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CompletedNCT03551782Updated Feb 25, 2022

A Study of Cetrelimab (JNJ-63723283), a Programmed Cell Death Receptor-1 (PD-1) Inhibitor, Administered in Combination With Apalutamide in Participants With Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

A Phase 1 interventional study of Cetrelimab 480 mg and Apalutamide 240 mg in Castration-Resistant Prostatic Neoplasms, sponsored by Janssen Research & Development, LLC. Completed at 34 sites in 7 countries. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-02-25.

Sponsored by Janssen Research & Development, LLC · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Nov 2021, 4 years 10 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
33
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Male
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of the combination of cetrelimab, with apalutamide and to define a population of participants with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who respond to treatment with the combination of cetrelimab and apalutamide.

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This study is of participants originally diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the prostate who have now developed mCRPC and who have progressed on therapy with abiraterone acetate plus prednisone/prednisolone (AA-P), apalutamide, darolutamide, or enzalutamide. Participants with treatment-emergent small-cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer (t-SCNC) assessed by the screening biopsy may be considered for this study. Participants must have confirmed prostate-specific antigen (PSA) progression per Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Working Group (PCWG3) criteria. The primary hypothesis is that treatment with cetrelimab and apalutamide is safe and leads to improvement in the 12-week PSA response rate. The study consists of an Optional Pre-screening Period, Screening period (28 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1), Treatment Period, End-of-Treatment Visit (performed after the last dose of study drug is administered), and Follow-up Period (participants will have Follow-up assessment every 12 weeks after the End-of-Treatment Visit). The efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of cetrelimab in combination with apalutamide will be evaluated.

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Conditions studied

  • Castration-Resistant Prostatic Neoplasms
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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 33 is below the median of 58 across 4,822 interventional studies indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Janssen Research & Development, LLC is the lead sponsor of 912 studies on the registry; 76 are open to participants now.

Of its 278 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 131 (47%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Pathologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Treatment-emergent small-cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer (t-SCNC) on screening biopsy may be eligible for cohort 5
  • Metastatic disease as documented by technetium-99m (99mTc) bone scan or metastatic lesions by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans (visceral or lymph node disease). CT-portion of positron emission tomography (PET)/CT scan may be used for eligibility. If lymph node metastasis is the only evidence of metastatic disease, it must be greater than (>=) 1.0 centimeter (cm) in the short axis and above the level of the iliac bifurcation
  • Progressed while on therapy with abiraterone acetate plus prednisone/prednisolone (AA-P), enzalutamide, darolutamide, or apalutamide for mCRPC. No washout is required and no additional therapy may have been administered between discontinuation of AR-targeted the agent and study treatment. Participants will be assigned to cohorts based on the results of the biomarker panel. Cohort 1: Biomarker-negative or biomarker-unknown participants with adenocarcinoma (and not t-SCNC) who progressed on abiraterone acetate plus prednisone/prednisolone (AA-P); Cohort 2: Biomarker-negative or biomarker-unknown participants with adenocarcinoma (and not t-SCNC) who progressed on apalutamide, darolutamide, or enzalutamide; Cohort 3: Biomarker-positive participants who progressed on AA-P; Cohort 4: Biomarker-positive participants who progressed on apalutamide, darolutamide, or enzalutamide; Cohort 5: Biomarker-negative participants with t-SCNC who progressed on treatment with AA-P, apalutamide, darolutamide, or enzalutamide
  • Surgical or medical castration, with testosterone levels of less than (\<)50 nanogram per deciliter (ng/dL). If the participant is being treated with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogs (participant who has not undergone bilateral orchiectomy), this therapy must have been initiated at least 4 weeks prior to first dose of study drug and must be continued throughout the study
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG) prostate-specific (PS) grade of 0 or 1

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Initial diagnosis of primary prostatic neuroendocrine or small cell carcinoma
  • Brain metastases
  • Prior treatment with an anti-programmed cell death receptor-1 (PD-1), anti-programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1), or anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) antibody
  • Prior chemotherapy, except for docetaxel for hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (HSPC)
  • Prior therapy with poly adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
33 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1

    Biomarker-negative or biomarker-unknown participants with adenocarcinoma (and not treatment-emergent small-cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer \[t-SCNC\]) who progressed on abiraterone acetate plus prednisone/prednisolone (AA-P) will be enrolled in this cohort. Participants will receive cetrelimab 480 milligram (mg) plus apalutamide 240 mg daily starting Cycle 1 (each cycle of 28 days).

    Drug: Cetrelimab 480 mg · Drug: Apalutamide 240 mg

  • Experimental
    Cohort 2

    Biomarker-negative or biomarker-unknown participants with adenocarcinoma (and not t-SCNC) who progressed on apalutamide, darolutamide, or enzalutamide will be enrolled in this cohort. Participants will receive cetrelimab 480 mg plus apalutamide 240 mg daily starting Cycle 1.

    Drug: Cetrelimab 480 mg · Drug: Apalutamide 240 mg

  • Experimental
    Cohort 3

    Biomarker-positive participants who progressed on AA-P will be enrolled in this cohort. Participants will receive cetrelimab 480 mg plus apalutamide 240 mg daily starting Cycle 1 (each cycle of 28 days).

    Drug: Cetrelimab 480 mg · Drug: Apalutamide 240 mg

  • Experimental
    Cohort 4

    Biomarker-positive participants who progressed on apalutamide, darolutamide, or enzalutamide will be enrolled in this cohort. Participants will receive cetrelimab 480 mg plus apalutamide 240 mg daily starting Cycle 1 (each cycle of 28 days).

    Drug: Cetrelimab 480 mg · Drug: Apalutamide 240 mg

  • Experimental
    Cohort 5

    Biomarker-negative participants with t-SCNC who progressed on treatment with AA-P, apalutamide, darolutamide, or enzalutamide will be enrolled in this cohort. Participants will receive cetrelimab 480 mg plus apalutamide 240 mg daily starting Cycle 1 (each cycle of 28 days).

    Drug: Cetrelimab 480 mg · Drug: Apalutamide 240 mg

Interventions

  • DrugCetrelimab 480 mg

    Cetrelimab 480 mg will be administered intravenously (IV) on Cycle 1 Day 1, then every 4 weeks thereafter (Q4W).

    Also known as: JNJ-63723283

  • DrugApalutamide 240 mg

    Apalutamide 240 mg (4\*60 mg) tablets per day will be administered orally.

    Also known as: JNJ-56021927

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)

    An AE is any untoward medical event that occurs in a participant administered an investigational product, and it does not necessarily indicate only events with clear causal relationship with the relevant investigational product.

    Time frame: Approximately 2 years

  2. Number of Participants with AEs by Severity

    Severity of AEs will be assessed using National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE). Any AE not listed in the NCI CTCAE will be graded according to the investigator clinical judgment by using the standard grades as follows: Grade 1 Mild: Awareness of symptoms that are easily tolerated, causing minimal discomfort and not interfering with everyday activities; Grade 2 Moderate: Sufficient discomfort is present to cause interference with normal activity; Grade 3 Severe: Extreme distress, causing significant impairment of functioning or incapacitation. Prevents normal everyday activities; Grade 4: Life-threatening or disabling AE; Grade 5: Death related to the AE.

    Time frame: Approximately 2 years

  3. Percentage of Participants with Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Response at Week 12

    Percentage of participants with baseline in PSA level response (greater than or equal to \[\>=\]50 percent \[%\] decrease from baseline in PSA) will be reported at Week 12.

    Time frame: Week 12

Secondary outcomes

  1. Maximal PSA Decline

    Maximal PSA decline is defined as maximal percent decrease in PSA at any time during treatment.

    Time frame: Approximately 2 years

  2. Percentage of Participants with Circulating Tumor Cell (CTC) Response

    Percentage of participants with CTC response (either CTC less than \[\<\]5 cells/7.5 milliliter \[mL\] with CTC \>=5 at baseline or CTC = 0 cells/7.5 mL with CTC \>=1 at baseline) will be reported.

    Time frame: Approximately 2 years

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Study locations

34 sites
  • University of California San Francisco (UCSF) - Prostate Cancer Center
    San Francisco, California 94158-2350, United States
  • Regional Urology LLC
    Shreveport, Louisiana 71106, United States
  • University of Michigan Health System
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5000, United States
  • Washington University
    Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi 63110, United States
  • New York University Langone Medical Center
    New York, New York 10016, United States
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - The Derald H. Ruttenberg
    New York, New York 10029-6542, United States
  • Levine Cancer Institute, Carolinas HealthCare System
    Charlotte, North Carolina 28204, United States
  • Centers for Advanced Urology, LLC; d/b/a MidLantic Urology
    Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004, United States
  • Thomas Jefferson University
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, United States
  • University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
  • Virginia Oncology Associates
    Norfolk, Virginia 23502, United States
  • Grand Hôpital de Charleroi, site Notre Dame
    Charleroi, 6000, Belgium
  • AZ Maria Middelares
    Gent, 9000, Belgium
  • Cross Cancer Institute
    Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1Z2, Canada
  • University of Toronto
    Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9, Canada
  • Centre de Recherche du CHUM
    Montreal, Quebec H2X 0A9, Canada
  • Istituto Europeo di Oncologia Servizio Radioterapia
    Milano, 20141, Italy
  • NKI-AVL, Amsterdam
    Amsterdam, 1066 CX, Netherlands
  • UMC Radboud
    Nijmegen, 6525AG, Netherlands
  • Sint Franciscus Gasthuis
    Rotterdam, 3045 PM, Netherlands
  • Moscow City Clinical Hospital # 62
    Moscow, 125130, Russian Federation
  • Hertzen Oncology Research Institute
    Moscow, 125284, Russian Federation
  • Clinical Oncology Dispensary
    Omsk, 644013, Russian Federation
  • Non-State Healthcare Institution 'Road Clinical Hospital of Russian Railways'
    Saint Petersburg, 195271, Russian Federation
  • Russian Scientific Center of Radiology and Surgical Technologies
    Sankt-Peterburg, 197758, Russian Federation
  • Hosp. Univ. Vall D Hebron
    Barcelona, 8035, Spain
  • Hosp. Gral. Univ. Gregorio Marañon
    Madrid, 28009, Spain
  • Hosp. Univ. Ramon Y Cajal
    Madrid, 28034, Spain
  • Hosp. Univ. Fund. Jimenez Diaz
    Madrid, 28040, Spain
  • Hosp. Univ. Hm Sanchinarro
    Madrid, 28050, Spain
  • Hosp. Virgen de La Victoria
    Málaga, 29010, Spain
  • Hosp. Quiron Madrid Pozuelo
    Pozuelo de Alarcon, 28223, Spain
  • Hosp. Univ. Marques de Valdecilla
    Santander, 39008, Spain
  • Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia
    Valencia, 46009, Spain
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 25, 2022, 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
NCT03551782
Lead sponsor
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 11, 2018
Start date
Jun 28, 2018
Primary completion
Nov 11, 2021
Completion
Nov 11, 2021
Last update
Feb 25, 2022

Study contacts

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

Oversight

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