Zolendronate for the Prevention of Bone Loss in Men w/ Prostate CA on Long-Term Androgen Deprivation

Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Phase III Randomized Study of Zolendronate Bisphosphonate Therapy for the Prevention of Bone Loss in Men With Prostate Cancer Receiving Long-Term Androgen Deprivation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00058188
• Other study ID #: NU 02U1
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 3
• Start date: March 2003
• Est. completion date: November 2008

Study information

• Verified date: October 2020
• Source: Northwestern University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

RATIONALE: Zoledronate may prevent bone loss associated with long term androgen deprivation therapy. It is not yet known whether zoledronate combined with calcium is more effective than calcium alone in preventing bone loss.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of zoledronate combined with calcium with that of calcium alone in preventing bone loss in patients with stage III or stage IV prostate cancer who have received long-term androgen deprivation therapy.

Description:

OBJECTIVES:

• Compare bone loss in patients receiving long-term androgen deprivation therapy for stage III or IV prostate cancer when treated with supportive care with vs without zoledronate.

• Compare the percentage change in lumbar spine and hip bone density in patients treated with these regimens.

• Compare markers of bone formation and resorption in patients treated with these regimens.

• Compare the incidence of skeletal events (pathologic and non-pathologic bone fractures, spinal cord compression, surgery to bone, and radiotherapy to bone) in patients treated with these regimens.

• Compare the incidence of new or progressive bone metastatic disease in patients treated with these regimens.

• Compare the survival rate of patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to race (black vs other). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

• Arm I: Patients receive zoledronate IV over 15 minutes on day 1 and oral calcium gluconate and oral cholecalciferol daily. Courses repeat every 3 months for 12 months in the absence of toxicity.

• Arm II: Patients receive oral calcium gluconate and oral cholecalciferol as in arm I.

Patients are followed every 3 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 72 patients (36 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 53
• Est. completion date: November 2008
• Est. primary completion date: November 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

• Histologically confirmed prostate cancer

• Stage III or IV disease

• Received at least 3 months of prior androgen deprivation therapy (no maximum amount/time) by either surgical or medical castration

• Medical castration may be by intermittent or continuous androgen suppression via single- or combined-drug androgen blockade

• Continued concurrent androgen deprivation therapy required throughout study participation

• No bone metastases by baseline bone scan

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

• 18 and over

Performance status

• ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy

• At least 1 year

Hematopoietic

• Not specified

Hepatic

• Bilirubin less than 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

• AST and ALT less than 3 times ULN

• No chronic liver disease

Renal

• Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL

Other

• Fertile patients must use effective contraception

• No Paget's disease

• No Cushing's disease

• No hyperthyroidism

• No hyperprolactinemia

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

• Not specified

Chemotherapy

• Prior chemotherapy for prostate cancer allowed

Endocrine therapy

• See Disease Characteristics

• More than 12 months since prior suppressive doses of thyroxine or calcitonin

• More than 6 months since prior corticosteroids

• Concurrent corticosteroids allowed (after enrollment on study)

Radiotherapy

• Prior radiotherapy for prostate cancer allowed

Surgery

• See Disease Characteristics

Other

• More than 12 months since prior bisphosphonate therapy (oral or IV)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Osteoporosis
• Prostate Cancer
• Prostatic Neoplasms

Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
• cholecalciferol
Given orally

Drug:
• calcium gluconate
Given orally
• zoledronic acid
Given IV

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County	Chicago	Illinois
United States	Northwestern University	Chicago	Illinois
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lakeside Chicago	Chicago	Illinois

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Northwestern University	Novartis

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Bone Density Change as Measured by Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry From Baseline to 13 Months	To assess bone density change as measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry	Bone scan taken at baseline and month 13
Secondary	Percentage Change in Lumbar Spine and Hip Bone Density as Measured by Plain Film X-rays of Lumbar Spine and Pelvis From Baseline to 13 Months	To assess the percentage change in lumbar spine and hip bone density as measured by plain film x-rays of lumbar spine and pelvis	Lumbar spine and hip bone density taken at baseline and month 13.
Secondary	Markers of Bone Formation and Resorption	To assess markers of bone formation and resorption.	Bone alkaline phosphatase taken at baseline, month 6 and month 13.
Secondary	Incidence of Skeletal Events (Pathologic and Non-pathologic Bone Fractures, Spinal Cord Compression, Surgery to Bone, and Radiotherapy to Bone)	To assess the incidence of skeletal events (pathologic and non-pathologic bone fractures, spinal cord compression, surgery to bone, and radiotherapy to bone)	PSA taken at baseline, month 3, month 6, month 9, month 12 and month 13. CT scan of abdomen and pelvis taken at baseline and month 13. Serum testosterone, estradiol, parathyroid taken at baseline, month 6 and month 13.
Secondary	Incidence of New or Progressive Bone Metastatic Disease	To assess the incidence of new or progressive bone metastatic disease	Serum osteocalcin and serum bone alkaline phosphatase taken at baseline, month 6 and month 13.