A Trial of Degarelix in Patients With Prostate Cancer

NCT00946920 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 859

Last updated 2014-06-02

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Summary

A phase 3, open-label, parallel group, one year trial comparing the efficacy and safety of degarelix 3-month depot with the established therapy goserelin acetate 3-month implant in patients with prostate cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Degarelix

The degarelix doses were administered by subcutaneous (s.c.) injections into the abdominal wall. A starting dose of 240 mg degarelix was administered on Day 0. One month later a maintenance dose of 480 mg was administered. This was repeated after 4, 7, and 10 months (ie a total of 5 administrations).

DRUG

Goserelin acetate

The goserelin doses were administered by subcutaneous (s.c.) implants into the abdominal wall. An initial dose of 3.6 mg goserelin was administered on Day 0. One month later a subsequent dose of 10.8 mg was administered and this was repeated after 4, 7, and 10 months (ie a total of 5 implants).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ferring Pharmaceuticals

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Clinical Development Support · Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-06-30
Primary Completion
2011-03-31
Completion
2011-03-31

Countries

  • United States
  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • Czechia
  • Finland
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

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