Status:

TERMINATED

Isotretinoin, Interferon Alfa-2b, Docetaxel, and Estramustine in Treating Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer That Did Not Respond to Hormone Therapy

Lead Sponsor:

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Prostate Cancer

Eligibility:

MALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Isotretinoin may help prostate cancer cells become more like normal cells, and to grow and spread more slowly. Interferon alfa-2b may interfere with the growth of tumor cells. Drugs used in...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the response rate, in terms of change in measurable disease or prostate-specific antigen levels, in patients with hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer treate...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer
  • Patients who have been recently withdrawn from treatment with bicalutamide or flutamide must demonstrate progression of disease
  • Measurable disease OR prostate-specific antigen level ≥ 10 ng/mL
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Estimated life expectancy ≥ 6 months
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm³
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL OR creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min
  • Bilirubin normal
  • AST, ALT, and alkaline phosphatase (AP) must meet 1 of the following criteria:
  • AP normal and AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AP elevated and AST and ALT normal
  • No history of severe hypersensitivity reaction to docetaxel or other drugs formulated with polysorbate 80
  • No peripheral neuropathy \> grade 1
  • No concurrent active infections
  • No concurrent major depression or suicidal ideation
  • No concurrent medical condition that would preclude study participation
  • No known HIV positivity
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 10 weeks after completion of study therapy
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Recovered from prior surgery or radiotherapy
  • No prior chemotherapy, retinoids, or interferon therapy
  • More than 4 weeks since prior flutamide
  • More than 6 weeks since prior bicalutamide

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    November 1 2002

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    August 1 2007

    Estimated Enrollment :

    40 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00176527

    Start Date

    November 1 2002

    End Date

    August 1 2007

    Last Update

    December 11 2009

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    Cancer Institute of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901