Dexamethasone, Aspirin, and Diethylstilbestrol in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Prostate Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00316927

Last Updated: 2013-06-26

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

260 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-12-31

Study Completion Date

2007-04-30

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Giving dexamethasone together with aspirin and diethylstilbestrol may be effective in lowering prostate-specific antigen levels and may slow or stop the growth of prostate cancer. It is not yet known which schedule of dexamethasone, aspirin, and diethylstilbestrol is more effective in treating prostate cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying dexamethasone and aspirin when given together with two different schedules of diethylstilbestrol to compare how well they work in treating patients with locally advanced or metastatic prostate cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Compare the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response in patients with locally advanced or metastatic prostate cancer treated with dexamethasone and aspirin with delayed vs immediate diethylstilbestrol.

Secondary

* Compare the overall response rate in patients treated with these regimens.
* Compare the quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.
* Compare the progression-free and overall survival of patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, controlled, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to ECOG performance status (0 vs 1-3), prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response to prior therapy (PSA normalization vs inability to normalize), and bone scan (positive vs negative for bony metastases). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I (deferred diethylstilbestrol): Patients receive oral dexamethasone and oral acetylsalicyclic acid once daily (DA). Subsequent to treatment failure with DA, patients continue to receive DA as before in addition to oral diethylstilbestrol once daily (DAS). Treatment with DAS continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
* Arm II (immediate diethylstilbestrol): Patients receive oral dexamethasone, oral acetylsalicyclic acid, and oral diethylstilbestrol once daily (DAS). Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Quality of life is evaluated monthly during study treatment.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 260 patients will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Prostate Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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acetylsalicylic acid

Intervention Type DRUG

dexamethasone

Intervention Type DRUG

diethylstilbestrol

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate

* Elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
* Failed previous treatments, including gonadatropan regulatory hormone analogue therapy, radiotherapy, surgery, or any combination of these
* Biochemically castrate (testosterone \< 1 nmol/L) at baseline

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Life expectancy ≥ 3 months
* ECOG performance status 0-3
* WBC ≥ 3,000/mm\^3
* Absolute neutrophil count (neutrophils and bands) ≥ 2,000/mm\^3
* Platelet count ≥ 50,000/mm\^3
* Bilirubin ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
* AST or ALT ≤ 3 times ULN
* Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN
* Able to swallow tablets
* No other malignancy within the past 3 years except basal cell skin cancer
* No previous thromboembolic disease, including stroke, venous or arterial thrombosis, and myocardial infarction with ongoing angina pectoris

* Prior uncomplicated myocardial infarction allowed
* No diabetes mellitus if treatment titration is thought to be difficult or inappropriate
* No active gastric or duodenal ulcer

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* See Disease Characteristics
* Prior concurrent bisphosphonates allowed
* No concurrent investigational agents or participation in another investigational drug study
* No other concurrent antineoplastic therapy, including new estrogen therapy, radiation therapy, or PC-SPES
* No other concurrent corticosteroids (e.g., dexamethasone for nausea or vomiting) except those prescribed in the study regimen
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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St. Bartholomew's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Jonathan Shamash, MD, FRCP

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

St. Bartholomew's Hospital

Locations

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Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Burnley General Hospital

Burnley, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Kent and Canterbury Hospital

Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Eastbourne District General Hospital

Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Whipps Cross Hospital

London, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Saint Bartholomew's Hospital

London, England, United Kingdom

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Chelsea Westminster Hospital

London, England, United Kingdom

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Maidstone Hospital

Maidstone, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Milton Keynes General Hospital

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

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Churchill Hospital

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Oldchurch Hospital

Romford, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Torbay Hospital

Torquay Devon, England, United Kingdom

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Weston General Hospital

Weston-super-Mare, England, United Kingdom

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Worthing Hospital

Worthing, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Cancer Care Centre at York Hospital

York, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

References

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Shamash J, Powles T, Sarker SJ, Protheroe A, Mithal N, Mills R, Beard R, Wilson P, Tranter N, O'Brien N, McFaul S, Oliver T. A multi-centre randomised phase III trial of Dexamethasone vs Dexamethasone and diethylstilbestrol in castration-resistant prostate cancer: immediate vs deferred Diethylstilbestrol. Br J Cancer. 2011 Feb 15;104(4):620-8. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.7. Epub 2011 Feb 1.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21285990 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CDR0000472404

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EU-20610

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ISRCTN13255144

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

BARTS-DAVDAS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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