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Olaparib in Men With High-Risk Biochemically-Recurrent Prostate Cancer Following Radical Prostatectomy, With Integrated Biomarker Analysis

A Phase 2 interventional study of Olaparib in Prostate, sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. Active, not recruiting at 4 sites in United States. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-12.

Sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
51
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Male
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Study summary

Olaparib has demonstrated preliminary efficacy in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. In a trial of 49 evaluable patients treated with olaparib, 11 / 49 experienced a PSA response, and every patient with a radiographic response also had a PSA5 response.

Ten of 11 responders had mutations in DNA repair genes. While PARP inhibition is showing promise in these initial studies, reserving its use for end-stage patients may not be the optimal timing for olaparib therapy in some patients. In addition, PARP enzymes function in roles beyond DNA repair, and specifically for prostate cancer are involved transcriptional regulation of the androgen receptor. PARP inhibition has not been tested in earlier disease states for prostate cancer.

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The proposed study is an open-label single-arm phase II trial.

Eligible patients are those with non-metastatic biochemically-recurrent prostate cancer and a PSADT of ≤6 months and a minimum PSA of 1.0.

After enrollment, patients will be treated with olaparib at the established dose of 300mg tablets by mouth twice daily. Patients will be followed monthly with clinic visits, safety labs (including CBC w/diff, Comp), PSA, and toxicity assessments. Treatment [with a minimum drug exposure of 12 weeks] will be continued until PSA doubling from study entry (confirmed with another measurement at least 4 weeks later), development of radiographic metastatic disease, or toxicity requiring drug cessation. CT scans and NM bone scans will be performed every 6 months for patients remaining on olaparib treatment.

This study will enroll up to 50 subjects. The study design will employ a stepwise adaptive statistical plan, derived in part from Biankin et al, Nature 2015 Oct 15;526(7573):361-70. The design is adapted from a multi-stage design, with interim stopping rules to determine futility or need for enrichment of the study population.

The study will initiate with a two-stage design in an unselected population. The assumptions for the trial of the unselected population are: null hypothesis of 0.1 PSA response rate and alternative hypothesis of 0.3 for the unselected population. The first stage is 20 subjects. If ≤2 subjects responds in the first stage, then unselected population study is halted for futility and an assessment of DNA mutations present in the initial cohort will be undertaken. If less than 3 subjects with a known/suspected deleterious mutation in the following genes (ATM, BARD1, BRCA1, BRCA2, BRIP1, CDK12, CHEK1, CHEK2, FANCL, PALB2, PPP2R2A, RAD51B, RAD51C, RAD51D, or other DNA repair genes) have been accrued in the first stage, then the trial will proceed with enrichment. If 3 or more subjects with known/suspected deleterious mutation in the genes of interest have been accrued, then the trial will proceed with enrichment, as long as the response rate in that subset of subjects is ≥20%. In the case that 3 or more subjects have been accrued, yet the response rate in that subset is \<20%, then the trial is halted for futility.

However, if ≥3 subjects among the first 20 respond, then additional 10 unselected subjects are accrued. If ≥6 subjects respond out of 30 in the unselected population after the second stage, then the null hypothesis is rejected in the unselected population and broad efficacy will be concluded.

The trial proceeds to complete accrual of 50 subjects in order to better estimate PSA response rate and strengthen data for correlative studies. If \<6 respond, then the null hypothesis is not rejected. Again, if less than 3 subjects with a known/suspected deleterious mutation in the following genes (ATM, BARD1, BRCA1, BRCA2, BRIP1, CDK12, CHEK1, CHEK2, FANCL, PALB2, PPP2R2A, RAD51B, RAD51C, RAD51D, or other DNA repair genes) have been accrued in the first and second stage combined, then the trial will proceed with enrichment. If 3 or more subjects with those mutations have been accrued, then enrichment will again proceed as long as the response rate in that subject of subjects is ≥20%.

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Conditions studied

  • Prostate

Keywords

  • high-risk biochemically-recurrent
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In context

Lead sponsor

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins is the lead sponsor of 572 studies on the registry; 73 are open to participants now.

Of its 111 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 67 (60%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Histologic diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate
  2. Prior local therapy with prostatectomy required, with available tissue from prostatectomy specimen to send for genomic and transcriptomic testing.
  3. Prior salvage or adjuvant radiation therapy is allowed but not mandated. Radiation therapy must have been completed for at least 6 months.
  4. Absolute PSA ≥1 ng/ml. Prior undetectable PSA post-prostatectomy is not required.
  5. PSADT ≤6 months, based upon ≥3 consecutive measurements collected in the past 12 months, at least 4 weeks apart
  6. No radiographic evidence of metastatic disease by CT scan and bone scan, performed within the prior 4 weeks.
  7. Serum testosterone ≥ 150 ng/dl
  8. Participants must have normal organ and bone marrow function measured within 28 days prior to administration of study treatment as defined below:

    • Hemoglobin ≥ 10.0 g/dL with no blood transfusion in the past 28 days
    • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 109/L
    • Platelet count ≥ 75 x 109/L
    • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
    • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase (SGOT)) / Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (Serum Glutamic Pyruvate Transaminase (SGPT)) \<2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal. Note: Patients with elevations in bilirubin, AST, or ALT should be thoroughly evaluated for the etiology of this abnormality prior to entry and patients with evidence of viral infection should be excluded.
    • Patients must have creatinine clearance estimated using the Cockcroft

      • Gault equation of ≥51 mL/min:

    Estimated creatinine clearance = (140-age [years]) x weight (kg) serum creatinine (mg/dL) x 72

  9. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1
  10. Male participants and their partners, who are sexually active and of childbearing potential, must agree to the use of two highly effective forms of contraception in combination [see appendix F for acceptable methods], throughout the period of taking study treatment and for 3 months after last dose of study drug to prevent pregnancy in a partner.
  11. For enrichment stage of trial only (if necessary): Confirmation of a suspected/known deleterious mutation in a gene of interest (ATM, BARD1, BRCA1, BRCA2, BRIP1, CDK12, CHEK1, CHEK2, FANCL, PALB2, PPP2R2A, RAD51B, RAD51C, RAD51D, or other DNA repair genes) via CLIA certified testing.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Prior ADT in the past 6 months. Prior ADT in context of neoadjuvant/adjuvant primary; prior ADT for biochemical recurrence is allowed, as long as no ADT has been administered in past 6 months and testosterone has recovered (>150 ng/dl). The total duration of prior ADT should not exceed 24 months.
  2. Prior oral anti-androgen (e.g. bicalutamide, nilutamide, enzalutamide, apalutamide), or androgen synthesis inhibitor (e.g. abiraterone, orteronel) in the past 6 months. 5-alpha reductase inhibitor therapy (e.g. finasteride, dutasteride) is allowed, as long as subject has been stable on medication for past 6 months.
  3. Prior treatment with intravenous chemotherapy.
  4. Involvement in the planning and/or conduct of the study
  5. Participation in another clinical study with an investigational product during the last 1 month.
  6. Any previous treatment with PARP inhibitor, including olaparib
  7. Resting ECG with QTc > 470 msec on 2 or more time points within a 24 hour period or family history of long QT syndrome
  8. Concomitant use of known strong CYP3A inhibitors (eg. itraconazole, telithromycin, clarithromycin, protease inhibitors boosted with ritonavir or cobicistat, indinavir, saquinavir, nelfinavir, boceprevir, telaprevir) or moderate CYP3A inhibitors (eg. ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, diltiazem, fluconazole, verapamil). The required washout period prior to starting olaparib is 2 weeks.
  9. Concomitant use of known strong CYP3A inducers (eg. phenobarbital, enzalutamide, phenytoin, rifampicin, rifabutin, rifapentine, carbamazepine, nevirapine and St John's Wort ) or moderate CYP3A inducers (eg. bosentan, efavirenz, modafinil). The required washout period prior to starting olaparib is 5 weeks for phenobarbital and 3 weeks for other agents.
  10. Myelodysplastic syndrome/acute myeloid leukaemia or with features suggestive of MDS/AML.
  11. Major surgery within 2 weeks of starting study treatment and patients must have recovered from any effects of any major surgery.
  12. Poor medical risk due to a serious, uncontrolled medical disorder, non- malignant systemic disease or active, uncontrolled infection. Examples include, but are not limited to, uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmia, recent (within 3 months) myocardial infarction, uncontrolled major seizure disorder, extensive interstitial bilateral lung disease on High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) scan or any psychiatric disorder that prohibits obtaining informed consent.
  13. Unable to swallow orally administered medication and patients with gastrointestinal disorders likely to interfere with absorption of the study medication.
  14. Immunocompromised patients, e.g., patients who are known to be serologically positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
  15. Known hypersensitivity to olaparib or any of the excipients of the product.
  16. Known active hepatitis (i.e. Hepatitis B or C) due to risk of transmitting the infection through blood or other body fluids
  17. Whole blood transfusions in the last 120 days prior to entry to the study (packed red blood cells and platelet transfusions are acceptable, for timing refer to inclusion criteria no.10)
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
51 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Olaparib 300 mg BID

    Patients will be administered olaparib orally twice daily at 300mg bid continually. Two 150mg of olaparib tablets should be taken twice daily, approximately 12 hours apart with one glass of water.

    Drug: Olaparib

Interventions

  • DrugOlaparib

    Olaparib will be dispensed to patients on Day 1 and every 28 days thereafter until the patient completes the study, withdraws from the study or closure of the study.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. PSA50 Response Rate to Olaparib for Patients With High-risk Biochemically-recurrent Prostate Cancer

    Number of participants with PSA50 response defined as at least a 50% decline in Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) from baseline value, confirmed with a second measurement at least 4 weeks apart.

    Time frame: 6 years 2 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Treatment-related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v4.0

    Number of participants with treatment related adverse events

    Time frame: Baseline to End of Treatment

  2. PSA Progression-free Survival

    Defined as a time from initiation on olaparib therapy until PSA increase of 25%, confirmed with another measurement at least 4 weeks later.

    Time frame: 7 years

  3. PSA Doubling From Baseline

    Time frame: 7 years

  4. Duration of Undetectable PSA

    Number of patients on study with olaparib who achieves a PSA \< 0.1, which is confirmed with a repeat measurement at least 12 weeks later.

    Time frame: 7 years

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Results

Posted Jul 3, 2024

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneOlaparib 300 mg BID
Started51
Completed48
Not completed3
Withdrew: Still being treated3

Outcome measures

PrimaryPSA50 Response Rate to Olaparib for Patients With High-risk Biochemically-recurrent Prostate Cancer

Number of participants with PSA50 response defined as at least a 50% decline in Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) from baseline value, confirmed with a second measurement at least 4 weeks apart.

Time frame:
6 years 2 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
PSA50 Response Rate to Olaparib for Patients With High-risk Biochemically-recurrent Prostate Cancer
ParticipantsOlaparib 300 mg BID
PSA50 Response Rate to Olaparib for Patients With High-risk Biochemically-recurrent Prostate Cancer13
SecondaryTreatment-related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v4.0

Number of participants with treatment related adverse events

Time frame:
Baseline to End of Treatment

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

SecondaryPSA Progression-free Survival

Defined as a time from initiation on olaparib therapy until PSA increase of 25%, confirmed with another measurement at least 4 weeks later.

Time frame:
7 years

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

SecondaryPSA Doubling From Baseline
Time frame:
7 years

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

SecondaryDuration of Undetectable PSA

Number of patients on study with olaparib who achieves a PSA \< 0.1, which is confirmed with a repeat measurement at least 12 weeks later.

Time frame:
7 years

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Adverse events

Collected over Baseline to End of Treatment approximately 6 years 2 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Olaparib 300 mg BID0/51 (0%)2/51 (3.9%)35/51 (68.6%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventOlaparib 300 mg BID
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders1/51
Cerebrovascular AccidentCardiac disorders1/51
Most frequent other events
Showing 10 of 21
Most frequent other events
EventOlaparib 300 mg BID
FatigueGeneral disorders35/51
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders28/51
LeukopeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders20/51
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders19/51
DysgeusiaNervous system disorders14/51
HeadacheNervous system disorders13/51
CoughRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders10/51
AnorexiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders10/51
ThrombocytopeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders9/51
DyspneaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders9/51

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Olaparib 300 mg BID
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years20
>=65 years31
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(Years)Olaparib 300 mg BID
Mean63.8 ± 6.8
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Olaparib 300 mg BID
Female0
Male51
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Olaparib 300 mg BID
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American3
White47
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported1
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)Olaparib 300 mg BID
United States51
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Study locations

4 sites
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
  • Thomas Jefferson University
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, United States
  • Allegheny Cancer Center
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Marshall CH, Teply BA, Lu J, Oliveira L, Wang H, Mao SS, Kelly WK, Paller CJ, Markowski MC, Denmeade SR, King S, Sullivan R, Davicioni E, Proudfoot JA, Eisenberger MA, Carducci MA, Lotan TL, Antonarakis ES. Olaparib Without Androgen Deprivation for High-Risk Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer Following Prostatectomy: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2024 Oct 1;10(10):1400-1408. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.3074. PubMed 39172479 ↗

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Jun 3, 2021
  • Informed consent form · Jul 19, 2022

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 12, 2026, 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
NCT03047135
Lead sponsor
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Collaborators
AstraZeneca
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 8, 2017
Start date
Mar 1, 2017
Primary completion
May 24, 2023
Completion
May 1, 2027 (estimated)
Results posted
Jul 3, 2024
Last update
May 12, 2026

Study contacts

Catherine H Marshall, MD
principal investigator · Johns Hopkins University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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