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A Phase Ib of Mushroom Powder in Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer


Phase 1
N/A
N/A
Open (Enrolling)
Male
Prostate Cancer

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Trial Information

A Phase Ib of Mushroom Powder in Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer


OBJECTIVES:

Primary

- To assess the feasibility and toxicity of prolonged white button mushroom extract at
six different dose levels in patients with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer
after local therapy.

Secondary

- To analyze the effect of this regimen on a variety of biomarkers including
testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, estrogens, aromatase,
parameters of immune function, and circulating tumor cells.

- To assess the effect of this regimen on PSA kinetics as a measure of disease activity
in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study.

Patients receive oral white button mushroom extract twice daily on days 1-28. Courses repeat
every 4 weeks for up to 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable
toxicity.

Blood and urine samples are collected periodically for pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and
immunologic correlative studies. Plasma and urine samples are analyzed for quantification of
conjugated unsaturated fatty acids via gas chromatography-mass spectometry. Plasma samples
are analyzed for inhibition of aromatase via aromatase activity analysis and the effect of
treatment on immune cytokines levels via immunobiologic assays. Peripheral blood mononuclear
cells are analyzed for the effect of treatment on immune cell subsets and NK cell function
via multi-parameter flow cytometry; effect of treatment on NK cell activation status via
staining method; and measurement of circulating tumor cells via fluorescence microscopy,
fiber-optic array scanning technology (FAST), or high-speed flow cytometry. Additional serum
samples are collected for future studies.

Patients complete a diary listing days of administration of treatment and side effects.


Inclusion Criteria:



Patients must have a histologically or cytologically confirmed history of adenocarcinoma
of the prostate

Patients must have a PSA failure defined as PSA of >= 0.2 ng/ml that has increased above
nadir following prostatectomy

If radiation or other local therapy was used as a primary therapy and no prostatectomy was
performed patients must have PSA increase of 2.0 above post-therapy nadir; PSA value must
be increasing based on two consecutive measurements each separated by at least 2 weeks
with no clinical or radiographic evidence of metastatic disease; PSA values that meet the
criteria for eligibility within 4 weeks of registration are acceptable to document
eligibility for enrollment on this study; PSA level obtained after registration and prior
to the first course will be used as the "baseline" PSA as per the schema but will not
determine eligibility for participation

Patients must have had at least three PSA measurements over a minimum of three months
available prior to enrollment to this study

Patients may have received any number of local therapies (radical prostatectomy, external
beam radiation therapy, radioactive seed implantation, cryotherapy)

Bone scan and computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest, abdomen and pelvis negative for
metastatic disease within 2 months prior to registration

Patients must have a performance status of 0, 1, or 2

All patients will have malignancy confirmed by review of their biopsy specimens by the
Division of Pathology, City of Hope National Medical Center; if no pathological specimen
is available for review, the patient may still be included if the patient has clearly
documented prostate cancer per pathology report and a specimen request is documented as
having been made for tissue from the outside facility but a specimen was unable to be
obtained

Serum creatinine =< 2.5 mg/dL

Baseline liver function tests including bilirubin =< 1.5 x the institutional upper limit
of normal and serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and serum glutamic pyruvic
transaminase (SGPT) =< 2.5 x the institutional upper limit of normal

White blood cells (WBC) >= 2000

Platelets >= 50,000

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with evidence of metastatic disease PSA progression not verified by sequential
rising PSA as discussed in the eligibility section

Patients who have received prior cytotoxic chemotherapy or androgen ablative therapy for
recurrent disease

Patients currently receiving biological response modifiers, or corticosteroids

Patients are permitted to have received up to 24 months of neoadjuvant or adjuvant hormone
ablation in conjunction with their primary definitive therapy; androgen deprivation must
have been completed at least 6 months prior to registration and testosterone level must be
> 50; no complementary or alternative therapy (e.g. St. John's Wort, PC-SPES, or other
herbal remedies taken for the purpose of treating prostate cancer) may be given during
protocol treatment; patients are allowed to have received neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant
chemotherapy that was completed at least 6 months prior to registration to the protocol

Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing active infection,
symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or
psychiatric illness/ social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements

Patients with known allergy to mushrooms

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Outcome Measure:

Feasibility and toxicity of this regimen at six different dose levels

Outcome Time Frame:

1 year after treatment on study

Safety Issue:

Yes

Principal Investigator

Przemyslaw W. Twardowski, MD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

Beckman Research Institute

Authority:

United States: Institutional Review Board

Study ID:

08012

NCT ID:

NCT00779168

Start Date:

September 2008

Completion Date:

Related Keywords:

  • Prostate Cancer
  • recurrent prostate cancer
  • adenocarcinoma of the prostate
  • Prostatic Neoplasms

Name

Location

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Duarte, California  91010