Hormone Therapy Plus Radiation Therapy With or Without Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-11-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Hormones can stimulate the production of prostate cancer cells. Hormone therapy
may fight prostate cancer by reducing the production of androgens. Radiation therapy uses
high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to
stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known whether
hormone therapy plus radiation therapy is more effective with or without combination
chemotherapy for prostate cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of hormone therapy plus
radiation therapy with or without combination chemotherapy in treating patients who have
prostate cancer.