When given to men with recurrent prostate cancer, the investigators hypothesize that POMx is effective in slowing the rise of PSA as measured by PSA doubling time in men following initial therapy for prostate cancer. Further, the investigators believe that POMx will be shown to be safe and well tolerated.
The study will be an 18-month, prospective, multi-center, double-blind, dose finding study with subjects who have undergone definitive treatment (surgery, cryotherapy, radiation therapy or brachytherapy) for primary prostate tumor and have had documented rising PSA on a minimum of 3 time points each at least 1 month apart, higher than the reference value noted within 1 year of study entry.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
104
3 POMx capsules daily
1 POMx capsule daily
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Prostate specific antigen doubling time (PSADT)
All subjects who have a baseline PSA value and at least 1 on study PSA value. The PSADT will be calculated as ln 2 (0.693)/ β (slope of the linear regression fit to ln PSA vs. time in months).
Time frame: PSADT assessed at baseline
Number of Participants with Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability
Incidence of adverse events Changes in vital signs
Time frame: Safety and tolerability will be continuously assessed throughout the trial
Objective PSA response
OR: Decrease of 50% or more in the PSA PD: For subjects who achieved a \>50% decline in PSA: An increase in PSA value by 50%. Changes in PSA below 5 ng/dL will not be considered assessable for progression. For subjects whose PSA has not decreased by 50%: An increase in PSA value \>50% of baseline. The PSA must have risen by at least 5 ng/dL. OR any radiographic or symptomatic documentation of metastatic or recurrent disease. SD: Does not qualify as objective response or progressive disease.
Time frame: PSA levels will be assessed every 3 months throughout the trial
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