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Chemotherapy, Hormone Therapy, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Prostate Cancer
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00016913
Lead Sponsor
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Androgens can stimulate the growth of prostate cancer cells. Drugs such as goserelin or leuprolide may stop the adrenal glands from producing androgens. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying giving chemotherapy together with hormone therapy and radiation therapy in treating patients with locally advanced prostate cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the feasibility and safety of paclitaxel, estramustine, carboplatin, and androgen ablation followed by radiotherapy in patients with poor-prognosis locally advanced prostate cancer.

* Determine the progression-free survival and time to prostate specific antigen failure in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 1 hour once weekly; oral estramustine three times a day, five days a week; and carboplatin IV over 1 hour once monthly. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for 4 courses.

Patients also receive gonadotropin-releasing hormonal therapy comprising either goserelin subcutaneously or leuprolide intramuscularly once monthly. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for 6 courses.

After the completion of chemotherapy, patients undergo radiotherapy once daily on weeks 17-24.

Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 4 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 60 patients will be accrued for this study within 1.5 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
34
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Neo-Adj ChemoTx + ablation prior to RTradiation therapyPatients with localized high-risk prostate cancer were treated with 4 cycles (16 weeks) of continuous weekly paclitaxel at 80 mg/m\^2 intravenously with estramustine at 280 mg orally 3 times a day for 5 days a week and carboplatin (area under the curve of 6) on Day 1 of every cycle followed by 3-dimensional conformal or intensity-modulated radiotherapy (total dose of 77.4 gray \[Gy\] in 1.8-Gy fractions). All patients received androgen deprivation therapy with either goserelin acetate at 3.6 mg subcutaneously or leuprolide acetate at 7.5 mg intramuscularly monthly for 6 months starting at Day 1 of therapy.
Neo-Adj ChemoTx + ablation prior to RTleuprolide or goserelin acetatePatients with localized high-risk prostate cancer were treated with 4 cycles (16 weeks) of continuous weekly paclitaxel at 80 mg/m\^2 intravenously with estramustine at 280 mg orally 3 times a day for 5 days a week and carboplatin (area under the curve of 6) on Day 1 of every cycle followed by 3-dimensional conformal or intensity-modulated radiotherapy (total dose of 77.4 gray \[Gy\] in 1.8-Gy fractions). All patients received androgen deprivation therapy with either goserelin acetate at 3.6 mg subcutaneously or leuprolide acetate at 7.5 mg intramuscularly monthly for 6 months starting at Day 1 of therapy.
Neo-Adj ChemoTx + ablation prior to RTcarboplatinPatients with localized high-risk prostate cancer were treated with 4 cycles (16 weeks) of continuous weekly paclitaxel at 80 mg/m\^2 intravenously with estramustine at 280 mg orally 3 times a day for 5 days a week and carboplatin (area under the curve of 6) on Day 1 of every cycle followed by 3-dimensional conformal or intensity-modulated radiotherapy (total dose of 77.4 gray \[Gy\] in 1.8-Gy fractions). All patients received androgen deprivation therapy with either goserelin acetate at 3.6 mg subcutaneously or leuprolide acetate at 7.5 mg intramuscularly monthly for 6 months starting at Day 1 of therapy.
Neo-Adj ChemoTx + ablation prior to RTpaclitaxelPatients with localized high-risk prostate cancer were treated with 4 cycles (16 weeks) of continuous weekly paclitaxel at 80 mg/m\^2 intravenously with estramustine at 280 mg orally 3 times a day for 5 days a week and carboplatin (area under the curve of 6) on Day 1 of every cycle followed by 3-dimensional conformal or intensity-modulated radiotherapy (total dose of 77.4 gray \[Gy\] in 1.8-Gy fractions). All patients received androgen deprivation therapy with either goserelin acetate at 3.6 mg subcutaneously or leuprolide acetate at 7.5 mg intramuscularly monthly for 6 months starting at Day 1 of therapy.
Neo-Adj ChemoTx + ablation prior to RTestramustinePatients with localized high-risk prostate cancer were treated with 4 cycles (16 weeks) of continuous weekly paclitaxel at 80 mg/m\^2 intravenously with estramustine at 280 mg orally 3 times a day for 5 days a week and carboplatin (area under the curve of 6) on Day 1 of every cycle followed by 3-dimensional conformal or intensity-modulated radiotherapy (total dose of 77.4 gray \[Gy\] in 1.8-Gy fractions). All patients received androgen deprivation therapy with either goserelin acetate at 3.6 mg subcutaneously or leuprolide acetate at 7.5 mg intramuscularly monthly for 6 months starting at Day 1 of therapy.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Toxicity90 days and 1 year post treatment

Patients were evaluated for acute toxicities defined as grade 3 or greater cardiovascular (including venous thrombosis), gastrointestinal, or genitourinary toxicity occurring during the period starting from treatment initiation until 90 days or less after the completion of radiotherapy. The same toxicity measures were monitored at \>90 days after the completion of radiotherapy.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to Prostate-specific Antigen FailurePSA was measured every 4 weeks during chemotherapy, at least every 12 weeks post radiation for 2 years, and every 6 months thereafter until PSA failure date (Up to 5.5 years).

PSA progression was defined in 2 ways. The CALGB PSA progression was defined as 2 consecutive rises in PSA with a rise of at least 0.2 ng/mL and above 1.0 ng/mL after radiation therapy; the date of PSA failure is taken as the midpoint between the last PSA before the rise and the first of the 2 PSAs that documented the rise. In addition, PSA progression was used according to the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 1996 (ASTRO) criteria and defined as 3 consecutive rises in PSA after radiation therapy. The date of PSA failure was taken as the midpoint between the time of the lowest PSA measure after irradiation and the first of the 3 consecutive rises.

Progression-free Survival (PFS)registration to progression, up to 5.5 years from registration

PFS was defined as the time between treatment initiation and the date of disease progression (PSA, bone, tumor) or death, whichever occurred first. PSA progression is defined as 2 consecutive rising PSAs (a rise of at least 0.2 ng/mL) above 1.0 ng/mL.

Trial Locations

Locations (23)

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Bon Secours St. Francis Health System

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Greenville, South Carolina, United States

CCOP - Greenville

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Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Lenoir Memorial Cancer Center

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Kinston, North Carolina, United States

CCOP - Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York

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Syracuse, New York, United States

SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital

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Syracuse, New York, United States

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

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New York, New York, United States

Danville Regional Medical Center

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Danville, Virginia, United States

Saint Luke's Hospital

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Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Community General Hospital of Greater Syracuse

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Syracuse, New York, United States

Wayne Radiation Oncology

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Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States

Wayne Memorial Hospital, Incorporated

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Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States

Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

Wilson Medical Center

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Wilson, North Carolina, United States

CCOP - Nevada Cancer Research Foundation

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Baltimore

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryland Medical Center

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

UMASS Memorial Cancer Center - University Campus

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Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Oswego Hospital

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Oswego, New York, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse

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Syracuse, New York, United States

Roper St. Francis Cancer Center at Roper Hospital

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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