Status:

COMPLETED

Metformin Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate

Recurrent Prostate Cancer

Eligibility:

MALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This randomized phase II trial studies how well metformin hydrochloride works compared to placebo in treating patients with prostate cancer undergoing surgery. Metformin hydrochloride may make some en...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the effect of 4-12 weeks of metformin (metformin hydrochloride) intervention on cell proliferation in the prostatectomy tissue. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To deter...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men will be eligible to this study if they are diagnosed with a histologically confirmed organ-confined adenocarcinoma of the prostate (PCa) treatable by prostatectomy and have a current PSA less than 50 ng/ml
  • Have not received chemotherapy and/or radiation for any malignancy (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer and cancers confined to organs with removal as only treatment) in the past 5 years
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1 (Karnofsky \>= 70%)
  • Leukocytes \>= 3,000/uL
  • Absolute neutrophil count \>= 1,500/uL
  • Platelets \>= 100,000/uL
  • Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 times institutional upper limits of normal (ULN)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 1.5 times institutional ULN
  • Creatinine within normal institutional limits
  • Willing to use adequate contraception (barrier method, abstinence, subject has had a vasectomy or partner is using effective birth control or is postmenopausal) for the duration of study participation
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion

  • Type I or type II diabetic patients on treatment with any drug for diabetes or participants with fasting glucose \>= 126 mg/dL
  • History of impaired liver or kidney function
  • Participants with a current history of high alcohol consumption (\> 3 standard drinks/day) or binge drinking (5 or more drinks) in one session of 1-3 hours
  • History of lactic acidosis or at increased risk for lactic acidosis such as patients with unstable or acute congestive heart failure who are at risk of hypoperfusion with hypoxemia
  • Participants may not be receiving any other investigational agents
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical composition to metformin
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • History of acute or chronic metabolic acidosis
  • Concurrent use of cationic drugs (e.g., amiloride, digoxin, morphine, procainamide, quinidine, quinine, ranitidine, triamterene, trimethoprim, or vancomycin)
  • Concurrent use of non-study metformin or other biguanides

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01433913

Start Date

November 1 2011

End Date

April 1 2014

Last Update

January 10 2018

Active Locations (3)

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Arizona Cancer Center - Tucson

Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724-5024

2

University of Arizona Health Sciences Center

Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724

3

University of Southern California/Norris Cancer Center

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033