A Parallel Group Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Degarelix at Two Different Dosing Regimens in Patients With Prostate Cancer

Summary

The purpose of the study was to contribute, along with other such dose-finding studies, to the identification of the most effective treatment regimen for a one month depot injection of degarelix in the treatment of prostate cancer by a rapid and sustained suppression of testosterone.

Timeline

Start

2004-02

Primary completion

2005-08

Completion

2005-08

Publications

• Results Gittelman M, Pommerville PJ, Persson BE, Jensen JK, Olesen TK; Degarelix Study Group. A 1-year, open label, randomized phase II dose finding study of degarelix for the treatment of prostate cancer in North America. J Urol. 2008 Nov;180(5):1986-92. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.07.033. Epub 2008 Sep 17.

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