TulmiSTAR-02: A Phase I/II Open-label Study of Tulmimetostat in Combination With Darolutamide vs. Darolutamide, and Tulmimetostat With Abiraterone in Patients With Metastatic Hormone-sensitive Prostate Cancer (mHSPC)

Study Purpose

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of the two different treatment combinations of tulmimetostat in participants with de novo or recurrent Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer (mHSPC).

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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No
Study Type

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Interventional
Eligible Ages 18 Years and Over
Gender Male
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Key

Inclusion Criteria:

  • - Adult men ≥ 18 years old with de novo or recurrent mHSPC (without neuroendocrine or small cell features), with at least one documented metastatic lesion.
This lesion may be located in the bone, soft tissue/visceral region, or both.
  • - Participants must have castrate levels of testosterone, i.e., ≤ 50 ng/dL (≤ 1.7 nM).
  • - Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 to 2.
  • - Adequate bone marrow and organ function.
  • - Prior ADT: Participants must have started ADT at least 1 month but no more than 24 months before study entry and be willing to continue ADT during treatment.
  • - Prior taxane use for mHSPC: ~ Phase I and II: Participants may have received, but not progressed on, one prior taxane-based therapy.
  • - Prior ARPI (abiraterone, enzalutamide, darolutamide, or apalutamide) is allowed in both Phase I and Phase II: 1.
Prior ARPI use in biochemical recurrence (BCR) or curative treatment is allowed for any duration, provided therapy was discontinued and participant had no evidence of conventional imaging positive metastatic disease at that time. 2. Prior ARPI use in mHSPC.
  • - Phase I: Allowed for any duration.
  • - Phase II: Allowed prior exposure to ARPI is ≤6 months.
Participants with ongoing use of darolutamide are not eligible.
  • - Other permitted prior local therapy for mHSPC: - Phase I and II: Prior prostate-directed radiation or surgical intervention.
Radiation must be completed before study entry; surgery at least 2 weeks prior. Key

Exclusion Criteria:

  • - Participants with evidence of mCRPC or biochemical recurrence / PSA only disease or asymptomatic prostate cancer without known metastatic disease and with no requirement for therapy and with normal PSA for ≥ 1 year prior to the start of study treatment.
  • - Participants with PSA levels of ≤ 0.2 ng/mL at the start of study treatment.
  • - Participants with a history of central nervous system (CNS) metastases who are neurologically unstable, symptomatic, or receiving corticosteroids for the purpose of maintaining neurologic integrity.
Participants with CNS metastases are eligible if received therapy (surgery, radiotherapy, gamma knife), are asymptomatic and neurologically stable without corticosteroids. Baseline and subsequent radiological imaging for them must include evaluation of the brain.
  • - Concurrent use of first-generation anti-androgens (like bicalutamide).
Prior use of a first-generation anti-androgen drug in the context of ADT initiation with a GNRH analog is allowed, provided it was administered for ≤14 days and the last dose was administered ≥7 days from the study entry.
  • - Systemic ketoconazole is used as antineoplastic treatment for prostate cancer.
  • - Previous exposure to radioligand therapy.
  • - Treatment with any investigational agent within 28 days (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) prior to study entry.
  • - Previous treatment with any Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) inhibitor, including but not limited to Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 (EZH2) inhibitors, EZH2/1 inhibitors, or embryonic ectoderm development (EED) inhibitors.
  • - Herbal products that may decrease PSA levels within 4 weeks prior to the start of study drug treatment and while on study.
  • - Participants taking prohibited medication(s) prior to study treatment and for the duration of the study treatment or prohibited herbal product(s) that cannot be stopped 7 days prior to study treatment.
Other inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT07190300
Phase

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Phase 1/Phase 2
Lead Sponsor

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Principal Investigator

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Principal Investigator Affiliation Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Agency Class

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Industry
Overall Status Not yet recruiting
Countries
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer (mHSPC)
Additional Details

The study consists of two phases: 1. The Phase I part includes two groups: Part 1 will assess the combination of tulmimetostat with darolutamide (Group A), and Part 2 will assess tulmimetostat with abiraterone (Group B). The primary objective of Phase I is to determine the Recommended Dose Escalations (RDEs) for each combination, with enrollment using a staggered approach between the groups. Participants in both Group A and Group B will continue androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to maintain castrate testosterone levels (< 50 ng/dL or < 1.7 nmol/L), with the ADT modality determined by the investigator based on local guidelines. In Group B, abiraterone will be co-administered with an oral corticosteroid (prednisone or prednisolone) as per local prescribing information. 2. The Phase II part is a randomized, open-label, multicenter dose-expansion study designed to further evaluate the recommended dose(s) of tulmimetostat in combination with darolutamide and provide proof-of-concept for its efficacy and safety. Participants in Phase II will be randomized to receive either tulmimetostat plus darolutamide or darolutamide alone. Eligible participants include those with de novo or recurrent mHSPC who have not previously received prior radioligand therapy but may have prior exposure to taxane-based chemotherapy and/or androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPI, excluding darolutamide). This study aims to explore tulmimetostat-based combinations as potential therapeutic options for men with mHSPC. The study for each participant consists of a screening period, a study treatment period followed by a post treatment long-term follow-up.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Phase I: Group A (part 1)

Tulmimetostat oral (PO) once a day (QD) escalating doses + Darolutamide 600 mg twice a day (BID)

Experimental: Phase I: Group B (part 2)

Tulmimetostat PO QD escalating doses + Abiraterone 1000 mg PO QD

Experimental: Phase II: Arm 1

Tulmimetostat dose 1 PO + Darolutamide 600 mg PO BID

Experimental: Phase II: Arm 2

Tulmimetostat dose 2 PO + Darolutamide 600 mg PO BID

Active Comparator: Phase II: Arm 3

Darolutamide 600 mg PO BID

Interventions

Drug: - Tulmimetostat

Doses of tulmimetostat beyond DL1 once a day (QD) will be opened depending on outcome of Dose Escalation Meetings (DEM(s))

Drug: - Darolutamide

600 mg is administered orally BID

Drug: - Abiraterone

abiraterone 1000 mg is administered orally QD

Contact Information

This trial has no sites locations listed at this time. If you are interested in learning more, you can contact the trial's primary contact:

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

[email protected]

1-888-669-6682

For additional contact information, you can also visit the trial on clinicaltrials.gov.

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