Combination of Docetaxel + Estramustine + Hydrocortisone Versus Docetaxel + Prednisone in Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00705822

Last Updated: 2010-11-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

54 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-08-31

Study Completion Date

2009-07-31

Brief Summary

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To compare the efficacy of both strategies (reference treatment: Docetaxel+Prednisone and experimental treatment: Docetaxel+Estramustine+Hydrocortisone) by means of PSA values.

To determine the time to treatment failure in both strategies To determine the overall and specific cause survival To evaluate the safety profile To analyze the Quality of Life

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Prostatic Neoplasms

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Docetaxel + Estramustine + Hydrocortisone

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Docetaxel + Estramustine + Hydrocortisone

Intervention Type DRUG

Docetaxel iv 80 mg + Oral estramustine-pills 140 mg + Oral hydrocortisone-pills 20 mg.

Combination of these 3 drugs every 3 weeks

2

Docetaxel + Prednisone

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Docetaxel + Prednisone

Intervention Type DRUG

Docetaxel iv 80 mg + oral prednisone-pills 5 mg. Combination of these 2 drugs every 3 weeks.

Interventions

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Docetaxel + Estramustine + Hydrocortisone

Docetaxel iv 80 mg + Oral estramustine-pills 140 mg + Oral hydrocortisone-pills 20 mg.

Combination of these 3 drugs every 3 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Docetaxel + Prednisone

Docetaxel iv 80 mg + oral prednisone-pills 5 mg. Combination of these 2 drugs every 3 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histological or cytological confirmation of prostate adenocarcinoma
* Advanced prostate carcinoma.
* Previous treatment with hormones
* Levels of testosterone \< 50 ng/dL
* Good hematological, liver and kidney function
* Previous treatment with surgery or radiotherapy, at least 4 weeks since end of treatment is allowed (the patient should have been recovered from any side effects.

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous chemotherapy (estramustine included).
* Second line hormonotherapy (oestrogens, gestagens, ketoconazole, ...included)
* Previous treatment with radiotherapy (isotopes) or previous radiotherapy over \> 25% of the marrow
* Any malignant process with a free disease interval under 5 years, exception done to non-melanoma skin cancer.
* Concomitant serious diseases
* Concomitant treatment with any other neoplassic therapy (exception done to LHRH agonists and/or biphosphonates).
* Contraindication for the treatment with estramustine.
* Previous history of pulmonary embolism, thromboembolic disease, previous treatment with anticoagulants (except aspirin), active thrombophlebitis or hypercoagulation.
* Previous history of pulmonary spillage or ascitis.

The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sanofi

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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sanofi-aventis

Principal Investigators

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José Taboada

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Sanofi

Locations

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Other Identifiers

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EudraCT #: 2004-003885-14

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

XRP6976J_3502

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id