Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer
Conditions
Brief summary
Docetaxel and sunitinib will be compared to docetaxel for their effect on CEC/CEP spikes induced by docetaxel in HRPC patients
Detailed description
Docetaxel (75mg/m2 q21d) is standard of care for patients with hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC). Recent data indicate, that chemotherapeutics given at MTD induce, besides their cytotoxic effects, mobilization of circulating endothelial cells (CEC) and - progenitors (CEP) in drug-free breaks of each cycle. In preclinical models, mobilized CEC/CEP result in tumor vasculogenesis and progression of disease. We hypothesize that treatment with sunitinib, an anti-angiogenic tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in between 3 weekly docetaxel disrupts CEC/CEP spikes following docetaxel leading to chemosensitization and reduced tumor re-growth in HRPC patients responding to docetaxel.
Interventions
DRUGDocetaxel * Sunitinib
docetaxel 75mg/m2 day1 q 21d x 4 cycles, sunitinib 37.5mg/d day2 -day15 x 4 cycles
DRUGDocetaxel
docetaxel 75mg/m2 day1 q 21d x 4 cycles
Sponsors
Medical University of Vienna
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* WHO performance status of 0-2. * Histologically proven prostate adenocarcinoma. * All patients must have prostate adenocarcinoma that is unresponsive or refractory to androgen ablation with biochemical progression * Measurable and/or evaluable progressive disease, which is defined by one of the following three criteria: * 25% increase in bidimensionally measurable soft tissue metastases * Appearance of new metastatic lesions (proven by CT scan, X-ray or bone scan) * PSA level of at least 10ng/mL, with increases on at least 2 successive occasions at least 2 weeks apart * If the patient has been treated with antiandrogens, treatment must have been stopped at least 6 weeks prior to study randomization
Exclusion criteria
\- prior chemotherapy for prostate cancer
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary: CEC/CEP spikes induced by MTD docetaxel in patients treated with docetaxel/sunitinib relative to docetaxel monotherapy | 12 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Response rate and length of treatment holidays relative to docetaxel monotherapy | 6 months |
Countries
Austria
Contacts
Primary ContactMichael MK Krainer, MD
Outcome results
None listed