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ARTS - AVODART After Radical Therapy For Prostate Cancer Study

A Phase 2 interventional study of Avodart and placebo in Neoplasms, Prostate and Prostate Cancer After a Radical Treatment, sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline. Completed at 66 sites in 9 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-03-21.

Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
294
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

ARI109924 will be a 2-year, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial assessing the efficacy and safety of dutasteride in extending time to prostate specific antigen (PSA) doubling in men who have been treated for clinically localised prostate cancer (PCa) with a radical therapy (radical prostatectomy, primary radiotherapy or salvage radiotherapy) with curative intent but who experience a biochemical failure (PSA rise) afterwards without signs or symptoms of metastases.

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A Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Dutasteride (AVODART™) 0.5 mg in Extending the Time to PSA Doubling in Men with Prostate Cancer and Biochemical Failure (PSA increase) after Radical Therapy with Curative Intent (ARTS - AVODART after Radical Therapy for prostate cancer Study)

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Conditions studied

  • Neoplasms, Prostate
  • Prostate Cancer After a Radical Treatment

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Keywords

  • Prostate Cancer
  • AVODART
  • PSA
  • dutasteride
  • PSADT
  • Prostate specific antigen
  • radical therapy
  • doubling time
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In context

Prostatic Neoplasms

6,370 studies on the registry are indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms; 1,400 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 294 is above the median of 58 across 4,822 interventional studies indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

GlaxoSmithKline is the lead sponsor of 3,562 studies on the registry; 117 are open to participants now.

Of its 258 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 232 (90%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Patients eligible for enrolment in the study must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Males \<85 years of age
  • No clinically relevant abnormal findings on the screening ECG
  • Patients with asymptomatic PSA failure following radical therapy with curative intent for clinically localised prostate cancer. PSA failure is defined as:
  • After primary radiotherapy:
  • 3 rises in PSA levels from nadir PSA, with each determination at least 4 weeks apart and a final PSA level ≥2 ng/mL above nadir PSA
  • Time from radiotherapy should be at least 1 year from termination of radiotherapy treatment
  • After radical prostatectomy with or without salvage radiotherapy:
  • 3 rises in PSA level from nadir PSA, with each determination at least 4 weeks apart and each PSA level ≥0.2 ng/mL and a final PSA level ≥0.4 ng/mL (nadir PSA is defined as the lowest PSA value achieved after therapy)
  • Serum PSA levels:
  • ≥2 ng/mL and ≤20ng/mL for primary radiotherapy patients
  • ≥0.4 ng/ml and ≤10ng/ml for radical prostatectomy with or without salvage radiotherapy patients
  • PSADT >3 months and ≤24 months
  • Clinical stage T1-T3a N0 M0
  • Non-metastatic prostate cancer, as confirmed on a negative bone scan performed within 6 months prior to randomisation (Visit 2)3.
  • No evidence of local recurrence in radical prostatectomy or salvage radiotherapy patients
  • Expected survival ≥2 years
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0, 1 or 2 (see Appendix 1)

Miscellaneous:

  • Able to swallow and retain oral medication
  • Able and willing to participate in the full 2 years of the study
  • Able to read and write (the MAX-PC questionnaire is self-administered), understand instructions related to study procedures and give written informed consent
  • In France, a patient will be eligible for inclusion in this study only if either affiliated to or a beneficiary of a social security category.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any unstable serious co-existing medical condition(s) including but not limited to myocardial infarction, coronary bypass surgery, unstable angina, cardiac arrhythmias, clinically evident congestive heart failure or cerebrovascular accident within 6 months prior to Visit 1, or uncontrolled diabetes or peptic ulcer disease which is uncontrolled by medical management
  • Abnormal liver function tests (greater than 2 times the upper limit of normal [ULN] for alanine aminotransferase [ALT], aspartate aminotransferase [AST] or alkaline phosphatase [ALP] or >1.5 x ULN for bilirubin).
  • Serum creatinine >1.5 x ULN
  • History of another malignancy within 5 years that could affect the diagnosis of prostate cancer
  • History or current evidence of drug or alcohol abuse within 12 months prior to Visit 1
  • History of any illness (including psychiatric) that, in the opinion of the investigator, might confound the results of the study or pose additional risk to the patient
  • Known hypersensitivity to any 5-AR inhibitor or to any drug chemically related to dutasteride

Disease characteristics:

  • Serum PSA levels
  • >20 ng/mL in primary radiotherapy patients
  • >10 ng/mL in radical prostatectomy with or without salvage radiotherapy patients
  • PSADT ≤3 months or >24 months
  • Biochemical failures in post brachytherapy patients
  • Clinical stage N+ or M+
  • Patient has previously been treated for prostate cancer with any of the following:
  • Chemotherapy
  • Oestrogens (e.g. megestrol, medroxyprogesterone, cyproterone, Diethylstilbestrol [DES])
  • Drugs with anti-androgenic properties (e.g. spironolactone if >50mg/day, flutamide, bicalutamide, ketoconazole, progestational agents), (except when used for adjuvancy or neoadjuvancy in the context of a primary radical treatment in which case their use should have been for no more than 6 months and should have completed at least 1 year before Visit 1 [Note: the use of topical ketoconazole is permitted prior to and during the study and the use of cimetidine is permitted prior to study entry]
  • GnRH analogues (e.g., leuprolide, goserelin) except when used for adjuvancy or neoadjuvancy in the context of a primary radical treatment (in this case use should have been for no more than 6 months and should have finalised at least 1 year before Visit 1)
  • Orchiectomy

Concomitant medications:

  • Glucocorticoids, except inhaled or topical, are not permitted within 3 months prior to Visit 1 or during the study
  • Current and/or previous use of finasteride (Proscar, Propecia) or dutasteride (GI198745, AVODART™) exposure within 6 months prior to Visit 1
  • Anabolic steroids within 6 months prior to Visit 1
  • Participation in any other investigational or marketed drug trial within the 30 days prior to Visit 1 or any time during the study period
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
294 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Avodart

    Patients will receive a 3-month supply of study drug or placebo. Patients will be instructed to take one capsule by mouth once daily. Study medication will be supplied at 3-month intervals during scheduled clinic visits for a total of 24 months.

    Drug: Avodart

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo Arm

    Patients will receive a 3-month supply of study drug or placebo. Patients will be instructed to take one capsule by mouth once daily. Study medication will be supplied at 3-month intervals during scheduled clinic visits for a total of 24 months.

    Other: placebo

Interventions

  • DrugAvodart

    0.5 mg administered orally once daily

    Also known as: Avodart/placebo

  • Otherplacebo

    Patients will be randomized at Visit 2 in 1:1 ratio to receive either 0.5 mg dutasteride or placebo

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Time to Prostate-specific Antigen (PSA) Doubling From Baseline (in Days)

    Time to PSA doubling is defined as the number of days between the baseline date and the study day of the first post-baseline PSA evaluation date (within treatment period, typically up to 24-month evaluations) on which the PSA value was at least twice as much as the baseline PSA value, and the immediate subsequent value, if available, was at least 85% of two times the baseline value. Participants who never achieved PSA doubling were censored at the last post-baseline, non-missing PSA evaluation.

    Time frame: up to 28 months

  2. Number of Participants With PSA Doubling From Baseline

    PSA doubling is defined as the first post-baseline PSA value (within treatment period, typically up to 24-month evaluations) that was at least twice as much as the baseline PSA value and was confirmed as such (at least 85% of two times the baseline PSA value) in the immediate subsequent PSA value if one is available.

    Time frame: up to 28 months

  3. Time to PSA Doubling From Baseline (in Days) Within Year 1

    Time to PSA doubling is defined as the number of days between the baseline date and the study day of the first post-baseline PSA evaluation date within Year 1 (Y1; within treatment period, typically up to 12-month evaluations) on which the PSA value was at least twice as much as the baseline PSA value, and the immediate subsequent value, if available, was at least 85% of two times the baseline value.

    Time frame: up to 16 months

  4. Number of Participants With PSA Doubling From Baseline During Year 1

    PSA doubling is defined as the first post-baseline PSA value (within treatment period, typically up to 12-month evaluations) that was at least twice as much as the baseline PSA value and was confirmed as such (at least 85% of two times the baseline PSA value) in the immediate subsequent PSA value if one is available.

    Time frame: up to 16 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time to Disease Progression From Baseline (in Days)

    Time to disease progression is defined as the number of days between baseline and the first occurrence of any of the following: PSA doubling time (PSADT)\<=91 days, PSA value is at least 50% more than baseline value (\>20 nanogram/milliliter \[ng/ml\] for primary radiotherapy group or \>10 ng/ml for radical prostatectomy group), rescue treatment, cancer-positive biopsy, cancer-positive bone scan. (Confirmation of PSA criteria is required in an immediate subsequent PSA, if available, and PSA values for consideration are restricted to treatment period, typically up to 24-month evaluations.)

    Time frame: up to 28 months

  2. Number of Participants With Disease Progression

    Disease progression is defined as the first occurrence of any of the following: PSADT\<=91 days, PSA value is at least 50% more than baseline value (\>20 ng/ml for primary radiotherapy group or \>10 ng/ml for radical prostatectomy group), rescue treatment, cancer-positive biopsy, cancer-positive bone scan. If one of the PSA criteria is qualifying (within treatment period, typically up to 24-month evaluations), an immediate subsequent PSA, if available, must confirm either criterion (or at least 85% of the qualifying value).

    Time frame: up to 28 months

  3. Number of Participants Classified as Treatment Responders at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, and 24

    Treatment responders at Month X were defined as participants (par.) with either a PSA decrease or an increase \<=15% from baseline to Month X confirmed in all PSA measurements between baseline (BL) and Month X.

    Time frame: Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, and 24

  4. Time to PSA Rise From Baseline (in Days)

    A participant was designated as having a PSA rise if there existed a post-baseline PSA value (within treatment period, typically up to 24-month evaluations) that was \>1.15 times the baseline PSA value, and all subsequent PSA values were \>1.15 times the baseline PSA value. The study day for the first PSA evaluation that qualified for analysis of PSA rise was used for time to PSA rise. If none of the post-baseline PSA values qualified for analysis of PSA rise during the study, time to PSA rise was censored at the last post-baseline PSA evaluation.

    Time frame: up to 28 months

  5. Number of Participants With a PSA Rise From Baseline

    A participant was designated as having a PSA rise if there existed a post-baseline PSA value (within treatment period, typically up to 24-month evluations) that was \>1.15 times the baseline PSA value, and all subsequent PSA values were \>1.15 times the baseline PSA value.

    Time frame: up to 28 months

  6. Time to PSA Progression (in Days)

    A participant was designated as having PSA progression if there existed a post-baseline PSA value (within treatment period, typically up to 24-month evaluations) that was \>10 ng/ml if radical prostatectomy or \>20 ng/ml if primary radiotherapy and PSA \>=1.5 times the baseline PSA value, or 0\<PSADT\<=91 days, and all subsequent PSA values satisfied these criteria. The study day for the first PSA qualifying for progression was used for time to PSA progression. If none of the PSA values qualified for PSA progression, time to PSA progression was censored at the last post-baseline PSA evaluation.

    Time frame: up to 28 months

  7. Number of Participants With PSA Progression

    A participant was designated as having a PSA progression if there existed a post-baseline PSA value (within treatment period, typically up to 24-month evaluations) that was (\>10 ng/ml if radical prostatectomy or \>20 ng/ml if primary radiotherapy) and PSA \>=1.5 times the baseline PSA value), or 0\<PSADT\<=91 days, and all subsequent PSA values satisfied either of these criteria.

    Time frame: up to 28 months

  8. Change in Total PSA From Baseline at Months 12 and 24

    Change in PSA from baseline at Month X = Month X PSA - Baseline PSA. The missing PSA value for scheduled visits could have been replaced by non-missing PSA values within 30 days after the clinic visit date. If such replacement was not possible, the latest non-missing post-baseline PSA before the scheduled visit was used for the scheduled visit PSA (Last Observation Carried Forward).

    Time frame: Baseline; Months 12 and 24

  9. Percent Change in Total PSA From Baseline at Months 12 and 24

    Percent change in PSA from baseline at Month X = 100\*(Month X PSA - Baseline PSA)/Baseline PSA. The missing PSA value for scheduled visits could have been replaced by non-missing PSA values within 30 days after the clinic visit date. If such replacement was not possible, the latest non-missing post-baseline PSA before the scheduled visit was used for the scheduled visit PSA (Last Observation Carried Forward).

    Time frame: Baseline; Months 12 and 24

  10. Change in PSA From Nadir PSA at Months 12 and 24

    Change from nadir PSA at Month X = Month X PSA - nadir PSA. Nadir PSA was reported by the site as the lowest historical PSA value after the radical therapy. A nadir value below the detection level was captured as 0.0. The missing PSA value for scheduled visits could have been replaced by non-missing PSA values within 30 days after the clinic visit date. If such replacement was not possible, the latest non-missing post-baseline PSA before the scheduled visit was used for the scheduled visit PSA (Last Observation Carried Forward).

    Time frame: Baseline; Months 12 and 24

  11. Percent Change in PSA From Nadir PSA at Months 12 and 24

    Percent change from nadir PSA at Month X = 100\*(Month X PSA - nadir PSA)/Nadir PSA. Nadir PSA was reported by the site as the lowest historical PSA value after the radical therapy. A nadir value below the detection level was captured as 0.0. The missing PSA value for scheduled visits could have been replaced by non-missing PSA values within 30 days after the clinic visit date. If such replacement was not possible, the latest non-missing post-baseline PSA before the scheduled visit was used for the scheduled visit PSA (Last Observation Carried Forward).

    Time frame: Baseline; Months 12 and 24

  12. Number of Participants With the Indicated Change in PSA Doubling Time (PSADT) From Baseline at Month 12, Month 24, and End-of-treatment (up to 28 Months)

    Participants with improvement included those whose PSADT at a specified visit was positive but more than the baseline PSADT, whose PSA at the visit was the same as the baseline PSA, or whose PSA at the visit was less than the baseline PSA. Participants with worsening included those whose PSADT at the visit was positive but less than the baseline PSADT.

    Time frame: Baseline; Month 12, Month 24, End-of-Treatment (up to 28 months)

  13. Changes From Baseline in Disease-related Anxiety Measured by the Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer (MAX-PC)

    MAX-PC is an 18-item, self-reported measure that evaluates prostate cancer-related anxiety. The score ranges from 0 to 54, and an increase in the score indicates a worsened anxiety level. Change from Baseline at Month X = Month X MAX-PC score - Baseline MAX-PC score. A missing post-baseline value is replaced by the last available post-baseline value (Last Observation Carried Forward(LOCF)). A general linear model controls for previous therapy, site cluster, and baseline MAX-PC score.

    Time frame: Baseline; Months 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24

  14. Number of Participants With a Shift From Normal at Baseline to at Least One Abnormal Laboratory Value for Any Parameter Any Time During the Study

    A participant has a normal value for a laboratory parameter if the value is within the low and high range of normal provided by the laboratory. Each laboratory parameter is evaluated for shift from normal at baseline to abnormal any time post-baseline. A participant with any laboratory parameter showing this shift is counted. A participant is counted only once even if he had such a shift in more than one laboratory parameter or more than once among all post-baseline evaluations.

    Time frame: Baseline; up to 28 months

  15. Number of Participants With a Threshold Laboratory Value for Any Parameter at Baseline (BL) and Any Time Post-baseline

    Threshold laboratory values are defined in terms of a multiplicative factor of the testing laboratory's normal range, pre-specified in the analysis plan. A laboratory value that is above the upper limit factor multiplied by the upper limit of the normal range is considered a high threshold value. A laboratory value that is below the lower limit factor multiplied by the lower limit of the normal range is considered a low threshold value.

    Time frame: Baseline; up to 28 months

  16. Number of Participants With Palpable Breast Tissue (PBT) at Baseline (BL) and Any Time Post-baseline

    Participants underwent clinical examination of the breasts, to evaluate for palpable breast tissue. Clinical significance of the results was determined by subjective judgment of the clinical personnel performing the examination.

    Time frame: Baseline; up to 28 months

  17. Number of Participants With Nipple Tenderness (NT) at Baseline (BL) and Any Time Post-baseline

    Participants underwent clinical examination of the breasts, to evaluate for nipple tenderness. Clinical significance of the results was determined by subjective judgment of the clinical personnel performing the examination.

    Time frame: Baseline; up to 28 months

  18. Number of Participants With a Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) Evaluation Changing From Normal/Diffusely Enlarged at Baseline to Focal Abnormality at Any Time Post-baseline

    Participants underwent a digital rectal examination to evaluate for focal abnormality of the prostate.

    Time frame: Baseline; up to 28 months

  19. Number of Participants With Threshold Vital Signs at Baseline and Any Time Post-baseline

    Threshold vital signs are defined as follows: \< 80 mmHg or \> 165 mmHg for systolic blood pressure; \< 40 mmHg or \> 105 mm Hg for diastolic blood pressure, \< 40 beats per minute (bpm) or \> 100 bpm for heart rate.

    Time frame: Baseline; up to 28 months

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Results

Posted Dec 13, 2011

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonePlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
Started147147
Completed76111
Not completed7136
Withdrew: Physician decision184
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject114
Withdrew: Adverse event55
Withdrew: Lack of efficacy22
Withdrew: Protocol violation21
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up01
Withdrew: Met protocol-defined stopping criteria3216
Withdrew: Randomized in error12
Withdrew: Hospitalized; unable to continue01

Outcome measures

PrimaryTime to Prostate-specific Antigen (PSA) Doubling From Baseline (in Days)

Time to PSA doubling is defined as the number of days between the baseline date and the study day of the first post-baseline PSA evaluation date (within treatment period, typically up to 24-month evaluations) on which the PSA value was at least twice as much as the baseline PSA value, and the immediate subsequent value, if available, was at least 85% of two times the baseline value. Participants who never achieved PSA doubling were censored at the last post-baseline, non-missing PSA evaluation.

Time frame:
up to 28 months
Reported as:
Median · days
Time to Prostate-specific Antigen (PSA) Doubling From Baseline (in Days)
daysPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
Participants (par.) with PSA doubling; n=82, 41365.5 (90 to 736)458.0 (91 to 736)
Par. without PSA doubling (censored); n=62, 105NA (NA to NA)NA (NA to NA)
Statistical analysis
  • Placebo vs Dutasteride 0.5 mg · Log Rank · p = <0.001 (Comparing 24-month survival curves (includes time to PSA doubling as well as time to censoring); stratified by site cluster and previous therapy) · Relative risk (hazard ratio): 0.34 · 95% CI 0.23 to 0.50Relative risk of dutasteride compared to placebo, derived from Cox Proportional Hazard model stratified by site cluster and previous therapy
SecondaryTime to Disease Progression From Baseline (in Days)

Time to disease progression is defined as the number of days between baseline and the first occurrence of any of the following: PSA doubling time (PSADT)\<=91 days, PSA value is at least 50% more than baseline value (\>20 nanogram/milliliter \[ng/ml\] for primary radiotherapy group or \>10 ng/ml for radical prostatectomy group), rescue treatment, cancer-positive biopsy, cancer-positive bone scan. (Confirmation of PSA criteria is required in an immediate subsequent PSA, if available, and PSA values for consideration are restricted to treatment period, typically up to 24-month evaluations.)

Time frame:
up to 28 months
Reported as:
Median · days
Time to Disease Progression From Baseline (in Days)
daysPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
Time to Disease Progression From Baseline (in Days)365.0 (39 to 824)285.0 (22 to 808)
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Disease Progression

Disease progression is defined as the first occurrence of any of the following: PSADT\<=91 days, PSA value is at least 50% more than baseline value (\>20 ng/ml for primary radiotherapy group or \>10 ng/ml for radical prostatectomy group), rescue treatment, cancer-positive biopsy, cancer-positive bone scan. If one of the PSA criteria is qualifying (within treatment period, typically up to 24-month evaluations), an immediate subsequent PSA, if available, must confirm either criterion (or at least 85% of the qualifying value).

Time frame:
up to 28 months
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With Disease Progression
participantsPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
With disease progression4925
Without disease progression95121
SecondaryNumber of Participants Classified as Treatment Responders at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, and 24

Treatment responders at Month X were defined as participants (par.) with either a PSA decrease or an increase \<=15% from baseline to Month X confirmed in all PSA measurements between baseline (BL) and Month X.

Time frame:
Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, and 24
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants Classified as Treatment Responders at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, and 24
participantsPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
Month 3, n=141, 14164117
Month 6, n=131, 13536105
Month 9, n=121, 1292295
Month 12, n=110, 1241387
Month 15, n=100, 1211082
Month 18, n=95, 120876
Month 21, n=83, 112770
Month 24, n=76, 110662
SecondaryTime to PSA Rise From Baseline (in Days)

A participant was designated as having a PSA rise if there existed a post-baseline PSA value (within treatment period, typically up to 24-month evaluations) that was \>1.15 times the baseline PSA value, and all subsequent PSA values were \>1.15 times the baseline PSA value. The study day for the first PSA evaluation that qualified for analysis of PSA rise was used for time to PSA rise. If none of the post-baseline PSA values qualified for analysis of PSA rise during the study, time to PSA rise was censored at the last post-baseline PSA evaluation.

Time frame:
up to 28 months
Reported as:
Median · days
Time to PSA Rise From Baseline (in Days)
daysPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
Time to PSA Rise From Baseline (in Days)100.0 (39 to 729)279.0 (22 to 805)
SecondaryNumber of Participants With a PSA Rise From Baseline

A participant was designated as having a PSA rise if there existed a post-baseline PSA value (within treatment period, typically up to 24-month evluations) that was \>1.15 times the baseline PSA value, and all subsequent PSA values were \>1.15 times the baseline PSA value.

Time frame:
up to 28 months
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With a PSA Rise From Baseline
participantsPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
With PSA rise12772
Without PSA rise1774
SecondaryTime to PSA Progression (in Days)

A participant was designated as having PSA progression if there existed a post-baseline PSA value (within treatment period, typically up to 24-month evaluations) that was \>10 ng/ml if radical prostatectomy or \>20 ng/ml if primary radiotherapy and PSA \>=1.5 times the baseline PSA value, or 0\<PSADT\<=91 days, and all subsequent PSA values satisfied these criteria. The study day for the first PSA qualifying for progression was used for time to PSA progression. If none of the PSA values qualified for PSA progression, time to PSA progression was censored at the last post-baseline PSA evaluation.

Time frame:
up to 28 months
Reported as:
Median · days
Time to PSA Progression (in Days)
daysPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
Time to PSA Progression (in Days)368.0 (90 to 736)368.0 (22 to 735)
SecondaryNumber of Participants With PSA Progression

A participant was designated as having a PSA progression if there existed a post-baseline PSA value (within treatment period, typically up to 24-month evaluations) that was (\>10 ng/ml if radical prostatectomy or \>20 ng/ml if primary radiotherapy) and PSA \>=1.5 times the baseline PSA value), or 0\<PSADT\<=91 days, and all subsequent PSA values satisfied either of these criteria.

Time frame:
up to 28 months
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With PSA Progression
participantsPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
With PSA progression2519
Without PSA progression119127
SecondaryChange in Total PSA From Baseline at Months 12 and 24

Change in PSA from baseline at Month X = Month X PSA - Baseline PSA. The missing PSA value for scheduled visits could have been replaced by non-missing PSA values within 30 days after the clinic visit date. If such replacement was not possible, the latest non-missing post-baseline PSA before the scheduled visit was used for the scheduled visit PSA (Last Observation Carried Forward).

Time frame:
Baseline; Months 12 and 24
Reported as:
Mean · nanograms/milliliter (ng/ml)
Change in Total PSA From Baseline at Months 12 and 24
nanograms/milliliter (ng/ml)PlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
Month 122.3 ± 4.860.9 ± 7.25
Month 243.9 ± 6.092.3 ± 7.60
SecondaryPercent Change in Total PSA From Baseline at Months 12 and 24

Percent change in PSA from baseline at Month X = 100\*(Month X PSA - Baseline PSA)/Baseline PSA. The missing PSA value for scheduled visits could have been replaced by non-missing PSA values within 30 days after the clinic visit date. If such replacement was not possible, the latest non-missing post-baseline PSA before the scheduled visit was used for the scheduled visit PSA (Last Observation Carried Forward).

Time frame:
Baseline; Months 12 and 24
Reported as:
Mean · percent change
Percent Change in Total PSA From Baseline at Months 12 and 24
percent changePlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
Month 1293.1 ± 115.0211.8 ± 103.41
Month 24197.3 ± 282.4186.2 ± 193.95
PrimaryNumber of Participants With PSA Doubling From Baseline

PSA doubling is defined as the first post-baseline PSA value (within treatment period, typically up to 24-month evaluations) that was at least twice as much as the baseline PSA value and was confirmed as such (at least 85% of two times the baseline PSA value) in the immediate subsequent PSA value if one is available.

Time frame:
up to 28 months
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With PSA Doubling From Baseline
participantsPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
With PSA doubling8241
Without PSA doubling62105
Statistical analysis
  • Placebo vs Dutasteride 0.5 mg · Mantel-Haenszel Chi-Square · p = <0.001 (Comparing percentages of participants with PSA doubling: 57% versus 28%)
PrimaryTime to PSA Doubling From Baseline (in Days) Within Year 1

Time to PSA doubling is defined as the number of days between the baseline date and the study day of the first post-baseline PSA evaluation date within Year 1 (Y1; within treatment period, typically up to 12-month evaluations) on which the PSA value was at least twice as much as the baseline PSA value, and the immediate subsequent value, if available, was at least 85% of two times the baseline value.

Time frame:
up to 16 months
Reported as:
Median · days
Time to PSA Doubling From Baseline (in Days) Within Year 1
daysPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
Participants with PSA doubling in Y1; n=50, 15273.5 (90 to 486)183.0 (91 to 383)
Participants without PSA doubling in Y1: n=94, 131NA (NA to NA)NA (NA to NA)
Statistical analysis
  • Placebo vs Dutasteride 0.5 mg · Log Rank · p = <0.001 (Comparing 12-month survival curves (includes time to PSA doubling as well as time to censoring); stratified by site cluster and previous therapy) · Relative risk (hazard ratio): 0.25 · 95% CI 0.14 to 0.45Relative risk of dutasteride compared to placebo, derived from Cox proportional hazard model stratified by site cluster and previous therapy
PrimaryNumber of Participants With PSA Doubling From Baseline During Year 1

PSA doubling is defined as the first post-baseline PSA value (within treatment period, typically up to 12-month evaluations) that was at least twice as much as the baseline PSA value and was confirmed as such (at least 85% of two times the baseline PSA value) in the immediate subsequent PSA value if one is available.

Time frame:
up to 16 months
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With PSA Doubling From Baseline During Year 1
participantsPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
With PSA doubling5015
Without PSA doubling94131
Statistical analysis
  • Placebo vs Dutasteride 0.5 mg · Mantel-Haenszel Chi-Square · p = <0.001 (Comparing percentages of participants with PSA doubling: 35% versus 10%)
SecondaryChange in PSA From Nadir PSA at Months 12 and 24

Change from nadir PSA at Month X = Month X PSA - nadir PSA. Nadir PSA was reported by the site as the lowest historical PSA value after the radical therapy. A nadir value below the detection level was captured as 0.0. The missing PSA value for scheduled visits could have been replaced by non-missing PSA values within 30 days after the clinic visit date. If such replacement was not possible, the latest non-missing post-baseline PSA before the scheduled visit was used for the scheduled visit PSA (Last Observation Carried Forward).

Time frame:
Baseline; Months 12 and 24
Reported as:
Mean · ng/ml
Change in PSA From Nadir PSA at Months 12 and 24
ng/mlPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
Month 124.7 ± 6.313.5 ± 9.04
Month 246.3 ± 7.344.9 ± 9.65
SecondaryPercent Change in PSA From Nadir PSA at Months 12 and 24

Percent change from nadir PSA at Month X = 100\*(Month X PSA - nadir PSA)/Nadir PSA. Nadir PSA was reported by the site as the lowest historical PSA value after the radical therapy. A nadir value below the detection level was captured as 0.0. The missing PSA value for scheduled visits could have been replaced by non-missing PSA values within 30 days after the clinic visit date. If such replacement was not possible, the latest non-missing post-baseline PSA before the scheduled visit was used for the scheduled visit PSA (Last Observation Carried Forward).

Time frame:
Baseline; Months 12 and 24
Reported as:
Mean · percent change
Percent Change in PSA From Nadir PSA at Months 12 and 24
percent changePlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
Month 122810.3 ± 4062.482120.7 ± 5284.72
Month 244036.1 ± 5860.982927.2 ± 6146.34
SecondaryNumber of Participants With the Indicated Change in PSA Doubling Time (PSADT) From Baseline at Month 12, Month 24, and End-of-treatment (up to 28 Months)

Participants with improvement included those whose PSADT at a specified visit was positive but more than the baseline PSADT, whose PSA at the visit was the same as the baseline PSA, or whose PSA at the visit was less than the baseline PSA. Participants with worsening included those whose PSADT at the visit was positive but less than the baseline PSADT.

Time frame:
Baseline; Month 12, Month 24, End-of-Treatment (up to 28 months)
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With the Indicated Change in PSA Doubling Time (PSADT) From Baseline at Month 12, Month 24, and End-of-treatment (up to 28 Months)
participantsPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
Month 12, Worsening; n=110, 123207
Month 12, No change; n=110, 12300
Month 12, Improvement; n=110, 12390116
Month 24, Worsening; n=76, 11073
Month 24, No change; n=76, 11000
Month 24, Improvement; n=76, 11069107
End-of treatment, Worsening; n=144, 1443719
End-of treatment, No change; n=144, 14400
End-of treatment, Improvement; n=144, 144107125
SecondaryChanges From Baseline in Disease-related Anxiety Measured by the Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer (MAX-PC)

MAX-PC is an 18-item, self-reported measure that evaluates prostate cancer-related anxiety. The score ranges from 0 to 54, and an increase in the score indicates a worsened anxiety level. Change from Baseline at Month X = Month X MAX-PC score - Baseline MAX-PC score. A missing post-baseline value is replaced by the last available post-baseline value (Last Observation Carried Forward(LOCF)). A general linear model controls for previous therapy, site cluster, and baseline MAX-PC score.

Time frame:
Baseline; Months 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24
Reported as:
Least squares mean · scores on a scale
Changes From Baseline in Disease-related Anxiety Measured by the Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer (MAX-PC)
scores on a scalePlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
Month 3, n=144, 141-1.6 ± 0.63-1.4 ± 0.63
Month 6, n=144, 143-2.2 ± 0.63-3.1 ± 0.62
Month 12, n=144, 143-0.8 ± 0.72-2.9 ± 0.72
Month 18, n=144, 143-1.1 ± 0.79-2.2 ± 0.78
Month 24, n=144, 143-0.4 ± 0.78-1.4 ± 0.77
SecondaryNumber of Participants With a Shift From Normal at Baseline to at Least One Abnormal Laboratory Value for Any Parameter Any Time During the Study

A participant has a normal value for a laboratory parameter if the value is within the low and high range of normal provided by the laboratory. Each laboratory parameter is evaluated for shift from normal at baseline to abnormal any time post-baseline. A participant with any laboratory parameter showing this shift is counted. A participant is counted only once even if he had such a shift in more than one laboratory parameter or more than once among all post-baseline evaluations.

Time frame:
Baseline; up to 28 months
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With a Shift From Normal at Baseline to at Least One Abnormal Laboratory Value for Any Parameter Any Time During the Study
participantsPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
Number of Participants With a Shift From Normal at Baseline to at Least One Abnormal Laboratory Value for Any Parameter Any Time During the Study7464
SecondaryNumber of Participants With a Threshold Laboratory Value for Any Parameter at Baseline (BL) and Any Time Post-baseline

Threshold laboratory values are defined in terms of a multiplicative factor of the testing laboratory's normal range, pre-specified in the analysis plan. A laboratory value that is above the upper limit factor multiplied by the upper limit of the normal range is considered a high threshold value. A laboratory value that is below the lower limit factor multiplied by the lower limit of the normal range is considered a low threshold value.

Time frame:
Baseline; up to 28 months
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With a Threshold Laboratory Value for Any Parameter at Baseline (BL) and Any Time Post-baseline
participantsPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
Threshold at BL59
Non-threshold at BL; threshold at any time post-BL115
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Palpable Breast Tissue (PBT) at Baseline (BL) and Any Time Post-baseline

Participants underwent clinical examination of the breasts, to evaluate for palpable breast tissue. Clinical significance of the results was determined by subjective judgment of the clinical personnel performing the examination.

Time frame:
Baseline; up to 28 months
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With Palpable Breast Tissue (PBT) at Baseline (BL) and Any Time Post-baseline
participantsPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
BL; PBT, n=147, 14764
BL; Clinically significant (CS) PBT, n=6, 400
No BL PBT, but PBT at any time post-BL, n=147,1471021
CS change in PBT; BL to any time post-BL, n=10, 2104
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Nipple Tenderness (NT) at Baseline (BL) and Any Time Post-baseline

Participants underwent clinical examination of the breasts, to evaluate for nipple tenderness. Clinical significance of the results was determined by subjective judgment of the clinical personnel performing the examination.

Time frame:
Baseline; up to 28 months
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With Nipple Tenderness (NT) at Baseline (BL) and Any Time Post-baseline
participantsPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
BL; NT, n=147, 14703
BL; Clinically significant (CS) NT, n=0, 300
No NT at BL, but NT at any time post-BL, n=147,147811
CS change in NT; BL to any time post-BL, n=8, 1101
SecondaryNumber of Participants With a Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) Evaluation Changing From Normal/Diffusely Enlarged at Baseline to Focal Abnormality at Any Time Post-baseline

Participants underwent a digital rectal examination to evaluate for focal abnormality of the prostate.

Time frame:
Baseline; up to 28 months
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With a Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) Evaluation Changing From Normal/Diffusely Enlarged at Baseline to Focal Abnormality at Any Time Post-baseline
participantsPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
Number of Participants With a Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) Evaluation Changing From Normal/Diffusely Enlarged at Baseline to Focal Abnormality at Any Time Post-baseline108
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Threshold Vital Signs at Baseline and Any Time Post-baseline

Threshold vital signs are defined as follows: \< 80 mmHg or \> 165 mmHg for systolic blood pressure; \< 40 mmHg or \> 105 mm Hg for diastolic blood pressure, \< 40 beats per minute (bpm) or \> 100 bpm for heart rate.

Time frame:
Baseline; up to 28 months
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With Threshold Vital Signs at Baseline and Any Time Post-baseline
participantsPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
Baseline1815
Any time post-baseline3736

Adverse events

Collected over Serious adverse events (SAEs) and non-serious AEs were collected from Baseline to the End of Study (up to 28 months after treatment start).. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Placebo—16/147 (10.9%)31/147 (21.1%)
Dutasteride 0.5 mg—16/147 (10.9%)32/147 (21.8%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
Metastases to liverNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)1/1471/147
Bladder cancerNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)1/1470/147
Bladder cancer recurrentNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)1/1470/147
Bladder neoplasmNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)0/1471/147
Hepatic neoplasm malignantNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)0/1471/147
Metastases to boneNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)1/1470/147
Neoplasm malignantNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)0/1471/147
Prostate cancer metastaticNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)1/1470/147
Lung cancer metastaticNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)1/1470/147
Non-small cell lung cancerNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)1/1470/147
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventPlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mg
NasopharyngitisInfections and infestations10/14714/147
Back painMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders11/1474/147
GynaecomastiaReproductive system and breast disorders4/14710/147
HypertensionVascular disorders10/1474/147
Urinary incontinenceRenal and urinary disorders4/1478/147

Baseline characteristics

Age Continuous
Age Continuous(Years)PlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mgTotal
Mean68.6 ± 6.5369.7 ± 5.7669.1 ± 6.17
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)PlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mgTotal
Female000
Male147147294
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(participants)PlaceboDutasteride 0.5 mgTotal
White - Caucasian/European Heritage145147292
White - Arabic/North African Heritage101
Asian - Central/Soth Asian Heritage101
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Study locations

66 sites
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Tallinn, 1162, Estonia
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Tallinn, 13419, Estonia
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Kouvola, 45200, Finland
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Oulu, 90100, Finland
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Tampere, 33521, Finland
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Angers Cedex 9, 49933, France
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Chambery, 73011, France
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Créteil, 94000, France
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Lyon Cedex 03, 69437, France
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Orleans, 45100, France
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Aichach, Bayern 86551, Germany
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Hagenow, Brandenburg 19230, Germany
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Oranienburg, Brandenburg 16515, Germany
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Schwedt, Brandenburg 16303, Germany
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Marburg, Hessen 35039, Germany
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Seligenstadt, Hessen 63500, Germany
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Wismar, Mecklenburg-vorpommern 23970, Germany
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Leer, Niedersachsen 26789, Germany
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Dessau, Sachsen-anhalt 06844, Germany
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Eisleben, Sachsen-anhalt 06295, Germany
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Hettstedt, Sachsen-anhalt 06333, Germany
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Leipzig, Sachsen 04109, Germany
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Kiel, Schleswig-holstein 24143, Germany
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Ilmenau, Thueringen 98693, Germany
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Berlin, 10249, Germany
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Berlin, 12627, Germany
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Berlin, 13187, Germany
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Amsterdam, 1091 AC, Netherlands
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Hengelo, 7555 DL, Netherlands
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Maastricht, 6229 HX, Netherlands
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Nijmegen, 6525 GA, Netherlands
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Rotterdam, 3015 CE, Netherlands
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Tilburg, 5022 GC, Netherlands
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Winterswijk, 7101 BN, Netherlands
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Moscow, 115478, Russian Federation
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Moscow, 117 837, Russian Federation
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Moscow, 119 881, Russian Federation
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Moscow, 128128, Russian Federation
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Alava, 01004, Spain
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Alcala de Henares (madrid), Spain
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Barcelona, 08036, Spain
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Barcelona, 8907, Spain
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Bormujo (sevilla), 41930, Spain
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Getafe, 28905, Spain
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Granada, 18014, Spain
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Guadalajara, 19002, Spain
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Madrid, 28046, Spain
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Marbella, 29600, Spain
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Mendaro, Guipuzcoa, 20850, Spain
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Murcia, 30008, Spain
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Pamplona, 31008, Spain
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Sevilla, 41013, Spain
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Valencia, 46010, Spain
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Valladolid, 47012, Spain
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Göteborg, SE-412 55, Sweden
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Göteborg, SE-413 46, Sweden
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Malmö, SE-205 02, Sweden
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Umeå, SE-901 85, Sweden
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Uppsala, SE-751 85, Sweden
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Örebro, SE-701 85, Sweden
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Exeter, Devon EX2 5DW, United Kingdom
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG2 4AB, United Kingdom
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG5 1PB, United Kingdom
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Bath, Somerset BA1 1BX, United Kingdom
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Bristol, BS2 8HW, United Kingdom
  • GSK Investigational Site
    High Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7PN, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Publications

  • Schroder F, Bangma C, Angulo JC, Alcaraz A, Colombel M, McNicholas T, Tammela TL, Nandy I, Castro R. Dutasteride treatment over 2 years delays prostate-specific antigen progression in patients with biochemical failure after radical therapy for prostate cancer: results from the randomised, placebo-controlled Avodart After Radical Therapy for Prostate Cancer Study (ARTS). Eur Urol. 2013 May;63(5):779-87. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2012.11.006. Epub 2012 Nov 12. PubMed 23176897 ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00558363
Lead sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 14, 2007
Start date
Nov 2007
Primary completion
Dec 2010
Completion
Mar 2011
Results posted
Dec 13, 2011
Last update
Mar 21, 2012

Study contacts

GSK Clinical Trials
study director · GlaxoSmithKline

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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