Pilot Trial of Chemohormonal Therapy Followed by Prostatectomy in High Risk Prostate Cancer

Docetaxel is a commercially marketed product that has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer. It is also approved for the treatment of other malignant disease, such as locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer that returns after any prior chemotherapy; locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer that recurs after prior platinum-based chemotherapy. However, the FDA does not currently approve its use in patients with localized prostate cancer but no evidence of radiographic metastases.

Degarelix is a leuteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) antagonist. Degarelix is administered at an initial dose of 240 mg subcutaneously (2 separate injections of 120mg each totaling 240 mg) two weeks prior to cycle 1 day 's 1 treatment with chemotherapy. The initial dose is followed by a maintenance dose of 80mg administered subcutaneously as a single injection every 28 days at cycle 2 day 1 (+/- 7 days) and cycle 3 day 10 (+/- 7 days)

The dose for bicalutamide tablets therapy in combination with an LHRH analog is one 50 mg tablet once daily (morning or evening), with or without food. It is recommended that bicalutamide tablets be taken at the same time each day. Treatment with bicalutamide tablets should be started at the same time as treatment with an LHRH analog.

Ferumoxytol-enhanced MRI imaging will evaluate immune micro-environment in the prostate. Three subjects enrolled to the study will undergo the first ferumoxytol-enhanced MRI imaging within 21 days prior to start of hormonal therapy followed by second and final ferumoxytol-enhanced MRI at the conclusion of hormone therapy but prior to their prostatectomy.