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Carboplatin or Olaparib for BRcA Deficient Prostate Cancer

Official title: An Open-label, Multicenter Phase II Study to Compare the Efficacy of Carboplatin as First-line Followed by Second-line Olaparib Versus Olaparib as First-line Followed by Second-line Carboplatin in the Treatment of Patients With Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer Containing Homologous Recombination Deficiency

Is NCT04038502 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (Oct 2026). This Phase 2 trial studies multiple treatments including Carboplatin and Olaparib for metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer.

Phase 2RecruitingVA Office of Research and DevelopmentNCT04038502Data as of Oct 2026

Treatment: Carboplatin · Olaparib — 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.

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Treatments studied

Targeted therapy

Olaparib

Chemotherapy

Carboplatin

Cancer type

Prostate Cancer

Biomarker criteria

Required: RAD51B mutation

Required: RAD51C mutation

Required: RAD51D mutation

Required: RAD54L mutation

Disease stage

Required: Stage IV

Metastatic disease required

mCRPC as defined by serum testosterone < 50 ng/ml ... and at least one of the following: PSA progression, evaluable disease progression by modified RECIST 1.1, or progression of metastatic bone disease

Performance status

ECOG 0–1(Restricted strenuous activity)

Demographics

Male only

Prior therapy

Must have received: androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (abiraterone acetate, enzalutamide, apalutamide, darolutamide)

Prior therapy with abiraterone acetate, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide

Cannot have received: platinum-based chemotherapy for castration resistant prostate cancer

Prior treatment with platinum ... for castration resistant prostate cancer

Cannot have received: mitoxantrone for castration resistant prostate cancer (mitoxantrone)

Prior treatment with ... mitoxantrone ... for castration resistant prostate cancer

Cannot have received: PARP inhibitor for castration resistant prostate cancer

Prior treatment with ... PARP inhibitor for castration resistant prostate cancer

Lab requirements

Blood counts

Hemoglobin > 10.0 g/dL; ANC > 1.5 x 10^9/L; Platelet count > 100 x 10^9/L

Kidney function

Creatinine clearance > 51 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault equation)

Liver function

Total bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN; AST/ALT < 2.5 x ULN unless liver metastases are present in which case < 5x ULN

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; ANC > 1.5 x 10^9/L; Platelet count > 100 x 10^9/L; Total bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN; AST/ALT < 2.5 x ULN unless liver metastases are present in which case < 5x ULN; Creatinine clearance > 51 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault equation)

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US trial sites

  • VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA · West Los Angeles, California
  • Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO · Aurora, Colorado
  • Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC · Washington D.C., District of Columbia
  • Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Pay Pines, FL · Bay Pines, Florida
  • Orlando VA Medical Center, Orlando, FL · Orlando, Florida

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Frequently asked questions

Is NCT04038502 currently recruiting?

Yes, this trial is currently recruiting patients.

Are there prior therapy exclusions?

Yes. Prior platinum-based chemotherapy for castration resistant prostate cancer, mitoxantrone for castration resistant prostate cancer, PARP inhibitor for castration resistant prostate cancer disqualifies patients from enrollment.

Does this trial require RAD51B?

Yes, RAD51B mutation is a required biomarker for enrollment.

Does this trial require RAD51C?

Yes, RAD51C mutation is a required biomarker for enrollment.

Does this trial require RAD51D?

Yes, RAD51D mutation is a required biomarker for enrollment.

What disease stage is eligible?

Stage IV is required (metastatic disease required).

Is this trial open to female patients?

No. This trial enrolls male patients only.

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