Ixabepilone in Treating Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Summary

Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as ixabepilone, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. This phase II trial is studying how well ixabepilone works in treating patients with metastatic prostate cancer that has not responded to previous hormone therapy.

Timeline

Start

2004-09

Primary completion

2009-04

Completion

2011-02

Drugs

Indications