Localised prostate cancer Cancer Prostate
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Histologically confirmed, previously untreated locally confined adenocarcinoma of the prostate 2. Clinical stage T1b ? T3a, N0, M0 (1997 TNM system) 3. Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) less than 40 ng/ml 4. Estimated risk of lymph node metastases less than 30% 5. World Health Organisation (WHO) performance status zero or one 6. Normal blood count (Hb more than 11 g/dl, white blood cell count [WBC] more than 4000/mm^3, platelets more than 100,000/mm^3) 7. Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Prior pelvic radiotherapy or radical prostatectomy 2. Previous androgen deprivation 3. Life expectancy less than ten years (less than five years for poorly differentiated cancers) 4. Previous active malignancy within the last five years other than basal cell carcinoma 5. Co-morbid conditions likely to impact on the advisability of radical radiotherapy (e.g. previously inflammatory bowel disease, previous colorectal surgery, significant bladder instability or urinary incontinence) 6. Full anticoagulation with e.g. Warfarin or Heparin 7. Hip prosthesis or fixation which would interfere with standard radiation beam configuration
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Acute and late radiation induced side-effects | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Freedom from prostate cancer recurrence 2. Development of metastases 3. Recommencement of hormonal treatment for disease occurrence 4. Cause specific and overall survival 5. Aspects of quality of life and health economics 6. Models of normal tissue and tumour control | — |
Countries
England, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom