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Effectiveness of Zometa® treatment for the prevention of bone metastases in high risk prostate cancer patients: a randomised, open-label, multicentre study of the European Association of Urology (EAU) in Cooperation with the Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Group (SPCG) and the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Urologische Onkologie (AUO)
ISRCTN ISRCTN66626762
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title Effectiveness of Zometa® treatment for the prevention of bone metastases in high risk prostate cancer patients: a randomised, open-label, multicentre study of the European Association of Urology (EAU) in Cooperation with the Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Group (SPCG) and the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Urologische Onkologie (AUO)
Scientific title
Acronym ZEUS study
Serial number at source CZOL446G DE08; NTR355
Study hypothesis Zoledronic acid (Zometa®) is a third-generation nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate which has been approved in Europe and the US for the treatment of bone metastases (4 mg Zoledronic acid intravenous [iv]/month) in a broad range of tumours and for the treatment of malignancy-related hypercalcaemia.

In animal models, bisphosphonates have been shown to reduce and even to prevent the development of bone metastases. The hypothetical mechanisms for this antitumour effect by bisphosphonates are:
1. The inhibition of osteoclastic bone resorption prevents the release of tumour-promoting growth factors from the bone matrix
2. Inhibition of the adhesion of tumour cells to bone matrix
3. Inducing tumour cell apoptosis

It is expected that in the present study Zometa® in addition to the prevention of bone metastases will show its potential in preventing hormone therapy induced bone loss.
Lay summary
Ethics approval Ethics approval received from local medical ethics committee
Study design Multicentre, randomised controlled parallel group trial
Countries of recruitment Netherlands
Disease/condition/study domain Prostate cancer
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Male patients aged 18+ years, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) = 0 (Karnofsky performance status greater than 90)
2. M0 prostate cancer patients who previously received local curative treatment (e.g. surgery, radiotherapy) or no local curative treatment. Duration between local curative treatment and starting of the study drug must not be longer than 6 months.
3. At least one of the following conditions must be present:
3.1. Gleason Score 8 - 10
3.2. pN+
3.3. Prostate specific antigen (PSA) equal to or higher than 20 ng/ml at diagnosis
4. Patients receiving androgen deprivation by orchiectomy or administration of GnRH analogue ± anti-androgens or no androgen deprivation. Hormone therapy regimen will depend on standard medical management of prostate cancer patients i.e. when corresponding to standard medical management, patients on hormone treatment at study entry can later be withdrawn and patients not on hormone treatment at study entry can later start with androgen deprivation. Intermittent hormone treatment is allowed when corresponding to standard medical management. Patients should not be under hormonal ablation for longer than 6 months before the first study drug infusion. Neoadjuvant androgen deprivation is allowed as long as the duration between start of androgen deprivation and start of study drug is no longer than 6 months.
5. Life expectancy of greater than 6 months
6. Signed informed consent prior to initiation of any study procedure
Participants - exclusion criteria 1. Patients with known visceral metastasis or bone metastases in bone scan
2. Prior treatment with bisphosphonates
3. Chemotherapy to treat prostate carcinoma
4. Anti-androgen monotherapy is not allowed
5. Use of other investigational drugs (drugs not marketed for any indication) within 6 months before start of study
6. History of noncompliance to medical regimens and patients who are considered potentially unreliable or incapable of giving informed consent as judged by the investigator
7. Serum creatinine greater than 3 mg/dl (265 µmol/l)
8. History of other malignant neoplasm within previous five years with exception of non-melanomatous skin cancer which has been satisfactorily treated
9. Other known concurrent, severe medical disorder jeopardising the life of the patient in the immediate future (myocardial infarction in previous six months, angina pectoris despite treatment, uncontrolled severe arterial hypertension, progressive cardiac or respiratory failure)
Anticipated start date 15/01/2004
Anticipated end date 15/01/2011
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants 1300
Interventions Patients will be randomised between standard treatment plus Zometa®; 4 mg infusions every 3 months for a total of 48 months or standard treatment only.
Primary outcome measure(s) The primary outcome parameter is the proportion of patients who develop bone metastases during the study.
Secondary outcome measure(s) 1. Time to first bone metastasis
2. Overall survival
3. Time to PSA doubling
4. Safety
5. Bone mineral density (sub study in selected centres)
6. Biochemical markers of bone turnover (sub study in selected centres only)
Sources of funding Not provided at time of registration
Trial website http://rand.dnsalias.com/index/SignIn/
Publications
Contact name Dr  W.  de Bruijn
  Address CuraTrial SMO & Research
P.O. Box 30016
  City/town Arnhem
  Zip/Postcode 6803 AA
  Country Netherlands
  Tel +31 (0)26 3890677
  Fax +31 (0)26 3890679
  Email w.debruijn@curatrial.com
Sponsor European Association of Urology (The Netherlands)
  Address P.O. Box 30016
  City/town Arnhem
  Zip/Postcode 6803 AA
  Country Netherlands
  Tel +31 (0)26 3890680
  Fax +31 (0)26 3890674
  Email EAU@uroweb.org
Date applied 19/12/2005
Last edited 16/09/2008
Date ISRCTN assigned 19/12/2005
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