Clinical trial · Interventional
Docetaxel in Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer (HRPC)[Weekly or 3weekly TAX + Prednisone in HRPC]
Multicenter Phase II Study of Taxotere (Docetaxel) Administered Weekly or Every Three Weeks in Combination With Prednisone as Second Line Chemotherapy in Patients With Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer (HRPC)
- 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)
Primary objectives: * To determine the response rate, measurable and non measurable, to Taxotere® in the second line setting. Secondary objectives: * To evaluate the overall safety and toxicity of Taxotere®/prednisone combination as second line therapy in HRPC * To evaluate PSA response (PSA: Prostate Specific Antigen) * To evaluate symptomatic response * To evaluate Quality of life * To evaluate patient safety of weekly versus q3 weekly regimens of Taxotere®.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prostatic Neoplasms | Prostate Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| docetaxel | Drug | Docetaxel | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Pain (pain progression evaluated with the Present Pain Intensity scale form McGill-Melzack questionnaire)
- timeFrame
- During the Study Conduct
Secondary outcomes (6)
- measure
- Analgesics (assessed by Pain Medication Log)
- timeFrame
- During the study conduct
- measure
- PSA (PSA response and PSA progression
- timeFrame
- During the study conduct
- measure
- Tumor lesion assessment,
- timeFrame
- During the study conduct
- measure
- Overall survival
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Histologically/cytologically proven prostate adenocarcinoma
* Progression or non response with previous chemotherapy regimen (excluding Taxotere®)
* Received previous mitoxantrone/prednisone or one other chemotherapy regimen including emcyt +/- vinblastine
* Castration levels of testosterone (\<50 ng/dL )
* ECOG performance status 0-2
* Laboratory requirements :
1. Hematology:
* Neutrophils ≥ 1.5 x 10\^9/L
* Hemoglobin \> 10 g/dL (prior transfusion permitted).
* Platelets ≥ 100 x 10\^9/L
2. Hepatic function:
* Total bilirubin \< the upper-normal limit of the institution.
* ALAT (SGPT) and ASAT (SGOT) ≤ 1.5 times the upper-normal limit of the institution.
3. Renal function:
* Creatinine ≤1.5 times the upper normal limit (i.e., NCI grade ≤1)
* No severe or uncontrolled disease
Exclusion Criteria
* Chemotherapy within the last 4 weeks
* Anti-androgen therapy within the last 4 weeks.
* Prior malignancy except the following: adequately treated non-melanomatous skin cancer and superficial bladder cancer from which the patient has been disease-free for \>2 years.
* Concurrent treatment with other experimental drugs. Participation in another clinical trial with any investigational drug within 30 days prior to study screening.
* Treatment with any other anti-cancer therapy (except LHRH agonists) including any prescribed compounds and/or OTC products for the treatment of prostate cancer must be stopped prior to study entry.
* Other serious illness, psychiatric or medical condition that would not permit the patient to be managed according to the protocol including active uncontrolled infection and significant cardiac dysfunction.References
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