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Brief Title: Abiraterone, Radiotherapy and Short-Term Androgen Deprivation in Unfavorable Localized Prostate Cancer
Official Title: A Phase II Trial of Abiraterone Acetate, Radiotherapy and Short-Term Androgen Deprivation in Men With Unfavorable Risk Localized Prostate Cancer
Study ID: NCT01717053
Brief Summary: The addition of abiraterone acetate to standard treatment of radiotherapy and short-term androgen deprivation will increase the frequency of undetectable PSA.
Detailed Description: This is a single arm two-site study of 37 men with unfavorable prostate cancer (defined as having a single high risk factor). Patients will concurrently initiate 6 months of standard-of-care GNRH agonist therapy and once daily abiraterone acetate/prednisone. After 2 months of lead-in hormonal treatment, definitive standard-of-care prostate/seminal vesicle radiotherapy will be delivered, to a total dose of 75-80 Gy.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: MALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
Durham Regional Hospital, Durham, North Carolina, United States
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Name: Daniel George, MD
Affiliation: Duke University
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR