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Trial of ADT and SBRT Versus SBRT for Intermediate Prostate Cancer

Phase III Randomized Trial Comparing Short Course Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Ultra-Hypofractionated SBRT Versus SBRT Alone For Intermediate Prostate Cancer

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03056638
Enrollment
56
Registered
2017-02-17
Start date
2017-03-28
Completion date
2023-08-16
Last updated
2024-08-28

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

Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Keywords

Androgen Deprivation Therapy, Ultra-Hypofractionated SBRT, 16-1686

Brief summary

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a very precise form of radiation therapy that allows the physician to deliver more radiation dose in a single session. Because of this, the number of radiation sessions can be reduced from the typical 45-48 sessions, as in conventional daily session radiation, to 5 sessions given every other day over a week and a half. Giving the radiation at a higher dose during each treatment may be more effective in killing the prostate cancer cells than the standard way of using external radiation therapy where a small amount of radiation is given over many sessions. Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) or hormonal therapy is one of the methods to treat intermediate risk prostate cancer. This therapy works by reducing the level of testosterone and stopping them from affecting your cancer. The ADT used in this study is known as Degarelix. Degarelix is an approved medication that reduces the body's production of testosterone; this medication is usually given to all men with intermediate risk prostate cancer getting external radiation. This study is a randomized study to find out whether combining stereotactic (also known as precision) radiation to the prostate cancer combined with a short course of Degarelix will result in a greater likelihood of killing the cancer in the prostate compared to stereotactic radiation therapy given alone. It has been shown that the combination of radiation with medications that interfere with testosterone production and its effects makes prostate cancer cells more sensitive to the radiation.

Interventions

DRUGDegarelix

Degarelix monthly for 6 months

RADIATIONstereotactic body radiosurgery (SBRT)

SBRT 8 Gy x 5

Sponsors

Ferring Pharmaceuticals
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
CollaboratorOTHER
University of Michigan
CollaboratorOTHER
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Eligible patients with intermediate risk disease will be randomized to ADT with SBRT versus SBRT alone. PSA and testosterone testing every 6 months, Biopsy 24-30 months after SBRT

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Biopsy proven intermediate risk prostate cancer, which includes patients with any one of the following variables: * Gleason 7 disease * PSA 10-20 ng/ml * Clinical T2b-T2c disease Note: Patients who only have radiographic evidence of T3 disease (i.e. extracapsular extension, or seminal vesical invasion radiographically) will not be excluded. * Serum testosterone ≥ 240 ng/dL determined within 2 months prior to enrollment * At least 4 weeks must have elapsed from major surgery * KPS ≥ 80% * Prostate size as determined on MRI to be \< 90 cc. Prostate size can be determined on CT scan if MRI is not available. * 18 years of age or older * IPSS ≤ 20 * Patient must be available for follow-up. After 2 years of follow-up following post-treatment biopsy, telephone-based follow-up will be acceptable * Laboratory test findings within 8 weeks of randomization: * Adequate hepatic function with serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper institutional limits of normal (ULN), ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 x ULN. Patients with a history of Gilbert's syndrome may be enrolled if the total bilirubin is \< 3 mg/dL with a predominance of indirect bilirubin * Adequate renal function with serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN * Adequate hematologic function with absolute neutrophil counts ≥ 1,500 cell/mm3 and platelets ≥ 100,000 cells/mm3 and hemoglobin value ≥ 9 g/dL (Note: patients whose anemia has been corrected to a hemoglobin value ≥ 9 g/dL with blood transfusions are allowed)

Exclusion criteria

* CT or MRI evidence of metastatic disease to the bone. * Patients with one or more positive lymph nodes considered suspicious as determined by clinical assessment on MRI or CT * Prior treatment for prostate cancer, including history of chemotherapy, hormonal therapy within 30 days of enrollment or surgery for prostate cancer (except for prior TURP or greenlight PVP which would be allowed) * History of another malignancy within the previous 3 years except for the following: adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, currently in complete remission, or any other cancer that has been in complete remission for at least 3 years * Patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Patients With a Positive Biopsy2 yearscompare 2-year biopsy positivity rate of intermediate risk prostate cancer patients treated with SBRT + short course ADT versus SBRT alone.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Degarelix in Conjunction With Stereotactic Body Radiosurgery
Degarelix monthly for 6 months SBRT 8 Gy x 5 Degarelix: Degarelix monthly for 6 months stereotactic body radiosurgery (SBRT): SBRT 8 Gy x 5
27
Stereotactic Body Radiosurgery (SBRT)
SBRT 8 Gy x 5 stereotactic body radiosurgery (SBRT): SBRT 8 Gy x 5
29
Total56

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyDeath10

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicDegarelix in Conjunction With Stereotactic Body RadiosurgeryTotalStereotactic Body Radiosurgery (SBRT)
Age, Continuous68 years68 years70 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
1 Participants2 Participants1 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
24 Participants50 Participants26 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
2 Participants4 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants3 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
6 Participants12 Participants6 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants3 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
19 Participants38 Participants19 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
27 Participants56 Participants29 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
27 Participants56 Participants29 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
1 / 270 / 29
other
Total, other adverse events
2 / 270 / 29
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 270 / 29

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Patients With a Positive Biopsy

compare 2-year biopsy positivity rate of intermediate risk prostate cancer patients treated with SBRT + short course ADT versus SBRT alone.

Time frame: 2 years

Population: N/A - data were not collected

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026