Status:

COMPLETED

Selenium in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

University of Arizona

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Prostate Cancer

Eligibility:

MALE

Up to 85 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Selenium may prevent or slow the growth of prostate cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well selenium works in treating patients with prostate cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * To investigate the ability of selenium to prevent progression in patients with adenocarcinoma of the prostate. * To investigate the ability of selenium to effectively modulate biomarker...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Biopsy-proven adenocarcinoma of the prostate within the past 48 months
  • Prostate-specific antigen \< 50 ng/mL
  • Gleason score \< 8
  • Currently undergoing "watchful waiting" for prostate cancer
  • No metastatic disease
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Life expectancy ≥ 3 years
  • AST and ALT ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years, except nonmelanoma skin cancer
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No prior hormone therapy, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or surgery for prostate cancer
  • At least 90 days since prior and no concurrent selenium (as a dietary supplement or as part of a multivitamin) exceeding 50 mcg/day

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 1 2002

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    April 1 2007

    Estimated Enrollment :

    220 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00752739

    Start Date

    August 1 2002

    End Date

    April 1 2007

    Last Update

    August 15 2012

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    Arizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center

    Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724