A Phase III Protocol of Androgen Suppression (AS) and Radiation Therapy (RT) vs AS and RT Followed by Chemotherapy With Paclitaxel, Estramustine, and Etoposide (TEE) for Localized, High-Risk, Prostate Cancer
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Intervention
- bicalutamide
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
- Enrollment
- 397
- Locations
- 54
- Primary Endpoint
- Overall Survival (5-year Rate Reported)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Hormones can stimulate the production of prostate cancer cells. Hormone therapy may fight prostate cancer by reducing the production of androgens. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known whether hormone therapy plus radiation therapy is more effective with or without combination chemotherapy for prostate cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of hormone therapy plus radiation therapy with or without combination chemotherapy in treating patients who have prostate cancer.
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: * Compare the efficacy of androgen suppression and radiotherapy with or without subsequent paclitaxel, estramustine, and etoposide, in terms of overall and disease-free survival, biochemical and local control, and freedom from distant metastasis, in patients with localized high-risk prostate cancer. * Compare the toxic effects of these regimens in these patients. OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified according to prostate-specific antigen level (≤ 10 ng/mL vs 11-100 ng/mL), tumor stage (T1-2 vs T3-4), Gleason score (7 vs 8-10), and prior hormone use (yes vs no). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms. All patients receive androgen suppression comprising a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist AND bicalutamide OR flutamide for 4 months. Beginning 8 weeks after the initiation of androgen suppression, all patients undergo radiotherapy once daily, 5 days a week, for 7-8 weeks. Patients who received prior androgen suppression therapy count time to radiotherapy from start date of prior hormonal therapy. * Arm I: Patients continue androgen suppression therapy (LHRH agonist only) for approximately 20 more months after radiotherapy is completed. * Arm II: Patients continue therapy as in arm I and receive chemotherapy beginning 28 days after completing radiotherapy. Chemotherapy comprises oral estramustine 3 times daily and oral etoposide twice daily on days 1-14 and paclitaxel IV over 1 hour on day 2. Chemotherapy repeats every 21 days for 4 courses. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 1,440 patients will be accrued for this study within 6 years.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
Hormones and RT
Androgen suppression (AS) (Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]) x 8 weeks followed by RT to 70.2 Gy with concurrent AS (LHRH agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]). AS will continue for a total of 24 months from initiation of all treatment. Oral anti-androgen will be discontinued at the end of radiation therapy (RT).
Intervention: bicalutamide
Hormones and RT
Androgen suppression (AS) (Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]) x 8 weeks followed by RT to 70.2 Gy with concurrent AS (LHRH agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]). AS will continue for a total of 24 months from initiation of all treatment. Oral anti-androgen will be discontinued at the end of radiation therapy (RT).
Intervention: flutamide
Hormones and RT
Androgen suppression (AS) (Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]) x 8 weeks followed by RT to 70.2 Gy with concurrent AS (LHRH agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]). AS will continue for a total of 24 months from initiation of all treatment. Oral anti-androgen will be discontinued at the end of radiation therapy (RT).
Intervention: Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone [LHRH] agonist
Hormones and RT
Androgen suppression (AS) (Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]) x 8 weeks followed by RT to 70.2 Gy with concurrent AS (LHRH agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]). AS will continue for a total of 24 months from initiation of all treatment. Oral anti-androgen will be discontinued at the end of radiation therapy (RT).
Intervention: Radiation therapy
Hormones and RT plus Chemotherapy
AS (LHRH agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]) x 8 weeks followed by RT to 70.2 Gy with concurrent AS (LHRH agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]) and estramustine phosphate sodium, etoposide, paclitaxel, and warfarin \[Coumadin®\]. AS will continue for a total of 24 months from initiation all treatment. Oral antiandrogen will be discontinued at the end of RT.
Intervention: bicalutamide
Hormones and RT plus Chemotherapy
AS (LHRH agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]) x 8 weeks followed by RT to 70.2 Gy with concurrent AS (LHRH agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]) and estramustine phosphate sodium, etoposide, paclitaxel, and warfarin \[Coumadin®\]. AS will continue for a total of 24 months from initiation all treatment. Oral antiandrogen will be discontinued at the end of RT.
Intervention: estramustine phosphate sodium
Hormones and RT plus Chemotherapy
AS (LHRH agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]) x 8 weeks followed by RT to 70.2 Gy with concurrent AS (LHRH agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]) and estramustine phosphate sodium, etoposide, paclitaxel, and warfarin \[Coumadin®\]. AS will continue for a total of 24 months from initiation all treatment. Oral antiandrogen will be discontinued at the end of RT.
Intervention: etoposide
Hormones and RT plus Chemotherapy
AS (LHRH agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]) x 8 weeks followed by RT to 70.2 Gy with concurrent AS (LHRH agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]) and estramustine phosphate sodium, etoposide, paclitaxel, and warfarin \[Coumadin®\]. AS will continue for a total of 24 months from initiation all treatment. Oral antiandrogen will be discontinued at the end of RT.
Intervention: flutamide
Hormones and RT plus Chemotherapy
AS (LHRH agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]) x 8 weeks followed by RT to 70.2 Gy with concurrent AS (LHRH agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]) and estramustine phosphate sodium, etoposide, paclitaxel, and warfarin \[Coumadin®\]. AS will continue for a total of 24 months from initiation all treatment. Oral antiandrogen will be discontinued at the end of RT.
Intervention: paclitaxel
Hormones and RT plus Chemotherapy
AS (LHRH agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]) x 8 weeks followed by RT to 70.2 Gy with concurrent AS (LHRH agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]) and estramustine phosphate sodium, etoposide, paclitaxel, and warfarin \[Coumadin®\]. AS will continue for a total of 24 months from initiation all treatment. Oral antiandrogen will be discontinued at the end of RT.
Intervention: Radiation therapy
Hormones and RT plus Chemotherapy
AS (LHRH agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]) x 8 weeks followed by RT to 70.2 Gy with concurrent AS (LHRH agonist and bicalutamide \[Casodex\] or flutamide \[Eulexin\]) and estramustine phosphate sodium, etoposide, paclitaxel, and warfarin \[Coumadin®\]. AS will continue for a total of 24 months from initiation all treatment. Oral antiandrogen will be discontinued at the end of RT.
Intervention: warfarin
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Overall Survival (5-year Rate Reported)
Time Frame: From the date of randomization to the date of death or last follow-up. Analysis occurs after all patients have been potentially followed for 5 years.
Survival time is defined as time from randomization to date of death from any cause and is estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Patients last known to be alive are censored at date of last contact. This analysis was planned to occur when all patients had been potentially followed for 5 years.
Secondary Outcomes
- Rate of Biochemical Failure at 5 Years(From randomization to last follow-up. Analysis occurs after all patients have been potentially followed for 5 years. Maximum follow-up at time of analysis was 13.3 years.)
- Rate of Local Progression at 5 Years(From randomization to last follow-up. Analysis occurs after all patients have been potentially followed for 5 years. Maximum follow-up at time of analysis was 13.3 years.)
- Disease-free Survival Rate at 5 Years(From randomization to last follow-up. Analysis occurs after all patients have been potentially followed for 5 years. Maximum follow-up at time of analysis was 13.3 years.)
- Rate of Distant Metastasis at Five Years(From randomization to last follow-up. Analysis occurs after all patients have been potentially followed for 5 years. Maximum follow-up at time of analysis was 13.3 years.)