Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Assessing The Efficacy And Safety Of Dutasteride At Improving Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms In Men With Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer Being Treated With Single-Dose Goserelin, Trans-Urethral Incision Of Prostate, And Interval Brachytherapy
Dutasteride is an inhibitor of the 5 alpha reductase type I and type II enzymes that convert
testosterone to DHT, the male hormone that leads to benign prostate growth and drives
malignant growth. Dutasteride has been shown to significantly decrease intraprostatic DHT in
men with localized prostate cancer, and additionally cause apoptosis and regression of some
prostate cancers [Andriole, 2004a; Andriole, 2004b]. Furthermore, reduction in tumor volume
has also been demonstrated in human prostate tissue [Iczkowski, 2004]. Dutasteride is
currently indicated to treat symptomatic BPH in men with enlarged prostates, but is also
being studied to reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men at risk (elevated PSA and
previous negative biopsy). Dutasteride is clinically useful at improving lower urinary tract
symptoms (LUTS) in men with clinically-localized prostate cancer and voiding difficulty
being treated with single-dose goserelin, TUIP, and interval SI. [Mitcheson, personal
observation].
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment
the effect of dutasteride on dysuria, voiding and LUTS
16 months
Yes
Henry D Mitcheson, MD
Principal Investigator
Bay State Clinical Trials, Inc.
United States: Food and Drug Administration
047838
NCT00805701
January 2009
February 2014
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Bay State Clinical Trials, Inc. | Watertown, Massachusetts 02472 |