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EBRT and HDR Brachytherapy for Unfavorable-intermediate, High, and Very High-risk Prostate Cancer

Prospective Trial of Combination External Beam Radiation Therapy and MRI-guided, Dose-differentiated High Dose-rate Prostate Brachytherapy Boost for Unfavorable-intermediate, High, and Very High-risk Prostate Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04465500
Acronym
Prostate005
Enrollment
60
Registered
2020-07-10
Start date
2020-07-30
Completion date
2029-01-01
Last updated
2024-05-13

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

Conditions

Prostate Cancer, Prostate Adenocarcinoma

Keywords

Radiation, Brachytherapy, External beam radiation therapy, Androgen Deprivation Therapy, ADT, EBRT, HDR brachytherapy, prostate cancer, MRI guided brachytherapy, brachytherapy boost

Brief summary

This study is trying to find out if the combination of Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), MRI guided high dose radiation (HDR) brachytherapy treatment (internal radiation implant procedure) and external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) treatments lead to less side effects. This study is also looking at patient outcomes, quality of life, and overall survival for patients receiving this treatment.

Interventions

EBRT will be administered every 5 consecutive days for 5 consecutive weeks. This is standard of care practice for this therapy. This may be revised as applicable per treating physician discretion. The dose of radiation will be in accordance with standard clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of prostate cancer.

HDR brachytherapy will be administered per standard clinical practice (per NCCN guidelines version 1.2020 for prostate cancer), however standard clinical practice may vary between clinicians. Therefore, the dose of 15Gy in 1 fraction and a set of dosimetry guidelines are to be followed for the purposes of this study. A diagnostic MRI will be co-registered with Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS) to perform the HDR brachytherapy.

DRUGAndrogen Deprivation Therapy

The dosing and administration of ADT will be in accordance with the drug label for the drug(s) used for this purpose. Participants may receive ADT before and/or during the course of this study.

Sponsors

University of Virginia
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) High-dose-rate (HDR) Brachytherapy External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form. 2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study. 3. Male, aged 18 or above. 4. Histologic proven diagnosis of cancer of the prostate up to one year before registration. 5. Unfavorable-intermediate risk, high risk, or very high-risk prostate cancer as determined by the NCCN Guidelines Version 4.2019 (Section 12.4). 6. History and physical exam completed up to 6 months before registration. 7. PSA value \< 50 ng/mL prior to androgen deprivation therapy and up to 12 months before registration. Subjects who do not meet this criteria's timeframe due to extenuating circumstances (i.e. COVID-19 quarantine, changes to their treatment plan, etc) but meet all other eligibility criteria may still be eligible. The PI will review each case and decide 8. ECOG performance status 0 or 1. 9. Pelvic MRI obtained up to 12 months before registration. 10. Candidate for receiving the combination of HDR brachytherapy and EBRT, with or without ADT. The ADT may have begun prior to study enrollment.

Exclusion criteria

1. Evidence of bone metastases. 2. Diagnosis of a prior invasive malignancy (except for non-melanoma skin cancer), unless the participant has been disease-free for at least 3 years. 3. Patient has had previous radical surgery (prostatectomy) or cryosurgery for prostate cancer. 4. Patient has had previous pelvic irradiation, prostate brachytherapy, or bilateral orchiectomy. 5. Patient has had prior radiotherapy, including brachytherapy, to the region of this study cancer that would result in overlap of radiation therapy fields. 6. Patient has had previous or concurrent cytotoxic chemotherapy for prostate cancer (prior chemotherapy for different cancer is allowed). 7. Patient has MRI incompatible metallic implant(s) that cannot be removed. 8. The patient has severe or active co-morbidities as defined by the following: * Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization up to 6 months (180 days) before registration * Transmural myocardial infarction up to 6 months (180 days) before registration * Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of registration * Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization or precluding study therapy at the time of registration * Hepatic insufficiency resulting in clinical jaundice and/or coagulation effects or severe liver dysfunction. * Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) based upon current CDC definition. The need to exclude patients with AIDS from this protocol is necessary because the treatments involved in this protocol may be slightly immunosuppressive. Protocol- specific requirements may also exclude immuno-compromised patients.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Compare GU toxicity rate to the rate published in the ASCENDE-RT trial2 yearsGrade 3 GU toxicity rate as measured by CTCAE v5.0

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Estimate the prevalence of grade 3 or greater GU toxicity2 yearsGreater than or equal to grade 3 GU toxicity rate as measured by CTCAE v5.0
Estimate GI and sexual toxicity2 yearsGI and sexual toxicity as measured by CTCAE v5.0 and EPIC-26 survey results
Estimate freedom from biochemical failure (RFS)5 yearsProstate-specific antigen (PSA) failure (nadir greater than 2ng/mL)
Estimate rate of undetectable PSA levels5 yearsPSA less than or equal to 0.2ng/mL
Describe impact of treatment on quality of life2 yearsEPIC-26 survey results

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary ContactSong W
UVARADONCClinicalTrials@uvahealth.org434-243-0008

Outcome results

None listed

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