Finding studies
Finding studies
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Lead
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
* Patients will receive two medications; docetaxel and estramustine. Estramustine will be taken orally three times daily for 5 days starting on day one. Docetaxel will be given intravenously on day 2. These two drugs will be repeated every 3 weeks for a total of 4 cycles (12 weeks). * Patients will also take dexamethasone for three days at the beginning of each cycle to help decrease the risk of side effects. * Patients will also take coumadin every day for three months while on the chemotherapy to reduce the risk of blood clots. * After 12 weeks the chemotherapy phase will be completed and patient will start on the hormone therapy part of the treatment. Three weeks after the last chemotherapy treatment, patients will start Casodex orally once daily. * After taking Casodex for 1 week, patients will then start on Zoladex (an injection in the abdomen) every 3 months for a total of 5 injections. * During study treatment various blood tests will be performed to watch the disease. Study treatment will stop after a total of 18 months (3 months chemotherapy and 15 months hormone therapy). A physical exam and blood tests will be performed every 3 months for 2 years, every 4 months for the third year, and then every 6 months after that.
Age
18–any
Sex
MALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
