Status:

COMPLETED

Vector Delivery of the IL-12 Gene in Men With Prostate Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Baylor College of Medicine

Conditions:

Prostatic Neoplasms

Prostate Cancer

Eligibility:

MALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This study is designed to determine the safety of IL-12 gene therapy for patients with recurrence of prostate cancer after radiation therapy and those with or without metastatic disease with a prostat...

Detailed Description

The development of a clinical trial for gene therapy in prostate cancer will be coordinated with our collaborators at Baylor involved in similar studies in order to facilitate the approval process. We...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men who have biopsy-proven local recurrence or persistence of cancer in the prostate gland with or without metastatic disease after the hormone therapy, cryosurgery, and/or the completion of definitive radiation therapy for at least one year.
  • Patients must have evidence of biologically active local recurrence of tumor as demonstrated by a rising serum PSA level on at least 3 separate occasions at least 2 weeks apart, and that the serum PSA be below 50 ng/ml.
  • The patient will possess the ability to give informed consent and express a willingness to meet all the expected requirements of the protocol for the duration of the study. (Informed Consent Document).
  • Patients must have adequate baseline organ function as assessed by the following laboratory values before initiating the protocol.
  • Adequate renal function with serum creatinine less than 1.5 mg/dl or creatinine clearance greater than 45 ml/min/m2.
  • Platelet count greater than 100,000 platelets/mm3.
  • Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1000/mm3.
  • Hemoglobin greater than 8.5 mg/dl
  • Normal partial thromboplastin time (PTT) and Pro-Thrombin Time (PT).
  • Bilirubin less than 2.5 mg/dl, SGOT and SGPT less than 2.0x normal.

Exclusion

  • Acute infection: Acute infection is defined as any viral, bacterial or fungal infection, which requires specific therapy.
  • Symptomatic metastasis.
  • Metastatic lesions in the CNS/spinal cord or organs that could become life or function threatening within 3 months.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 1998

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

4 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00406939

Start Date

June 1 1998

End Date

December 1 2007

Last Update

July 10 2008

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Baylor College of Medicine Scott Department of Urology

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030