Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial
Radiation Therapy, Docetaxel, and Hormone Therapy in High-Risk Locally Advanced Metastasized Prostate Cancer
Summary
RATIONALE: Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high- dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue. 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. Androgens can cause the growth of prostate cancer cells. Antihormone therapy, such as goserelin and bicalutamide, may lessen the amount of androgens made by the body. Giving radiation therapy together with chemotherapy and hormone therapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of docetaxel when given together with intensity-modulated radiation therapy and hormone therapy in treating patients with high-risk locally advanced prostate cancer with pelvic lymph node metastasis.
Full Description
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
Determine, preliminarily, the grade III or IV toxicity rate of concurrent extended-field intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), docetaxel, and androgen deprivation therapy in patients with high-risk, locally advanced prostate cancer with pelvic lymph node metastasis.
Secondary
Determine, preliminarily, the progression-free survival of patients treated with this regimen.
Determine the maximum tolerated dose of docetaxel when administered with concurrent IMRT in this patients.
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of docetaxel.
Patients receive combined androgen deprivation therapy (if not already on combined hormonal therapy) comprising goserelin acetate* subcutaneously once every 3 months for up to 2 years and oral bicalutamide once daily beginning on day 1 and continuing until the completion of radiotherapy. Beginning at approximately week 9 of androgen deprivation therapy, patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour once weekly for up to 9 weeks. Concurrently with chemotherapy, patients undergo intensity-modulated radiotherapy 5 days a week for up to 45 fractions (9 weeks).
Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of docetaxel until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.
Note: *Not required for patients who have undergone bilateral orchiectomy
After completion of study therapy, patients are followed periodically for 5 years.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate
o Locally advanced disease (T1 -T3b, N1 or N2, M0) at high risk for recurrence
Biopsy-proven pelvic lymph node involvement
No T4 lesion
Prior androgen suppression within the past 14 months is allowed provided the following criterion is met:
o No biochemical evidence of PSA progression after androgen withdrawal
1. PSA progression, defined as 2 consecutive rising PSA values > 4.0 ng/mL taken ≥ 2 weeks apart
Karnofsky performance status 80-100%
absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mm³
Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL
Platelet count > 100,000/mm³
Bilirubin normal
Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for ≥ 3 months after completion of study treatment
Meets 1 of the following criteria:
Alkaline phosphatase (AP) normal and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
AP ≤ 2.5 times ULN AND AST or ALT ≤ 1.5 times ULN
AP ≤ 5 times ULN AND AST or ALT normal
Exclusion Criteria:
No evidence of distant metastasis, including any of the following:
Bone metastasis
Pathologic or radiographic evidence of lymph node involvement above the L4 - L5 interspace
No peripheral neuropathy > grade 1
No significant comorbidity that would preclude radiotherapy
No other prior malignancy except nonmelanoma skin cancer or any other cancer for which the patient has been disease-free for the past 5 years
No hypersensitivity to docetaxel or other drugs formulated with polysorbate 80
No history of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or irritable bowel syndrome
No unrepaired inguinal hernia
No prior pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy or prostate brachytherapy implant
No prior prostatectomy
No prior pelvic or abdominal surgery that resulted in excessive amounts of small intestine located within the pelvis
No other concurrent investigational agents
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There is 1 Location for this study
Omaha Nebraska, 68198, United States
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