Status:

COMPLETED

Pemetrexed as Second-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Christopher Sweeney, MBBS

Collaborating Sponsors:

Eli Lilly and Company

Walther Cancer Institute

Conditions:

Prostate Cancer

Eligibility:

MALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Docetaxel-based therapy has been shown to prolong survival as first-line therapy for patients with hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC), and has become the standard of care. The beneficial effect...

Detailed Description

OUTLINE: This is a multi-center study. * Pemetrexed 500mg/m2 will be administered intravenously over approximately 10-minutes on Day 1 of a 21-day cycle. * Folic Acid (350-1000 mcg. PO daily) will be...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Histologically documented adenocarcinoma of the prostate
  • Clinically refractory or resistant to hormone therapy as assessed by progression following at least one hormonal therapy (orchiectomy or luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist)
  • One prior taxane based chemotherapy regimen for HRPC
  • Documented progression of disease after one taxane based prior chemotherapy regimen for HRPC. Progression is defined as at least one of the following:
  • An increase in PSA \> 50% over nadir value on prior Taxane-based therapy
  • Progression of measurable disease as defined by RECIST
  • Progression of bone disease as defined by the appearance of one or more new bone lesions or worsening symptoms
  • Orchiectomy or testosterone levels \< 50 ng/dL maintained by LHRH agonist
  • Prior chemotherapy, or other experimental anticancer agents must be completed \> 4 weeks prior to being registered for protocol therapy
  • Palliative radiotherapy must be completed at least 14 days prior to registration.

Exclusion

  • Intravenous radio-isotopes therapy must be completed at least 6 weeks prior to registration
  • No brain metastasis that are untreated and/or not controlled and/or still requiring corticosteroids
  • No history of other malignancies within 5 years prior to being registered for protocol therapy, except for adequately treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer
  • No history of uncontrolled psychiatric illness or serious systemic disease, including active infection, uncontrolled hypertension
  • No surgery or significant traumatic injury within 21 days prior to being registered for protocol therapy
  • Patients must be willing to interrupt aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents for a 5-day period (8 day period for long acting agents such as piroxicam)
  • Patients must be willing to take folic acid or vitamin B12 supplementation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

49 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00216099

Start Date

February 1 2005

End Date

March 1 2009

Last Update

July 29 2016

Active Locations (15)

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Medical & Surgical Specialists, LLC

Galesburg, Illinois, United States, 61401

2

Elkhart Clinic

Elkhart, Indiana, United States, 46515

3

Fort Wayne Oncology & Hematology, Inc

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, 46815

4

Indiana University Cancer Center

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202