Status:

COMPLETED

Prospective Observation Study of Insulin Sensitivity During and After Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Agonist Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Conditions:

Prostate Cancer

Eligibility:

MALE

18+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to find out if a certain type of hormone therapy, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH agonist), affects the way the body produces and responds to insulin...

Detailed Description

* The study will be divided into 2 groups: one group (Cohort A) will consist of men undergoing GnRH agonist therapy for at least 24 months. The second group (Cohort B) will consist of men undergoing t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adenocarcinoma of the prostate, clinical stage M0
  • Scheduled to initiate GnRH agonist therapy with intended treatment duration of greater than 24 months (Group A)
  • Scheduled for radiation therapy and neoadjuvant GnRH agonist therapy with intended 6 month duration of treatment (Group B)
  • Karnofsky Performance Status 90 or 100
  • Local or local-regional disease (Group B)

Exclusion

  • Prior hormone therapy (GnRH agonist or antiandrogen)
  • History of bilateral orchiectomy
  • Known diabetes mellitus or glucose intolerance
  • Current treatment with anabolic agents or metabolic agents known to affect insulin or glucose levels

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2006

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00456144

Start Date

August 1 2006

End Date

September 1 2012

Last Update

July 11 2013

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215