Patient on an intermittent androgen deprivation protocol for biochemical recurrence after radical local therapy for prostate cancer,the addition of continuous dutasteride treatment, significantly prolongs the duration of the off treatment interval and time to androgen independence.
The study is to assess the effect of therapy with repeat oral daily dosing of dutasteride 05 mg on the length of the off treatment interval in men receiving intermittent androgen therapy for localized prostate cancer.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
100
dutasteride 0.5mg capsule daily until serum PSA rises to 5ng/ml in the off treatment interval
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
To assess whether repeat oral once daily dosing of dutasteride 0.5mg increases the length of the off treatment interval in men receiving intermittent androgen ablation therapy for localized prostate cancer
Time frame: 2 Years
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