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A Prospective Study to Compare Immediate with Deferred Treatment in Advanced, Localised and Asymptomatic Metastatic Newly Diagnosed Prostatic Carcinoma
ISRCTN ISRCTN14557194
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title A Prospective Study to Compare Immediate with Deferred Treatment in Advanced, Localised and Asymptomatic Metastatic Newly Diagnosed Prostatic Carcinoma
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source PR03
Study hypothesis Not provided at time of registration.
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration.
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Prostate
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Histologically proven adenocarcinoma of the prostate
2. Stage T2-T4 M0 or T1-T4 M1 (provided metastases are asymptomatic)
3. World Health Organisation (WHO) performance status 0-2
4. Life expectancy of >1 year
5. No previous or coexisting non prostatic malignancy except basal cell carcinoma
6. No previous treatment for prostatic carcinoma other than transurethral resection (TUR)
7. Patients in whom a deferred policy is inappropriate should not be entered into this study
Participants - exclusion criteria Not provided at time of registration.
Anticipated start date 01/08/2000
Anticipated end date 01/08/2005
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants Not provided at time of registration.
Interventions 1. Immediate Group: Total or subcapsular orchidectomy or administration of a Lutenizing Hormone Releasing Hormone (LHRH) analogue. Suggested LHRH analogues are goserelin acetate (Zoladex) 3.6 mg monthly or leuprorelin (Prostap SR) 3.75 mg monthly. LHRH treatment to start within 6 weeks of randomisation.

2. Deferred Group: No hormone treatment until disease progression. The original protocol specified orchidectomy only as the method of androgen deprivation. The protocol was later modified to allow the use of LHRH analogues.
Primary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration.
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration.
Sources of funding UK Medical Research Council
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Contact name Dr  -  -
  Address UKCCCR Register Co-ordinator
MRC Clinical Trials Unit
222 Euston Road
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode NW1 2DA
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0) 20 7670 4723
  Fax +44 (0) 20 7670 4818
  Email register@ctu.mrc.ac.uk
Sponsor Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
  Address 20 Park Crescent
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode W1B 1AL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7636 5422
  Fax +44 (0)20 7436 6179
  Email clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk
Date applied 19/08/2002
Last edited 10/09/2007
Date ISRCTN assigned 19/08/2002
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