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Filter by:Many patients with localized prostate cancer choose radiotherapy for treatment. Recent improvements in technology have lead to better outcomes with less side effects and better disease control rates by allowing high doses of radiation to be delivered to the cancer with lower doses to surrounding healthy tissues. Currently patients are required to attend daily treatments over seven to eight weeks which can be costly and disruptive for patients, especially those not living close to a cancer centre. There is recent research that suggests that the same or better outcomes might be achieved in prostate cancer by delivering a smaller number of treatments, but with a higher dose of radiation given on each visit, over a shorter time than the usual seven to eight weeks. In this study the investigators propose to treat patients with prostate cancer using 16 treatments over four weeks, thus reducing the number of visits to the cancer centre for treatment by 50%.
The purpose of this study is to look at the efficacy and safety of leuprolide acetate in patients with prostate cancer.
The primary purpose of the study is to evaluate long-term safety and tolerability of atrasentan 10 mg in men with hormone refractory prostate cancer.
Objective: To explore the hypothesis that different methods of selecting and printing information for cancer patients could improve emotional support by affecting interaction with others, and so lead to improved psychological wellbeing. Design: Randomised trial with 8 groups (three factors, 2X2X2). Data collected at recruitment and three month follow-up. Participants: 400 patients starting radiotherapy and their 'confidant' (the person in who they confide). Interventions: Printed booklets. 1. Half had 'general' CancerBACUP information for that cancer; half had 'personal' information from the medical record plus selected general information; 2. Half chose information by 'interacting' with the computer; half had a larger volume of material in booklets that were produced 'automatically'. 3. Half had additional 'anxiety management advice'. Outcomes: Patients' views; use of booklet with others; change in reported social support; change in anxiety and depression.
The purpose of this study is to establish the correct scanning parameters for obtaining good quality 3 Tesla (3T) magnetic resonance spectroscopy images (MRSI) of the prostate gland before and after brachytherapy implantation for prostate cancer. Three Tesla MRSI may be a valuable additional diagnostic and follow-up investigation for prostate cancer patients.
Clinical data are being used to build a mathematical model to describe the clinical results of radiotherapy for prostate cancer.
This study is aimed at providing further clinical evidence to support or refute the current understanding of biological sensitivity of prostate cancer to fractionated radiotherapy. Determining the morbidity and cancer control provided by a 4-week course of treatment will greatly influence future radiotherapy services for patients with localized prostate cancer.
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of irofulven-based regimens compared to mitoxantrone plus prednisone in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) whose disease has progressed following Taxotere based regimens.
Osteoporosis, or thinning of the bones is a common disorder which can cause significant morbidity in terms of pain and fracture. One of the causes of osteoporosis is a low or absent testosterone level. Prostate cancer is the second most common malignancy in males with an increasing incidence. The mainstay of advanced prostate cancer treatment is hormonal manipulation (surgery or medications) in order to lower testosterone levels as testosterone stimulates cancer cells. Despite the known links both between osteoporosis, low testosterone, and prostate cancer, little data is available on how common osteoporosis is among men with advanced prostate cancer treated with hormonal manipulation. Since prostate cancer affects so many men and the indications for early hormonal manipulation are expanding, it is important to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis in these males.
This study has been designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a 20-mg dose of tadalafil administered “on demand” to patients with erectile dysfunction (ED) after external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT) of prostate cancer.