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CompletedNCT02578797Updated Nov 9, 2023

A JNJ-56021927 (ARN-509; Apalutamide) QT/QTc Study

A Phase 1 interventional study of Apalutamide in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer, sponsored by Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. Completed at 5 sites in 5 countries. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-11-09.

Sponsored by Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
45
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Male
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether daily treatment with apalutamide affects the ventricular repolarization in participants with Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC)

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This is an open-label (a study in which the drug, procedure is known to participant and investigator), multicenter, Phase 1b study to investigate the effect of apalutamide on ventricular repolarization at a dose level of 240 milligram (mg daily). Approximately 42 participants with high-risk non-metastatic prostate cancer (NM-CRPC), defined as having a prostate specific antigen (PSA) doubling time less than or equal to (\<=) 10 months, or participants with metastatic CRPC will be enrolled. The study consists of a 28-day Screening Phase, a Treatment Phase and a Follow-up Phase. In the Treatment Phase the study drug will be administrated in cycles of 28 days and the participants will be monitored for safety (including cardiac safety) and pharmacokinetics of the study drug. Adverse Events will be monitored throughout the study and in the Follow-up Phase until 30 days after the last dose of study drug. All participants will continue on study until disease progression, withdrawal of consent, lost to follow-up, the occurrence of unacceptable toxicity, the participant is no longer receiving clinical benefit in the opinion of the investigator, or termination of the study by the sponsor. Upon discontinuation of study drug, the participants will return for an End-of-Treatment (EoT) visit no later than 30 days after their last dose. The end of the study corresponds to the clinical cutoff and end of data collection.

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Conditions studied

  • Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

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Keywords

  • Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC)
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Genital Diseases, Male
  • Genital Neoplasms, Male
  • Neoplasms
  • Neoplasms by Site
  • Prostatic Diseases
  • Urogenital Neoplasms
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In context

Prostatic Neoplasms

6,367 studies on the registry are indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms; 1,397 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 45 is below the median of 58 across 4,821 interventional studies indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 15 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1
  • Adenocarcinoma of the prostate; either non-metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (NM-CRPC) with high risk disease (defined as PSA Doubling time equal or less than (\<=) 10 months) or metastatic CRPC
  • Be surgically or medically castrated with testosterone levels of less than (\<) 50 nanogram per deciliter
  • If treated with a gonadotropin releasing hormone analog (ie, patient who has not undergone bilateral orchiectomy), then this therapy must have been initiated at least 4 weeks prior to Cycle 1 Day 1 and must be continued throughout the study
  • Electrocardiogram (ECG) showing a QT interval corrected for heart rate, using Fridericia formula (QTcF) \<= 470 milliseconds (based on the average of a triplicate ECG set collected during the screening visit)
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of more than 45% as determined by multiple uptake gated acquisition (MUGA) or echocardiography at the screening visit

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Abnormal cardiac function at screening
  • Known brain metastases
  • Has received an investigational drug within 4 weeks, or within a period \< 10 times the drug's half-life, whichever is longer, of Cycle 1 Day 1
  • Has received chemotherapy or immunotherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer within 4 weeks of Cycle 1 Day 1
  • Prior treatment with enzalutamide and apalutamide
  • Use of therapies that must be discontinued or substituted within at least 4 weeks prior to Cycle 1 Day 1 including medications to lower seizure threshold, inducing/inhibiting metabolizing enzymes or prolonging the QT interval
  • History or condition that may predispose to seizures, or evidence of severe or unstable angina, myocardial infarction, symptomatic congestive heart failure, arterial or venous thromboembolic events within 12 months prior to Cycle 1 Day 1, New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II to IV heart disease
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
45 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Apalutamide

    Prostate Cancer participants will receive the study drug on an outpatient basis except for Cycle 1 (Day 1 and Day 2) and Cycle 3 (Day 1), when intake must occur at study site under overnight fasted conditions.

    Drug: Apalutamide

Interventions

  • DrugApalutamide

    Study drug will be administered orally at a dose level of 240 mg daily (4 x 60 mg tablets) in treatment cycles of 28 days.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. QTc Fridericia (QTcF) parameter

    Mean change from baseline in QTcF as measured based on triplicate electrocardiograms extracted from continuous 12-lead Holter monitor recordings after study drug intake.

    Time frame: Day-1 and Day 1 (Cycle 1) and Day 1 (Cycle 3)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Electrocardiographic parameters (HR, RR, PR, and QRS)

    A change from time-matched baseline measurements in HR, PR, RR and QRS interval will be determined on Day -1, Day 1 and Day 3

    Time frame: Day-1 and Day 1 (Cycle 1) and Day 1 (Cycle 3)

  2. Electrocardiographic parameters (QT)

    QT interval on a surface ECG will be corrected for heart rate using Bazett formula (QTcB) and study-specific Power (QTcP) if appropriate at each treatment period.

    Time frame: Day-1 and Day 1 (Cycle 1) and Day 1 (Cycle 3)

  3. Electrocardiographic parameters T- and U-wave morphology

    Number and percentage of participants with changes from baseline

    Time frame: Day-1 and Day 1 (Cycle 1) and Day 1 (Cycle 3)

  4. Plasma concentrations apalutamide (and its active metabolite JNJ-56142060)

    Blood samples will be taken following dose administration.

    Time frame: Day-1, Day 1 and Day 2 (Cycle 1) and Day 1 (Cycle 3)

  5. Number of participants with Adverse Events

    Participants will be monitored for safety during the Screening and Treatment Phases, and up to 30 days after the last dose of study drug. From Cycle 4 onward collection of Adverse Events (AEs) will be limited to Grade 3 or higher and all Serious AEs from the remainder of the study.

    Time frame: Day-1, Day 1 and Day 15 (Cycle 1); Day 1 and Day 15 (Cycle 2) and Day 1 (Cycle 3).

  6. Pharmacokinetic parameter area under the plasma drug concentration-time curve (AUC) from time 0 to 24 hours

    The AUC(0-24h) is the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 to time 24 hours after dosing.

    Time frame: Day 1 and Day 2 (Cycle 1) and Day 1 (Cycle 3)

  7. Pharmacokinetic parameter maximum concentration observed (Cmax)

    The Cmax is the maximum observed plasma concentration.

    Time frame: Day 1 and Day 2 (Cycle 1) and Day 1 (Cycle 3)

  8. Pharmacokinetic parameter time to reach Cmax (tmax)

    The tmax is the time to reach the maximum observed plasma concentration.

    Time frame: Day 1 and Day 2 (Cycle 1) and Day 1 (Cycle 3)

  9. Pharmacokinetic parameter minimum observed plasma concentration (Cmin)

    The Cmin is the minimum observed plasma concentration.

    Time frame: Cmin will only be collected on Day 1, Cycle 3

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Study locations

5 sites
  • Greenville, South Carolina, United States
  • Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Chisinau, Moldova, Republic of
  • Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Sutton, United Kingdom
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 9, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02578797
Lead sponsor
Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 19, 2015
Start date
Dec 18, 2015
Primary completion
Sep 20, 2016
Completion
Oct 13, 2022
Last update
Nov 9, 2023

Study contacts

Janssen Research & Development, LLC Clinical Trial
study director · Janssen Research & Development, LLC

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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