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Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer


Phase 2
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Not Enrolling
Male
Prostate Cancer

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Trial Information

Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer


Generally, castration therapy has been used indefinitely for prostate cancer patients
because some tumors seem to grow faster with testosterone present. Researchers want to study
the effect of testosterone only in patients whose tumors have had a maximum response to
castration therapy. Researchers want to find out if these patients' disease may be better
controlled with testosterone replacement therapy.

Before you can start treatment on this study, you will have "screening tests." These tests
will help the doctor decide if you are eligible to take part in this study. Your complete
medical history will be recorded and there will be a review of all medicines you may be
currently taking. You will have a physical exam, including measurement of your vital signs
(blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, and breathing rate). You will have blood drawn
(about 4 teaspoons) and urine collected for routine tests. You will have a chest x-ray, an
electrocardiogram (ECG--a test to measure the electrical activity of the heart), a bone
scan, and a computed tomography (CT) scan of your abdomen and pelvis. If the study doctor
thinks it is necessary, you may have an assessment of your mental status. For this
assessment, you will be asked questions about your attention span, memory, and mood
disturbances. It will take about 25 minutes to complete.

If you are found to be eligible to take part in this study, you will begin receiving
testosterone enanthate replacement therapy every 2 weeks by an injection into a muscle.

Every 2 weeks, you will go to the clinic for your testosterone injection, and blood (about
2 teaspoons) will be drawn to check the testosterone level in your blood. This will help
the study doctor learn what dose you will receive for the next 2 weeks. After your Week 8
visit, blood (about 2 teaspoons) will be drawn to check the testosterone level in your blood
every 4 weeks for the rest of your time on this study.

At the Week 8 and 24 visits, you will have a physical exam, including measurement of your
vital signs. You will be asked about any side effects you may be experiencing. Your disease
status will be evaluated to learn its response to treatment. Blood (about 4 teaspoons) will
be drawn for routine tests, and you will have repeat imaging scans (like the ones you had at
your screening visit) to evaluate your disease. If the study doctor thinks that your mental
status should be assessed again, you will have another assessment (at or around Week 24)
like the one completed during your screening visit.

You may remain on this study indefinitely unless your disease gets worse or you experience
any intolerable side effects.

If your participation ends on this study for any of the above reasons, you will have an
end-of-study visit. During this visit, you will have blood drawn (about 4 teaspoons) for
routine testing. You will be asked about any side effects you may be experiencing, and your
disease response to treatment will be evaluated.

This is an investigational study. Testosterone enanthate is commercially available.
Testosterone replacement therapy is not FDA approved for this disease, and in some cases,
has been disallowed for use in prostate cancer. Up to 40 patients will take part in this
study. All will be enrolled at M. D. Anderson.


Inclusion Criteria:



- Patients must have a history of histologically or cytologically confirmed
adenocarcinoma of the prostate.

- Patients must have had a history of a response to medical or surgical castration
therapy for prostate cancer with a serum PSA nadir of had any known subsequent rise in serum PSA level of any magnitude above this nadir
within the first 24 months of hormonal therapy. Nadir PSA value following hormonal
therapy in combination with non-hormonal therapy such as radical prostatectomy,
radiation therapy or chemotherapy do not count towards eligibility.

- Patients must have current evidence of progressive castration-resistant disease that
is asymptomatic. Progressive disease is defined by a) radiological evidence of
progression: any increase of > 25% in the products of diameters or 30% in maximum
diameter of any measurable lesion; or appearance of an unequivocally new lesion OR b)
two consecutive rises in serum PSA of any magnitude measured at least 2 weeks apart,
to a level above 2 ng/ml.

- Patients must have a minimum serum PSA level of 1 ng/ml.

- Patients may have palpable disease or radiological evidence of metastatic disease but
without the following high-risk features: lymphangitic lung disease on chest X-ray or
CT scan; bilateral hydronephrosis related to prostate cancer, palpable disease in the
prostate, known brain metastases or suspicion of impending spinal cord or nerve root
compression.

- Patients must have a documented castrate level of testosterone ( patients who are medically castrated, luteinizing hormone releasing hormone analog
will continue. The purpose is to simplify and harmonize exogenous testosterone
therapeutics.

- Patients on anti-androgens should be discontinued from such therapy for at least 4
weeks (for bicalutamide for at least 6 weeks), prior to initiation of testosterone
therapy and must have had documented progression of disease as in #3.

- Patients must satisfy the following laboratory criteria: serum total bilirubin < 2 *
institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) and serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST
or SGOT) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT or SGPT)
- The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-3.

- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent
document.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Small cell or sarcomatoid prostate cancers are not eligible.

- No prior chemotherapy for CRPC.

- Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents or hormonal therapy
besides that specified in the study.

- Uncontrolled angina, severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, or
electrocardiographic evidence of acute ischemia.

- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active
infections defined as requiring IV antibiotics on day 1 of treatment or psychiatric
illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.

- Unwilling or unable because of comorbid conditions to tolerate intramuscular
injections of testosterone every 2 weeks.

- Overt psychosis, mental disability or otherwise incompetent to give informed consent
or history of non-compliance.

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Outcome Measure:

Rate of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) - decline by 50%

Outcome Description:

Rate is the number of participants with PSA-response defined as PSA > or equal to 50%-decline in PSA from baseline value sustained for at least 4 weeks with be no evidence of progressive disease.

Outcome Time Frame:

Every 2 weeks, after Week 8 every 4 weeks till end of study

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

Paul Mathew, MD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Authority:

United States: Institutional Review Board

Study ID:

2006-0316

NCT ID:

NCT00577980

Start Date:

December 2007

Completion Date:

June 2008

Related Keywords:

  • Prostate Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
  • Testosterone Replacement Therapy
  • Testosterone
  • CRPC
  • TRT
  • Prostatic Neoplasms

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