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Filter by:This study is for men who have prostate cancer that has spread outside of the prostate gland and is no longer responding to hormone removal therapy. This study is designed to determine if a new drug combination will help to control the cancer. The medicines being used, docetaxel and diethylstilbestrol (DES), have been given to patients with prostate cancer and each drug has demonstrated activity in prostate cancer, either used alone or in other combinations. The objective of this study is to determine the effect of this drug combination on the prostate cancer and its response to disease progression.
The purpose of this study is to learn the effects (both good and bad) that celecoxib has on prostate cancer and patients with prostate cancer. This study is looking at what effects celecoxib has on prostate specific antigen (PSA) level. PSA is a marker specific to prostate cancer. An increase or decrease in this level in the blood can indicate if a patient's prostate cancer is getting worse or better.
The purpose of this study is to look at the effects (good and bad) of the combination of docetaxel and carboplatin for patients who have progressive prostate cancer after chemotherapy with drugs such as docetaxel. The investigators are also studying whether the measurement of two proteins in the blood may predict who will respond to the combination of docetaxel and carboplatin.
The purpose of this study is to see if Premarin is useful against androgen-independent prostate cancer and to help understand how drugs such as Premarin may work.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate PTK787/ZK 222584, a drug that blocks new blood vessel growth, in the treatment of patients with non-metastatic androgen independent prostate cancer. This study will assess the safety and tolerability of PTK787/ZK 222584, and evaluate serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels.
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, prednisone, and atrasentan work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known whether docetaxel, prednisone, and atrasentan are more effective than docetaxel and prednisone in treating prostate cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying docetaxel, prednisone, and atrasentan to see how well they work compared to docetaxel and prednisone in treating patients with stage IV prostate cancer and bone metastases that did not respond to previous hormone therapy.
This study enrolled men with prostate cancer who had failed hormone therapy (as shown by rising prostate-specific antigen [PSA] levels) and who were about to start a new line of chemotherapy. Blood was drawn prior to the patient receiving chemotherapy and then monthly thereafter for up to 18 months or until disease progression, whichever occurred first. The blood was tested to find circulating tumor cells (CTC) and to count them. The circulating tumor cell levels were studied in relation to the patient's overall survival. Serum was also collected for PSA testing, and additional blood samples were drawn to test for circulating endothelial cells and RNA was isolated for future gene expression testing.
The primary objective of this study is to compare the duration of survival between patients receiving docetaxel in combination with the GVAX® vaccine for prostate cancer versus patients receiving docetaxel and prednisone treatment in patients with prostate cancer who no longer respond to hormone therapy, who have documented metastases with pain. Patients may have had up to one prior non-taxane chemotherapy treatment.
The purpose of this research study is to test the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of the drug combination of Doxil (doxorubicin) and estramustine when used to treat prostate cancer that is resistant to hormones and to a chemotherapy type called taxanes. The primary hypothesis is to reduce the measurable disease or prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level by at least 50% from baseline.
This study is looking at the safety and tolerability of the experimental biological drug EMD 273066 when given with low dose cyclophosphamide to patients with recurring EpCAM positive ovarian, prostate, colorectal or non-small cell lung cancers. EMD 273066 is an experimental biological drug that may increase the immune response to certain cancers. Patients will be enrolled in groups of 3, with each successive group receiving a higher dose if the prior group adequately tolerates the study medication.