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A Trial Of COX-2 Inhibitors In PSA Recurrence After Definitive Radiation Or Radical Prostatectomy For Prostate Cancer

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What is being tested

Data Collection

Who is being recruted

Urogenital Diseases+7

+ Genital Diseases

+ Genital Diseases, Male

Over 18 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 2
Interventional
Study Start: April 2003
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Summary

Principal SponsorUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Last updated: January 14, 2026
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Study start date: April 1, 2003

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

OBJECTIVES: * Determine the effect of celecoxib on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in patients with prostate cancer in biochemical relapse after prior definitive radiotherapy or radical prostatectomy. * Compare the PSA doubling times in patients treated with this drug vs historical controls. * Compare the PSA doubling times in patients treated with this drug vs pretreatment PSA values. * Determine the time to clinical recurrence in patients treated with this drug. OUTLINE: Patients receive oral celecoxib twice daily. Treatment continues for 5 years in the absence of disease progression. Patients may continue treatment beyond 5 years at the discretion of the treating physician. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 100 patients will be accrued for this study.

Official TitleA Trial Of COX-2 Inhibitors In PSA Recurrence After Definitive Radiation Or Radical Prostatectomy For Prostate Cancer 
NCT00073970
Principal SponsorUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Last updated: January 14, 2026
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

37 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.


Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Male

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 18 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Urogenital DiseasesGenital DiseasesGenital Diseases, MaleGenital Neoplasms, MaleNeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteProstatic DiseasesProstatic NeoplasmsUrogenital NeoplasmsMale Urogenital Diseases

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of clinically localized adenocarcinoma of the prostate * T1 or T2 disease * Received prior primary treatment with definitive radiotherapy (at least 5,500 cGy) OR radical prostatectomy * Biochemical relapse within 5 years after prior primary therapy, defined as 1 of the following: * Detectable and rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) after surgery (at least 2 values above the residual cancer detection limit of the assay) * PSA at least 2 values above 1 ng/mL OR at least 3 rising values at any level after radiotherapy * PSA no greater than 10 ng/mL PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age * Not specified Performance status * ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy * Not specified Hematopoietic * Not specified Hepatic * ALT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal Renal * Creatinine normal Other * No allergy to cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors, aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or sulfa drugs * No untreated peptic ulcer disease PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy * Not specified Chemotherapy * No prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy * More than 6 months since prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant hormonal therapy * Duration of prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant hormonal therapy must have been no more than 6 months Radiotherapy * See Disease Characteristics * Prior salvage radiotherapy after prostatectomy allowed Surgery * See Disease Characteristics

Study Plan

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Study Objectives

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

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Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

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