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: NCT02325557
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: 1. Have progressive mCRPC, on androgen deprivation therapy, based on at least one of the following criteria: 1. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) progression, defined as 25% increase over baseline value with an increase in the absolute value of at least 2 ng/mL that is confirmed by another PSA level with a minimum of a 1 week interval with a minimum PSA of 2 ng/mL. 2. Progression of bi-dimensionally measurable soft tissue (nodal metastasis) assessed within 1 month prior to registration by computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen and pelvis. 3. Progression of bone disease (evaluable disease) (new bone lesion\[s\]) by bone scan. 2. Has discontinued antiandrogens (bicalutamide, nilutamide) \>6 weeks and enzalutamide \>4 weeks prior to Day 1 of trial treatment 3. Have a performance status of 0 or 1 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance scale. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Received more than 3 prior systemic treatment regimens with chemotherapy, hormonal, or immunotherapy in the metastatic setting or received more than 1 prior chemotherapeutic regimen in the metastatic setting 2. Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving any systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to Day 1 of trial treatment. The use of physiologic doses of corticosteroids may be approved after consultation with the Sponsor. 3. Has had a prior monoclonal antibody within 4 weeks prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e., Grade ≤1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier. 4. Has had prior chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy, or radiation therapy within 2 weeks prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e., Grade ≤1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to a previously administered agent. 5. Has received prior therapy with an anti-programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1), anti-programmed death-ligand-1 (PD-L1), or anti-Programmed death-ligand-2 (PD-L2) agent or if the participant has previously participated in a Merck MK-3475 clinical trial. 6. Has a contraindication to administration of ampicillin or trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole. 7. Has implanted medical device(s) that pose a high risk for colonization and/or cannot be easily removed (e.g., prosthetic joints, artificial heart valves, pacemakers, orthopedic screw(s), metal plate(s), bone graft(s), or other exogenous implant(s)). NOTE: More common devices and prosthetics which include arterial and venous stents, dental and breast implants, and venous access devices (e.g., Port-a-Cath or Mediport) are permitted. Sponsor must be contacted prior to consenting any subject who has any other device and/or implant.
Healthy Volunteers: False
Sex: MALE
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Study: NCT02325557
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT02325557