Postoperative or Salvage Radiotherapy (RT) for Node Negative Prostate Cancer Following Radical Prostatectomy

Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Postoperative or Salvage Radiotherapy for Node Negative Prostate Cancer Following Radical Prostatectomy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00969111
• Other study ID #: GU010-18
• Secondary ID: UFPTI 0902-PR06
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 2009
• Est. completion date: August 2050

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: Proton Collaborative Group
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to see what effects, good and/or bad, proton radiation, and/or conventional radiation and hormonal therapy (if applicable), has on prostate cancer that has already returned or the risk of prostate cancer returning.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 70
• Est. completion date: August 2050
• Est. primary completion date: August 2031
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Prostate cancer treated primarily with open, laparoscopic or robotically assisted prostatectomy.

• Maximum PSA value of 20 ng/ml.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Evidence of distant metastasis (M1).

• Prior systemic chemotherapy for any reason.

• Previous irradiation to the pelvis that would compromise the ability to deliver the prescribed study treatment.

• Active inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, diverticulitis or ulcerative colitis) affecting the rectum. (Non-active diverticulitis and Crohn's disease not affecting the rectum are allowed).

• History of hip replacement.

• Prior or concurrent cancer, other than non-melanomatous skin cancer, unless disease free for at least 5 years.

• Taking Saw Palmetto or methotrexate and unable or unwilling to discontinue its use during radiation.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Prostate Cancer
• Prostatic Neoplasms

Intervention

Radiation:
• IMRT to 45 Gy; prostate bed proton boost of 21.6 CGE
Postop High Risk
• Proton (prostate bed) to 70.2 CGE
Salvage Non-High Risk
• IMRT to 45 Gy; proton boost to prostate bed to 25.2 CGE
Salvage High Risk
• Proton to 66.6 CGE
Post-Op Non High Risk

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Inova Schar Cancer Institute	Fairfax	Virginia
United States	University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute	Jacksonville	Florida
United States	Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center	Warrenville	Illinois

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Proton Collaborative Group	University of Florida Health

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (42)

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The treatment-related rate of acute grade 3 gastrointestinal and genitourinary toxicity following treatment with proton based radiation therapy.		6 months after the end of radiation therapy
Secondary	Collect and analyze quality of life, treatment-related morbidity, disease control and survival outcome parameters		After radiation: every 6 months for 3 years, then annually for 20 years