A Phase 1 interventional study of Copper and Disulfiram in Prostate Cancer, sponsored by Daniel George, MD. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-09-16.
Sponsored by Daniel George, MD · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and optimal dosing of intravenous copper chloride and disulfiram in men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Eligible men will have neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC), adenocarcinoma CRPC with non-liver/peritoneal metastases (lymph nodes, bone, or lung) or adenocarcinoma CRPC with liver and/or peritoneal metastases. Subjects will receive three doses of intravenous copper chloride and take disulfiram and oral copper gluconate until disease progression (up to two years). Subjects will also undergo a PET scan with radioactive copper 64 to measure the levels of copper in their tumor. The central hypotheses of this project are that (a) copper chloride and disulfiram are safe to give together and that (b) the combination of disulfiram with copper will have efficacy for both mCRPC and NEPC.
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Adequate laboratory parameters
Evidence of disease progression on ADT as evidenced by one of the following:
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study:
Subjects with neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) Copper will be administered intravenously at a dose of 1, 3, 5, or 7 mg on cycle 1 days 1, 8, 15. Disulfiram will administered orally at a dose of 80 mg three times a day starting on cycle 1 day 2. Copper gluconate will be administered orally at a dose of 1.5 mg three times a day starting on cycle 1 day 16.
Drug: Copper · Drug: Disulfiram · Drug: Copper gluconate
Subjects with adenocarcinoma CRPC with non-liver/peritoneal metastases (lymph nodes, bone, or lung) Copper will be administered intravenously at a dose of 1, 3, 5, or 7 mg on cycle 1 days 1, 8, 15. Disulfiram will administered orally at a dose of 80 mg three times a day starting on cycle 1 day 2. Copper gluconate will be administered orally at a dose of 1.5 mg three times a day starting on cycle 1 day 16.
Drug: Copper · Drug: Disulfiram · Drug: Copper gluconate
Subjects with adenocarcinoma CRPC with liver and/or peritoneal metastases Copper will be administered intravenously at a dose of 1, 3, 5, or 7 mg on cycle 1 days 1, 8, 15. Disulfiram will administered orally at a dose of 80 mg three times a day starting on cycle 1 day 2. Copper gluconate will be administered orally at a dose of 1.5 mg three times a day starting on cycle 1 day 16.
Drug: Copper · Drug: Disulfiram · Drug: Copper gluconate
1 mg, 3 mg, 5 mg or 7 mg intravenously on cycle 1 day 1, 8 and 15
Also known as: Copper chloride
80 mg three times a day Source of disulfiram: Cantex Pharmaceuticals
Also known as: Anatabuse
1.5 mg three times a day Source of copper gluconate: Cantex Pharmaceuticals
Number of adverse events
Safety (NCI CTC v4.0) and tolerability of IV CuCl2 and DSF in men with mCRPC
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Median radiographic progression free survival (PFS)
Radiographic PFS based on PCWG3 criteria or based on the onset of a skeletal related event. Imaging obtained every 12 weeks.
Time frame: Every 12 weeks, up to 2 years
Amount of 64-Copper uptake by the tumor
64-Copper PET imaging
Time frame: Baseline
Change in PSA
PSA response
Time frame: Every 4 weeks, up to 2 years
Time to PSA nadir
Time to PSA nadir
Time frame: Every 4 weeks, up to 2 years
Time to PSA progression
Time to PSA progression
Time frame: Every 4 weeks, up to 2 years
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