Use of Low Dose Ketoconazole in Prostate Cancer That Does Not Respond to Hormone Therapy and Prior Chemotherapy - Full Text View

Sponsor:	University of California, Davis
Information provided by (Responsible Party):	University of California, Davis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00895310

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to test the safety of ketoconazole and how well it works after chemotherapy has been used. Ketoconazole at lower doses has been used for fungal infections however has not yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in prostate cancer. Ketoconazole has been used for many years at high doses for prostate cancer, and this study will be to look at use of lower dose ketoconazole after someone has received chemotherapy. Ketoconazole works by halting the production of steroids in your body, including testosterone, and is thought to work directly on prostate cancer cells in published lab studies.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Prostate Cancer	Drug: Ketoconazole	Phase II

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Non-Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Official Title:	Assessing PSA Response in Low Dose Ketoconazole in Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer Patients Who Have Failed at Least One Prior Systemic Chemotherapy Regimen

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Prostate Cancer

Drug Information available for: Ketoconazole Fungarest

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of California, Davis:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Percentage of patients who achieved a clinically significant decline in Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) after initiation of ketoconazole therapy, defined as a >=50% decrease in PSA. [ Time Frame: Every Cycle (4 weeks) ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Incidence and severity of adverse events, overall toxicities, time to treatment failure, and progression free survival [ Time Frame: Every cycle (4 weeks) and follow up period ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment:	30
Study Start Date:	May 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date:	October 2012
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	March 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Intervention Details:

Ketoconazole is taken three times a day by mouth.

Other Name: Nizoral

Detailed Description:

The aim of the study is to research the response of low dose ketoconazole in hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) patients who have already undergone chemotherapy as part of their prostate cancer treatment. The hypothesis of the study is that HRPC patients who have been previously treated with chemotherapy will demonstrate objective PSA response rates to low dose ketoconazole, comparable to historical response rates reported in chemotherapy-naïve patients. This is a single arm trial, with all participants given ketoconazole 200mg TID, along with hydrocortisone given at 20mg in the morning, 10mg at night daily. Each cycle will consist of 28 days. The subject's study participation will continue until subject experiences disease progression, unacceptable toxicities, withdraws consent for the study or dies.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients must have histologically or cytologically proven prostate cancer with a Gleason score available or interpretable.
Patients must have prostate cancer deemed to be hormone refractory, by progression of measurable or evaluable disease or rising PSA.
Patients must be >18 years old
Patients must have received at least one prior chemotherapy regimen >3 weeks prior to initiation of study and patients must have recovered from the side effects of the therapy
Patients must have an ECOG status of 0-3
Patients must have normal organ and marrow function, determined within 14 days of registration.
Patients must have been surgically or medically castrated. If the method of castration was LHRH agonists (leuprolide or goserelin), then the patient must be willing to continue the use of LHRH agonists.
Patients must have a serum total testosterone level <50 ng/dl
If the patient has been treated with non-steroidal anti-androgens (flutamide, bicalutamide or nilutamide) or other hormonal treatment (megace or steroids), the patient must have stopped these agents at least 28 days prior to enrollment for flutamide, megace or steroids and at least 42 days prior to enrollment for bicalutamide or nilutamide; and the patients must have demonstrated progression of disease since the agents were suspended.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with any condition that impairs the ability to swallow medications orally
Patients who are unable to give informed consent
Patients who have received ketoconazole treatment for prostate cancer in the past
Patients with other active malignancies in the past 3 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer
Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents
Patients with known hypersensitivity to ketoconazole
Patients may not be taking certain medications, including terbinafine, astemizole, triazolam, statins (except pravastatin and fluvastatin) and acid suppressive agents (antacids, H2 blockers, PPI) while on ketoconazole, and patients on these medications must agree to discontinue these medications and consider alternative therapies.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00895310

Contacts

Contact: Primo N Lara, MD	916-734-3771	primo.lara@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Contact: Jacob Sands, MD	916-734-7946	jacob.sands@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Locations

United States, California
University of California, Davis Cancer Center	Recruiting
Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
Principal Investigator: Primo N Lara, MD

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of California, Davis

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Primo N Lara Jr., MD

University of California, Davis Health System

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	University of California, Davis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00895310 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	200916901, UCDCC#218
Study First Received:	May 6, 2009
Last Updated:	November 29, 2011
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of California, Davis:

PSA
Ketoconazole
Prostate Cancer
Hormone Refractory
Chemotherapy Regimen

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Prostatic Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Male
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms
Genital Diseases, Male
Prostatic Diseases
Hormones
Ketoconazole

Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
14-alpha Demethylase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antifungal Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Therapeutic Uses

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 09, 2012