Paclitaxel Plus Estramustine in Treating Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer

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 II trial to study the effectiveness of paclitaxel plus estramustine in treating patients who have metastatic prostate cancer that has not responded to hormone therapy.

Timeline

Start

1999-02-04

Primary completion

2005-04

Completion

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Publications

• Results Hudes GR, Manola J, Conroy J, et al.: Phase II study of weekly paclitaxel (P) by 1-hour infusion plus reduced-dose oral estramustine (EMP) in metastatic hormone-refractory prostate carcinoma (HRPC): a trial of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 20: A-697, 2001.

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