Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Zoledronic Acid and the Value of Markers of Bone Resorption in the Prediction of Bone Metastases and Cancer Treatment-induced Bone Loss (CTIBL) in Patients With Prostate Cancer on Hormone Therapy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00172055 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: September 15, 2005
Last Update Posted
: March 6, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cancer Prostate | Drug: Zoledronic acid | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 218 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Zoledronic Acid and the Value of Markers of Bone Resorption in the Prediction of Bone Metastases and Cancer Treatment-induced Bone Loss (CTIBL) in Patients With Prostate Cancer on Hormone Therapy |
Study Start Date : | December 2004 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2009 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2009 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: ZOL446 (zoledronic acid) | Drug: Zoledronic acid |
- If and to what extent rising levels of the bone resorption marker CTX can be used as an indicator for the development of bone metastases, diagnosed via bone scintigraphy. [ Time Frame: at 6 months ]
- If and to what extent rising levels of PSA can be used as an indicator for the development of bone metastases [ Time Frame: at 6 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- All stages of prostate cancer without bone metastases
- No evidence of severe osteoporosis
- ECOG performance status 0, 1 or 2
Exclusion Criteria:
- Surgery / fracture at the lumbosacral spine, bilateral hip implants
- Evidence of metabolic bone diseases,
- Treatment with bisphosphonates or calcitonin within the previous year or chronic systemic corticosteroid treatment
- Abnormal kidney or liver function
- Other cancers within the last 5 years
Other protocol-defined exclusion criteria may apply.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00172055
Belgium | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Anderlecht, Belgium | |
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Antwerpen, Belgium | |
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Brugge, Belgium | |
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Bruxelles, Belgium | |
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Charleroi, Belgium | |
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Edegem, Belgium | |
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Gent, Belgium | |
Novaris Investigative Site | |
Gosselies, Belgium | |
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Kortrijk, Belgium | |
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Leper, Belgium | |
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Leuven, Belgium | |
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Libramont, Belgium | |
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Mont-Godinne, Belgium | |
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Roeselare, Belgium | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Tongeren, Belgium | |
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Tournai, Belgium | |
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Turnhout, Belgium | |
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Wilrijk, Belgium | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium |
Study Director: | Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Novartis Pharmeceuticals |
Additional Information:
Responsible Party: | Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00172055 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CZOL446GBE03 |
First Posted: | September 15, 2005 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 6, 2017 |
Last Verified: | March 2017 |
Keywords provided by Novartis ( Novartis Pharmaceuticals ):
Zoledronic acid Zometa prostate cancer osteoporosis |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Prostatic Neoplasms Bone Resorption Genital Neoplasms, Male Urogenital Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Genital Diseases, Male Prostatic Diseases |
Bone Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Hormones Zoledronic acid Diphosphonates Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs Bone Density Conservation Agents |