Clinical trial · Interventional
Paclitaxel Plus Estramustine in Treating Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer
A Phase II Trial of Weekly Paclitaxel Plus Oral Estramustine in Patients With Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer
NCT00003717CI-TRIAL-00013186unknownPhase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than once drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of paclitaxel plus estramustine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| estramustine phosphate sodium | Drug | Estramustine | ALIAS |
| paclitaxel | Drug | Paclitaxel | ALIAS |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven metastatic (D1 or D2) hormone refractory adenocarcinoma of the prostate with one of the following: -Bidimensionally measurable disease -Bone only metastases with rising PSA levels -PSA only disease defined as rising PSA levels with prior confirmation of D1 or D2 disease PSA must be greater than 8 if bone only or PSA only disease Hormone failure defined as progression after treatment with orchiectomy, LHRH agonist, DES alone, or any hormonal treatment in combination with antiandrogen therapy PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Not specified Performance status: Zubrod 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT no greater than 2 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Other: No other active malignancies within the past 5 years except nonmelanomatous skin cancer or other in situ cancer PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy No prior estramustine alone or in combination with other chemotherapy No prior taxanes No more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen Endocrine therapy: Concurrent primary hormonal therapy allowed (LHRH agonist or orchiectomy) At least 4 weeks since prior antiandrogen therapy with at least 2 rises in PSA levels Radiotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy At least 8 weeks since prior strontium-89 therapy Surgery: See Disease Characteristics
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