Prostate cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Clinical and histological diagnosis of excised adenocarcinoma, locally advanced and metastatic prostate cancer. 2. Patients who accept, with informed consent, the administration of doxycycline or placebo, in a randomized system
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of another primary cancer other than prostate. 2. Alcoholism and / or drug addiction. 3. Allergic to tetracyclines. 4. Gastrointestinal ulcer. 5. Inflammatory bowel disease. 6. Diagnosis of ischemic heart disease. 7. Liver disease. 8. Kidney disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Complete response (25% reduction in serum specific prostate antigen). Measuring time: 3 and 6 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adverse events (according to the common terminology of criteria for adverse events (CTCAE version 3). Measurement time: every week until month 6. Change in the level of prostate-specific antigen at 6 months of treatment. Quality of life and cognitive impairment were assessed with the EORTC QLQ-PR25 questionnaire and the Mini-Mental State Examination test, respectively, applied at baseline and 6 months after treatment. | — |
Countries
Mexico
Contacts
Mexican Institute of Social Security, General Hospital of Zone 1