Vinorelbine in Treating Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Prostate Cancer focused on measuring stage IV prostate cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically proven metastatic stage IV prostate cancer Proven hormonal resistance Measurable or evaluable disease PSA at least 3 times upper limit of normal No leptomeningeal or brain metastases PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 to 85 Performance status: WHO 0-2 Life expectancy: Greater than 12 weeks Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3500/mm3 OR Granulocyte count at least 2000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 9 g/dL Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT no greater than 2.5 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN Other: No acute severe infections No other neoplastic diseases except curatively treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or relapse free for more than 5 years after curative treatment of a neoplasm PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior cytostatic chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: At least 1 month since antiandrogens Prior hormonal therapy required Radiotherapy: No radiotherapy within the past 4 weeks No radiotherapy to the lesions used to evaluate activity of the study drug Surgery: Prior orchiectomy allowed Other: No other investigational drugs during the last month No prior therapy with cytostatic agents
Sites / Locations
- Kantonspital Aarau
- Office of Walter Weber-Stadelman
- University Hospital
- Inselspital, Bern
- Hopital Cantonal Universitaire de Geneva
- Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana
- Kantonsspital - Saint Gallen
- Burgerspital, Solothurn
- City Hospital Triemli
- Klinik Hirslanden