Men with castrate resistant prostate cancer who are switched from a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) antagonists from a LHRH agonist will experience a fall in prostate-specific antigen (PSA).
To determine the proportion of patients with castrate resistant Prostate Cancer who have a PSA decline of ≥50% from baseline PSA when switched from an LHRH agonist to an LHRH antagonist.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Standard dosing and schedule for administration of degarelix will be used. 240mg s.c. loading dose, 80mg s.c. monthly maintenance dose.
British Columbia Cancer Agency
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
50% fall in PSA
Proportion of patients with castrate resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) who have a PSA decline of ≥50% from baseline when switched from an LHRH agonist to an LHRH antagonist
Time frame: 8 weekly
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Circulating androgen and pituitary hormones will be measured during the course of the study (8 weekly).
Time frame: 8 weekly
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
Circulating androgen and pituitary hormones will be measured during the course of the study (8 weekly).
Time frame: 8 weekly
Testosterone (TT)
Circulating androgen and pituitary hormones will be measured during the course of the study (8 weekly).
Time frame: 8 weekly
dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
Circulating androgen and pituitary hormones will be measured during the course of the study (8 weekly).
Time frame: 8 weekly
dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEA-S)
Circulating androgen and pituitary hormones will be measured during the course of the study (8 weekly).
Time frame: 8 weekly
androstenedione (AED)
Circulating androgen and pituitary hormones will be measured during the course of the study (8 weekly).
Time frame: 8 weekly
dihydrotestosterone (DHT)
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Circulating androgen and pituitary hormones will be measured during the course of the study (8 weekly).
Time frame: 8 weekly