Testosterone in Treating Patients With Progressive Prostate Cancer That No Longer Responds to Hormone Therapy

Summary

RATIONALE: High doses of testosterone may be effective in killing prostate cancer cells that no longer respond to hormone therapy. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of testosterone in treating patients who have progressive prostate cancer that no longer responds to hormone therapy.

Timeline

Start

2000-02

Primary completion

2005-02

Completion

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Publications

• Results Morris MJ, Huang D, Kelly WK, Slovin SF, Stephenson RD, Eicher C, Delacruz A, Curley T, Schwartz LH, Scher HI. Phase 1 trial of high-dose exogenous testosterone in patients with castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer. Eur Urol. 2009 Aug;56(2):237-44. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2009.03.073. Epub 2009 Apr 3.

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