Recruiting
Phase 2

Carboplatin & Olaparib

Sponsor:

VA Office of Research and Development

Code:

NCT04038502

Conditions

Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer

BARD1, BRCA1, BRCA2, BRIP1, CHEK1, FANCL, PALB2

RAD51B, RAD51C, RAD51D, or RAD54L Mutations

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Carboplatin

Olaparib

Study Details

Brief summary:

This is an unblinded, randomized clinical study comparing the efficacy of DNA damaging chemotherapy using carboplatin, to standard of care therapy for patients who have metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer. This trial will use olaparib or carboplatin as initial therapy with crossover to the alternate or second-line drug after first progression for patients with tumors containing BARD1, BRCA1, BRCA2, BRIP1, CHEK1, FANCL, PALB2, RAD51B, RAD51C, RAD51D, or RAD54L inactivating mutations.

Participants are randomized (1:1) and receive either carboplatin (AUC 5, IV) every 21 days, first or olaparib taken orally (300 mg), twice daily in 28 day cycles, until intolerance, complete response, or progression by Prostate Cancer Working Group 3 (PCWG3) criteria.

Participants then crossover from the first-line therapy to the second-line therapy with the opposite study medication and receive treatment to intolerance or progression (whichever is first). Enrolled participants will be allowed to crossover to second line therapy if they continue to meet initial eligibility criteria, and at least three weeks have elapsed since last administration of either carboplatin or olaparib. Throughout the study, safety and tolerability will be assessed. Progression will be evaluated with bone scan, CT of the abdomen/pelvis, or MRI and PSA as per PCWG3 criteria.

Conditions

Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer

BARD1, BRCA1, BRCA2, BRIP1, CHEK1, FANCL, PALB2

RAD51B, RAD51C, RAD51D, or RAD54L Mutations

Study ID

NCT04038502

Start date

Oct 1, 2019

Status verified date

Aug, 2025

Completion date

Aug 31, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug 31, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Signed study informed consent form (ICF) and HIPAA authorization form
2. Male age > 18 years
3. Diagnosis of prostate cancer (pure small-cell histology or pure high-grade neuroendocrine histology are excluded; neuroendocrine differentiation is allowed)
4. Ongoing gonadal androgen deprivation therapy with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues, antagonists or orchiectomy. Patients who have not had an orchiectomy must be maintained on effective GnRH analogue/antagonist therapy
5. mCRPC as defined by serum testosterone < 50 ng/ml (for patients on GnRH analogues or antagonists) and at least one of the following:

  • PSA level of at least 2 ng/ml that has risen on at least 2 successive occasions at least 1 week apart
  • Evaluable disease progression by modified RECIST 1.1 (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors)
  • Progression of metastatic bone disease on bone scan, CT or MRI with > 2 new lesions
6. Prior therapy with abiraterone acetate, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide
7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of < 2 (see Appendix 3, ECOG Grading Scale)
8. Results of previous standard DNA testing, or previous research testing, which confirms RAD51B, RAD51C, RAD51D, or RAD54L mutations (see Introduction, Section 2 for study design and previous research on targeted therapy) from primary, metastatic tumor or circulating tumor DNA, or pathogenic/likely pathogenic germline variant as assessed by a CLIA certified laboratory level assay for DNA sequencing.
9. Patients must have normal organ and bone marrow function measured within 28 days prior to administration of study treatment as defined below:

  • Hemoglobin > 10.0 g/dL
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) > 1.5 x 109/L
  • Platelet count > 100 x 109/L
  • Total bilirubin < 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase (SGOT)) / Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (Serum Glutamic Pyruvate Transaminase (SGPT)) < 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal unless liver metastases are present in which case, they must be < 5x ULN
  • Patients must have creatinine clearance estimated using the Cockcroft-Gault equation of >51 mL/min: Estimated creatinine clearance =(140-age \[years\]) x weight (kg))/ (serum creatinine (mg/dL) x 72)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Currently receiving active therapy for other neoplastic disorder(s)
2. Concurrent enrollment in another clinical investigational drug or device study
3. Histologic evidence of small cell carcinoma (morphology alone - immunohistochemical evidence of neuroendocrine differentiation without morphologic evidence is not exclusionary)
4. Prior treatment with platinum, mitoxantrone or PARP inhibitor for castration resistant prostate cancer
5. Known parenchymal brain metastasis
6. Active or symptomatic viral hepatitis or chronic liver disease AST or ALT > 2.5 x ULN or total bilirubin > ULN (unless Gilbert's syndrome is the etiology of hyperbilirubinemia)
7. Subjects with myelodysplastic syndrome/acute myeloid leukemia or with features suggestive of MDS/AML
8. Concomitant use of known strong CYP3A inhibitors (e.g. itraconazole, telithromycin, clarithromycin, protease inhibitors boosted with ritonavir or cobicistat, indinavir, saquinavir, nelfinavir, boceprevir, telaprevir) or moderate CYP3A inhibitors (e.g. ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, diltiazem, fluconazole, verapamil). The required washout period prior to starting olaparib is 2 weeks
9. Concomitant use of known strong (e.g. phenobarbital, enzalutamide, phenytoin, rifampicin, rifabutin, rifapentine, carbamazepine, nevirapine and St John's Wort) or moderate CYP3A inducers (e.g. bosentan, efavirenz, modafinil). The required washout period prior to starting olaparib is 5 weeks for phenobarbital and 3 weeks for other agents
10. Subjects unable to swallow orally administered medication and subjects with gastrointestinal disorders likely to interfere with absorption of the study medication
11. Clinically significant heart disease as evidenced by myocardial infarction, or arterial thrombotic events in the past 6 months, severe or unstable angina, or New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II-IV heart disease or cardiac ejection fraction measurement of < 35 % at baseline
12. Treatment with an investigational therapeutic within 30 days of Cycle-1
13. Presence of dementia, psychiatric illness, and/or social situations limiting compliance with study requirements or understanding HIPAA authorization and/or giving of informed consent
14. Any condition(s), medical or otherwise, which, in the opinion of the Investigators, would jeopardize either the patient or the integrity of the data obtained.

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Treatment Arm 1 - Carboplatin to Olaparib

Participants are administered carboplatin AUC 5 IV first, which is administered Cycle-1, Day-1, and then every 21 days as first line therapy. For second line (crossover), olaparib is prescribed and taken orally at home, twice daily, 300 mg in 28 day cycles.

active comparator: Treatment Arm 2 - Olaparib to Carboplatin

Participants are prescribed olaparib which is taken orally at home, twice daily, 300 mg in 28 day cycles, as first line therapy. For second line (crossover), carboplatin is administered AUC 5 IV every 21 days thereafter.

Interventions

Carboplatin

Chemotherapy FDA approved drug used to treat: ovarian, lung, head and neck cancers. It is sometimes used in combination with other medications or off-label use to treat other metastatic cancers.

Olaparib

Olaparib is a targeted therapy drug that is used for mCRPC and is approved by the FDA for this use.

Primary outcome measure

  • Progression-free survival (PFS-1L) defined as the time interval between randomization and first documented disease progression or death due to any cause reported during, or after, first-line treatment. [ Time Frame: Through duration of the study, up to six years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA

Recruiting

West Los Angeles, California, United States, 90073

Contacts

Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO

Recruiting

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

Contacts

Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC

Recruiting

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20422-0001

Contacts

Orlando VA Medical Center, Orlando, FL

Recruiting

Orlando, Florida, United States, 32827

Contacts

Priya Gopalan, MD

priya.gopalan@va.gov

Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA

Recruiting

Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30033

Contacts

Wayne Harris, MD

404-321-6111

Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID

Recruiting

Boise, Idaho, United States, 83702

Contacts

Paul Montgomery, MD

Paul.montgomery@va.gov

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

Recruiting

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105

Contacts

Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN

Recruiting

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417-2309

Contacts

Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO

Recruiting

Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64128

Contacts

Bruce Montgomery

206-277-6878

Manhattan Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, New York, NY

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10010

Contacts

Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC

Recruiting

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705-3875

Contacts

VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR

Recruiting

Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239

Contacts

Philadelphia MultiService Center, Philadelphia, PA

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19106

Contacts

VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA

Recruiting

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98108-1532

Contacts

Robert B Montgomery, MD

206-277-6878rbmontgo@uw.edu

Principal Investigator:

Robert B. Montgomery, MD

William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI

Recruiting

Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705-2254

Contacts

More Information

Sponsor

VA Office of Research and Development

Last update posted

Aug 20, 2025

Last verified

Aug, 2025

Keywords

  • metastatic prostate cancer

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by VA Office of Research and Development on 2025-08-20.