drugset / Trial / NCT00003394

Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer

NCT00003394

Treatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy consisting of estramustine, paclitaxel, and carboplatin in treating patients with advanced prostate cancer.

Timeline

Start
1998-04
Primary completion
2003-04
Completion
2003-04

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Carboplatin Small molecule Intravenous
Subject Paclitaxel Small molecule Intravenous
Subject estramustine Other / unclassified Intravenous
Background Goserelin Other / unclassified Subcutaneous
Background Leuprolide Other / unclassified Subcutaneous

Indications