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Salvage Brachytherapy and Interstitial Hyperthermia for Locally Recurrent Prostate Carcinoma Following Radiation Therapy

A Prospective Phase II Study of Salvage Brachytherapy in Combination With Interstitial Hyperthermia for Locally Recurrent Prostate Carcinoma Following External Beam Radiation Therapy

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03238066
Acronym
Prostata-BT-HT
Enrollment
77
Registered
2017-08-03
Start date
2015-04-30
Completion date
2022-04-30
Last updated
2018-06-07

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

Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Brief summary

Salvage brachytherapy in combination with interstitial hyperthermia for locally recurrent prostate carcinoma following external beam radiation therapy.

Detailed description

Salvage brachytherapy in combination with interstitial hyperthermia for locally recurrent prostate carcinoma following external beam radiation therapy: Salvage brachytherapy: HDRBT: 3 x 10 Gy specified on prostate capsule/tumor margin (d1, 22, 43) or PDRBT: 2 x 30 Gy specified on prostate capsule/tumor margin (d1-3, 29-31) Hyperthermia: prostate heated to 40 - 47˚C for 30-60 minutes (60 minutes recommended) prior to brachytherapy dose delivery. Maximum temperature in surrounding critical normal organs should not exceed 43˚C

Interventions

RADIATIONBrachytherapy

HDR/PDR brachytherapy

OTHERHyperthermia

Interstitial hyperthermia

Sponsors

University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Histologically-confirmed locally recurrent prostate cancer - biopsy performed \< 6 months before registration; * Histology: Adenocarcinoma, every Gleason score (2-10) * Initial treatment (EBRT) completed \> 24 months prior to biopsy; * Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer should be discontinued at least 3 months prior to patient registration * Staging performed within 12 weeks prior to registration: * Local stage evaluated by DRE, TRUS or - if necessary - mpMRI (T1b, T1c, T2a, T2b, T2c, T3a, T3b); * Negative lymph nodes by imaging studies (at least one of these: choline PET scan, pelvic ± abdominal CT or MRI) or by lymphadenectomy (cN0 or pN0); * Negative bone scan (M0); * PSA-DT \> 6 months (PSA measurements taken of the 12 months prior to registration) * Zubrod Performance Scale 0-2 (Appendix V) International Prostate Symptoms Score (IPSS) \< 20 (Appendix VI), the IPSS score can be evaluated in patient on alpha-blockers; * Baseline gastrointestinal (GI) or genitourinary (GU) toxicity grade 0-1 as defined in Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0. In TRUS volume study performed 0-4 weeks before registration patient meets eligibility criteria for prostate brachytherapy as follows: * Prostate/tumor volume \<60ml * The distance rear prostate edge - rectal mucosa \>5mm * Interference of pubic arch ruled out * If local stage T3b: it must be possible to cover by the brachytherapy dose cancer infiltration * Prostate lenght (from apex plane to base plane) ≤ 45mm (technical criterion for 915 MHz frequency antennas) * The patient is suitable for spinal or general anesthesia * Age \> 18 y. * Life expectancy \> 5 years * absence of any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule; those conditions should be discussed with the patient before registration in the trial * The patient must sign a study-specific informed consent form before study registration

Exclusion criteria

* Severe, active comorbidities: * Decompensated congestive heart disease * Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation, respiratory failure * Hepatic insufficiency resulting in coagulation defects or clinical jaundice * Other active malignancy or treatment of invasive or hematological malignancy * Evidence of extraprostatic disease at local recurrence: * Local stage T4 * Histologic or radiologic evidence of lymph node metastases (N1 or pN1) * Presence of distant metastases (M1) * Any of the following prior therapies: * TURP within 6 months prior to registration * Prostatic salvage cryosurgery performed at least 6 months before registration * HIFU performed at least 6 months before registration * Androgen deprivation therapy within 3 months prior to registration * Baseline gastrointestinal (GI) or genitourinary (GU) toxicity grade ≥ 2 as defined in Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Rate of late GI/GU grade 3 and more toxicitiesup to 60 Months in Follow up

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time to biochemical failureup to 60 Months in Follow updefined rise of PSA
Overall survivalup to 60 Months in Follow up
Rate of acute GI/GU treatment-related adverse eventsup to 24 months after start of recruitment
Disease-specific survivalup to 60 Months in Follow up
Clinical patterns of tumor recurrenceup to 60 Months in Follow up
Disease-free survivalup to 60 Months in Follow up

Countries

Germany, Poland

Contacts

Primary ContactVratislav Strnad, MD
vratislav.strnad@uk-erlangen.de++49(0)9131-85
Backup ContactStudiensekretariat
st-studiensekretariat@uk-erlangen.de++49(0)9131-85

Outcome results

None listed

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