Locallyadvanced prostate cancer: Multimodalitytreatment and new drugscombinedwithradiotherapyStéphane Supiot, MD, PhDDepartment of Radiation OncologyIntegrated Center of Oncology (ICO) René GauducheauINSERM U892, Nantes
Combined modality treatmentsExternal beam radiotherapy + ADTRadical prostatectomy ± RTInvestigationalNeo-adj, concurrent or adjuvant chemotherapyTargeted therapiespre-operative strategiesJones et al J Am Coll Surg,1995;180:545-554Outline
Randomized trials comparing RT vs RT + ADTRT + ADT = standard treatment in LAPCMartin JM, Supiot S & Berthold D, Drugs in press
Improving results in locally advanced cancer : Treating Local and Distant DiseaseEndothelialcellsImmune cellsStromalcellsResistanttumorcellsSensitive tumorcells
New drugs + RTNEOADJUVANTCONCURRENTADJUVANTThoms & Bristow. Seminars in Radiation Oncology 2010
New drugs + RTNEOADJUVANTCONCURRENTADJUVANTAdditive : Treatingmicrometastatic cancer Thoms & Bristow. Seminars in radiation oncology 2010
New drugs + RTNEOADJUVANTCONCURRENTADJUVANTAdditive : Treatingmicrometastatic cancer Synergistic : modifyingtumorradiosensitivityThoms & Bristow. Seminars in radiation oncology 2010
New drugs + RTNEOADJUVANTCONCURRENTADJUVANTAdditive : Treatingmicrometastatic cancer Synergistic : modifyingtumorradiosensitivitySynergistic : modifyingtumormicroenvironmentThoms & Bristow. Seminars in radiation oncology 2010
TargetingradioresistancemechanismswithconventionalchemotherapyResistanttumorcells
Phase I/II RT + LHRH + chemotherapy
De Bono, Lancet 2010Nextsteps : CabazitaxelAdjuvant Docetaxel phase III studies(CALGB  and GETUG 12) : results in 2011-2012
Targetingradioresistantcells : DNA repairtargeting agents and RTChoudhury et al, Seminars in radiation oncology 2006
DNA repairtargeting agents and RTPreclinicalresults in prostate cancer modelsABT 888 ImitanibKU55953Liu et al., Rad & Oncol 2008Choudhury et al, Mol Cancer Ther 2009RT + DNA repairinhibitors : No clinicalstudiesyetPrima-1Nutlin-3CP-31398UCN-01, CYC-202FlavopiridolBMS-387032CEP-3891-Supiot et al., Rad & Oncol 2008-Supiot et al, Mol Cancer Ther 2008
Targeting the micro-environmentEndothelialcellsImmune cellsStromalcells
Improving immune responsefollowingradiotherapyno chemo-inducedimmunosuppresion in early-stage prostate cancerRadiotherapystimulates expression of tumorantigensAbscopaleffect ?Sipuleucel-TKantoff et al., NEJM 2010
Asmase - / -Asmase + / +Antiangiogenicdrugs and radiotherapyGarcia-Barros et al., Science 2003Winkleret al., Cancer Cell, 2004
Antiangiogenictherapiesmaylead to hypoxia ?Hypoxia ?Mazeronet al., Cancer TreatRev 2011
Hypoxia & prostate cancerThe whole prostate ishypoxicHypoxia = resistance to prostate radiotherapyWeak hypoxia1008060Freedom from biochemical failure (%)40HIF-1α20Severe hypoxia00134265101112879Time from randomisation(years)Score 3Score 4Score 0-2Parker et al., IJROBP 2004Vergis et al., Lancet Oncol, 2008
ADT reduceshypoxiaADT = p02One of the explanations of the radiosensitizingproperties of ADT ?22 ptsBicalutamide 150 mg 3 mMilosevic et al., Cancer Res, 2007
New drugs targeting the AR : Effects combined with prostate cancer irradiation ?Effect on the tumormicroenvironment ?No expectedtoxicity ?Vanek N, et al., Radiotherapyenhances the toxicity of aminoglutethimide, Med PediatrOncol. 1990;18(2):162-4Attard G et al. Clin Cancer Res 2011
Targeting the tumorand the micro-environmentEndothelialcellsImmune cellsStromalcellsResistanttumorcellsSensitive tumorcells
Targeting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathwayp110α mutations : 30% of patientsPTEN mutation/loss : up to 60 % of patientsPTEN KO mice : develop PIN Sarker D et al.ClinCancer Res 2009
PI3K/AKT/mTOR inhibition + RT : effects on tumorcells and vasculatureNormalization of vasculaturethroughinhibition of oncogenicsignalingEvolimusradiosensitizes PTEN null prostate cancer cellsCao et al.. Cancer Res 2006Qayum N, et al.. Cancer Res, 2009.NCT00943956: Everolimus, Bicalutamide, and Leuprolide Acetate in Treating Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy For High-Risk LAPC
EGFR targetingGefitinib : 250 mg/d 7 daysneo adjuvant
 + concurwith radiation for 7.5 weeks MTD not reachedGrade 3 liver Transaminase tox : 6 ptsJoensuu et al. A phase I/II trial of gefitinibgivenconcurrentlywithradiotherapy in patients withnonmetastatic prostate cancer. Int J RadiatOncolBiolPhys (2010)
Novelstrategies in LAPC ?
Role of surgery in LAPC“Our results also suggest a need for a surgical arm in future trials of therapy for high-risk cancers. Zelefsky M J et al. JCO 2010
Adjuvant Radiotherapy after Surgery“It isrecommendedthat patients shouldbeoffered adjuvant externalbeamradiotherapy“Thoms et al., Nature Reviews ClinOnc 2010Pickles T et al;, Guroc consensus, Can Urol Assoc J 2008
Patients athighrisk of post-opertaivemargins :Preoperativeradiotherapy ?Thoms et al, Nature Reviews ClinOnc 2011
*postpostprepreProliferation(MIB1)Apoptosis(ISEL)Translational relevance of preop RTApplicable for testing new drugs +preop RT ?post RTpre RTp21p16Permanent cell cycle arrestNo apoptosisSupiot et al. A phase I trial of pre-operativeradiotherapy for prostate cancer: clinical and translationalstudies. RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY 2008
Conclusion : How to design phase I studiescombining new targeted agents + RT in LAPC ?RT prostateADT
Conclusion : Dose of prostate RT ?RT prostate70 or 80 Gy ?Fixed dose of RT ?Or escalating dose of RT and fixed dose of drug ?ADT Implications in terms of GI and GU toxicity
Conclusion : Targeting the pelvis ?RT pelvis ?Or Extendedlymphadenectomy ?RT prostateADT Implications in terms of GI toxicity
Conclusion : Whichcombination ?RT pelvis ?RT prostateADT concurrentNeo adjvadjuvant+ : lesstoxic- : no synergy+ : synergism- : toxicity+ : effect on microenvironment ?+: lesstoxicity ?- : no synergy ?
Conclusion : Whichtarget ? Which surrogate marker ? Problems :Heterogeneity of prostate cancer not reflected by biopsies
 Cancer stem cells

ECCLU 2011 - S. Supiot - Locally advanced prostate cancer: Multimodality treatment and new drugs combined with radiotherapy

  • 1.
    Locallyadvanced prostate cancer:Multimodalitytreatment and new drugscombinedwithradiotherapyStéphane Supiot, MD, PhDDepartment of Radiation OncologyIntegrated Center of Oncology (ICO) René GauducheauINSERM U892, Nantes
  • 2.
    Combined modality treatmentsExternalbeam radiotherapy + ADTRadical prostatectomy ± RTInvestigationalNeo-adj, concurrent or adjuvant chemotherapyTargeted therapiespre-operative strategiesJones et al J Am Coll Surg,1995;180:545-554Outline
  • 3.
    Randomized trials comparingRT vs RT + ADTRT + ADT = standard treatment in LAPCMartin JM, Supiot S & Berthold D, Drugs in press
  • 4.
    Improving results inlocally advanced cancer : Treating Local and Distant DiseaseEndothelialcellsImmune cellsStromalcellsResistanttumorcellsSensitive tumorcells
  • 5.
    New drugs +RTNEOADJUVANTCONCURRENTADJUVANTThoms & Bristow. Seminars in Radiation Oncology 2010
  • 6.
    New drugs +RTNEOADJUVANTCONCURRENTADJUVANTAdditive : Treatingmicrometastatic cancer Thoms & Bristow. Seminars in radiation oncology 2010
  • 7.
    New drugs +RTNEOADJUVANTCONCURRENTADJUVANTAdditive : Treatingmicrometastatic cancer Synergistic : modifyingtumorradiosensitivityThoms & Bristow. Seminars in radiation oncology 2010
  • 8.
    New drugs +RTNEOADJUVANTCONCURRENTADJUVANTAdditive : Treatingmicrometastatic cancer Synergistic : modifyingtumorradiosensitivitySynergistic : modifyingtumormicroenvironmentThoms & Bristow. Seminars in radiation oncology 2010
  • 9.
  • 10.
    Phase I/II RT+ LHRH + chemotherapy
  • 11.
    De Bono, Lancet2010Nextsteps : CabazitaxelAdjuvant Docetaxel phase III studies(CALGB and GETUG 12) : results in 2011-2012
  • 12.
    Targetingradioresistantcells : DNArepairtargeting agents and RTChoudhury et al, Seminars in radiation oncology 2006
  • 13.
    DNA repairtargeting agentsand RTPreclinicalresults in prostate cancer modelsABT 888 ImitanibKU55953Liu et al., Rad & Oncol 2008Choudhury et al, Mol Cancer Ther 2009RT + DNA repairinhibitors : No clinicalstudiesyetPrima-1Nutlin-3CP-31398UCN-01, CYC-202FlavopiridolBMS-387032CEP-3891-Supiot et al., Rad & Oncol 2008-Supiot et al, Mol Cancer Ther 2008
  • 14.
  • 15.
    Improving immune responsefollowingradiotherapynochemo-inducedimmunosuppresion in early-stage prostate cancerRadiotherapystimulates expression of tumorantigensAbscopaleffect ?Sipuleucel-TKantoff et al., NEJM 2010
  • 16.
    Asmase - /-Asmase + / +Antiangiogenicdrugs and radiotherapyGarcia-Barros et al., Science 2003Winkleret al., Cancer Cell, 2004
  • 17.
    Antiangiogenictherapiesmaylead to hypoxia?Hypoxia ?Mazeronet al., Cancer TreatRev 2011
  • 18.
    Hypoxia & prostatecancerThe whole prostate ishypoxicHypoxia = resistance to prostate radiotherapyWeak hypoxia1008060Freedom from biochemical failure (%)40HIF-1α20Severe hypoxia00134265101112879Time from randomisation(years)Score 3Score 4Score 0-2Parker et al., IJROBP 2004Vergis et al., Lancet Oncol, 2008
  • 19.
    ADT reduceshypoxiaADT =p02One of the explanations of the radiosensitizingproperties of ADT ?22 ptsBicalutamide 150 mg 3 mMilosevic et al., Cancer Res, 2007
  • 20.
    New drugs targetingthe AR : Effects combined with prostate cancer irradiation ?Effect on the tumormicroenvironment ?No expectedtoxicity ?Vanek N, et al., Radiotherapyenhances the toxicity of aminoglutethimide, Med PediatrOncol. 1990;18(2):162-4Attard G et al. Clin Cancer Res 2011
  • 21.
    Targeting the tumorandthe micro-environmentEndothelialcellsImmune cellsStromalcellsResistanttumorcellsSensitive tumorcells
  • 22.
    Targeting the PI3K/AKT/mTORpathwayp110α mutations : 30% of patientsPTEN mutation/loss : up to 60 % of patientsPTEN KO mice : develop PIN Sarker D et al.ClinCancer Res 2009
  • 23.
    PI3K/AKT/mTOR inhibition +RT : effects on tumorcells and vasculatureNormalization of vasculaturethroughinhibition of oncogenicsignalingEvolimusradiosensitizes PTEN null prostate cancer cellsCao et al.. Cancer Res 2006Qayum N, et al.. Cancer Res, 2009.NCT00943956: Everolimus, Bicalutamide, and Leuprolide Acetate in Treating Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy For High-Risk LAPC
  • 24.
    EGFR targetingGefitinib :250 mg/d 7 daysneo adjuvant
  • 25.
    + concurwithradiation for 7.5 weeks MTD not reachedGrade 3 liver Transaminase tox : 6 ptsJoensuu et al. A phase I/II trial of gefitinibgivenconcurrentlywithradiotherapy in patients withnonmetastatic prostate cancer. Int J RadiatOncolBiolPhys (2010)
  • 26.
  • 27.
    Role of surgeryin LAPC“Our results also suggest a need for a surgical arm in future trials of therapy for high-risk cancers. Zelefsky M J et al. JCO 2010
  • 28.
    Adjuvant Radiotherapy afterSurgery“It isrecommendedthat patients shouldbeoffered adjuvant externalbeamradiotherapy“Thoms et al., Nature Reviews ClinOnc 2010Pickles T et al;, Guroc consensus, Can Urol Assoc J 2008
  • 29.
    Patients athighrisk ofpost-opertaivemargins :Preoperativeradiotherapy ?Thoms et al, Nature Reviews ClinOnc 2011
  • 30.
    *postpostprepreProliferation(MIB1)Apoptosis(ISEL)Translational relevance ofpreop RTApplicable for testing new drugs +preop RT ?post RTpre RTp21p16Permanent cell cycle arrestNo apoptosisSupiot et al. A phase I trial of pre-operativeradiotherapy for prostate cancer: clinical and translationalstudies. RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY 2008
  • 31.
    Conclusion : Howto design phase I studiescombining new targeted agents + RT in LAPC ?RT prostateADT
  • 32.
    Conclusion : Doseof prostate RT ?RT prostate70 or 80 Gy ?Fixed dose of RT ?Or escalating dose of RT and fixed dose of drug ?ADT Implications in terms of GI and GU toxicity
  • 33.
    Conclusion : Targetingthe pelvis ?RT pelvis ?Or Extendedlymphadenectomy ?RT prostateADT Implications in terms of GI toxicity
  • 34.
    Conclusion : Whichcombination?RT pelvis ?RT prostateADT concurrentNeo adjvadjuvant+ : lesstoxic- : no synergy+ : synergism- : toxicity+ : effect on microenvironment ?+: lesstoxicity ?- : no synergy ?
  • 35.
    Conclusion : Whichtarget? Which surrogate marker ? Problems :Heterogeneity of prostate cancer not reflected by biopsies
  • 36.