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Study Summary
No. 2007-0131:.......Prostate......Curtis A. Pettaway......Urology
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Study Summary Title
Study Summary
Number:
2007-0131
Study Title:An Open Label 48-Month Extension Study of the Effects of Pomegranate Extract on Rising Prostate-Specific Antigen Levels
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Physician New Patient Referral
Name:Curtis A. PettawayPatients Call:800-392-1611 (in U.S.A.) 713-792-6161 (outside U.S.A.)
Dept:UrologyReferring MD
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General Information
Disease Group:ProstateSupported By:Roll International
Phase of Study:N/AReturn
Visit:
Subjects will return to the clinic every 3 months for PSA level assessments for
up to 48 months. Each participant will receive reimbursement of $25.00 per
follow-up visit, to help with travel reimbursement.
Treatment
Agents:
pomegranate extractHome Care:Subjects will drink 8 ounces of pomegranate liquid extract juice daily for 48
months. Study product will be shipped to them weekly. Patients will also
complete a diary to report the consumption of the product.
Treatment Loc:Both at MDACC & outside MDACC at one or more Collaborating Sites or Institutions
Estimated
Length of Stay
in Houston:
N/A
Description/
Intervention:
The goal of this clinical research study is to see if pomegranate liquid
extract juice can lower PSA levels or stop PSA levels from getting higher in
patients who have previously received a placebo in another study by the same
sponsor.
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Study Objectives / Outcomes
The primary objective is to determine the effect of the pomegranate extract on the change in serum PSA doubling time (PSADT) during the 12-month open-label extension study.

The primary objective is to determine the effect of the pomegranate extract on the with-in subject change of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) doubling time at the end of 12, 24, 36 and 48 months.


The secondary objectives are:
1 To assess tumor recurrence.
2. To assess the tolerability and toxicity of the pomegranate extract.
3. To determine the effect of the pomegranate extract on response rates for positive PSA doubling times and for negative doubling times (declining post-treatment PSA levels), and for absolute changes in PSA levels.
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Study Status Information
Study Activation / Registration Date:
IRB Review and Approval Date:12/12/2007
Study Type:Phase Iii
Recruitment Status:Open
Projected Accrual:30
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Enrollment Eligibility
If you do not meet the enrollment eligibility, there may be other treatment options for you. Please Contact the Referral Office for more information.

Inclusion Criteria:1) Documented disease progression while on placebo in GUP-0205-1 (a >/= 100% increase in serum PSA [with a minimum value of 1.0 ng/mL]).

2) Willingness and ability to sign an informed consent document.

3) Agreement with complete abstinence from other commercially available pomegranate products during the course of the study.

4) Use of dietary/herbal supplements (e.g., saw palmetto, selenium, etc) are acceptable provided the dose has been stable for at least 2 months prior to screening and the subject agrees not to change/stop during the course of the study.

5) Performance status 0 or 1 on the ECOG scale at time of entry into the extension study

Exclusion Criteria:1) Significant concomitant medical or psychiatric condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would make the subject a poor protocol candidate.

2) Hormonal therapy, with the exception of neoadjuvant androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) prior to or concurrent with primary therapy. Subjects who underwent neoadjuvant ADT cannot have a serum testosterone of </= 150 ng/mL at study entry.

3) Concomitant or antecedent hormonal therapy for rising serum PSA after initial therapy of prostate cancer.

4) Subjects unable or unwilling to comply with protocol requirements.

5) Prior treatment with experimental drugs, high dose steroids, or with any drugs or therapy with the potential to impact prostate cancer or PSA within 6 months prior to the first dose of study product and for the duration of the study

6) Serum PSA >7.0 ng/mL (assessed at termination of the double-blind study; at any PSA level, the subject will be excluded if determined by the investigator that the subject's continued participation would not be in their best interest).

7) Serum PSA doubling time <13 weeks (assessed at termination of the double-blind study).

8) Evidence of metastatic disease on physical examination or on CT or bone scan.

9) Use of finasteride, dutasteride at any point since primary therapy or during the study.

10) Clinically significant abnormal laboratory value greater than 2 times the upper limit of normal (>2XULN).

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Links
Registration Number: NCT00731848
Study Information on Clinical Trials Registry (clinicaltrials.gov)

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