Status:

COMPLETED

Docetaxel, Doxorubicin, and Prednisone in Treating Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer That Has Not Responded to Hormone Therapy

Lead Sponsor:

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Prostate Cancer

Eligibility:

MALE

18-120 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, doxorubicin, and prednisone, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from di...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Assess prostate specific antigen response rate to docetaxel, doxorubicin hydrochloride, and prednisone in patients with hormone-refractory advanced prostate cancer. Secondary ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate with any of the following:
  • Prostate-specific antigen ≥ 10 mg/dL
  • Bone disease
  • Bidimensional soft tissue disease
  • Evaluable disease
  • Advanced disease AND failed prior primary androgen ablation therapy, including anti-androgen withdrawal
  • Disease not amenable to local curative treatment
  • No known brain metastases
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • Creatinine \< 2.0 mg/dL
  • SGPT and SGOT \< 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Bilirubin ≤ ULN
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL
  • Ejection fraction ≥ 50%
  • Peripheral neuropathy ≤ grade 1
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after completion of study treatment
  • No previous history of or concurrent malignancy, except for any of the following:
  • Inactive nonmelanoma skin cancer
  • Disease-free for five or more years
  • Adequately treated stage I or II cancer from which patient is currently in complete remission
  • No other serious medical illness that would limit survival to less than 3 months
  • No psychiatric condition that would prevent informed consent
  • No active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infection
  • No hemorrhagic disorder
  • No history of severe hypersensitivity reaction to other drugs formulated with polysorbate 80
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No new hormonal treatment within the past 4 weeks
  • No prior immunotherapy, chemotherapy, or bone-seeking radiopharmaceuticals (e.g., strontium chloride Sr 89 or samarium Sm 153 lexidronam pentasodium)
  • Prior bisphosphonates allowed
  • At least 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    47 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00416533

    Start Date

    August 1 2004

    Last Update

    January 19 2017

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