Strontium Compared With Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer With Painful Bone Metastases
Metastatic Cancer, Prostate Cancer

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Metastatic Cancer focused on measuring recurrent prostate cancer, bone metastases
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically proven carcinoma of the prostate that has relapsed subsequent to chemical or surgical castration and/or antiandrogen therapy Painful, unirradiated osseous metastasis required Documentation by bone scan and x-ray required Number and extent of metastases determined according to Soloway and fitting grades 1-3 Prior hormonal therapy must have lasted at least 3 months and must be continued until completion of this study No imminent paraplegia related to metastases No uncorrectable urinary incontinence PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Any age Performance status: WHO 0-2 Hematopoietic: WBC greater than 3,500 Platelets greater than 150,000 Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.2 mg/dl (200 micromoles/liter) Other: No calcium supplementation No second malignancy except basal cell skin cancer PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No restriction Endocrine therapy: Prior and concurrent hormonal therapy required Radiotherapy: No prior strontium-89 No prior hemibody or total-body irradiation Prior local-field irradiation for bone metastases allowed provided new site of painful metastases exists Surgery: Surgical castration allowed
Sites / Locations
- Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
- U.Z. Gasthuisberg
- Aarhus Kommunehospital
- Rigshospitalet
- Ospedale B. Ramazzini
- Universita Degli Studi di Firenze - Policlin. di Careggi
- Instituto Scientifico H.S. Raffaele
- San Raffaele Hospital
- Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi
- Groot Ziekengasthuis 's-Hertogenbosch
- Antoni van Leeuwenhoekhuis
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen
- University Medical Center Nijmegen
- Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology
- Hospital Santa Maria
- Medical Radiological Research Center
- Inselspital, Bern
- Newcastle General Hospital