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Prostatic NeoplasmsPhase 2NCT04523207

A Study of Apalutamide (Adjuvant Treatment) and Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) in Participants Who Have Undergone Radical Prostatectomy (RP) for Non-metastatic Prostate Cancer and Who Are at High Risk for Metastases

A Phase 2 study testing Apalutamide, ADT and Relugolix in people with Prostatic Neoplasms, run by Janssen Research & Development, LLC at 32 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Main Study: The purpose of main study is to assess if the combination of apalutamide and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in participants with high-risk localized prostate cancer improves the biochemical recurrence (BCR) free rate. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, men only
Conditions the study is for
Prostatic Neoplasms
What is being tested?
Apalutamide, ADT and Relugolix
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
108 participants
Where
32 sitesUnited States
Study dates
19 Aug 2020to 25 Oct 2023
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Men only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • A candidate for radical prostatectomy (RP) or status post RP. Eligible to receive study intervention between Day 29 and Day 90 post-RP. Post RP prostate-specific antigen (PSA) of <= 0.2 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL). Has not received other treatment for prostate cancer
  • Have recovered from RP procedure and have had no worsening in cardiac risk in the peri-operative period per the clinical judgement of the investigator
  • Adequate organ function (hepatic, renal, hematologic and cerebral) determined at the discretion of the treating physician
  • Eastern Cooperative oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status Score of 0 or 1
  • Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate and categorized as high risk for recurrent prostate cancer. High risk can be defined based on PSA alone or biopsy or RP specimen as follows: PSA greater than or equal to (>=) 20 ng/ml or; Gleason Score >= 9 in any core on biopsy or; Gleason Score >= 8 (4+4 or 5+3) in greater than (>) 80 percentage (%) of 2 cores on biopsy or; Gleason Score = 8 (4+4 or 5+3) in 1 core as long 5 or more other cores with minimum Gleason Score of 4+3 on biopsy. The determination of high risk may be based on pathology report of biopsy or equivalent criteria from radical prostatectomy

Who cannot join

  • History or presence of soft tissue/bone metastasis or metastasis in distant lymph nodes (pelvic lymph nodes below the iliac bifurcation that are less than (<) 2 centimeter (cm) in diameter [short axis] either radiographically or pathologically are allowed.)
  • History of bilateral orchiectomy
  • Received an investigational intervention <= 4 weeks before the planned first dose of study intervention
  • History of seizure or any condition that in the opinion of the investigator may predispose to seizure or treatment with drugs known to lower the seizure threshold within 4 weeks prior to starting treatment with apalutamide
  • Allergy or hypersensitivity to apalutamide, or excipients, unable or unwilling to take androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)

Trial locations and contacts

32 sites in 1 country.

32 sites in 1 country

United States32 sites
  • Urology Austin

    Austin, Texas, 78745

  • MidLantic Urology

    Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, 19004

  • Great Lakes Physician PC d/b/a Western New York Urology Associates

    Cheektowaga, New York, 14225

  • The Urology Group

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45212

  • The Urology Center of Colorado

    Denver, Colorado, 80211

  • Urological Research Network

    Hialeah, Florida, 33016

  • Houston Metro Urology

    Houston, Texas, 77027

  • First Urology, PSC

    Jeffersonville, Indiana, 47130

  • Foothills Urology - Golden Off

    Lakewood, Colorado, 80228

  • Lancaster Urology

    Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17604

  • Arkansas Urology

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72211

  • Idaho Urologic Institute

    Meridian, Idaho, 83642

  • Carolina Urologic Research Center

    Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29572

  • Urology Associates

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37209

  • Adult Pediatric Urology & Urogynecology, P.C

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68114

  • Associated Urologists of North Carolina

    Raleigh, North Carolina, 27612

  • Virginia Urology

    Richmond, Virginia, 23235

  • Urology San Antonio Research

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229

  • Skyline Urology

    Sherman Oaks, California, 91411

  • Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Regional Urology

    Shreveport, Louisiana, 71106

  • Spokane Urology

    Spokane, Washington, 99202

  • Oregon Urology Institute

    Springfield, Oregon, 97477

  • Associated Medical Professionals

    Syracuse, New York, 13210

  • Genesis Research

    Torrance, California, 90505

  • Michigan Institute of Urology, PC

    Troy, Michigan, 48084

  • Arizona Urology Specialists 1

    Tucson, Arizona, 85704

  • Arizona Urology Specialists

    Tucson, Arizona, 85741

  • Urology Of Virginia, Pllc

    Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23462

  • New Jersey Urology LLC

    Voorhees Township, New Jersey, 08043

  • Lexington Urology

    West Columbia, South Carolina, 20169

  • The Iowa Clinic

    West Des Moines, Iowa, 50266

  • Wichita Urology Group

    Wichita, Kansas, 67226

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About this study

Official title: A Multi-center, Open-label, Single-arm Phase 2 Study of the Adjuvant Treatment of Apalutamide and Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) in Treatment-naïve Participants Who Have Undergone Radical Prostatectomy (RP) for Non-metastatic Prostate Cancer and Who Are at High Risk for Metastases

Main Study: The purpose of main study is to assess if the combination of apalutamide and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in participants with high-risk localized prostate cancer improves the biochemical recurrence (BCR) free rate.

Sub-study: The purpose of the sub-study is to assess if the co administration of apalutamide and relugolix is able to maintain castrate levels of testosterone.

Being tested
Apalutamide, ADT, Relugolix
Medical subject headings
Prostatic Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ApalutamideDrug

    Also called JNJ-56021927

    Participants will receive apalutamide 240 mg (4 tablets of 60 mg each) oral tablets during the main study and sub-study.

  • ADTDrug

    Participants will receive ADT intramuscular or subcutaneously during the main study.

  • RelugolixDrug

    Participants will receive 120 mg of relugolix following a loading dose of 360 mg of (3 tablets of 120 mg each) relugolix during the sub-study.

Study groups in NCT04523207
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Apalutamide + Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT)ExperimentalIn the main study, participants will receive apalutamide 240 milligram (mg) once daily orally along with ADT for 12 cycles (Each cycle is of 28 days). Participants who enrolled in the sub-study will receive apalutamide 240 mg once daily along with relugolix (a type of ADT) 120 mg once daily following a loading dose of 360 mg relugolix orally. Sub-study participants will be receiving relugolix up to Day 28 after which they will be transitioned into the main study from Cycle 2 Day 1 and will continue to receive conventional or oral ADT.
Receives: Drug: Apalutamide; Drug: ADT; Drug: Relugolix

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Confirmed Biochemical Recurrence (BCR)-Free Rate at Month 24

    Confirmed BCR-free rate was estimated from primary efficacy variable, time to confirmed BCR. This was measured as the interval between the date of the first dose of study drug and the date of the first occurrence of confirmed prostate specific antigen (PSA) greater than (>) 0.2 nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL). Confirmation of the PSA value was conducted within 3 to 4 weeks, regardless of study visit and timing. Participants without confirmed PSA > 0.2 ng/mL (including those who were lost to follow-up) were censored on their last PSA measurement date during the treatment phase of the study.

    Measured: At Month 24

  2. Sub-study: Percentage of Participants Who Maintained Testosterone Level Less Than (<) 50 Nanograms Per Deciliter (ng/dL) Through Day 28

    Percentage of participants maintaining testosterone level <50 ng/dL through Day 28 were reported.

    Measured: From Day -14 through Day 28

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Confirmed Biochemical Recurrence (BCR)-Free Rate at Month 12

    Confirmed BCR-free rate was estimated from primary efficacy variable, time to confirmed BCR. This was measured as the interval between the date of the first dose of study drug and the date of the first occurrence of confirmed PSA >0.2 ng/mL. Confirmation of the PSA value was conducted within 3 to 4 weeks, regardless of study visit and timing. Participants without confirmed PSA > 0.2 ng/mL (including those who were lost to follow-up) were censored on their last PSA measurement date during the treatment phase of the study.

    Measured: At Month 12

  2. Serum Testosterone Recovery (>=150 ng/dL) at Months 18 and 24

    Percentage of participants with serum testosterone recovery (>=150 ng/dL) at Months 18 and 24 were reported. Testosterone recovery was defined as a serum testosterone level greater than or equal to (>=)150 nanograms per deciliter (ng/dL).

    Measured: At Months 18 and 24

  3. Sub-study: Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events

    An AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant administered a medicinal (investigational or non-investigational) product and it does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the intervention. TEAEs were defined as any AEs with onset or worsening on or after date of first dose of study intervention through the day of last dose in sub-study.

    Measured: From 1st dose of study intervention (relugolix on Day -14) up to end of sub-study (Day 28)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Aug 2020
  2. Study start19 Aug 2020
  3. Primary completion23 Oct 2023
  4. Study completion25 Oct 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
108 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04523207
Sponsor's protocol ID
CR108875
Other IDs
56021927PCR2041
Status last verified
Apr 2026
First submitted
20 Aug 2020
Last updated
21 Apr 2026
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: The data sharing policy of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson \& Johnson is available at www.janssen.com/clinical-trials/transparency. As noted on this site, requests for access to the study data can be submitted through Yale Open Data Access (YODA) Project site at yoda.yale.edu

Publications

  • Shore N, Hafron J, Saltzstein D, Brown G, Belkoff L, Aggarwal P, Phillips J, Bhaumik A, McGowan T. Apalutamide for High-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer Following Radical Prostatectomy (Apa-RP). J Urol. 2024 Nov;212(5):682-691. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004163. Epub 2024 Aug 1.

    PubMed 39088398
  • Brown G, Belkoff L, Hafron JM, Saltzstein DR, Potdar R, Bhaumik A, Phillips J, McGowan T, Shore ND. Coadministration of Apalutamide and Relugolix in Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer at High Risk for Metastases. Target Oncol. 2023 Jan;18(1):95-103. doi: 10.1007/s11523-022-00932-8. Epub 2022 Dec 6.

    PubMed 36472728

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Apalutamide, ADT and Relugolix in people with Prostatic Neoplasms, run by Janssen Research & Development, LLC at 32 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Apr 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 32 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 19 Nov 2024). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Confirmed Biochemical Recurrence (BCR)-Free Rate at Month 24 (time frame: At Month 24). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04523207, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Apr 2026.

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