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Brief Title: Flavopiridol in Treating Patients With Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Official Title: A Phase II Trial of Flavopiridol in Patients With Metastatic Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer
Study ID: NCT00003256
Brief Summary: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of flavopiridol in treating patients with recurrent prostate cancer after hormone therapy. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the clinical effectiveness of flavopiridol in patients with metastatic androgen independent adenocarcinoma of the prostate. II. Assess the toxic effects of flavopiridol in this patient population. OUTLINE: Patients receive intravenous flavopiridol over 72 hours every 2 weeks for at least 4 courses. After 2 courses of treatment, patients not experiencing unacceptable toxic effects may receive a dose escalation. Patients are followed every 3 months until death.
Minimum Age:
Eligible Ages: CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: MALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, California, United States
University of California Davis Cancer Center, Sacramento, California, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Name: George Wilding, MD
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Role: STUDY_CHAIR