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Androgen Suppression and Radiation With/Out Docetaxel in High-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer

Phase 3
Terminated
Conditions
Prostate Cancer
Interventions
Procedure: neoadjuvant therapy
Procedure: quality-of-life assessment
Radiation: radiation therapy
Registration Number
NCT00651326
Lead Sponsor
NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Androgens can cause the growth of prostate cancer cells. Antihormone therapy, such as flutamide, bicalutamide, leuprolide, buserelin, and goserelin, may lessen the amount of androgens made by the body. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. It is not yet known whether giving androgen suppression therapy together with radiation therapy is more effective with or without docetaxel in treating prostate cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying androgen suppression therapy, radiation therapy, and docetaxel to see how well they work compared with androgen suppression therapy and radiation therapy in treating patients with high-risk localized prostate cancer.

CLOSURE: This trial closed to further accrual in November 2009. The study endpoints will not be reached.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* To compare disease-free survival rates in patients with high-risk localized adenocarcinoma of the prostate treated with androgen suppression therapy and radiotherapy with vs without docetaxel.

Secondary

* To compare overall survival.

* To compare time to biochemical disease progression.

* To compare time to local disease progression.

* To compare time to distant disease progression.

* To compare time to next anticancer therapy.

* To compare progression-free survival.

* To compare degree of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) suppression prior to radiotherapy.

* To compare quality of life (QOL) using EORTC QLQ C30 and EORTC QLQ PR25 questionnaires and a trial-specific checklist.

* To compare the nature, severity, and frequency of adverse events.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to Gleason score (≤ 7 vs ≥ 8), baseline prostate-specific antigen (PSA) (\> 20 ng/mL vs ≤ 20 ng/mL), and participating center. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive androgen suppression therapy comprising oral flutamide three times daily or oral bicalutamide once daily for 4 weeks AND leuprolide subcutaneously (SC) or intramuscularly every 1-6 months, buserelin SC every 2 or 3 months, or goserelin SC every 1 or 3 months for 3 years. Patients also receive docetaxel IV over 60 minutes on day 1. Treatment with docetaxel repeats every 21 days for up to 4 courses. Beginning at least 4 weeks after completion of chemotherapy, patients undergo pelvic radiotherapy once daily 5 days a week for up to 8 weeks.

* Arm II: Patients receive androgen suppression therapy and undergo pelvic radiotherapy as in arm I.

Patients complete quality of life questionnaires at baseline, periodically during treatment, and then every 6 months for 5 years.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed at 3 and 6 months, every 6 months for 5 years, and then annually thereafter.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
48
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Antiandrogen; LHRH; Radiation Therapyleuprolide acetateAntiandrogen (Flutamide or Bicalutamide) LHRH agonist (Eligard)
Antiandrogen; LHRH; Radiation Therapyneoadjuvant therapyAntiandrogen (Flutamide or Bicalutamide) LHRH agonist (Eligard)
Antiandrogen; LHRH; Docetaxel, Radiation Therapyneoadjuvant therapyAntiandrogen (Flutamide or Bicalutamide) LHRH agonist (Eligard) Docetaxel
Antiandrogen; LHRH; Docetaxel, Radiation Therapyradiation therapyAntiandrogen (Flutamide or Bicalutamide) LHRH agonist (Eligard) Docetaxel
Antiandrogen; LHRH; Docetaxel, Radiation Therapyleuprolide acetateAntiandrogen (Flutamide or Bicalutamide) LHRH agonist (Eligard) Docetaxel
Antiandrogen; LHRH; Docetaxel, Radiation Therapyquality-of-life assessmentAntiandrogen (Flutamide or Bicalutamide) LHRH agonist (Eligard) Docetaxel
Antiandrogen; LHRH; Radiation Therapyquality-of-life assessmentAntiandrogen (Flutamide or Bicalutamide) LHRH agonist (Eligard)
Antiandrogen; LHRH; Radiation Therapyradiation therapyAntiandrogen (Flutamide or Bicalutamide) LHRH agonist (Eligard)
Antiandrogen; LHRH; Docetaxel, Radiation TherapybicalutamideAntiandrogen (Flutamide or Bicalutamide) LHRH agonist (Eligard) Docetaxel
Antiandrogen; LHRH; Docetaxel, Radiation TherapygoserelinAntiandrogen (Flutamide or Bicalutamide) LHRH agonist (Eligard) Docetaxel
Antiandrogen; LHRH; Docetaxel, Radiation TherapyflutamideAntiandrogen (Flutamide or Bicalutamide) LHRH agonist (Eligard) Docetaxel
Antiandrogen; LHRH; Docetaxel, Radiation TherapyDocetaxelAntiandrogen (Flutamide or Bicalutamide) LHRH agonist (Eligard) Docetaxel
Antiandrogen; LHRH; Radiation TherapybicalutamideAntiandrogen (Flutamide or Bicalutamide) LHRH agonist (Eligard)
Antiandrogen; LHRH; Radiation TherapyflutamideAntiandrogen (Flutamide or Bicalutamide) LHRH agonist (Eligard)
Antiandrogen; LHRH; Radiation TherapybuserelinAntiandrogen (Flutamide or Bicalutamide) LHRH agonist (Eligard)
Antiandrogen; LHRH; Radiation TherapygoserelinAntiandrogen (Flutamide or Bicalutamide) LHRH agonist (Eligard)
Antiandrogen; LHRH; Docetaxel, Radiation TherapybuserelinAntiandrogen (Flutamide or Bicalutamide) LHRH agonist (Eligard) Docetaxel
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Disease-free survival
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survival
Time to distant disease progression
Progression-free survival
Quality of life
Time to local disease progression
Time to biochemical disease progression
Time to next anti-cancer therapy
Degree of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) suppression prior to radiotherapy
Adverse events

Trial Locations

Locations (13)

McGill University - Dept. Oncology

🇨🇦

Montreal, Canada

Tom Baker Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Calgary, Canada

Juravinski Cancer Centre at Hamilton Health Sciences

🇨🇦

Hamilton, Canada

BCCA - Cancer Centre for the Southern Interior

🇨🇦

Kelowna, Canada

Cross Cancer Institute

🇨🇦

Edmonton, Canada

London Regional Cancer Program

🇨🇦

London, Canada

Credit Valley Hospital

🇨🇦

Mississauga, Canada

Lakeridge Health Oshawa

🇨🇦

Oshawa, Canada

Saskatoon Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Saskatoon, Canada

Ottawa Health Research Institute - General Division

🇨🇦

Ottawa, Canada

Univ. Health Network-Princess Margaret Hospital

🇨🇦

Toronto, Canada

BCCA - Vancouver Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Vancouver, Canada

CancerCare Manitoba

🇨🇦

Winnipeg, Canada

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