Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Effects of EPA in Men With Biochemical Recurrence or Progression of Prostate Cancer.

Lead Sponsor:

CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval

Conditions:

Prostate Cancer

Eligibility:

MALE

18-100 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Prostate cancer biochemical recurrence (BCR) occurs in 20-50% of patients following radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy. Due to significant risk of side effects and uncertainty about the benefits, p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients must have a histologically or cytologically confirmed history of adenocarcinoma of the prostate.
  • Patients must have a PSA failure defined as PSA of \>= 0.5 ng/ml that has increased above nadir following radical prostatectomy (RP); or a PSA increase of 2.0 above post-therapy nadir after radiotherapy (RT); or a PSA increase between 0.05-0.49 ng/ml that has increased above nadir following RP. The maximal PSA value at enrolment must be \<5.0 ng/mL after RP and \<6 ng/mL after RT.
  • PSA value must be increasing based on three consecutive measurements each separated by at least 4 weeks prior to enrolment to this study.
  • Patients may have received any number of local therapies (RP, external beam RT or brachytherapy).
  • Provide written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Patients with evidence of metastatic disease.
  • Patients who have received prior cytotoxic chemotherapy for recurrent disease.
  • Patients currently receiving biological response modifiers, or corticosteroids.
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness or social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • Use of omega-3 or any other dietary supplements for the previous 3 months and during study is not allowed.
  • Known allergy to fish or shellfish or sunflower.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 10 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

39 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03753334

Start Date

July 10 2017

End Date

December 1 2026

Last Update

December 19 2025

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Centre de Recherche Clinique et Évaluative en Oncologie - Hôtel-Dieu de Québec

Québec, Quebec, Canada, G1R 3S1