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Hormone Therapy and Docetaxel before Surgery and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients with Newly Diagnosed Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer

Trial Status: administratively complete

This phase II trial studies how well hormone therapy and docetaxel before surgery and radiation therapy works in treating patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer that has spread from the primary tumor through the body to form a small number of new tumors in one or two other parts of the body. Androgens are a type of hormone that can cause the growth of prostate cancer cells. Androgen deprivation therapy, stops the growth of tumor cells by lessening the amount of androgens made by the body. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving androgen deprivation therapy and chemotherapy before radical prostatectomy may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed. Giving radiation therapy after surgery may kill any remaining tumor cells. Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) uses special equipment to position a patient and deliver radiation to tumors with high precision. This method can kill tumor cells with fewer doses over a shorter period and cause less damage to normal tissue. Giving androgen deprivation therapy and chemotherapy before surgery and SBRT may work better in treating patients with newly diagnosed oligometastatic prostate cancer.