Radiation Therapy With Androgen Suppression in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

RATIONALE: Imaging procedures such as MRI may improve the ability to determine the response of prostate tumors to therapy.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study MRI results in patients with prostate cancer that has been treated with radiation therapy plus androgen suppression therapy.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
• Collaborator: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Treatments: Androgens; Flutamide; Goserelin; Leuprolide

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate AJCC stage T1b-T4b, N0 or Nx, M0 Transrectal, transperineal, or transurethral biopsy required

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 30 and over Performance status: CALGB 0-2 Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: The following may increase the risk of protocol treatment: Serious intercurrent medical illness that might compromise patient safety Active acute infection requiring antibiotics Suppression therapy for chronic urinary tract infection allowed Uncontrolled or severe cardiovascular disease Psychiatric conditions that prevent compliance or informed consent

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for carcinoma of the prostate Endocrine therapy: No prior androgen deprivation therapy (medical or surgical) Radiotherapy: No prior radiation therapy for carcinoma of the prostate Surgery: No prior surgical androgen deprivation therapy