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Clinical Trials/NCT00186420
NCT00186420CompletedPhase 2

Adjuvant Taxotere in Patients With High Risk Prostate Cancer Post Prostatectomy and Radiation

Stanford University2 sites in 1 country13 target enrollmentStarted: July 2003Last updated:
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Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 2
Status
Completed
Enrollment
13
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
To evaluate time to progression (TTP) by PSA in patients with high risk prostate cancer after definitive therapy.

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate time to progression (TTP) by PSA in patients with high risk prostate cancer after definitive therapy.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Non Randomized
Intervention Model
Single Group
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients who have undergone a radical prostatectomy (should have unmeasurable PSA) or radiation therapy for prostate cancer and who have high risk disease as defined by one of the following:
  • Node positive disease post-operatively
  • Capsule involvement
  • Seminal Vesicles involvement
  • Gleason score ≥ 8
  • >50% of core biopsies that are positive
  • Clinical Stage T2c and T3
  • Pre-op PSA > 15 plus Gleason score of 7
  • Age greater than 18
  • ECOG Performance Status 0-1
  • Serum creatinine <= 1.5 mg/dl
  • Granulocyte count >= 1500/m3, Hemoglobin > 8.0 g/dl, and platelet count >= 100,000/m3
  • Total bilirubin <= ULN
  • AST, ALT and Alkaline Phosphatase must be within the range allowing for eligibility.
  • Signed patient informed consent.
  • Men of childbearing potential must be willing to consent to using effective contraception while on treatment and for three months thereafter.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Peripheral neuropathy > grade 1
  • History of severe hypersensitivity to Taxotere® or other drugs formulated with polysorbate
  • Patients who have received previous chemotherapy or are being treated on another clinical trial using an investigational agent.
  • Active infection within 14 days of beginning treatment
  • Patients with a serious illness or medical condition, history of significant neurologic or psychiatric or active infection.
  • Patients with a current malignancy. Patients with prior a history of in situ lobular carcinoma of the breast, basal or squamous cell skin cancer, are eligible.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To evaluate time to progression (TTP) by PSA in patients with high risk prostate cancer after definitive therapy.

Time Frame: Following treatment

Secondary Outcomes

  • To evaluate the toxicity of taxotere and hormones given adjuvantly.(Following treatment)
  • To measure Quality of Life on this therapy.(Following treatment)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Sandy Srinivas

Associate Professor of Medicine

Stanford University

Study Sites (2)

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