Phase III Clinical Trial on Conventionally Fractionated Conformal Radiotherapy (CF-CRT) Versus CF-CRT Combined With High-dose-rate Brachytherapy or Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Intermediate and High-risk Prostate Cancer.
CF-CRT combined with BT or SBRT boost.
+ Hormonal treatment (neoadjuvant androgen deprivation)
+ CF-CRT alone
Urogenital Diseases+7
+ Genital Diseases
+ Genital Diseases, Male
Treatment Study
Summary
Study start date: June 1, 2013
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.Prostate cancer is considered as a disease with relatively slow natural course and good clinical prognosis. Such description, however, does not well refer to intermediate and high-risk cases where long-term rate of biochemical progression remains not satisfactory, and the available treatment modalities entail a considerable morbidity. Over the last decade several competitive therapeutic approaches have evolved in curative treatment for intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer. The use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) made possible to escalate the total dose to the prostate without excessive toxicity. Based on assumption of low value of low α/β value for adenocarcinoma of prostate, there is a potential of escalating the biological dose to the tumor with higher dose per fraction. High-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) is one of the options, with the ability to conform radiation dose to the prostate with sharp dose gradient adjacent to critical organs. An increasing number of studies suggest its usefulness as a boost in intermediate and high risk disease. The randomized trial conducted in UK compared external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) alone with EBRT and HDR brachytherapy as a boost. Combining EBRT with HDR BT - boost resulted in significantly higher relapse-free-survival (RFS) with comparable incidence of severe late toxicity. However, the total dose used in EBRT alone - arm and radiotherapy technique may be considered suboptimal according to current standards. Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) may be an interesting alternative to HDR brachytherapy, not requiring implantation of multiple catheters and anesthesia. SBRT boost for advanced localized prostate cancer has the potential to reduce toxicity while escalating the dose. First results of trials combining conventional irradiation with hypofractionated stereotactic boost and institutional pilot results gave promising outcome. The comparison of these modalities of radiation therapy for prostate cancer will be performed in the current phase III trial study.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.350 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Treatment Study
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Male
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.From 18 to 80 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Pathologically proven adenocarcinoma of the prostate Clinical stage T1-T3a (Intermediate or high risk features according to NCCN criteria) No evidence of nodal or distant spread as determined by chest X-ray, bone scan and abdominal ultrasound or CT-scan or other investigations such as Positron Emission Tomography [PET] scan if required No evidence of bulky spread beyond the capsule of the prostate, no seminal vesicle involvement assessed by TRUS or MRI of pelvis. Good performance status (ZUBROD <2, Karnofsky index >=80%). No contradictions for spinal anesthesia. No contradictions for hormonal treatment (androgen deprivation). Adequate bone marrow, renal and liver function. Life expectancy in excess of 5 years. No prior malignancy, except basal or squamous cell skin cancer. Informed consent for participation in the study (confirmed by the signature together with the standard medical consent form for radiotherapy within the pelvis) Exclusion Criteria: Different histology than adenocarcinoma. Previous or concurrent malignancy, with the exception of basal cell carcinoma of the skin. Locally advanced disease: bulky T3a and/or T3b. Presence of metastatic disease (nodal and/or distant). PSA >100ng/ml Any previous therapy other than hormonal treatment. Concurrent uncontrolled medical conditions. Medical or psychiatric conditions that compromise the patient's ability to give informed consent. Withdrawal of informed consent. -
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.2 intervention groups are designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
ExperimentalGroup II
Active ComparatorStudy Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch
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