Weekly Docetaxel and Bortezomib in the Treatment of Advanced Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

Evaluation of the effectiveness of weekly docetaxel/bortezomib as first-line chemotherapy for patients with advanced hormone-refractory prostate cancer.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: SCRI Development Innovations, LLC
• Collaborators: Aventis Pharmaceuticals; Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Treatments: Bortezomib; Docetaxel; Hormones

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Prostate cancer, and objective evidence of metastatic disease

• Progression while receiving androgen ablation therapy

• No previous chemotherapy

• Measurable or evaluable disease in conjunction with elevated serum PSA levels

• ECOG performance status 0, 1, or 2

• Adequate bone marrow, liver and kidney function

• Voluntarily provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

You cannot participate in this study if any of the following apply to you:

• Moderate or severe peripheral neuropathy

• Age < 18 years

• Other serious medical conditions that may interfere with protocol therapy

• Other active malignancies

• history of treatment for other invasive cancers within 3 years

Please note: There are additional inclusion/exclusion criteria. The study center will determine if you meet all of the criteria. If you do not qualify for the trial, study personnel will explain the reasons. If you do qualify, study personnel will explain the trial in detail and answer any questions you may have.