supportive Care |
Official Title: | A Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate New or Worsening Lens Opacifications in Subjects With Non-metastatic Prostate Cancer Receiving Denosumab for Bone Loss Due to Androgen-Deprivation Therapy |
Actual Study Start Date : | November 30, 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 12, 2016 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 12, 2016 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Participants received placebo administered by subcutaneous injection on Day 1 and at Month 6.
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Biological: Placebo
Prefilled syringe for subcutaneous (SC) injection |
Experimental: Denosumab
Participants received denosumab 60 mg administered by subcutaneous injection on Day 1 and at Month 6.
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Biological: Denosumab
Prefilled syringe for subcutaneous (SC) injection administered at a dose of 60 mg
Other Name: Prolia® |
- Percentage of Participants With Lens Opacification Event Development or Progression by Month 12 [ Time Frame: 12 months ]The Lens Opacities Classification System III (LOCS III) is a slit lamp based opacification grading method. Photographs of slit lamp cross-sections of the lens are used as references for grading nuclear opalescence (NO) and nuclear color (NC), and photographs of the lens seen by retroillumination are used as references for grading cortical (C) and posterior subcapsular (P) cataract. Opacification severity is graded on a decimal scale, scores can range from 0.1 to 6.9 for NO and NC and from 0.1 to 5.9 for C and P. For each opacification type the higher grading scores indicate greater severity. Lens opacification event development or progression by month 12 was based on a change of ≥ 1.0 in P, ≥ 1.0 in C, or ≥ 0.7 in NO in the LOCS III score from baseline.
- Percentage of Participant With Lens Opacification Event Development or Progression by Month 12 Based on a Change of ≥ 1.5 in P, ≥ 1.5 in C, or ≥ 1.5 in NO in the LOCS III Score [ Time Frame: 12 months ]The Lens Opacities Classification System III (LOCS III) is a slit lamp based opacification grading method. Photographs of slit lamp cross-sections of the lens are used as references for grading nuclear opalescence (NO) and nuclear color (NC), and photographs of the lens seen by retroillumination are used as references for grading cortical (C) and posterior subcapsular (P) cataract. Opacification severity is graded on a decimal scale, scores can range from 0.1 to 6.9 for NO and NC and from 0.1 to 5.9 for C and P. For each opacification type the higher grading scores indicate greater severity. Lens opacification event development or progression by month 12 was based on a change ≥ 1.5 in P, ≥ 1.5 in C, or ≥ 1.5 in NO in the LOCS III score from baseline.
- Percentage of Participants With Lens Opacification Event Development or Progression by Month 6 [ Time Frame: 6 months ]The Lens Opacities Classification System III (LOCS III) is a slit lamp based opacification grading method. Photographs of slit lamp cross-sections of the lens are used as references for grading nuclear opalescence (NO) and nuclear color (NC), and photographs of the lens seen by retroillumination are used as references for grading cortical (C) and posterior subcapsular (P) cataract. Opacification severity is graded on a decimal scale, scores can range from 0.1 to 6.9 for NO and NC and from 0.1 to 5.9 for C and P. For each opacification type the higher grading scores indicate greater severity. Lens opacification event development or progression by month 6 was based on a change of ≥ 1.0 in P, ≥ 1.0 in C, or ≥ 0.7 in NO in the LOCS III score from baseline.
- Percentage of Participants With Confirmed Lens Opacification Event Development or Progression by Month 12 [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
The Lens Opacities Classification System III (LOCS III) is a slit lamp based opacification grading method. Photographs of slit lamp cross-sections of the lens are used as references for grading nuclear opalescence (NO) and nuclear color (NC), and photographs of the lens seen by retroillumination are used as references for grading cortical (C) and posterior subcapsular (P) cataract. Opacification severity is graded on a decimal scale, scores can range from 0.1 to 6.9 for NO and NC and from 0.1 to 5.9 for C and P. For each opacification type the higher grading scores indicate greater severity.
Lens opacification event development or progression by month 12 was based on a change of ≥ 1.0 in P, ≥ 1.0 in C, or ≥ 0.7 in NO in the LOCS III score from baseline. A confirmed lens opacification event development or progression was defined as 2 directly subsequent events per protocol assessments at the same location (P, C, NO) using LOCS III as above.
- Percentage of Participants With a Decrease From Baseline in Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) of ≥ 10 Letters [ Time Frame: Baseline and Months 3, 6, 9 and 12 ]
The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) is the best vision one can achieve with correction (such as eye glasses) as measured on an eye chart. BCVA was assessed by a trained ophthalmologist using the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) eye chart at 4 meters. The modified University of Crete ETDRS chart was used in Ukraine, Greece, Russia and Bulgaria, which do not use the Roman alphabet. The 2000 series revised ETDRS chart was used to assess the change in all other countries.
The letter score was calculated based on the number of letters that were correctly identified; higher letter scores correspond to better visual acuity.
- Change From Baseline in Refraction Needed to Achieve BCVA [ Time Frame: Baseline and months 3, 6, 9, and 12 ]Refraction error was measured using a phoropter. The change from baseline in spherical refraction error needed to achieve BCVA is reported.
- Number of Participants With Adverse Events [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Adverse events (AEs) were assessed for severity by the investigator according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) severity grading scale, version 3.0, where Grade 1 = Mild AE, Grade 2 = Moderate AE, Grade 3 = Severe AE, Grade 4 =Life-threatening AE and Grade 5 = Death due to AE.
Treatment-related AEs (TRAEs) include only events for which the investigator indicated there was a reasonable possibility they may have been caused by the study drug.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 30 Years to 120 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men ≥ 30 years of age with non-metastatic prostate cancer, having undergone bilateral orchiectomy or initiated androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists and is expected to continue on ADT for at least 12 months
- Adequate visual accuracy allowing eye testing
- Bone Mineral Density (BMD) requirements: Osteopenia if under 70 years of age; Osteopenia or normal BMD if over 70 years of age
- Signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous surgery for cataracts in both eyes, current diagnosis of cataracts, cataracts surgery foreseen in the near future, or ocular disease leading to visual loss
- Diagnosis of osteoporosis

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00925600

Study Director: | MD | Amgen |
Responsible Party: | Amgen |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00925600 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
20080560 2009-012076-26 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | June 22, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | May 30, 2017 |
Last Update Posted: | May 30, 2017 |
Last Verified: | April 2017 |
Lens Opacification Bone Loss Androgen Deprivation Therapy Non-metastatic prostate cancer |
Prostatic Neoplasms Osteoporosis Bone Diseases, Metabolic Cataract Genital Neoplasms, Male Urogenital Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Prostatic Diseases |
Bone Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Metabolic Diseases Lens Diseases Eye Diseases Denosumab Bone Density Conservation Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs |