Intramuscular Injections of Degarelix Administered in 1-Month Dosing Regimens in Patients With Prostate Cancer
Status: | Completed |
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Conditions: | Prostate Cancer, Cancer |
Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
Healthy: | No |
Age Range: | Any |
Updated: | 9/23/2012 |
Start Date: | January 2012 |
End Date: | February 2013 |
Contact: | Clinical Development Support |
Email: | DK0-Disclosure@ferring.com |
Open-label, Multi-centre, Parallel Group Dose-Escalation Trial Assessing the Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Efficacy and Safety of Intramuscular Injections of Degarelix Administered in 1-Month Dosing Regimens in Patients With Prostate Cancer
Intramuscular Injections of Degarelix Administered in 1-Month Dosing Regimens in Patients
with Prostate Cancer.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Has a histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate, for which endocrine
therapy is indicated
- Has a current tumour, nodule and metastasis (TNM) staging within 12 weeks prior to
treatment start and, if clinically indicated a bone scan
- Has a PSA level meeting one of these criteria:
1. For treatment-naïve patients: Screening PSA level should be ≥2 ng/mL.
2. For patients with recurrence after radical prostatectomy: Patients should have a
serum PSA increase of ≥0.2 ng/mL from the previous test on two consecutive
measurements
3. For patients with recurrence after radiotherapy or cryotherapy: Patients should
have a serum PSA (two measurements) to be >2 ng/mL higher than a previously
confirmed PSA nadir
- Has a screening serum testosterone level above the lower limit of normal range in an
elderly male population, globally defined as >150 ng/dL
- Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group score of ≤2
- Has a life expectancy of at least one year
Exclusion Criteria:
- Has had previous or is currently under hormonal management of prostate cancer
- Is considered to be a candidate for curative therapy i.e. radical prostatectomy or
radiotherapy during the trial period
- Has a history of bilateral orchiectomy, adrenalectomy, or hypophysectomy
- Has a marked baseline prolongation of QT/QTcF interval (e.g. repeated demonstration
of a QTcF interval >450 ms)
- Has a history of risk factors for Torsade de Pointes ventricular arrhythmias (e.g.
heart failure, hypokalemia, or family history of Long QT Syndrome)
- Has a previous history or presence of another malignancy, other than prostate
- Currently receiving chronic treatment with intramuscular medication injected into the
ventrogluteal or dorsogluteal muscle
- Has received an investigational drug within the last 28 days preceding the Screening
Visit or longer if considered to possibly influence the outcome of the current trial
We found this trial at
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sites
823 82nd Parkway, Suite B
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29572
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29572
(843) 449-1010 ext.268
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