A Randomized, Double-blind, Phase II Trial of PSA-TRICOM (PROSTVAC) in Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer: The Immunotherapy to Prevent Progression on Active Surveillance Study

Eur Urol Focus. 2018 Sep;4(5):636-638. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2018.08.016. Epub 2018 Sep 7.

Abstract

The Immunotherapy to Prevent Progression on Active Surveillance Study is the first trial of immunotherapy for localized prostate cancer. We randomized active surveillance patients to PSA-TRICOM (PROSTVAC) or placebo for 5mo. Final results will be available in 2019.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02326805.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial, Phase II
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cancer Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Cancer Vaccines / adverse effects
  • Cancer Vaccines / therapeutic use*
  • Disease Progression
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Factors / therapeutic use
  • Immunotherapy / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Grading
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / blood
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / immunology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / immunology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / mortality
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Cancer Vaccines
  • Immunologic Factors
  • PROSTVAC
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen

Associated data

  • ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT02326805