Status:

TERMINATED

Docetaxel and Hydroxychloroquine in Treating Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Prostate Cancer

Eligibility:

MALE

18-120 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Hydroxychloroquine ma...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To assess the antitumor activity, in terms of tumor response rate, of docetaxel in combination with hydroxychloroquine in patients with metastatic, hormone-refractory, chemothe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed prostate cancer
  • Metastatic disease, as demonstrated by bone scan and/or CT scan of the abdomen/pelvis
  • Must demonstrate disease progression after initial hormone therapy (including bicalutamide and flutamide)
  • No prior chemotherapy allowed
  • No known brain metastases
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Life expectancy ≥ 6 months
  • ANC \> 1,500/μL
  • Hemoglobin \> 10 g/dL
  • Platelet count \> 100,000/mm\^3
  • Serum creatinine \< 2.0 mg/dL or creatinine clearance \> 50 mL/min
  • Total bilirubin normal
  • SGOT and/or SGPT \< 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Alkaline phosphatase \< 2.5 times ULN
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after completion of study therapy
  • No second primary malignancy except for most in situ carcinomas (e.g., adequately treated nonmelanoma carcinoma of the skin) or other malignancy treated ≥ 5 years ago with no evidence of recurrence
  • No history or symptoms of cardiovascular disease, including any of the following:
  • NYHA class II-IV cardiovacular disease within the past 6 months
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Arrhythmias
  • Conduction defects with risk of cardiovascular instability
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Clinically significant pericardial effusion
  • Congestive heart failure
  • No uncontrolled intercurrent illness including ongoing active infection that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • No rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus requiring treatment
  • No psoriasis or porphyria
  • No known HIV infection
  • No hypersensitivity to 4-aminoquinoline compounds, including hydroxychloroquine sulfate, chloroquine phosphate, and amodiaquine
  • No retinal or vision changes from prior 4-aminoquinoline compound use
  • No history of severe hypersensitivity reaction to docetaxel or other drugs formulated with polysorbate 80
  • No known G-6PDH deficiency
  • Neurotoxicity ≤ grade 1
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Recovered from all prior therapy
  • No prior taxane
  • At least 4 weeks since prior therapy (including surgery and radiotherapy)
  • At least 1 week since prior herbal supplements
  • At least 6 weeks since prior bicalutamide
  • At least 4 weeks since prior flutamide
  • No current hydroxychloroquine for treatment or prophylaxis
  • Prior hydroxychloroquine allowed
  • No other concurrent investigational or commercial agents or therapies, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormonal cancer therapy, radiotherapy, surgery for cancer, or experimental therapy
  • Concurrent luteinizing-hormone releasing-hormone agonists allowed

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    December 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    October 1 2012

    Estimated Enrollment :

    11 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00786682

    Start Date

    December 1 2008

    End Date

    October 1 2012

    Last Update

    August 14 2023

    Active Locations (7)

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    Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Hamilton

    Hamilton, New Jersey, United States, 08690

    2

    Mountainside Hospital

    Montclair, New Jersey, United States, 07042

    3

    Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Morristown Memorial Hospital

    Morristown, New Jersey, United States, 07962

    4

    Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903