Status:

COMPLETED

Metformin-Docetaxel Association in Metastatic Hormone-refractory Prostate Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Antoine Lacassagne

Conditions:

Prostatic Neoplasms

Eligibility:

MALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in men, representing 10 deaths about of 100 cancers (INVS 2009). Treatment for metastatic prostate cancer, when becoming resistant to hormone-t...

Detailed Description

Prostate cancer: the current issues In developed countries, prostate cancer represents a major health issue and its incidence is rising globally, due to an aging society (Ferlay, Autier et al. 2007; D...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \- Age \> 18 years
  • Histologically confirmed prostate adenocarcinoma.
  • Karnofsky Performance Score \> 50%
  • Evidence of metastatic disease by the presence of documented locoregional or distant metastases on CT scan of the abdomen and/or pelvis, or bone scintigraphy
  • Hormone Resistance Prostate Cancer defined as an increase in PSA level (3 consecutive measurements) after hormonal treatment (surgical castration or androgen blockade)
  • No prior chemotherapy (excepted phosphate estramustine or Estracyt®)
  • At least one month had to have elapsed between the withdrawal of antiandrogens and enrolment, except LH-RH agonist therapy that must be continued throughout this study.
  • Hormonal castration confirmed biologically (testosterone \< 0.5 ng/ml)
  • Patient with adequate organ function:
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 109/L
  • Haemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
  • Platelets (PTL) ≥ 100 x 109/L
  • AST - ALAT ≤ 2.5x ULN
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN
  • Creatinine \< 150 µmol/l
  • Alkaline phosphatases ≤ 2,5 x ULN
  • Patient with life expectancy \> 3 months
  • Information delivered to patient and informed consent signed by the patient or legal representative
  • Patient affiliated with a health insurance system

Exclusion

  • The patient with at least one of the following criteria could not be included:
  • Age \< 18 years
  • Patient with type II or type I diabetes
  • Excessive alcohol intake, acute or chronic.
  • Patients already treated with Metformin or an analog
  • Known hypersensitivity or allergy to Metformin HCl or any of the excipients.
  • Patients with a history of lactic acidosis
  • PSA increasement without lesions confirmed by radiography and/or bone scan.
  • Testosteronemia \> 0.5 ng/ml
  • Any radiation within 4 weeks prior to study entry
  • Strontium 89 administration within 3 month before inclusion
  • Patient with active central nervous system (CNS) metastasis or with history of CNS metastasis
  • Peripheral neuropathy with grade \> 3 (NCI), unrelated to cancer.
  • Patient treated for a cancer other than prostate cancer, with the exception of basal cell carcinoma
  • Treatment with any investigational agent
  • Treatment on another therapeutic clinical trial within 30 days before enrolment
  • Acute or chronic metabolic acidosis
  • Patients suffering from severe dehydration
  • Permanent contraindication to corticosteroids
  • Patient with history of poor compliance or current or past psychiatric conditions or severe acute or chronic medical conditions that would interfere with the ability to comply with the study protocol, such as completion of QoL questionnaire.
  • Patient enable to give informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 31 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01796028

Start Date

January 1 2013

End Date

May 31 2018

Last Update

June 6 2018

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Centre ANTOINE LACASSAGNE

Nice, France, 06189