Combination Chemotherapy Plus Warfarin in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00014352

Last Updated: 2013-01-16

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE2
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2000-09-30

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. Anticoagulant drugs such as warfarin may reduce the risk of blood clots.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus warfarin in treating patients who have prostate cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the safety, efficacy, and durability of docetaxel and estramustine followed by doxorubicin and ketoconazole in patients with high-risk, androgen-independent prostate cancer. II. Determine whether anticoagulation with warfarin can reduce the frequency of thromboembolic complications associated with estramustine in these patients.

OUTLINE: Regimen A: Patients receive oral estramustine 3 times daily on days 1-5 and docetaxel IV over 1 hour on day 3 weekly. Patients also receive oral warfarin daily. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for a total of 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Regimen B: After completion of regimen A, patients receive doxorubicin IV over 30 minutes weekly and oral ketoconazole twice daily. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for a total of 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed monthly until disease progression.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 50 patients will be accrued for this study within 1 year.

Conditions

Prostate Cancer; Thromboembolism

Study Design

• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT

Interventions

docetaxel

Intervention Type: DRUG

doxorubicin hydrochloride

Intervention Type: DRUG

estramustine phosphate sodium

Intervention Type: DRUG

ketoconazole

Intervention Type: DRUG

warfarin

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed prostate cancer High risk as defined by any 2 of the following: Karnofsky performance status of 70-80% Lactate dehydrogenase greater than 200 U/mL Hemoglobin less than 13 g/dL Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) at least 4 ng/mL Progressive disease based on any 1 of the following: Rise in PSA level of at least 25% above baseline At least 3 determinations taken at weekly intervals OR At least 2 determinations taken at monthly intervals New or progressive soft tissue masses on MRI or CT scan Radionucleotide bone scan with new metastatic lesion(s) Serum testosterone no greater than 30 ng/mL If no prior surgical orchiectomy, castrate levels of serum testosterone must be maintained with continuation of gonadotropin releasing hormone analogs If receiving an anti-androgen, must show progression of disease after stopping anti-androgen therapy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: See Disease Characteristics Karnofsky 70-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: See Disease Characteristics WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin normal SGOT/SGPT no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN Cardiovascular: No significant cardiovascular disease No New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease No active angina pectoris No myocardial infarction within the last 6 months Ejection fraction at least 45% by echocardiogram or MUGA No prior hemorrhagic or thrombotic cerebral vascular accident No deep venous thrombosis Pulmonary: No pulmonary embolism within the past 6 months Other: No history of bleeding disorder or gastrointestinal bleeding that would preclude anticoagulation with warfarin No other concurrent malignancy except non-melanoma skin cancer or any curatively treated malignancy considered to be at less than 30% risk of relapse No severe infection No severe malnutrition No other serious medical illness that would preclude study

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen Endocrine therapy: See Disease Characteristics Radiotherapy: No more than 1 prior course of palliative radiotherapy No more than 1 prior radioisotope therapy with strontium chloride Sr 89 or samarium Sm 153 lexidronam pentasodium Surgery: See Disease Characteristics At least 4 weeks since prior major surgery

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Principal Investigators

William K. Kelly, DO

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Locations

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

MSKCC-00113

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-G01-1927

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

00-113

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id