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AnemiaNCT00899665

Proteases in Patients With Prostate Cancer That Has Spread to the Bone

An observational study of Anemia and Metastatic Cancer, run by Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of bone marrow and tissue from patients to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer. PURPOSE: This laboratory study is comparing proteases (enzymes that break down protein) in patients with prostate cancer that has spread to the bone with patients who do not have… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 years and older, men only
What is being tested?
fluorescence in situ hybridization, microarray analysis and molecular diagnostic method
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
31 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2001to Jan 2008
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 40 years and older
  • Men only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Meets 1 of the following criteria:
  • Diagnosis of metastatic prostate cancer
  • Patients with documented bone metastases on radiologic imaging studies must undergo bone marrow biopsy
  • Male patients ≥ 50 years of age without cancer who are scheduled to undergo bone biopsy for other clinically indicated reasons, including any of the following:
  • Myelodysplasia
  • Anemia
  • Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
  • Male or female patients ≥ 40 years of age without metastatic bone cancer who are scheduled to undergo an orthopedic procedure involving removal of bone specimen

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • See Disease Characteristics

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Not specified

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

    Detroit, Michigan, 48076

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About this study

Official title: Proteases in Prostate Cancer Bone Metastasis

RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of bone marrow and tissue from patients to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer.

PURPOSE: This laboratory study is comparing proteases (enzymes that break down protein) in patients with prostate cancer that has spread to the bone with patients who do not have cancer that has spread to the bone.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Examine the roles of proteases and protease-associated molecules in bone metastases in patients with metastatic prostate cancer.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo bone marrow aspiration and core bone biopsies. Tissues are analyzed by immunohistochemistry methods, in situ hybridization assays, gelatin zymography and/or Western blot analysis, and gene profiling analysis in order to visualize and quantitate protease or protease-related levels.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 50 patients will be accrued for this study.

Being tested
fluorescence in situ hybridization, microarray analysis, molecular diagnostic method, immunohistochemistry staining method, laboratory biomarker analysis
Keywords
stage IV prostate cancer, bone metastases, anemia, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, de novo myelodysplastic syndromes, previously treated myelodysplastic syndromes, secondary myelodysplastic syndromes
Medical subject headings
Anemia, Neoplasm Metastasis, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Precancerous Conditions, Prostatic Neoplasms, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • fluorescence in situ hybridizationGenetic

  • microarray analysisGenetic

  • molecular diagnostic methodGenetic

  • immunohistochemistry staining methodOther

  • laboratory biomarker analysisOther

  • biopsyProcedure or surgery

  • immunoscintigraphyProcedure or surgery

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Expression and activity of proteases and related molecules

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 May 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2001
  3. Primary completionSep 2006
  4. Study completionJan 2008

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Enrolment
31 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00899665
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000483773
Other IDs
P30CA022453, WSU-D-2111, WSU-12-35-99(M02)
Status last verified
Feb 2014
First submitted
9 May 2009
Last updated
11 Feb 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Anemia and Metastatic Cancer, run by Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Feb 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Expression and activity of proteases and related molecules. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Feb 2014.

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