Status:

COMPLETED

Sirolimus Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Advanced Localized Prostate Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Prostate Cancer

Eligibility:

MALE

18-120 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as sirolimus, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. PURPOSE: This clinic...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the pharmacodynamically optimal dose (POD) of continuous daily oral sirolimus (rapamycin) in patients with advanced localized prostate cancer when given prior to radi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically determined adenocarcinoma of the prostate
  • Stage T1c-T3b disease
  • No evidence of disease that has spread beyond the prostate or seminal vesicles
  • No metastatic prostate cancer, including bone, visceral, brain, and lymph node metastases
  • Tumor Gleason score sum of 7-10 (4+3 and 3+4 allowed) with tumor involving at least 2 discrete core biopsy sections
  • Scheduled to undergo radical prostatectomy
  • No other subtypes of prostate cancer, including any of the following:
  • Sarcoma
  • Neuroendocrine tumors
  • Small cell cancer
  • Ductal cancer
  • Lymphoma
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • WBC \> 3,500/mm\^3
  • Absolute neutrophil count \> 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count \> 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin \> 9 g/dL
  • Creatinine \< 2.0 mg/dL
  • Bilirubin \< 2 mg/dL
  • ALT and AST \< 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Alkaline phosphatase \< 2 times ULN
  • Triglycerides and total cholesterol \< 2 times ULN
  • No history of allergy to sirolimus (rapamycin) or its derivatives
  • No uncontrolled medical condition that would increase risk or limit compliance with study requirements, including the following:
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Gastrointestinal disease that would limit ability to swallow, take oral medications, or absorb them
  • No active infections
  • No other concurrent malignancy
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior chemotherapy, biologic therapy, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy for prostate cancer
  • No concurrent chronic treatment with immunosuppressants or medications that interfere with the metabolism of sirolimus (rapamycin)
  • No concurrent medication or agents that would interfere with the metabolism or excretion of rapamycin or its derivatives, including any of the following:
  • Phenytoin
  • Carbamazepine
  • Cyclosporine
  • Clarithromycin
  • Clotrimazole
  • Erythromycin
  • Amiodarone
  • Protease inhibitors used to treated HIV infection
  • Cisapride
  • Grapefruit juice
  • Diltiazem
  • Tacrolimus
  • Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort)
  • Barbiturates
  • Rifampin
  • Phenobarbital
  • Rifabutin
  • Efavirenz
  • Nevirapine
  • At least 7 days since prior herbal medicines and medications, including any of the following:
  • Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal)
  • Uncaria tomentosa (cat's claw)
  • Echinacea angustifolia roots
  • Trifolium pretense (wild cherry)
  • Chamomile
  • Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice)
  • Dillapiol
  • Naringenin
  • Norfloxacin
  • Atorvastatin
  • Pravastatin
  • Cimetidine
  • Fluconazole

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 1 2006

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 1 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    32 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00311623

    Start Date

    August 1 2006

    End Date

    June 1 2010

    Last Update

    February 22 2019

    Active Locations (3)

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    Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231

    2

    University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-0942

    3

    Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710