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Estramustine and Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer That Has Not Responded to Hormone Therapy

NCT00005048

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

Timeline

Start
1997-04
Primary completion
2000-08
Completion

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Paclitaxel Small molecule Intravenous
Subject estramustine Other / unclassified Oral

Indications