Eligibility Module

Eligibility Module

The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.

Eligibility Module path is as follows:

Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module

Eligibility Module


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NCT ID: NCT01707966
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * Patient has given voluntary written informed consent * Male patient 18 years or older * WHO performance status of ≤2 * Adenocarcinoma of the prostate * Castration resistance: tumor progression after orchiectomy or during treatment with GnRH analogues * Metastatic disease, radiographically documented ( * Total testosterone ≤ 50 ng/dL * Non-progressive disease after docetaxel first-line treatment with a cumulative dose ≥ 300mg/m2 * No evidence of progression on imaging according to PCWG2 and modified RECIST 1.1 criteria * PSA levels not elevated ≥ 25% AND at least 2 ng/mL above the nadir since start of docetaxel treatment * Non-surgically castrated patient agrees on ongoing use of GnRH analogues (agonists or antagonists) during the trial * PSA ≥ 2 ng/mL; Potassium ≥ 3.5 mmol/L; Neutrophils ≥ 1.5 x 109/L; Platelets ≥ 100 x 10x9/L * Normal kidney and liver function * Planned start of trial treatment 3 to 6 weeks after last docetaxel administration * Screening calculated ejection fraction of ≥ 50% or normal according to local standard by echocardiogram or by multiple gated acquisition (MUGA) scan. * Baseline QL questionnaire completed * Patient is able and willing to swallow study drug as whole tablet * Patient compliance and geographic proximity allow proper staging and follow-up * Patient agrees to practice effective barrier contraception or to completely abstain from intercourse Exclusion Criteria: * Prior therapy with aminoglutethimide, ketoconazole, orteronel, abiraterone or other modern CYP17 inhibitors * Prior chemotherapy for prostate cancer within 12 months before enrollment except from docetaxel * Retreatment with docetaxel after interruption of \> 5 weeks * Concurrent disease requiring higher doses of corticosteroid than the equivalent of 10 mg prednisone per day * Known hypersensitivity to trial drug or hypersensitivity to any of its components * Patient has received other investigational drugs within 30 days before enrollment * Presence of a small cell component in histological specimen * Radiotherapy within the last 2 weeks before expected start of the trial treatment * Known history of central nervous system (CNS) or spinal cord metastases * Current spinal cord compression * Diagnosed or treated for another malignancy within 2 years of registration, with the exception of complete resection of basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or any in situ malignancies * History of myocardial infarction, unstable symptomatic ischemic heart disease, ongoing arrhythmias of Grade ≥ 3 (NCI CTCAE version 4.0) or thromboembolic events (e.g., deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or symptomatic cerebrovascular events) within 6 months prior to first dose of study drug. Chronic stable atrial fibrillation on stable anticoagulant therapy is allowed * New York Heart Association Class III or IV heart failure * ECG abnormalities of: * Q-wave infarction, unless identified ≥ 6 months prior to registration * QTc interval \> 460 msec * Uncontrolled hypertension despite appropriate medical therapy * Likely inability (e.g. due to a psychiatric disorder) to understand information on trial related topics, to give informed consent, to comply with the protocol, to fill in QL forms and to cooperate fully with the investigator and site personnel * Known gastrointestinal (GI) disease or GI procedure that could interfere with the GI absorption or tolerance of orteronel * Known active chronic hepatitis B or C, life-threatening illness unrelated to cancer, or any serious medical or psychiatric illness that could, in the investigator's opinion, potentially interfere with participation in this study
Healthy Volunteers: False
Sex: MALE
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Study: NCT01707966
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT01707966