Docetaxel + Prednisone With or Without Radiation for Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer



Status:Archived
Conditions:Prostate Cancer, Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:Any
Updated:7/1/2011
Start Date:March 2011
End Date:March 2015

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A Randomized Phase-II Pilot Trial of Docetaxel and Prednisone Versus Radiation Therapy Plus Docetaxel and Prednisone in Patients With Nonmetastatic and Oligometastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer


The main purpose of this study is to find out whether adding radiation therapy to the
standard treatment of chemotherapy for prostate cancer is tolerated well and is more
effective than the standard treatment of chemotherapy alone


Most physicians would consider chemotherapy to be the standard for prostate cancer. In this
study all participants will receive the standard chemotherapy. In addition, half the
participants will also receive radiation therapy. It is hoped that the radiation therapy
will provide additional benefit. The use of radiation therapy and chemotherapy for patients
with this kind of cancer is not considered standard treatment at the present time.

Participants will be randomized into groups (or Arms) by a computer program. Participants
randomized to Arm 1 will receive chemotherapy alone. Participants in Arm 2 will receive
chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Participants in both groups (Arm 1 and Arm 2) will
receive standard chemotherapy with docetaxel and prednisone. Docetaxel is given through a
needle in a vein in the arm every 3 weeks or 21 days. Participants will take a prednisone
tablet once per day until 21 days after the last dose of docetaxel. In addition, all
participants will be given a drug called dexamethasone twice daily for 6 doses to help with
the side effects of docetaxel. Participants in Arm 2 will first receive radiation therapy to
the pelvis and prostate gland. Radiation therapy will be delivered once a day, five days a
week for a total of 8-9 weeks. Then beginning 4-6 weeks after the end of radiation therapy,
chemotherapy will be given, as described above. In both Arms, the total number of cycles of
docetaxel and prednisone will depend upon how the tumor responds to these drugs. All
patients should receive a minimum of three cycles of chemotherapy.


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676 N St Clair St #2140
Chicago, Illinois 60611
(312) 664-5400
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Chicago, Illinois 60611
(847) 491-3741
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