| Inclusion Criteria: | 1) Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate.
2) Progressive HRPC: patients must have undergone primary hormone treatment (e.g. orchiectomy or gonadotropin releasing hormone analog with or without antiandrogens). For patients who received antiandrogen therapy, disease progression must have been documented after antiandrogen therapy discontinuation as defined by:PSA at least 4 weeks or more after flutamide discontinuation OR PSA at least 6 weeks or more after discontinuation of bicalutamide or nilutamide.
3) Progressive disease (PD) based on either nonmeasurable disease and elevated PSA OR measurable disease defined as: Nonmeasurable disease: new metastatic lesions by radionuclide bone scan or plain bone films showing characteristic blastic lesion(s); Elevated PSA: minimum of 2 consecutive rising levels (3 measurements), with an interval of at least 1 week between each determination. Last determination must have minimum value of >/=5ng/ml determined within 2 weeks prior to registration; Measurable disease by transaxial imaging: Pts must show evidence of new or PD by RECIST on CT or MRI scans.
4) Patients who received any other hormonal therapy, including any dose of megestrol acetate, finasteride, ketoconazole, and/or any herbal products known to decrease PSA levels (Saw Palmetto & PC-SPES), or any systemic corticosteroids must have discontinued the agent for at least 4 weeks prior to enrollment. Progressive disease must be documented after discontinuation of the hormonal therapy. Must maintain castrated status: Surgical or ongoing chemical castration with testosterone level <50 ng/dL.
5) Prior biologic, immunotherapy, or palliative radiotherapy to metastatic lesion(s) is permitted provided treatment was completed >4 weeks prior to study entry.
6) ECOG performance status 0 or 1
7) Resolution of all acute toxic effects of prior therapy or surgical procedure to grade </=1.
8) Adequate organ function as defined: AST/SGOT, ALT/SGPT </=1.5 x ULN, or < 2.5 x ULN for patients with liver metastases. Total serum bilirubin </=1.5 x ULN, Absolute neutrophil count >/=1500/microliter, Platelets>/=100,000/microliter, Hemoglobin>/=9.0g/dL, Serum albumin >/=3.0g/dL, Serum Creatinine </=2 x ULN, PT (or INR) </=1.5 ULN, QTc interval </= 470 msec
9) Signed and dated informed consent document indicating that the patient (or legally acceptable representative) has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the trial prior to enrollment.
10) Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plans, laboratory tests, and other study procedures, including completion of patient-reported outcome measures when specified. |