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Hormone Therapy in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer

NCT00003323

Non-randomizedSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Male hormones can stimulate the growth of prostate cancer cells. Hormone therapy using flutamide and finasteride may fight prostate cancer by reducing the production of male hormones. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of flutamide and finasteride in treating prostate cancer patients with high PSA levels who were previously treated with radiation therapy or radical prostatectomy.

Timeline

Start
1998-05
Primary completion
2002-05
Completion
2010-03

Publications

  • Results Picus J, Halabi S, Small E, et al.: Long term efficacy of peripheral androgen blockade on prostate cancer: CALGB 9782. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 24 (Suppl 18): A-4573, 2006.
  • Results Picus J, Halabi S, Small E, et al.: Efficacy of peripheral androgen blockade on prostate cancer: results of CALGB 9782. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 22 (Suppl 14): A-4559, 396s, 2004.
  • Results Picus J, Halabi S, Hussain A, et al.: Efficacy of peripheral androgen blockade on prostate cancer: initial results of CALGB 9782. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 21: A-727, 2002.

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Finasteride Small molecule 5 mg Oral
Subject flutamide Small molecule 250 mg Oral

Indications