drugset / Trial / NCT00006371

A Phase II Trial of Early Medical Adrenalectomy for "D0.5" Prostate Cancer

NCT00006371

Non-randomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Androgens can stimulate the growth of prostate cancer cells. Drugs such as aminoglutethimide or ketoconazole may stop the adrenal glands from producing hormones. Combining hydrocortisone with either aminoglutethimide or ketoconazole may be an effective treatment for prostate cancer. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining hydrocortisone with either aminoglutethimide or ketoconazole in treating patients who have localized stage IV prostate cancer.

Timeline

Start
2000-05
Primary completion
2001-12
Completion
2001-12

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Aminoglutethimide Small molecule Oral
Comparator Hydrocortisone Other / unclassified Oral
Comparator Ketoconazole Small molecule Oral

Indications