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Randomized Study of the Effect of Ketoconazole on the Pharmacokinetics of Dexamethasone and Hydrocortisone in Patients With Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outcomes
Outline
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Ketoconazole, Dexamethasone, and Hydrocortisone in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer That Did Not Respond to Androgen-Deprivation Therapy

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

No phase specified


Biomarker/Laboratory analysis, Treatment


Active


Not specified


NCI


RPCI-I-93506
I 93506, NCT00559481

Objectives

  1. To evaluate the pharmacokinetics of oral dexamethasone with and without oral ketoconazole in patients with androgen-independent prostate cancer.
  2. To compare the pharmacokinetics of oral hydrocortisone with and without oral ketoconazole in these patients.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Confirmed diagnosis of prostate cancer


  • Must have failed standard androgen-deprivation therapy
    • Evidence of rising PSA


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

  • More than 2 weeks since prior and no concurrent drugs known to interact with study treatment

Patient Characteristics:

  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
  • AST and ALT < 4 times upper limit of normal
  • Bilirubin < 2.0 mg/dL
  • No active congestive heart failure
  • No allergy to ketoconazole, dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, or to one of the components of dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, or ketoconazole
  • No active infection
  • No uncontrolled glaucoma
  • No active peptic ulcer disease
  • No uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after completion of study therapy

Expected Enrollment

12

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Pharmacokinetics of oral dexamethasone with and without oral ketoconazole
Pharmacokinetics of oral hydrocortisone with and without oral ketoconazole

Outline

Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive oral dexamethasone twice daily on days 1-14, oral ketoconazole 3 times daily on days 2-14 and 30-42, and oral hydrocortisone twice daily on days 29-42.


  • Arm II: Patients receive oral hydrocortisone twice daily on days 1-14, oral ketoconazole 3 times daily on days 2-14 and 30-42, and oral dexamethasone twice daily on days 29-42.


In both arms, patients may receive ketoconazole and hydrocortisone as standard salvage therapy off study.

In both arms, patients undergo blood sample collection on days 1, 14, 29, and 42 for pharmacokinetic studies.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Donald Trump, MD, Principal investigator
Ph: 716-845-3499; 800-685-6825
Email: donald.trump@roswellpark.org

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
New York
  Buffalo
 Roswell Park Cancer Institute
 Donald Trump, MD
Ph: 716-845-5772
 Email: donald.trump@roswellpark.org

Registry Information
Official Title Effect of Oral Ketoconazole on the Pharmacokinetics of Oral Dexamethasone and Oral Hydrocortisone in Patients with Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer
Trial Start Date 2007-10-16
Trial Completion Date 2010-01-04 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00559481
Date Submitted to PDQ 2007-10-22
Information Last Verified 2008-04-20
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA16056

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

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