Androgen Suppression and Radiation With/Out Docetaxel in High-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2011-01-18
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

RATIONALE: Androgens can cause the growth of prostate cancer cells. Antihormone therapy, such as flutamide, bicalutamide, leuprolide, buserelin, and goserelin, may lessen the amount of androgens made by the body. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. 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. It is not yet known whether giving androgen suppression therapy together with radiation therapy is more effective with or without docetaxel in treating prostate cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying androgen suppression therapy, radiation therapy, and docetaxel to see how well they work compared with androgen suppression therapy and radiation therapy in treating patients with high-risk localized prostate cancer.

CLOSURE: This trial closed to further accrual in November 2009. The study endpoints will not be reached.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: NCIC Clinical Trials Group
• Treatments: Androgen Antagonists; Androgens; Bicalutamide; Buserelin; Docetaxel; Flutamide; Goserelin; Leuprolide

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

• Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate

• Localized (N0, M0) disease

• No small cell or transitional cell carcinoma in the biopsy specimen

• Considered to be at high risk for recurrence based on the presence of at least one of the following adverse prognostic features:

• T stage ≥ 3a

• Gleason score ≥ 8

• Baseline prostate-specific antigen (PSA) > 20 ng/mL

• Deemed to be an appropriate candidate for chemotherapy, as assessed by a medical oncologist

• Negative pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes on CT scan or MRI of the abdomen and pelvis

• Any lymph node appearing ≥ 1.5 cm on CT scan or MRI must be histologically negative by either needle aspirate or lymph node dissection

• No metastases by chest x-ray and bone scan

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

• ECOG performance status 0-1

• Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm³

• Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³

• Hemoglobin ≥ 10.0 g/dL

• AST and/or ALT ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

• Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times ULN

• Total bilirubin normal

• Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN

• Able (i.e., sufficiently fluent) and willing to complete the quality of life questionnaires in either English or French

• Fertile patients must use effective contraception

• No history of other malignancies, except adequately treated nonmelanoma skin cancer or other curatively treated solid tumor with no evidence of disease for > 5 years

• No serious non-malignant disease resulting in a life expectancy of < 10 years

• No known hypersensitivity to any study medications

• No existing peripheral neuropathy ≥ grade 2

• No bilateral hip replacement prostheses

• No contraindication to pelvic radiotherapy including, but not limited to, inflammatory bowel disease or severe bladder irritability

• No medical condition that would contraindicate the study treatment regimen, including severe respiratory insufficiency, uncontrolled diabetes, or severe hypertension

• No other serious illness or psychiatric or medical condition that would preclude management of the patient according to the study, including active uncontrolled infection or significant cardiac dysfunction

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

• Prior androgen suppression therapy allowed provided it was initiated no more than 4 weeks prior to study entry

• At least 4 weeks since prior 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors (e.g., finasteride) for benign prostatic hypertrophy

• No prior cytotoxic anticancer therapy

• No prior chemotherapy for carcinoma of the prostate

• No prior surgical treatment for carcinoma of the prostate, except transurethral resection or bilateral orchiectomy

• No prior pelvic radiotherapy

• No concurrent nilutamide

• No other concurrent investigational drugs

• No other concurrent anticancer therapy (cytotoxic therapy, biologic/immunotherapy, or radiotherapy)