Status:
COMPLETED
Gemcitabine and Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Prostate Cancer
Eligibility:
MALE
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine and docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Givin...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: * Determine the objective response rate and toxicity in patients with androgen-independent metastatic prostate cancer treated with gemcitabine hydrochloride and docetaxel. OUTLINE: This ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate
- Androgen-independent metastatic prostate cancer with evidence of clinical, radiographic, or biochemical progression in the setting of castrate levels of testosterone (\< 50 mg/dL)
- No androgen-independent prostate cancer with a rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) without clinical or radiographic evidence of metastases
- Clinical or radiographic evidence of metastatic disease with a rising PSA measured 2 times at ≥ 1 week interval allowed
- Antiandrogen therapy must have been stopped at least 4 weeks (for flutamide) or 6 weeks (for bicalutamide or nilutamide) prior to study entry with evidence of either a rising PSA (from baseline) measured twice at least 2 weeks apart or radiographic evidence of disease progression
- Testicular androgen suppression (\< 50 mg/dL) must be maintained with either luteinizing-hormone releasing-hormone (LHRH) therapy or bilateral orchiectomy
- No clinical evidence of CNS metastases
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- ECOG performance status 0-2
- Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
- Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
- AST and ALT ≤ 2 times normal
- Creatinine \< 2 mg/dL
- No history of severe uncontrolled congestive heart failure (CHF), ventricular dysrhythmias, or severe cardiovascular disease (American Heart Association class III or IV)
- Disease-free of prior malignancies for ≥ 5 years, with the exception of curatively treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or low-grade, low-stage bladder cancer
- No active infection or parenteral antibiotics within 7 days of study entry
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
- No radiation therapy within 4 weeks prior to study entry
- No filgrastim (G-CSF) within 24 hours before or after study therapy
- No prior systemic chemotherapy for metastatic disease
- Neoadjuvant or adjuvant non-taxane chemotherapy more than 1 year prior to study entry allowed
- No concurrent local radiotherapy for control of pain or life-threatening situations
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
35 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00276549
Start Date
October 1 2005
End Date
March 1 2008
Last Update
January 31 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195