Clinical trial · Interventional
Methylprednisolone With or Without Doxorubicin in Treating Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Treatment of Metastatic Prostate Cancer That is Hormone-Independent: Evaluation of the Role of Chemotherapy on the Quality of Life of Patients. Phase II Study
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): lack of inclusions
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to make cancer cells stop dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with corticosteroids may be an effective treatment for prostate cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of methylprednisolone with or without doxorubicin in treating patients who have metastatic prostate cancer that has not responded to hormone therapy.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prostate Cancer | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| doxorubicin hydrochloride | Drug | Doxorubicin | ALIAS |
| methylprednisolone | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 120 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven, symptomatic prostate cancer Appearance or aggravation of clinical symptoms with progression of disease Bone pain OR Urethral compression OR 20% decrease in performance status Metastatic disease Local-regional or distant secondary tumors Documented radiologically or scintigraphically Hormone-refractory as defined by progression while on hormone treatment (simple castration or complete androgen blockage) Progressive disease No urethral or cervical stenosis Increase of greater than 25% prostatic volume on endorectal echography No documentation by PSA increase or imagery only Hormone castration verified by testosterone less than 0.5 ng/mL No history of CNS metastases PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Over 18 Performance status: Karnofsky 60-100% Life expectancy: No specified Hematopoietic: Neutrophil count greater than 1500/mm3 Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3 Hemoglobin greater than 9 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 1.5 times normal Renal: Creatinine less than 1.6 mg/dL Cardiovascular: Ventricular ejection fraction at least 50% Other: No contraindication to anthracycline treatment No prior primary cancer except basal cell skin cancer PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy Arm I: No concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: At least 1 month since prior hormone therapy, including estramustine, except LHRH agonists, which continue Arm I: No concurrent estramustine Radiotherapy: At least 3 months since prior strontium 89 No concurrent strontium Surgery: See Disease Characteristics
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