Trial Information

Summary: Prostate Cancer - Adult Men

Men with prostate cancer are asked to participate in a research study being conducted by Jacobi Medical Center.

Patient Inclusion Criteria
You may be eligible to participate in this study if you:

• Are a male at least 18 years of age
• Have been diagnosed with prostate cancer

Patient Exclusion Criteria
You may not participate in this study if you:

• Have a history or evidence of central nervous system cancer or spinal cancer.
• Have urinary tract obstruction.
• Have a history of bilateral orchiectomy, adrenalectomy, hypophysectomy or hypogonadism.
• Have current malignancy or history of malignancy within 5 years prior to screening with the exception of the following:
• Prostate cancer
• Treated basal or skin cancer
• Allergic to leuprolide, polylactic acid
• Have incomplete recovery from a major surgery
• Have had the following prostate cancer therapies within 8 weeks prior to the Screening Visit:
• Chemotherapy
• Immunotherapy
• Antiandrogen
• Radiation therapy (EBRT, 3D-CRT, IMRT, PBRT or brachytherapy)
• Cryotherapy
• Strontium
• Biological response modifiers
• Have a history of prostatic surgery (includes transurethral resection of prostate [TURP] and radical prostatectomy) within 4 weeks prior to the Screening Visit
• Have had hormonal therapy
• Use alternative medical therapies which have an estrogenic, androgenic, or antiandrogenic effect within 12 weeks prior to the Screening Visit and through the Treatment Period
• Have been exposed to finasteride or ketoconazole within 1 week prior to the Screening Visit and through the Treatment Period; dutasteride within 25 weeks prior to the Screening Visit and through the Treatment Period
• Require the chronic use of systemic corticosteroids or anticonvulsants that may affect bone loss such as carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, valproic acid or primidone
• Consume more than 14 alcoholic beverages per week or history of alcoholism or illicit drug abuse within the 12 months prior to Screening
• Have participated in another research study within the last 30 days

If you would like to learn more about participating in this study, please send an e-mail message using the form below.