Study Of SU011248 In Combination With Docetaxel (Taxotere) And Prednisone In Patients With Prostate Cancer

Inclusion Criteria:

Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate
Patients must have progressive hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC): patients must have undergone primary hormone treatment (e.g. orchiectomy or gonadotropin releasing hormone analog with or without antiandrogens). For patients who received antiandrogen therapy, disease progression must have been determined after antiandrogen discontinuation
Progressive disease based on either non-measurable disease and an elevated PSA OR measurable disease
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1

Exclusion Criteria:

Prior thalidomide, anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy, VEGF receptor inhibitor, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptor inhibitor or anti-angiogenic treatment of any kind including investigational therapy
Prior chemotherapy
Uncontrolled pain at baseline, impending complication from bone metastasis (fracture and/or compression) and/or presence of urinary obstruction (urinary retention, hydronephrosis)
History of cardiac dysfunction, QT interval corrected for heart rate (QTc) >450 msec
Central Nervous System (CNS) involvement