A Trial of Strontium +/- Cisplatin for the Palliation of Bone Pain Secondary to Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer

January 18, 2012 updated by: Alberta Health services

A Randomized Phase II Trial of Strontium-89 With or Without Cisplatin for the Palliation of Bone Pain Secondary to Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer

This study is designed to determine whether the combination of low dose cisplatin and strontium-89 shows clinical promise for the symptomatic treatment of bone metastases in hormone refractory prostate cancer.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

This study is designed to determine whether the combination of low dose cisplatin and strontium-89 shows clinical promise for the symptomatic treatment of bone metastases in hormone refractory prostate cancer.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

58

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Alberta
      • Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4N2
        • Tom Baker Cancer Centre
    • British Columbia
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
        • BC Cancer Agency

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • adenocarcinoma of the prostate
  • life expectancy > 3 months,
  • symptomatic from bone metastases
  • radiologic evidence of metastatic bone disease
  • stable level of pain control
  • >18 years
  • ability to complete assessments
  • prior treatment (chemo) > 4 weeks previous
  • discontinued anti-androgens for > 4 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

  • prior strontium therapy
  • previous hemibody RT within 6 weeks
  • previous cytotoxic chemotherapy within 4 weeks
  • use of bisphosphonate medications within 4 weeks
  • change in steroid dose within 4 weeks
  • active uncontrolled infection
  • impending or present spinal cord compression
  • significant neurological disorder
  • impending pathological fracture
  • severe urinary incontinence

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Palliative pain response
analgesic response

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Bernie Eigl, MD, Alberta Cancerboard
  • Principal Investigator: Jackson Wu, Alberta Cancerboard

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 8, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 8, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 12, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 19, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 18, 2012

Last Verified

August 1, 2008

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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