Proton Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title: A Phase II Trial of Proton Radiation Therapy of Using Standard Fractionation for Low-and Low-Intermediate Risk Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate

Status Terminated

Clinical Trial Summary

RATIONALE: Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well proton radiation therapy works in treating patients with prostate cancer.

Clinical Trial Description

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Feasibility of proton radiation therapy (RT) using standard fractionation.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine freedom from failure (FFF) (vs. biochemical/clinical progression-free survival) with standard fractionation.

II. To determine the incidence of grade 2 or greater GU and GI toxicity with this regimen at 6 months, 2 years and 3 years.

III. To assess quality of life issues following completion of radiation therapy at 6 months and at 2 years.

IV. To assess incidence of impotence after the use of proton therapy at 3 years.

V. To determine freedom from biochemical failure (BF) at 5 years.

VI. To determine clinical failure: local and/or distant at 5 years. VII. To determine salvage androgen deprivation (SAD) use at 5 years. VIII. To determine progression free survival: using clinical, biochemical and SAD as events at 5 years.

IX. To determine overall survival at 5 years. X. To determine disease-specific survival at 5 years.

XI. Estimate prostate and normal structures movement during RT with the use of scans.

XII. Correlate pathologic and radiologic findings with outcomes at 5 years. XIII. Correlate PSA and free PSA levels with outcomes at 5 years. XIV. Correlate testosterone levels and variation with proton therapy and outcomes at 5 years.

XV. Develop a quality assurance process for proton prostate therapy.

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo proton radiotherapy once daily 5 days a week for approximately 9 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed at 3 months, every 6 months for 5 years, and then annually thereafter. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Prostate Cancer
• Prostatic Neoplasms

• NCT number: NCT01045226
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 2009
• Completion date: March 17, 2022