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| 1K23AG027238-01A1 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| National Institute on Aging (NIA) | NIH |
| ASCEND Therapeutics | INDUSTRY |
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The purpose of this research study is to understand the effects of a male hormone normally made in the body called Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) on the prostate gland that is located under the bladder. The knowledge gained from this study may be used to help in the future to develop a safe male hormonal contraceptive to prevent pregnancy, in the safe treatment of low male hormone levels in men, and in the treatment and prevention of diseases of the prostate.
The investigators will be giving DHT in a gel form, to be applied to the skin, or a placebo gel (with no active drug in it). The investigators want to see the effects of DHT on levels of hormones in the blood and in the prostate gland itself. In addition, the investigators will be studying the effects of DHT on the cells and genes expressed within the prostate.
The effect of DHT on the prostate is not known. Some studies suggest blocking production of DHT in the prostate helps growth of the gland with aging (a condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH for short) and may prevent prostate cancer. On the other hand, DHT administration may shrink the prostate, suggesting it may be beneficial for some men. Therefore, further studies looking at the effect of DHT on the prostate are needed.
In this study, we will examine the in vivo effects of DHT supplementation on the prostate and serum inflammatory markers at the molecular level. We hypothesize that increases in serum DHT will not increase intraprostatic DHT or prostate epithelial proliferation, and will be associated with decreases in markers of systemic inflammation. Normal, healthy, male study volunteers will be treated with either placebo gel (Group 1) or DHT gel (Group 2) for one month. Serum hormonal and inflammatory measurements will be assessed before, during, and after treatment, and the relationship between hormones and inflammatory markers associated with cardiovascular risk will be determined. Prostate biopsies will be taken after one month of treatment. Prostate tissue will be analyzed for changes in intraprostatic hormone levels as well as gene expression following treatment.
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We will test the hypothesis in normal men (rather than hypogonadal men) as a "proof of principle" investigation. A normal hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis and regulation, circulating T and DHT levels and intraprostatic androgen concentrations in healthy, normal men will permit optimal testing of the hypothesis. Exogenous DHT administration in normal men is expected to suppress endogenous gonadotropin and testosterone secretion, compared to more variable effects in hypogonadal men that depend on the degree of hypogonadism in these men and whether they have primary (testicular) or secondary (hypothalamic-pituitary) hypogonadism. Furthermore, intraprostatic T and DHT concentrations and 5 alpha-reductase activity (that is androgen-dependent) is expected to be more variable in hypogonadal men, depending on the degree of androgen deficiency and circulating T and DHT levels. If results in normal men support the hypothesis, subsequent studies could be performed in hypogonadal men. Because of the larger variability in circulating and probably intraprostatic androgen concentrations in hypogonadal men, these studies will require much larger numbers of subjects.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| 1 | Active Comparator | DHT gel (70 mg/day) for one month |
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| 2 | Placebo Comparator | Placebo gel for one month |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) gel (0.7%) | Drug | DHT gel, 70 mg/day for one month |
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| Prostate Tissue DHT and Testosterone Levels After 28 Days of Treatment With Dihydrotestosterone [DHT] Gel Versus Placebo Gel. | After 4 weeks of either daily dihydrotestosterone transdermal gel or placebo gel, subjects underwent a prostate biopsy. Intraprostatic hormone concentrations, specifically DHT and Testosterone, were measured. Unit of measure is ng/g. | 28-days |
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| Prostate Epithelial Cell Proliferation | Prostate epithelial cell proliferation in the prostate biopsy tissue was measured using Ki-67 immunohistochemical staining of prostate epithelium as a marker of cell proliferation (values are number of Ki-67 positive stained cells per 100 prostate epithelial cells). The placebo and treatment groups were compared. | 28-days |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Stephanie T Page, MD, PhD | University of Washington | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Washington | Seattle | Washington | 98195 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 12050481 | Background | Huggins C, Hodges CV. Studies on prostatic cancer: I. The effect of castration, of estrogen and of androgen injection on serum phosphatases in metastatic carcinoma of the prostate. 1941. J Urol. 2002 Jul;168(1):9-12. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)64820-3. No abstract available. | |
| 12721204 | Background | Bhasin S, Singh AB, Mac RP, Carter B, Lee MI, Cunningham GR. Managing the risks of prostate disease during testosterone replacement therapy in older men: recommendations for a standardized monitoring plan. J Androl. 2003 May-Jun;24(3):299-311. doi: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.2003.tb02676.x. No abstract available. |
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Subjects must meet all study protocol inclusion criteria such as informed consent, normal lab values, normal physical examination and normal prostate ultrasound, and not have exclusion criteria such as a first degree relative with or personal history of prostate cancer, PSA >2.0 or a history of a bleeding disorder or need for anticoagulation.
Up to 55 normal, healthy men between the ages of 35-55 will be recruited for this study. All subject activities will occur at the University of Washington in Seattle Washington.
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| FG000 | Placebo DHT Gel | Placebo gel for one month |
| FG001 | DHT Gel | DHT gel (70 mg/day) for one month |
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| BG000 | Placebo DHT Gel | Placebo gel for one month |
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| Primary | Prostate Tissue DHT and Testosterone Levels After 28 Days of Treatment With Dihydrotestosterone [DHT] Gel Versus Placebo Gel. | After 4 weeks of either daily dihydrotestosterone transdermal gel or placebo gel, subjects underwent a prostate biopsy. Intraprostatic hormone concentrations, specifically DHT and Testosterone, were measured. Unit of measure is ng/g. | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | ng/g | 28-days |
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| ID | Title | Description | Deaths (Affected) | Deaths (At Risk) | Serious Events (Affected) | Serious Events (At Risk) | Other Events (Affected) | Other Events (At Risk) |
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| EG000 | Placebo DHT Gel | Placebo gel for one month |
| Term | Organ System | Source Vocabulary | Assessment Type | Notes | Statistical Information |
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| Rectal Bleed | Gastrointestinal disorders |
| Term | Organ System | Source Vocabulary | Assessment Type | Notes | Statistical Information |
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| Urinary Frequency | Renal and urinary disorders | Subject experienced urinary frequency. It resolved after discontinuation of DHT gel. |
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| Dr. Stephanie Page, PhD, MD | University of Washington | 206.616.0483 | page@u.washington.edu |
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| D013196 | Dihydrotestosterone |
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| D000732 | Androstanols |
| D000731 | Androstanes |
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| D000072473 | Fused-Ring Compounds |
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| Placebo gel | Drug | Placebo gel for one month |
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| 8968017 | Background | Morgentaler A, Bruning CO 3rd, DeWolf WC. Occult prostate cancer in men with low serum testosterone levels. JAMA. 1996 Dec 18;276(23):1904-6. |
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| 12700179 | Background | Wu FC, von Eckardstein A. Androgens and coronary artery disease. Endocr Rev. 2003 Apr;24(2):183-217. doi: 10.1210/er.2001-0025. |
| 8045977 | Background | Bagatell CJ, Heiman JR, Matsumoto AM, Rivier JE, Bremner WJ. Metabolic and behavioral effects of high-dose, exogenous testosterone in healthy men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1994 Aug;79(2):561-7. doi: 10.1210/jcem.79.2.8045977. |
| 1695829 | Background | Bartsch W, Klein H, Schiemann U, Bauer HW, Voigt KD. Enzymes of androgen formation and degradation in the human prostate. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1990;595:53-66. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1990.tb34282.x. No abstract available. |
| 6181638 | Background | Bartsch W, Krieg M, Becker H, Mohrmann J, Voigt KD. Endogenous androgen levels in epithelium and stroma of human benign prostatic hyperplasia and normal prostate. Acta Endocrinol (Copenh). 1982 Aug;100(4):634-40. doi: 10.1530/acta.0.1000634. |
| 16882745 | Background | Page ST, Lin DW, Mostaghel EA, Hess DL, True LD, Amory JK, Nelson PS, Matsumoto AM, Bremner WJ. Persistent intraprostatic androgen concentrations after medical castration in healthy men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Oct;91(10):3850-6. doi: 10.1210/jc.2006-0968. Epub 2006 Aug 1. |
| 11999320 | Background | Wilson JD. The role of 5alpha-reduction in steroid hormone physiology. Reprod Fertil Dev. 2001;13(7-8):673-8. doi: 10.1071/rd01074. |
| 15310997 | Background | Andriole GL, Humphrey P, Ray P, Gleave ME, Trachtenberg J, Thomas LN, Lazier CB, Rittmaster RS. Effect of the dual 5alpha-reductase inhibitor dutasteride on markers of tumor regression in prostate cancer. J Urol. 2004 Sep;172(3):915-9. doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000136430.37245.b9. |
| 7692110 | Background | Norman RW, Coakes KE, Wright AS, Rittmaster RS. Androgen metabolism in men receiving finasteride before prostatectomy. J Urol. 1993 Nov;150(5 Pt 2):1736-9. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35882-2. |
| 11932266 | Background | Kunelius P, Lukkarinen O, Hannuksela ML, Itkonen O, Tapanainen JS. The effects of transdermal dihydrotestosterone in the aging male: a prospective, randomized, double blind study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2002 Apr;87(4):1467-72. doi: 10.1210/jcem.87.4.8138. |
| 11549629 | Background | Ly LP, Jimenez M, Zhuang TN, Celermajer DS, Conway AJ, Handelsman DJ. A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial of transdermal dihydrotestosterone gel on muscular strength, mobility, and quality of life in older men with partial androgen deficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2001 Sep;86(9):4078-88. doi: 10.1210/jcem.86.9.7821. |
| 12185249 | Background | Nelson PS, Clegg N, Arnold H, Ferguson C, Bonham M, White J, Hood L, Lin B. The program of androgen-responsive genes in neoplastic prostate epithelium. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Sep 3;99(18):11890-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.182376299. Epub 2002 Aug 16. |
| 21177791 | Derived | Page ST, Lin DW, Mostaghel EA, Marck BT, Wright JL, Wu J, Amory JK, Nelson PS, Matsumoto AM. Dihydrotestosterone administration does not increase intraprostatic androgen concentrations or alter prostate androgen action in healthy men: a randomized-controlled trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Feb;96(2):430-7. doi: 10.1210/jc.2010-1865. Epub 2010 Dec 22. |
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| D045165 | Testosterone Congeners |
| D012739 | Gonadal Steroid Hormones |
| D042341 | Gonadal Hormones |
| D006728 | Hormones |
| D006730 | Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |
| D003102 | Colloids |
| D045424 | Complex Mixtures |
| D004304 | Dosage Forms |
| D004364 | Pharmaceutical Preparations |