Casodex - Nolvadex Combination - Full Text View

Sponsor:	AstraZeneca
Information provided by:	AstraZeneca
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00637871

Purpose

This study looks at the relationship in the dose of nolvadex and the incidence of gynaecomastia and also Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) inhibition when co-administered with Casodex. The aim of the study is to assess the optimal dose of nolvadex which will reduce the breast tissue adverse effects without reducing the efficacy of Casodex.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Gynaecomastia Prostate Cancer	Drug: Casodex Drug: Tamoxifen	Phase II

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Parallel-Group, Multicentre Phase II Study to Assess Dose Response Relationship of Nolvadex (Oral Tablet) in Prophylactic Treatment of Gynaecomastia and Breast Pain Associated With CASODEX 150 mg (Oral Tablet), and to Assess the Tumour Control…..

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Prostate Cancer

Drug Information available for: Tamoxifen Tamoxifen citrate Bicalutamide

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by AstraZeneca:

Secondary Outcome Measures:

To describe the extent of gynaecomastia and breast pain by treatment group
To describe the relative change from baseline in sex hormones concentrations by treatment group
To describe the pharmacokinetics of tamoxifen, N-desmethyltamoxifen and R-bicalutamide when nolvadex is co-administered at varying doses with CASODEX 150 mg once daily
To assess the tolerance of nolvadex when co-administered at varying doses with CASODEX 150 mg once daily

Study Start Date:	November 2002
Study Completion Date:	August 2005
Primary Completion Date:	May 2005 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental	Drug: Casodex 150mg once daily
2: Active Comparator	Drug: Tamoxifen

Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:	Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Subjects with adenocarcinoma of the prostate gland but with no evidence of distant metastasis. The stage of disease should be T1-T4, any N, M0 confirmed histologically or cytologically
Subjects in need of immediate hormonal therapy.
PSA equal or above 4 ng/ml

Exclusion Criteria:

Presence of gynaecomastia and/or breast pain at screening visit
Any previous endocrine therapy for prostate cancer other than neoadjuvant LHRH therapy prior to primary therapy of curative intent.
Current use, or within the previous 6 months, of any medication known to have a high risk of causing gynaecomastia .
Previous mastectomy or radiation to chest wall

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00637871

Sponsors and Collaborators

AstraZeneca

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Yves Fradet, M.D.

Quebec City

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	7054IL/0044, D6876C00044
Study First Received:	March 12, 2008
Last Updated:	June 11, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00637871 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration; Canada: Health Canada; Finland: Finnish Medicines Agency; Great Britain: Medicines and Healthcare Product Regulatory Agency; Norway: Norwegian Medicines Agency

Keywords provided by AstraZeneca:

Casodex
bicalutamide
Tamoxifen
Gynaecomastia
Prostate Cancer

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Estrogen Antagonists
Skin Diseases
Genital Neoplasms, Male
Prostatic Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Antineoplastic Agents
Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Bone Density Conservation Agents
Urogenital Neoplasms
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators

Genital Diseases, Male
Tamoxifen
Pharmacologic Actions
Estrogen Receptor Modulators
Androgen Antagonists
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Therapeutic Uses
Bicalutamide
Prostatic Neoplasms
Gynecomastia
Breast Diseases

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