ASCENT: Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer Study of Calcitriol Enhancing Taxotere
Recruitment status was Active, not recruiting
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Purpose
The purposes of this study are to determine if DN-101 plus Taxotere lowers PSA levels, delays or limits disease progression and is safe with minimal side effects.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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Prostate Cancer |
Drug: calcitriol Drug: docetaxel |
Phase 2 Phase 3 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double-Blind Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | A Phase 2/3 Multicenter, Randomized, Double Blind Study of Docetaxel (Taxotere) Plus DN-101 or Placebo in Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer (AIPC) |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 250 |
| Study Start Date: | August 2002 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2005 |
DN-101 is an investigational drug that has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is a newly formulated pill that contains high amounts of calcitriol, a naturally occurring hormone and the biologically active form of vitamin D. Administration of DN-101 results in much higher blood levels of calcitriol than the body can produce from dietary vitamin D or vitamin D supplements. These higher levels of calcitriol are associated with anti-cancer effects in laboratory models of human cancer. Laboratory models also indicate that calcitriol has synergy with many commonly used chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancer.
Calcitriol, at very low doses, is currently approved for use in patients with chronic kidney failure. DN-101 was specifically designed for cancer and contains 30 times the amount of calcitriol found in the calcitriol pill commercially available today. In order to take an amount of calcitriol equivalent to 1 DN-101 pill, cancer patients would need to swallow 30 pills of the approved, low dose formulation. DN-101 represents a breakthrough in the use of calcitriol in the clinic, because it contains high concentrations of calcitriol and makes it more feasible for patients to stay on regimen.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Male |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
- Three rising PSA measurements OR a new metastatic lesion
- Adequate liver and kidney function
- Ongoing hormonal therapy
- No hospitalization for angina, heart attack or congestive heart failure within the last 12 months
- No kidney stones in the last 5 years
Contacts and Locations
Show 62 Study Locations| Study Chair: | Tomasz Beer, MD | Oregon Health and Science University |
More Information
Additional Information:
Publications:
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00043576 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | DN101-002, ASCENT Trial |
| Study First Received: | August 9, 2002 |
| Last Updated: | March 10, 2009 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
Keywords provided by Novacea:
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Prostate Cancer Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Prostatic Neoplasms Genital Neoplasms, Male Urogenital Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Genital Diseases, Male Prostatic Diseases Androgens Calcitriol Docetaxel Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs |
Pharmacologic Actions Vitamins Micronutrients Growth Substances Bone Density Conservation Agents Calcium Channel Agonists Membrane Transport Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Vasoconstrictor Agents Cardiovascular Agents Therapeutic Uses Antineoplastic Agents |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013