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Prostate CancerPhase 2NCT00186420

Adjuvant Taxotere in Patients With High Risk Prostate Cancer Post Prostatectomy and Radiation

A Phase 2 study testing Taxotere in people with Prostate Cancer, run by Stanford University at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate time to progression (TTP) by PSA in patients with high risk prostate cancer after definitive therapy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, men only
Conditions the study is for
Prostate Cancer
What is being tested?
Taxotere
How many people
13 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2003to Sep 2009
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Men only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients who have undergone a radical prostatectomy (should have unmeasurable PSA) or radiation therapy for prostate cancer and who have high risk disease as defined by one of the following:
  • Node positive disease post-operatively
  • Capsule involvement
  • Seminal Vesicles involvement
  • Gleason score ≥ 8
  • >50% of core biopsies that are positive
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  • Clinical Stage T2c and T3
  • Pre-op PSA > 15 plus Gleason score of 7
  • Age greater than 18
  • ECOG Performance Status 0-1
  • Serum creatinine <= 1.5 mg/dl
  • Granulocyte count >= 1500/m3, Hemoglobin > 8.0 g/dl, and platelet count >= 100,000/m3
  • Total bilirubin <= ULN
  • AST, ALT and Alkaline Phosphatase must be within the range allowing for eligibility.
  • Signed patient informed consent.
  • Men of childbearing potential must be willing to consent to using effective contraception while on treatment and for three months thereafter.

Who cannot join

  • Peripheral neuropathy > grade 1
  • History of severe hypersensitivity to Taxotere® or other drugs formulated with polysorbate 80.
  • Patients who have received previous chemotherapy or are being treated on another clinical trial using an investigational agent.
  • Active infection within 14 days of beginning treatment
  • Patients with a serious illness or medical condition, history of significant neurologic or psychiatric or active infection.
  • Patients with a current malignancy. Patients with prior a history of in situ lobular carcinoma of the breast, basal or squamous cell skin cancer, are eligible.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Stanford University Cancer Center

    Stanford, California, 94305

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About this study

The purpose of this study is to evaluate time to progression (TTP) by PSA in patients with high risk prostate cancer after definitive therapy.

Conditions
Prostate Cancer
Being tested
Taxotere
Keywords
Prostate Cancer, Taxotere
Medical subject headings
Prostatic Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • TaxotereDrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To evaluate time to progression (TTP) by PSA in patients with high risk prostate cancer after definitive therapy.

    Measured: Following treatment

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. To evaluate the toxicity of taxotere and hormones given adjuvantly.

    Measured: Following treatment

  2. To measure Quality of Life on this therapy.

    Measured: Following treatment

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2003
  3. Primary completionJan 2006
  4. Study completionSep 2009

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
13 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00186420
Sponsor's protocol ID
PROS0004
Status last verified
Jun 2012
First submitted
13 Sep 2005
Last updated
13 Jun 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Taxotere in people with Prostate Cancer, run by Stanford University at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 16 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Jun 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To evaluate time to progression (TTP) by PSA in patients with high risk prostate cancer after definitive therapy. (time frame: Following treatment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Jun 2012.

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