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Rapid Cycle Combination Therapy in Treating Patients with Metastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Trial Status: closed to accrual

This phase II trial studies how well rapid cycle combination therapy works in treating patients with prostate cancer that has not responded to surgery or hormone therapy and has spread to other places in the body. Androgen can cause the growth of tumor cells. Antihormone therapy, such as abiraterone acetate and enzalutamide, may lessen the amount of androgen made by the body. Drugs used in the chemotherapy, such as radium Ra 223 dichloride, cabazitaxel, and carboplatin, 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. Switching between different combinations of androgen deprivation therapy and chemotherapy after a short time may prevent drug resistance and help achieve better long-term control of prostate cancer.