Repurposing Itraconazole as a Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer: A Noncomparative Randomized Phase II Trial in Men With Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Abstract

The antifungal drug itraconazole inhibits angiogenesis and Hedgehog signaling and delays tumor growth in murine prostate cancer xenograft models. We conducted a noncomparative, randomized, phase II study evaluating the antitumor efficacy of two doses of oral itraconazole in men with metastatic prostate cancer.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 22, 2013
Source ID
10.1634/theoncologist.2012-314

Entities

People

  • A. Seun Ajiboye
  • Amanda L. Blackford
  • Anja Frost
  • Dana Rathkopf
  • Daniel C. Danila
  • David C. Smith
  • Elisabeth I Heath
  • Emmanuel S. Antonarakis
  • Janet Mendonca
  • Michael A. Carducci
  • Michelle A. Rudek
  • Ming Zhao
  • Serina King
  • Sushant K. Kachhap

Organizations

  • National Center for Research Resources
  • National Institutes of Health
  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of Michigan
  • Wayne State University

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  • Oncology
  • Oncology (Cancer Research).