Study of AS1404 With Docetaxel in Patients With Hormone Refractory Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to confirm a safe dose of AS1404, to be given with docetaxel, and to see whether adding AS1404 and docetaxel together improves the outcome of the treatment, when compared to docetaxel alone.

Timeline

Start

2005-05

Primary completion

2007-06

Completion

2008-08

Publications

• Background Jameson MB, Thompson PI, Baguley BC, Evans BD, Harvey VJ, Porter DJ, McCrystal MR, Small M, Bellenger K, Gumbrell L, Halbert GW, Kestell P; Phase I/II Trials Committee of Cancer Research UK. Clinical aspects of a phase I trial of 5,6-dimethylxanthenone-4-acetic acid (DMXAA), a novel antivascular agent. Br J Cancer. 2003 Jun 16;88(12):1844-50. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600992.
• Seshadri M, Spernyak JA, Maiery PG, Cheney RT, Mazurchuk R, Bellnier DA. Visualizing the acute effects of vascular-targeted therapy in vivo using intravital microscopy and magnetic resonance imaging: correlation with endothelial apoptosis, cytokine induction, and treatment outcome. Neoplasia. 2007 Feb;9(2):128-35. doi: 10.1593/neo.06748.

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