An Extension Long-term Safety and Tolerability Trial of Degarelix in Chinese Patients With Prostate Cancer

An Extension Long-Term Safety and Tolerability Trial of Degarelix, Following a 1-year Open-Label, Multi-Centre, Randomised, Parallel-group Trial in Which the Efficacy and Safety of Degarelix One-month Dosing Regimen Was Compared With Goserelin in Chinese Patients With Prostate Cancer Requiring Androgen Ablation Therapy

This trial is an open-label, multi-centre, single arm extension for the 000006 trial in Chinese patients with prostate cancer. Eligible patients will receive monthly (28-day intervals) maintenance doses of 80 mg (20 mg/mL) degarelix administered by subcutaneous (s.c.) injection for a period of 2 years from first visit in this extension trial. Patients, who received goserelin treatment in the main trial, will get a degarelix starting dose (240 mg; 40 mg/mL) at the first visit and continue on degarelix treatment. The purpose of this 2-year extension trial is to collect long-term safety and tolerability data for the one-month dosing regimen.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Has given written informed consent before any trial-related activity is performed. A trial-related activity is defined as any procedure that would not have been performed during the normal management of the patient
• Has completed the 000006 trial

Exclusion Criteria:

• Has been withdrawn/discontinued from the 000006 trial.