Effect of Androgen Blockade Therapy on Thymus Function in Older Patients Who Have Undergone Radical Prostatectomy for Localized Prostate Cancer

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Prostate Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Studying changes in thymus function in patients who have been undergoing androgen blockade therapy for prostate cancer may help doctors learn more about how well patients will respond to treatment, may help in planning cancer treatment, and may help the study of cancer in the future. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the effect of androgen blockade therapy on thymus function in older patients who have undergone radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00379119
Run by
University of California, San Francisco
People needed
20
Starts
2005-01-01
Expected to finish
2009-10-01
Last updated by the study team
2012-10-11

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

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