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Selenium in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Brachytherapy for Stage I or Stage II Prostate Cancer

NCT00217516

Non-randomizedSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

RATIONALE: The use of nutritional supplements, such as selenium, may stop prostate cancer from growing. Internal radiation, such as brachytherapy, uses radioactive material placed directly into or near a tumor to kill tumor cells. Giving selenium before brachytherapy may be an effective treatment for prostate cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase I trial is studying selenium to see how well it works compared to placebo in treating patients who are undergoing brachytherapy for stage I or stage II prostate cancer.

Timeline

Start
2005-03
Primary completion
2008-02
Completion
2008-10

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Selenium Other / unclassified Oral

Indications