Status:

TERMINATED

Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid in Treating Patients With Nonmetastatic Relapsed Prostate Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Prostate Cancer

Eligibility:

MALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Nordihydroguaiaretic acid may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose ...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the maximum tolerated dose of nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) in patients with nonmetastatic, biochemically relapsed prostate cancer. Secondary * Determine prostat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed prostate cancer, meeting 1 of the following criteria:
  • Androgen-dependent disease (testosterone ≥ 250 ng/mL)
  • Androgen-independent disease (testosterone \< 50 ng/mL)
  • Received prior definitive therapy for primary prostate cancer comprising any of the following:
  • External-beam radiotherapy with or without hormonal therapy
  • Brachytherapy with or without pelvic external-beam radiotherapy or hormonal therapy
  • Radical prostatectomy with or without adjuvant or salvage radiotherapy
  • Cryotherapy
  • Must have evidence of disease progression, as evidenced by elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) that has risen serially from post-definitive therapy nadir on 2 determinations taken ≥ 1 week apart
  • Elevated PSA, meeting 1 of the following criteria:
  • At least 1.0 ng/mL post radiotherapy or cryotherapy
  • At least 4 ng/mL post radical prostatectomy
  • Must show disease progression after discontinuation of the antiandrogen (for patients with androgen-dependent disease receiving antiandrogen as part of primary androgen ablation)
  • No metastatic disease, confirmed by negative bone scan and negative CT scan or MRI of abdomen/pelvis
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Karnofsky performance status 70-100%
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm³
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • AST ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • No other medical condition that would interfere with study therapy or compliance
  • No other active malignancy except previously treated squamous cell or basal cell skin cancer or cancer that has been treated and considered to be at \< 30% risk of relapse
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • More than 8 weeks since prior strontium-chloride Sr 89
  • More than 4 weeks since first dose of bisphosphonates
  • More than 4 weeks since prior major surgery or radiotherapy
  • At least 4 weeks since prior hormonal agents, including megestrol or steroids
  • Concurrent luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analogs allowed to maintain castrate levels of testosterone
  • At least 4 weeks since prior and no concurrent saw palmetto, finasteride, or any herbal agent intended to lower PSA
  • Prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant androgen-deprivation therapy allowed for androgen-dependent prostate cancer provided that all of the following are met:
  • No more than 8 months of androgen deprivation
  • At least 12 months since last day of effective androgen deprivation
  • Testosterone \> 250 ng/mL at enrollment
  • Prior hormonal therapy, chemotherapy, or investigational therapy for biochemical relapse allowed
  • No concurrent chemotherapeutic, immunotherapeutic, or other investigational agents
  • No concurrent radiotherapy
  • No concurrent filgrastim (G-CSF) or sargramostim (GM-CSF)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2005

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    October 1 2006

    Estimated Enrollment :

    15 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00313534

    Start Date

    June 1 2005

    End Date

    October 1 2006

    Last Update

    October 11 2012

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    UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center

    San Francisco, California, United States, 94115

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