Vitamin D in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer



Status:Completed
Conditions:Prostate Cancer, Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - 120
Updated:4/21/2016
Start Date:June 2007
End Date:March 2013

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Study of Serum 25(OH) D3 Level Variability in Response to Different Doses of Oral Vitamin D Supplementation in Prostate Cancer Patients

RATIONALE: Vitamin D may be effective in treating patients with prostate cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well 4 different doses of vitamin D
works in treating patients with prostate cancer.

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

- To examine the pattern of response of serum 25(OH) D3 levels following cholecalciferol
(vitamin D3) supplementation at four different oral doses in patients with prostate
cancer.

Secondary

- To examine the pattern of response of parathormone (PTH) following vitamin D3
supplementation in these patients.

- To assess the toxicity of vitamin D3 supplementation in men with prostate cancer.

Tertiary

- To track occurrence of infections, deep vein thrombosis, vascular events, and falls in
these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 4 treatment arms.

- Arm I: Patients receive 4,000 IU of oral cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) once daily.

- Arm II: Patients receive 6,000 IU of vitamin D3 once daily.

- Arm III: Patients receive 8,000 IU of vitamin D3 once daily.

- Arm IV: Patients receive 10,000 IU of vitamin D3 once daily. Treatment in all arms
continues for 6 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

- Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate

- 25(OH) D3 level < 80 ng/mL

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Inclusion criteria:

- ECOG performance status 0-2

- Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL

- Corrected serum calcium ≤ 10.5 mg/dL

Exclusion criteria:

- History of malabsorption syndrome (e.g., pancreatic insufficiency, celiac disease, or
tropical sprue)

- Hypersensitivity to cholecalciferol or one of its components

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

- No other concurrent vitamin D supplementation
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