Radiation Therapy Plus Amifostine in Treating Patients With Primary Prostate Cancer

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Amifostine may protect normal cells from the side effects of radiation therapy.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of radiation therapy plus amifostine in treating patients with primary prostate cancer.

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Key information

Conditions

Prostate Cancer Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Male Genital Neoplasms, Male Male Urogenital Diseases Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Prostatic Diseases Prostatic Neoplasms Radiation Injuries Radiation Toxicity Urogenital Diseases Urogenital Neoplasms Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Arizona Cancer Center

Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States

About this study

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the incidence, grade, and time course of acute grade 2 or higher gastrointestinal and genitourinary toxicities in patients with primary prostate adenocarcinoma receiving amifostine plus fractionated radiotherapy. II. Determine the incidence and nature of toxicity associated with amifostine in these patients. III. Assess tumor response to this treatment in these patients. IV. Assess impotency rates following radiotherapy in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is an open label study. Patients receive fractionated radiotherapy five days per week for 7 weeks plus amifostine IV push over 5 minutes, 15 minutes before each radiation treatment. Patients are followed at 1 month after radiotherapy, and then every 3 months for at least 5 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: There will be 25 patients accrued into this study over 2 years.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed prostate adenocarcinoma Stage T1a-T3b N0 M0 disease PSA at least 10 ng/mL prior to treatment Must have a risk of seminal vesicle involvement between 10-25% No palpable or radiographic evidence of seminal vesicle involvement

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 60-100% Life expectancy: Greater than 24 months Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: SGOT and SGOT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No severe cerebrovascular disease or sustained hypotension not secondary to antihypotensive medication Other: No history of inflammatory bowel disease No history of malignancy other than nonmelanoma skin cancer No underlying medical or psychiatric illness that may impair ability to participate in study

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Not specified Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy to the prostate area Surgery: No prior radical prostatectomy Other: No hypertensive medications if blood pressure less than 120/70

Treatment and study plan

amifostine trihydrate

Drug

radiation therapy

Radiation

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Arizona

Other

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase II Open Label Trial of Amifostine Plus Fractionated Radiotherapy for Primary Prostate Adenocarcinoma (T1a-T3b, NoMo, PSA>10 ng/ml) to Estimate Acute Grade 2 Genitourinary and Gastrointestinal Toxicity

Important dates

Study start: 1998
Primary completion: 2001
Study completion: 2001
First posted: Apr 14, 2004
Registry last updated: Mar 16, 2010

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