Calcitriol and Dexamethasone Before Radical Prostatectomy in Treating Patients With Localized Adenocarcinoma (Cancer) of the Prostate

Summary

RATIONALE: Calcitriol and dexamethasone may slow the growth of prostate cancer cells. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well giving calcitriol together with dexamethasone before radical prostatectomy works in treating patients with localized stage II or stage III adenocarcinoma (cancer) of the prostate.

Timeline

Start

2002-09

Primary completion

2010-02

Completion

2010-05

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped: “sample size is too small to draw a conclusion”

Drugs

Indications