Status:

COMPLETED

Rosiglitazone (Avandia) vs. Placebo for Androgen Dependent Prostate Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Conditions:

Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate

Prostate Cancer

Eligibility:

MALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study it to learn the effects (good or bad) that rosiglitazone has on patients and their prostate cancer. This study is going to look at what effects rosiglitazone has on prostate ...

Detailed Description

* Patients will be randomly assigned to initial treatment with either rosiglitazone or placebo orally twice daily, every day as long as there is no disease progression or serious side effects. Patient...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate
  • Biochemical disease progression following local therapy defined as three rises in PSA with each PSA determination at least 4 weeks apart and each PSA value \> or = 0.2ng/ml
  • For men treated with radical prostatectomy, PSA \> or = 2 ng/ml
  • For men treated with primary radiation therapy or post-prostatectomy radiation therapy, PSA \> or = 2 ng/ml and \> 150% post-radiation nadir
  • Not an appropriate candidate for salvage radiation therapy or salvage prostatectomy
  • Baseline PSADT \< 24 months
  • CALGB performance status of 0,1 or 2

Exclusion

  • Metastatic disease
  • Prior hormonal therapy for recurrent prostate cancer
  • Prior chemotherapy for prostate cancer
  • Current treatment with insulin or an oral hypoglycemic
  • History of treatment with thiazolidinediones
  • Radiation therapy within 6 months
  • SGOT \> 1.5 x ULN
  • Fasting blood glucose \< 60 mg/dl
  • NYHA Class 3 or 4 cardiac status

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2000

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2003

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00182052

Start Date

September 1 2000

End Date

August 1 2003

Last Update

May 23 2013

Active Locations (2)

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115