Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for BIBW 2992 (Afatinib) for the Treatment of Patients With HER2-positive, Hormone-refractory Prostate Cancer

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: BIBW 2992 (Afatinib) for the Treatment of Patients With HER2-positive, Hormone-refractory Prostate Cancer

Official Title: Single-arm, Open-label, Single-center Phase II Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of BIBW 2992 (Afatinib) for the Treatment of Patients With HER2-positive, Hormone-refractory Prostate Cancer After Failure of Treatment With Docetaxel or Ineligible for Treatment With Docetaxel

Study ID: NCT01320280

Conditions

Refractory Cancer

Interventions

BIBW 2992 (Afatinib)

Study Description

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to find out what effects, good and/or bad, BIBW 2992 (Afatinib) has on patients and their advanced prostate cancer which does not respond to hormone or chemotherapy any more. Only patients with tumors which have an increased amounts of a protein called HER2 on their cell surface will be included. BIBW 2992 (Afatinib) is a drug which in advanced clinical testing in lung and breast cancer.

Detailed Description: This is a phase II study of BIBW 2992 (Afatinib) in patients with hormone and chemotherapy (docetaxel) refractory, HER2 overexpressing prostate cancer. The exploratory study following a two stage Gehan design. In the first stage 29 patients with be treated. Additional patients will be recruited in a second stage depending on the number of responding patients in the first step. Patients will receive BIBW 2992 (Afatinib) orally at a dose of 50 mg daily. Response to therapy will be scored according to PSA values (Bubley criteria) and to CT scans (RECIST criteria). Patients will be seen at 2 or 4 weeks intervals by a medical professional while on the medication for toxicity assessment and physical examination. Disease evaluations will occur at baseline and every 2 months thereafter. These evaluations will include PSA testing and CT Scans (if appropriate).