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Phase III Randomized Study of Consolidation Therapy With or Without Strontium Chloride Sr 89 After Induction Chemotherapy in Patients With Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outcomes
Outline
Published Results
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Chemotherapy With or Without Strontium-89 in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase III


Treatment


Active


Any age


NCI


MDA-ID-00156
NCI-3410, 3410, NCT00024167

Special Category: CTSU trial

Objectives

  1. Compare the effectiveness, in terms of overall survival, of consolidation therapy with or without strontium chloride Sr 89 after induction chemotherapy in patients with androgen-independent prostate cancer.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate
    • No small cell carcinoma


  • Androgen-independent
    • No evidence of response after either of the following anti-androgen withdrawal periods:
      • Within 4 weeks for flutamide
      • Within 6 weeks for bicalutamide or nilutamide


  • Rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) (at least 5 ng/mL) on at least 2 occasions at least 1 week apart AND bone pain OR worsening bone scan with new lesions in less than 6 months


  • Castrate testosterone level no greater than 50 ng/mL (must continue treatment to maintain castrate levels)


  • No symptomatic lymphadenopathy (scrotal or pedal edema) or significant local invasive disease (hematuria)


  • Osteoblastic metastases on bone scan or CT scan


  • No predominant visceral metastases to liver, lungs, or brain


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy:

  • At least 4 weeks since prior immunotherapy and recovered
  • Prior angiogenesis inhibitors and gene therapy allowed

Chemotherapy:

  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin) and recovered
  • No prior doxorubicin or vinblastine for patients receiving induction chemotherapy with KAVE (ketoconazole, doxorubicin, vinblastine, estramustine)
  • No prior docetaxel for patients receiving induction chemotherapy with prednisone plus docetaxel

Endocrine therapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Prior secondary hormonal agents (e.g., aminoglutethimide, diethylstilbestrol, or estramustine) allowed
  • Prior steroid therapy (e.g., dexamethasone, prednisone, or hydrocortisone) allowed

Radiotherapy:

  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered
  • No prior strontium chloride Sr 89 or samarium Sm 153 lexidronam pentasodium

Surgery:

  • No prior vagotomy

Other:

  • No more than 1 prior cytotoxic regimen

Patient Characteristics:

Age:

  • Any age

Performance status:

  • Zubrod 0-3

Life expectancy:

  • At least 12 weeks

Hematopoietic:

  • WBC greater than 3,000/mm3
  • Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,500/mm3
  • Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST and ALT no greater than 2 times ULN

Renal:

  • Not specified

Cardiovascular:

  • No transient ischemic attack or myocardial infarction within the past 12 months
  • No active angina or claudication sufficient to limit activity
  • No symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • No unstable angina pectoris
  • No cardiac arrhythmia

Other:

  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No prior allergic reaction to compounds of similar biologic or chemical composition to study drugs
  • No other conditions (e.g., pernicious anemia) associated with achlorhydria
  • No other active malignancy or malignancy that is likely to become active except non-melanoma skin cancer
  • No ongoing or active infection
  • No psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study participation
  • No other uncontrolled concurrent illness that would preclude study participation

Expected Enrollment

480

Approximately 480 patients (240 randomized) will be accrued for this study within 48 months.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Overall survival

Outline

This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified according to type of induction chemotherapy (KAVE vs prednisone and docetaxel), number of bony metastases (no more than 20 vs more than 20), ECOG performance status (0-1 vs 2-3), and use of zoledronate (yes vs no).

  • Induction therapy: Patients receive 1 of 2 induction therapy regimens.
    • Regimen A (KAVE): Patients receive doxorubicin IV over 24 hours on day 1 and oral ketoconazole three times daily on days 1-7 of weeks 1, 3, and 5. Patients receive vinblastine IV over 30 minutes on day 1 and oral estramustine three times daily on days 1-7 of weeks 2, 4, and 6. Patients receive no treatment on weeks 7 and 8. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for at least 2 courses* in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

       [Note: *Patients continue to receive oral ketoconazole three times daily until disease progression.]



    • Regimen B (prednisone and docetaxel): Patients receive oral prednisone twice daily on days 1-21 (days 1-14 of course 5 only) and docetaxel IV over 1 hour on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for at least 5 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.




  • Consolidation therapy: Patients with a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response (at least 50% decline in PSA level from baseline at week 16 OR at least 2 PSA levels decreased at least 50% from baseline) are randomized to 1 of 2 consolidation treatment arms.
    • Arm I: Patients receive doxorubicin IV over 24 hours once weekly for 6 weeks plus strontium chloride Sr 89 IV once at the beginning of chemotherapy.


    • Arm II: Patients receive doxorubicin as in arm I.




Patients are followed every 4 weeks until PSA progression and then every 3 months thereafter.

Published Results

Tu SM, Kim J, Pagliaro LC, et al.: Therapy tolerance in selected patients with androgen-independent prostate cancer following strontium-89 combined with chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol 23 (31): 7904-10, 2005.[PUBMED Abstract]

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas

Shi-Ming Tu, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 713-563-7268; 800-392-1611

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
Georgia
  Gainesville
 Northeast Georgia Medical Center
 Richard LoCicero, MD
Ph: 770-535-3553
Illinois
  Hines
 Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines
 Nirmala Bhoopalam, MD
Ph: 708-202-8387 ext. 22782
  Rockford
 Swedish-American Regional Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Swedish-American Regional Cancer Center
Ph: 815-489-4413
Iowa
  Bettendorf
 Hematology Oncology Associates of the Quad Cities
 Shobha Chitneni, MD, MBBS
Ph: 563-355-7733
  Davenport
 Genesis Regional Cancer Center at Genesis Medical Center
 George Kovach, MD
Ph: 563-421-1960
  Sioux City
 Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City
 Donald Wender, MD, PhD
Ph: 712-252-9326
 Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP
 Donald Wender, MD, PhD
Ph: 712-252-9326
 St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
 Donald Wender, MD, PhD
Ph: 712-252-9326
Mississippi
  Jackson
 University of Mississippi Cancer Clinic
 Ralph Vance
Ph: 601-984-5590
Missouri
  Joplin
 Freeman Cancer Institute at Freeman Health System
 Anisa Hassan
Ph: 417-347-3066
Montana
  Billings
 Billings Clinic - Downtown
 Clinical Trials Office - Billings Clinic - Downtown
Ph: 800-996-2663
 Email: research@billingsclinic.org
 CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
Ph: 406-259-2245
800-361-3239
 Hematology-Oncology Centers of the Northern Rockies - Billings
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
Ph: 406-238-6290
800-648-6274
 Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
Ph: 406-248-2212
800-358-8818
 St. Vincent Healthcare Cancer Care Services
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
Ph: 406-657-7000
  Bozeman
 Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
Ph: 406-585-5070
  Butte
 St. James Healthcare Cancer Care
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
Ph: 406-723-2500
  Great Falls
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
 Big Sky Oncology
 Clinical Trail Office - Big Sky Oncology
Ph: 406-731-8217
 Great Falls Clinic - Main Facility
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
Ph: 406-454-2171
800-421-1649
 Sletten Cancer Institute at Benefis Healthcare
 Grant Harrer, MD, FACP, CCTI
Ph: 406-455-2820
  Helena
 St. Peter's Hospital
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
Ph: 406-442-2480
  Kalispell
 Glacier Oncology, PLLC
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
Ph: 406-752-7600
 Kalispell Medical Oncology at KRMC
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
Ph: 406-752-8900
 Kalispell Regional Medical Center
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
Ph: 406-752-5111
  Missoula
 Community Medical Center
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
Ph: 406-728-4100
 Guardian Oncology and Center for Wellness
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
Ph: 406-721-1118
 Montana Cancer Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Montana Cancer Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center
Ph: 406-329-7029
 Montana Cancer Specialists at Montana Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Montana Cancer Specialists at Montana Cancer Center
Ph: 406-238-6962
Nebraska
  Kearney
 Good Samaritan Cancer Center at Good Samaritan Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Good Samaritan Cancer Center at Good Samaritan Hospital
Ph: 308-865-7963
North Carolina
  Asheville
 Mission Hospitals - Memorial Campus
 Clinical Trials Office - Mission Hospitals - Memorial Campus
Ph: 828-213-4150
  Goldsboro
 Wayne Memorial Hospital, Incorporated
 James Atkins, MD
Ph: 919-580-0000
  Kinston
 Kinston Medical Specialists
 Peter Watson, MD
Ph: 252-559-2200 ext. 201
Ohio
  Akron
 Summa Center for Cancer Care at Akron City Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Akron City Hospital
Ph: 330-375-6101
  Salem
 Cancer Research UK Medical Oncology Unit at Churchill Hospital & Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine - Oxford
 William Demas, MD
Ph: 330-375-3557
  Wooster
 Cancer Treatment Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Cancer Treatment Center
Ph: 330-375-4221
South Carolina
  Florence
 McLeod Regional Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - McLeod Regional Medical Center
Ph: 843-679-7256
Tennessee
  Memphis
 University of Tennessee Cancer Institute - Memphis
 Clinical Trials Office - University of Tennessee Cancer Institute
Ph: 901-448-3303
Texas
  Dallas
 Medical City Dallas Hospital
 Barry Mirtsching, MD
Ph: 972-566-5588
  Houston
 M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas
 Clinical Trials Office - M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas
Ph: 713-792-3245
Wyoming
  Sheridan
 Welch Cancer Center at Sheridan Memorial Hospital
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
Ph: 307-674-6022

Registry Information
Official Title A Prospective Randomized Phase III, Trial Comparing Consolidation Therapy with or Without Stronium-89 Following Induction Chemotherapy in Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer
Trial Start Date 2001-10-29
Trial Completion Date 2004-08-14 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00024167
Date Submitted to PDQ 2001-07-13
Information Last Verified 2008-07-29
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA16672, CA45809

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

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