Multicenter Study Comparing Taxotere Plus Curcumin Versus Taxotere Plus Placebo Combination in First-line Treatment of Prostate Cancer Metastatic Castration Resistant (CURTAXEL) (CURTAXEL)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02095717 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(The trial was stopped for futility in view of the results of the interim analysis)
First Posted : March 26, 2014
Last Update Posted : July 24, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Prostate Cancer Metastatic Castration Resistant | Drug: Curcumin Drug: Placebo Drug: Taxotere | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 50 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Study Start Date : | March 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Curcumin
curcumine capsule
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Drug: Curcumin Drug: Taxotere |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
placebo capsule
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Drug: Placebo Drug: Taxotere |
- Time to progression [ Time Frame: participants will be followed post treatment. From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause ]
Assess time to progression (time to progression) of metastatic disease (from first day of treatment in the trial). Progression was defined as an increase (of) injury (s) tumor (s) (RECIST) or an increase in PSA levels (≥ 25% and ≥ 2ng/ml increase) or the appearance of new lesions metastatic (at least 2 new lesions for bone lesions).
From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause
- PSA response [ Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented PSA progression or date of death from any cause ]Evaluate the PSA response (50% decrease compared to the initial value)
- objective tumor response rate [ Time Frame: participants will be evaluated at the end of the treatment (randomization + an expected average of 4 months) ]Evaluate the objective tumor response rate (CR + PR) by RECIST.
- safety and tolerability [ Time Frame: patients will be followed for the duration of the treatment, an expected average of 4 months ]Assess the safety (adverse events) of the combination Taxotere/ curcumin.
- Pain [ Time Frame: participants will be followed at Cycle1,3,6 of chemotherapy and post treatment (+1months after the end of the treatment) ]Assess pain in the short questionnaire on pain (QCD)
- neuroendocrine markers [ Time Frame: participants will be followed for the duration of the treatment, an expected average of 4 months ]Assess serum neuroendocrine markers
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: from date of randomization until the date of death from any cause ]Evaluate overall survival (between inclusion and death whatever the cause)
- anti-angiogenic activity [ Time Frame: participants will be followed at each Cycle of chemotherapy ( + inclusion) , an expected average of 4 months ]Evaluate the anti-angiogenic activity of the association Taxotere ® plus curcumin
- compliance [ Time Frame: patients will be followed for the duration of the treatment, an expected average of 4 months ]Assess the compliance by curcumin treatment / placebo orally

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient older than 18 years.
- Performance status ≤ 2 according to the WHO criteria.
- Life expectancy> 3 months.
- Patient in hormonal blockade based on surgical castration by orchiectomy or pulpectomy, medical or agonist or antagonists of LHRH associated or not with anti-androgens or any other treatment that blocks the fraction of non-gonadal testosterone, resulting in a testosterone <0.5 ng / mL.
- Patient with adenocarcinoma of the prostate and histologically proven metastatic castration-resistant stage, defined by: objective progression of at least one measurable tumor target and / or assessable by RECIST, and / or increase in PSA ("rising PSA").
- Satisfactory biological functions (renal, hepatic and hematologic)
- Patient who signed the consent for participation before entering the study.
- Affiliation to a social security scheme (or be the beneficiary of such a plan) under the terms of the law of 9 August 2004.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age <18 years.
- Performance status> 2 according to the WHO criteria.
- Patient deprived of liberty or under guardianship, patient with (the) condition (s) psychological, family, social or geographic may interfere with the proper conduct of the study.
- Diagnosis of a second malignancy in the past 5 years, with the exception of a basal cell skin cancer considered cured.
- Patient with brain metastases at initial assessment.
- Patient with another pathology deemed incompatible with the inclusion in the protocol.
- Laboratory tests inadequate.
- History of malabsorption syndrome or extensive resection of the upper digestive tract.
- Uncontrolled intercurrent infection.
- Pathology autoimmune and / or chronic active inflammation.
- peripheral neuropathy grade 2 according to the criteria of the National Cancer Institute - Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE, version 4.0).
- History of allergy to polysorbate 80.
- Treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and / or cyclooxygenase-2 dated within three weeks.
- Concomitant with a drug test or participation in another clinical trial within <30 days treatment.
- Regular Taking dietary supplements.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02095717
France | |
Clinique de la Chataigneraie | |
Beaumont, France | |
Centre Jean Perrin | |
Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux | |
Le Puy en velay, France | |
Institut Jean Godinot | |
Reims, France |
Responsible Party: | Centre Jean Perrin |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02095717 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2013-002138-20 |
First Posted: | March 26, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 24, 2018 |
Last Verified: | July 2018 |
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