Conditions: Prostate Cancer
Keywords: prostate cancer recurrent prostate cancer stage IV prostate cancer
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 15
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
Based on data supporting the use of cyclophosphamide and etoposide both as single agents in combination and a Phase I study showing acceptable toxicity with a chronic dosing regimen, we propose a Phase II clinical trial. This protocol establishes a model that will test the hypothesis that the use of etoposide and cyclophosphamide early in the course of prostate cancer progression, when fewer tumor cells are present, will have greater anti-tumor activity. We plan to treat patients with stage D0 prostate cancer to assess toxicity and anti-tumor activity.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: Therapy will be divided into 4 cycles. Each cycle will be composed of 6 weeks of therapy. Total duration of therapy is 24 weeks. Administration of etoposide (50 mg po qd) and cyclophosphamide (50 mg po qd) will alternate in 21 day intervals. Starting with etoposide, patients will receive 21 days of therapy, upon completion of etoposide therapy patients will then receive 21 days of cyclophosphamide therapy. Therapy will continue in this alternating manner for 24 weeks. Week 1 of each cycle, begins with etoposide; Week 4 of each cycle, begins with cyclophosphamide.

Interventions: intervention 1: Etoposide intervention 2: Cyclophosphamide
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 50 mg per day of Etoposide orally for 21 consecutive days. Etoposide will be alternated with oral cyclophosphamide. The drug is administered at night just prior to bed. Week 1 of each cycle will begin with etoposide. intervention 2: 50 mg per day of cyclophosphamide orally for 21 consecutive days. Cyclophosphamide will be alternated with oral etoposide. The drug is taken 2 hours after breakfast. The patient will be asked to increase hydration throughout the day. Recommendation is at least 6, 8oz glasses of water or other non-caffeinated beverage. Week 4 of the each cycle will begin with cylcophosphamide. Chronic administration of cyclophosphamide at this dose has been well tolerated

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