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Brief Title: Conventional ADT w/ or w/Out Abiraterone Acetate + Prednisone and Apalutamide Following a Detectable PSA After Radiation and ADT
Official Title: A Randomized Phase III Study - Conventional Androgen Deprivation Therapy With or Without Abiraterone Acetate + Prednisone and Apalutamide Following a Detectable PSA After Radiation and Androgen Deprivation Therapy
Study ID: NCT03777982
Brief Summary: This research study is being offered to those patients who have received radiation therapy and who are receiving long-term hormonal therapy for their prostate cancer and whose PSA remains detectable despite having received at least 6, but no more than 12 months of hormonal therapy. The name of the study drugs involved in this study is: * LHRHA (luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist or antagonist) * Abiraterone Acetate * Apalutamide * Prednisone
Detailed Description: This research study is a Phase III clinical trial. Phase III clinical trials test the effectiveness of an investigational intervention to learn whether the intervention works in treating a specific disease. "Investigational" means that an intervention is being studied. In this study, the investigational agents are apalutamide and abiraterone acetate. Abiraterone acetate (used in combination with prednisone) is an FDA (the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) approved drug for prostate cancer, but is approved in patients that have prostate cancer spread to other parts of their body and have been previously treated with ADT. Apalutamide has also been approved by the FDA for men whose cancer does not respond to hormone therapy but it is still investigational for this type of cancer. In this research study, the investigators are looking at two methods of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), also known as hormonal therapy, to determine which method is better for improving long term cure rates. ADT blocks the function of hormones, including testosterone which prostate cancer uses to grow and spread. The first method of ADT includes prednisone, apalutamide, and abiraterone acetate plus standard ADT and the second method of ADT is standard ADT alone for men with this type of prostate cancer. Currently, the best standard treatment for men with this type of prostate cancer includes standard ADT. All participants in this study will receive the main standard form of ADT called a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist or antagonist (LHRHA).
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: MALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center at Milford Regional Medical Center, Milford, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center in clinical affiliation with South Shore Hospital, South Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Name: Anthony D'Amico, MD, PhD
Affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR