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Phase II Study of Carboplatin Plus Docetaxel (Taxotere) in Patients With Anaplastic Prostate Carcinoma
In Brief
A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating Docetaxel, Carboplatin, and 2 other interventions for Prostate Cancer. Completed, enrolled 121 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn about how effective 2 chemotherapy drugs carboplatin (Paraplatin) plus docetaxel (Taxotere) in the treatment of patients with anaplastic prostate cancer. Patients who continue to have advanced disease will be switched to etoposide (VePesid) plus cisplatin (Platinol-AQ) to study how effective this second line of chemotherapy is in the treatment of patients iwth anaplastic prostate cancer. The side effects, characteristics of patients who respond, and overall survival will also be studied.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
75 mg/m\^2 IV over 60 Minutes on Day 1 of 21 day cycle.
AUC = 5 IV Over 30 Minutes On Day 1 of 21 day cycle.
120 mg/m\^2 daily for 3 days of 21 day cycle.
25 mg/m\^2 for 3 days of 21 day cycle.