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Fatty Acid Synthase Inhibition in Castration Refractory Prostate Cancer

Fatty Acid Synthase Inhibition in Castration Refractory Prostate Cancer

Recruiting
18 years and older
Male
Phase 2

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Overview

The purpose of this research study is to find out what effects (good and bad) omeprazole and cabazitaxel, or omeprazole and docetaxel, has on participants and their condition. Investigators believe omeprazole may help the other medications work.

Description

Primary Objective(s): Obtain Overall Response Rate (ORR) to taxane therapy by adding the fatty acid synthase inhibitor, omeprazole to the current "failing" taxane regimen in 15% of subjects using Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Working Group 3 (PCWG3) criteria, defined by partial response (PR) or complete response (CR)

Secondary Objectives (only at patients treated at Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center main campus):

  • Pharmacodynamics-demonstrate omeprazole in vivo fatty acid synthase inhibition by 11C-Acetate PET/CT (3-6) Non-invasive approach to demonstrate the fatty acid synthase inhibitor (omeprazole) is hitting its target
  • Obtain a prostate specific antigen response rate by adding the fatty acid synthase inhibitor omeprazole to the current "failing" taxane regimen. (16)
  • Measure pain using the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) at Baseline, Cycle 5, Cycle 12, and every cycle thereafter.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must have castrate refractory prostate cancer with prior taxane treatment (docetaxel or cabazitaxel) which was used in the castrate refractory setting
  • Cancer Progression as defined by PCWG3
  • Age 18 or older.
  • ECOG 0, 1, or 2
  • Life expectancy of greater than 2 months
  • Men must agree to use adequate contraception (barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation.
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign an IRB-approved informed consent document (either directly or via a legally authorized representative).
  • Organ & marrow function as defined below: Absolute neutrophil count >1,200/mcL Platelets >75,000/mcL; total bilirubin= within normal institutional limits; AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) <2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal; creatinine <2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents.
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to omeprazole or taxane therapy.
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.

Study details
    Prostate Cancer
    Refractory Cancer
    Castration Resistant Prostatic Cancer

NCT04337580

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

1 November 2025

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