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A prospective study of oral 5-AMinolevulinic acid for preventing adverse events in patients with localized prostate cancer undergoing low-dose rate BrachythERapy

A prospective study of oral 5-AMinolevulinic acid for preventing adverse events in patients with localized prostate cancer undergoing low-dose rate BrachythERapy - AMBER study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs051190077
Enrollment
50
Registered
2019-12-05
Start date
2019-12-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Localized prostate cancer prostate, neoplasm

Interventions

Oral administration of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Phosphate with Sodium Ferrous Citrate
5-aminolevulinic acid, Ferrous Compounds

Sponsors

Miyake Makito
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients undergoing low dose rate brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer of clinical stage, T1-T3N0M0 (excluding those who undergo supplementary extra-beam radiotherapy) 2) Age, 50 to 85 yo 3) ECOG-PS 0 or 1 4) No history of radiotherapy to the pelvic for other malignant diseases 5) Sufficient bone marrow function and organ functions within 60 days before the registration 6) Agreement for enrolment in the study with the signed form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) History of allergic reaction to 5-aminolevulinic acid and/or sodium ferrous citrate 2) Patients who undergo supplementary extra beam radiotherapy after low dose rate brachytherapy 3) Patients with clinically significant liver dysfucntion and liver inflammation 4) Patients with porphyria 5) Patients who can not agree with enrollment of the study and can not intake medicine by his own intention 6) Inappropriate for the enrolment by the judgement of the physician

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Urinary frequency at 3 months after low dose rate brachytherapy (evaluation with frequency volume chart)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1) Urinary frequency at 1, 6, 12 months after low dose rate brachytherapy (evaluation with frequency volume chart) 2) Brachytehrapy-related adverse event (evaluation with CTCAE ver 5) 3) Changes of health-related quality of life (SF-8 , EPIC) 4) Changes of lower urinary tract symptom- and sexual function-related questionnaires (IPSS, OABSS, IIEF) 5) Biochemical recurrence-free survival after brachytherapy 6) Salvage hormone therapy-free survival 7) Metastatic-free survival 8) Cancer-specific survival 9) Overall survival 10) Safety of oral administration of 5-aminolevulinic acid phosphate with sodium ferrous citrate

Contacts

Public ContactMakito Miyake

Nara Medical University Hospital

makitomiyake@yahoo.co.jp+81-744-22-3051

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026