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Berlin, Alejandro

0000-0002-1880-6905

Mayo Clinic

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Outcomes of Radium-223 and Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy Versus Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Oligometastatic Prostate Cancers: The RAVENS Phase II Randomized Trial
Wang, Jarey H. , Sherry, Alexander D. , Bazyar, Soha , Sutera, Philip , Radwan, Noura , Phillips, Ryan , Deek, Matthew P. , Lu, Jiayun , Dipasquale, Shirl, Deville, Curtiland , DeWeese, Theodore L. , Malek, Reem , Dudley, S.A. , Greco, Stephen , Denmeade, Samuel R. , Ramotar, Matthew , Leenstra, James L. , Desai, Neil , Stish, Bradley J. , Tang, Chad , Kiess, Ana P. , Phillips, Ryan , Hobbs, Robert F , Malek, Reem , Antonarakis, Emmanuel S , Marshall, Catherine H , Denmeade, Samuel , Paller, Channing J , Pienta, Kenneth J , Oz, Orhan K , Leenstra, James L , Park, Sean S , Abramowitz, Matthew C , Desai, Neil , Berlin, Alejandro , Stish, Bradley J , Tang, Chad , Tran, Phuoc T , Kiess, Ana , Deville, Curtiland , Sherry, Alexander D , Song, Daniel Y. , Wang, Hao , Antonarakis, Emmanuel S. , Marshall, Catherine H. , Paller, Channing J. , Carducci, Michael A. , Park, Sean S. , Abramowitz, Matthew C.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | May 7, 2025 | Volume: 43 | Issue: 18 | Pages: 2059-2068

10.1200/jco-25-00131 Get It

PURPOSE Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have shown progression-free survival (PFS) benefits of metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) without androgen deprivation therapy for oligometastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (omCSPC). Most patients with bone metastatic (BM) omCSPC recur with additional bone disease after MDT. We hypothesized the BM-targeting alpha-emitter radium-223 dichloride (Ra223) could target subclinical bone disease and delay progression. METHODS This is an investigator-initiated, multicenter, open-label phase II RCT. Eligible men with recurrent omCSPC with ≥one bone metastasis (≤three on conventional imaging and/or ≤five on molecular imaging) were randomly assigned (1:1) to stereotactic ablative radiation (SABR) MDT alone or SABR MDT with Ra223 (six cycles). Primary end point was composite PFS. RESULTS From August 9, 2019, to March 2, 2023, 64 patients were randomly assigned, 33 to SABR MDT and 31 to SABR MDT/Ra223 balancing for key covariates. Most SABR MDT/Ra223 patients (87%) received six cycles of Ra223. The median PFS was 11.8 months with SABR MDT and 10.5 months with SABR MDT/Ra223 (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.42 [95% CI, 0.79 to 2.56]; P = .24). Seven patients (11%) experienced grade 3 treatment-related adverse events (no grade 4 or 5), 2 of 33 (6%) with SABR and 5 of 30 (17%) with SABR MDT/Ra223. Patients with high-risk (HiRi) pathogenic mutations in ATM , BRCA1/2 , RB1 , or TP53 had worse PFS (HR, 5.95 [95% CI, 1.83 to 19.3]; P = .003). Greater T-cell receptor (TCR) unique productive rearrangements were prognostic for improved PFS independent of the treatment arm (aHR, 0.45 [95% CI, 0.21 to 0.96]; P = .04). CONCLUSION Adding Ra223 to SABR MDT in BM omCSPC does not delay progression of disease. We provide evidence for an HiRi mutational signature and TCR repertoire as prognostic biomarkers in omCSPC treated with SABR MDT, highlighting the importance of collecting biological correlates in RCTs for omCSPC.
NRG-GU011: A phase II double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of prostate oligometastatic radiotherapy with or without androgen deprivation therapy in oligometastatic prostate cancer (NRG PROMETHEAN).
Karrison, Theodore , Pisansky, Thomas M. , Posadas, Edwin M. , Hall, William A. , Rodgers, Joseph P., Feng, Felix Y. , Koontz, Bridget F. , Ballas, Leslie , Berlin, Alejandro , Tran, Phuoc T , O'Daniel, Jennifer C , Hope, Thomas A.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | March 14, 2023 | Volume: 41 | Issue: 6_suppl | Pages: TPS283-TPS283

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TPS283 Background: There is no clear standard of care for biochemically recurrent prostate cancer (PCa) with positron emission tomography (PET)-detected oligometastases and normal conventional imaging (CIM). Phase II trials show that stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) to oligometastases may delay cancer progression and initiation of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and its untoward effects. ADT with radiation prolongs survival in locally advanced PCa and in CIM metastatic PCa. However, there is a knowledge gap about timing and benefit vs toxicity of ADT with SABR in early oligometastatic PCa. NRG GU011 (PROMETHEAN) is a randomized phase II trial of SABR with or without relugolix for early PET-detected recurrent oligometastatic PCa. This study aims to evaluate the impact of relugolix, a novel oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor antagonist, when combined with SABR to oligometastases. Relugolix allows for rapid testosterone recovery and is associated with fewer cardiovascular events when compared to leuprolide and is hypothesized to have low late ADT toxicity. GU011 will provide patients and their physicians data on the relative risks and benefits of early or delayed ADT in this setting. Methods: NRG-GU011 NCT# 05053152 is a randomized phase II double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial with randomization to SABR + 6 months placebo vs SABR + 6 months relugolix. Eligible patients have biochemical recurrence after prior curative intent radiation or surgery for localized PCa, PSA < 10 ng/mL, negative CIM and 1-5 PET-evident metastases (≥1 extrapelvic). SABR is delivered in 1-5 fractions to BED >100 Gy1.5, followed by placebo or relugolix 120mg daily for 6 months. Patients will then be followed with imaging at time of biochemical recurrence. The planned sample size of 260 patients (130 per arm) will provide 85% power to detect a hazard ratio of 0.65 for radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS), based on a one-sided test at alpha 0.10. Planned enrollment is predicted at 8 patients per month with an estimated study completion date of late 2026. The primary endpoint is CIM rPFS. Secondary endpoints include PET-based rPFS, sexual and hormonal quality of life (QoL) assessed by EPIC-26, other QoL measures from EQ5D-5L, EORTC QLQ-30 and PROMIS Fatigue, and between-group comparisons of time to salvage therapy, castration-resistance, local progression (SABR-targeted lesion), biochemical progression, distant metastases, prostate cancer-specific mortality, metastasis-free survival, and overall survival. We also aim to determine adverse event rates for both treatment arms and evaluate genomic and blood markers of treatment response. This study opened in December 2021. Clinical trial information: NCT05053152 .
Long-Term Outcomes and Genetic Predictors of Response to Metastasis-Directed Therapy Versus Observation in Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer: Analysis of STOMP and ORIOLE Trials
Deek, Matthew P. , Sutera, Philip , Deek, Rebecca A. , Fonteyne, Valérie , Mendes, Adrianna A. , Decaestecker, Karel , Kiess, Ana P. , Phillips, Ryan , Bruycker, Aurélie De , Mishra, Mark V. , Rana, Zaker , Molitoris, Jason K. , Lambert, Bieke , Delrue, Louke , Lowe, Kathryn, Bultijnck, Renée , Villeirs, Geert , Man, Kathia De , Ameye, Filip , DeWeese, Theodore L. , Feng, Felix Y. , Wyatt, Alexander W. , Diehn, Maximillian, Bentzen, Søren M. , Joniau, Steven , Vanhaverbeke, Friedl, Meerleer, Gert De , Antonarakis, Emmanuel S. , Antonarakis, Emmanuel S. , Sutera, Philip , Phillips, Ryan , De Bruycker, Aurélie , Rana, Zaker , Molitoris, Jason , Wang, Hailun , Verbeke, Sofie , Van Dorpe, Jo , Bultijnck, Renée , Villeirs, Geert , Paller, Channing J , Feng, Felix Y , Wyatt, Alexander , Pienta, Kenneth J , Diehn, Maximillian , Bentzen, Soren M , Joniau, Steven , Antonarakis, Emmanuel S , Berlin, Alejandro , Siva, Shankar , Ost, Piet , Tran, Phuoc T , Mishra, Mark V , Antonarakis, Emmanuel S , Eecken, Kim Van der , Lumen, Nicolaas , Song, Daniel Y. , Paller, Channing J. , Lotan, Tamara Levin

Journal of Clinical Oncology | August 24, 2022 | Volume: 40 | Issue: 29 | Pages: 3377-3382

10.1200/jco.22.00644 Get It

Clinical trials frequently include multiple end points that mature at different times. The initial report, typically based on the primary end point, may be published when key planned co‐primary or secondary analyses are not yet available. Clinical Trial Updates provide an opportunity to disseminate additional results from studies, published in JCO or elsewhere, for which the primary end point has already been reported. The initial STOMP and ORIOLE trial reports suggested that metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) in oligometastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (omCSPC) was associated with improved treatment outcomes. Here, we present long-term outcomes of MDT in omCSPC by pooling STOMP and ORIOLE and assess the ability of a high-risk mutational signature to risk stratify outcomes after MDT. The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS) calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. High-risk mutations were defined as pathogenic somatic mutations within ATM, BRCA1/ 2, Rb1, or TP53. The median follow-up for the whole group was 52.5 months. Median PFS was prolonged with MDT compared with observation (pooled hazard ratio [HR], 0.44; 95% CI, 0.29 to 0.66; P value < .001), with the largest benefit of MDT in patients with a high-risk mutation (HR high-risk, 0.05; HR no high-risk, 0.42; P value for interaction: .12). Within the MDT cohort, the PFS was 13.4 months in those without a high-risk mutation, compared with 7.5 months in those with a high-risk mutation (HR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.25 to 1.11; P = .09). Long-term outcomes from the only two randomized trials in omCSPC suggest a sustained clinical benefit to MDT over observation. A high-risk mutational signature may help risk stratify treatment outcomes after MDT.
Long-term outcomes and genetic predictors of response to metastasis-directed therapy versus observation in oligometastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer: A pooled analysis of the STOMP and ORIOLE trials.
Deek, Mathew Pierre, Sutera, Phillip, Fonteyne, Valérie , Mendes, Adrianna, Phillips, Ryan , Delrue, Louke , Man, Kathia De , Meerleer, Gert De , Deek, Mathew Pierre, Eecken, Kim Van der , Deek, Rebecca A. , Lumen, Nicolaas , Verbeke, Sofie , Song, Daniel Y. , Paller, Channing J. , Joniau, Steven , Lotan, Tamara Levin , Berlin, Alejandro , Siva, Shankar , Ost, Piet , Tran, Phuoc T

Journal of Clinical Oncology | June 6, 2022 | Volume: 40 | Issue: 16_suppl | Pages: 5025-5025

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5025 Background: Prospective reports suggest metastasis directed therapy (MDT) in oligometastatic castration sensitive prostate cancer (omCSPC) is associated with improved treatment outcomes. Here we present long term outcomes of the phase II STOMP and ORIOLE trials and assess the ability of a high-risk (HiRi) mutational signature to provide prognostic and predictive information regarding MDT response. Methods: Patients with omCSPC (< 3 lesions) enrolled on STOMP (n = 62) and ORIOLE (n = 54) randomized to MDT or observation were pooled. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS) defined as either PSA or radiographic progression, initiation of androgen deprivation, or death. Secondary endpoint was radiographic PFS (rPFS) defined as radiographic progression or death. Both were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method and stratified by treatment group. Next generation sequencing (NGS) was performed to identify a HiRi mutational signature defined as pathogenic mutations within ATM, BRCA1/2, Rb1, or TP53. Cox proportional hazards regressions were fit to calculate hazard ratios (HR) and assess the prognostic and predictive values of HiRi mutational status. Results: Median follow-up was 52.5 months. Median PFS was prolonged with MDT (11.9 months) compared to observation (5.9 months) with a pooled HR of 0.44 (95% CI, 0.29 – 0.66, p-value < 0.001). MDT was associated with PSA decrease in a majority of patients (84%) as compared to the observation group (41%). On NGS, the incidence of a pathogenic mutation in a HiRi gene was 24.3%. HiRi mutation was prognostic for PFS -- in those without a HiRi mutation median PFS was 11.9 months compared to 5.9 months in those with a HiRi mutation (HR of 1.74, p = 0.06). HiRi mutation was also prognostic for rPFS -- those without a high-risk mutation experienced median rPFS of 22.6 months compared to 10.0 months in those with a high-risk mutation (HR 2.62, p < 0.01). Tumors without a HiRi mutation treated with MDT experienced the longest PFS (13.4 months) while those with a HiRi randomized to observation experienced the shortest PFS (2.8 months). Stratifying by both treatment arms and HiRi status appeared to show a differential benefit to MDT, with those with HiRi mutations experiencing a larger relative magnitude of benefit to treatment: (HiRi mutation: HR of 0.05, p < 0.01; no HiRi mutation: HR of 0.42, p = 0.01; p interaction, 0.12) suggesting a HiRi mutational status can provide information regarding differential response to treatment. Conclusions: Long-term outcomes from the only two randomized trials in omCSPC suggest a sustained benefit to MDT over observation. A HiRi mutational signature appears prognostic for outcomes in omCSPC and those with HiRi might have a relatively larger magnitude of response to MDT. Future studies are needed to optimize patient selection. Clinical trial information: NCT02680587.
Performance of a Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography–Derived Risk-Stratification Tool for High-risk and Very High-risk Prostate Cancer
Martin, Ting , Savjani, Ricky R. , Pollom, Erqi L., Karnes, R. Jeffrey , Wong, J.K. , Motterle, Giovanni , Tosoian, Jeffrey J. , Klein, Eric A. , Stish, Bradley J. , Dess, Robert T. , Spratt, Daniel E. , Pilar, Avinash , Levin-Epstein, Rebecca , Wedde, Trude B. , Lilleby, Wolfgang , Fiano, Ryan , Stock, Richard G. , Demanes, D. Jeffrey, Huland, Hartwig , Martin, Santiago, Krauss, Daniel , Abu‐Isa, Eyad, Schwen, Zeyad , Pisansky, Thomas M. , Choo, C. Richard, Greco, Stephen , Deville, Curtiland , McNutt, Todd , DeWeese, Theodore L. , Ross, Ashley E. , Ciezki, Jay P. , Nickols, Nicholas G. , Bhat, Prashant , Shabsovich, David , Juarez, Jesus E. , Chong, Natalie, Kupelian, Patrick A. , Reiter, Robert E. , Steinberg, Michael L. , Elashoff, David , Horwitz, Eric M. , Tendulkar, Rahul D. , Czernin, Johannes, Gafita, Andrei , Romero, Tahmineh , Calais, Jérémie , Kishan, Amar U. , Davis, Brian J. , Deville, Curtiland , Spratt, Daniel E , Dess, Robert T , Klein, Eric A , Ma, Ting Martin , Calais, Jeremie , Xiang, Michael H. , Grogan, Tristan , Trock, Bruce J , Reddy, Chandana A. , Merrick, Gregory Stephen , Moran, Brian Joseph , Tran, Phuoc T , Martínez‐Monge, Rafael , Alam, Ridwan , Song, Daniel Y. , Boutros, Paul C. , Rettig, Matthew B. , Zaorsky, Nicholas G. , Berlin, Alejandro , Tward, Jonathan D. , Tilki, Derya

JAMA Network Open | December 13, 2021 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 12 | Pages: e2138550

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Clinical-genomic sub-classification of high-risk prostate cancer: Implications for tailoring therapy and clinical trial design.
Muralidhar, Vinayak , Alshalalfa, Mohammed , Karnes, R. Jeffrey , Feng, Felix Y. , Tosoian, Jeffrey J. , Spratt, Daniel E. , Liu, Yang , Schaeffer, Edward M. , Davicioni, Elai , Klein, Eric A. , Berlin, Alejandro , Den, Robert B. , Nguyen, Paul L.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | February 19, 2020 | Volume: 38 | Issue: 6_suppl | Pages: 337-337

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337 Background: Current risk stratification schema have limited prognostic performance in predicting outcome within National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) high-risk to very high-risk prostate cancer. Methods: Two multicenter high-risk cohorts were used for training (n = 214) and validation (n = 151) of a novel RNA microarray-based integrated clinical-genomic Classifier Optimized for Outcome in High-risk Prostate cancer (COOHP) to classify patients as COOHP favorable high-risk, standard high-risk, or very high-risk. Cox analysis was used to model metastasis-free survival (MFS), prostate cancer-specific survival (PCSS), and overall survival (OS). Model performance was compared to prior sub-classification systems using time-dependent c-indices. Results: Among NCCN high/very high-risk patients in the training cohort, 11% were classified as COOHP favorable high-risk, 70% as COOHP standard high-risk, and 18% as COOHP very high-risk. Patients with COOHP favorable high-risk disease had better rates of 5-year MFS compared to those with COOHP standard high-risk disease (94% vs 76%, hazard ratio [HR] 0.10, p = 0.02), and patients with COOHP very high-risk disease had worse 5-year MFS compared to those with COOHP standard high-risk disease (34% vs 76%, HR 3.5, p < 0.0001). Similarly, patients with COOHP very high-risk disease had worse 10-year PCSS compared to those with COOHP standard high-risk disease (36% vs 82%, HR 4.4, p < 0.0001). The c-indices for 5-year MFS and 10-year PCSS in the training cohort were 0.80 and 0.74, significantly improved compared to prior clinical and clinical-genomic risk stratification systems (0.62-0.69 for 5-year MFS and 0.56-0.63 for 10-year PCSS). These results were consistent in the validation cohort, where 5-year MFS significantly varied among the three COOHP subgroups (100% vs 89% vs 79%, p = 0.020), as did 10-year OS (100% vs 71% vs 53%, p = .040). Conclusions: A clinical-genomic risk stratification system specifically designed to discriminate prognosis in high-risk prostate cancer better identified favorable high-risk and very high-risk subsets of disease compared to prior clinical and clinical-genomic stratification systems.