Prostate cancer patients weigh in: which chemo is easier to tolerate?
NCT ID NCT02044354
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether men with metastatic prostate cancer prefer cabazitaxel or docetaxel as their first chemotherapy. 195 patients tried both drugs in sequence and then stated their preference. The goal is to see if side effects like nerve damage or fatigue influence choice, helping doctors tailor treatment to what matters most to patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cabazitaxel and docetaxel
- What this could lead to
- If this trial succeeds, it could help doctors choose which chemotherapy patients prefer based on side effects, improving quality of life during treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 3 study, but it only measures patient preference, not survival or cure. Results may not change standard care if one drug is clearly more effective.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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195 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2014
- Finished
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Dec 2017
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Affiliated to a social security regimen ; * Male patients older than 18 years ; * Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate ; * Continued androgen deprivation therapy either by LHRH agonists/antagonists or orchidectomy ; * Serum testosterone \<0.50 ng/ml (1.7 nmol/L) ; * Progressive disease (PSA progression or radiological progression or clinical progression) ; * ECOG 0-2 ; * Information delivered to patient and informed consent form signed by the patient or his legal representative ; * Adequate organ or bone marrow function as evidenced by: * Hemoglobin \>/= 10 g/dL * Absolute neutrophil count \>/=1.5 x 109/L, * Platelet count \>/=100 x 109/L, * AST/SGOT and/or ALT/SGPT \</=1.5 x ULN; * Total bilirubin \</=1.5 x ULN, * Serum creatinine \</=1.5 x ULN. If creatinine 1.0 - 1.5 xULN, creatinine clearance will be calculated according to CKD-EPI formula and patients with creatinine clearance \<60 mL/min should be excluded Exclusion Criteria: * Patients having received an investigational drug and/or prior surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or other anti-cancer therapy within 4 weeks prior enrolment in the study, excepted radiotherapy directed to a single bone lesions which is nonacceptable if within 2 weeks ; * Prior treatment with Taxotere or Jevtana ; * Pre-existing symptomatic peripheral neuropathy grade \> 2 (CTCAE V4) ; * Uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmias, angina pectoris, and/or hypertension. History of congestive heart failure (NYHA III or IV) or myocardial infarction within last 6 months is also not allowed ; * History of severe hypersensitivity reaction (grade ≥3) to polysorbate 80 containing drugs ; * Uncontrolled severe illness or medical condition (including uncontrolled diabetes mellitus), active infection including HIV infection, active Hepatitis B or C infection that would preclude participation in the trial ; * Concurrent or planned treatment with strong inhibitors or strong inducers of cytochrome P450 3A4/5 (a one week wash-out period is necessary for patients who are already on these treatments) ;
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, Val de Marne, 94805, France
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