Reirradiation Options for Previously Irradiated Prostate Cancer (RO-PIP): Feasibility Randomised Clinical Trial Investigating Toxicity Outcomes Following Reirradiation With Ultra-hypofractionated External Beam Radiotherapy vs. High Dose Rate Brachytherapy

Radiotherapy is the most common curative treatment for non-metastatic prostate cancer, however up to 13% of patients will develop local recurrence within 10 years. Patients can undergo further and potentially curative treatment including salvage surgery, brachytherapy (BT), external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), high intensity focused ultrasound and cryotherapy. Systematic review shows that high dose rate (HDR) BT and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) have the best outcomes in terms of biochemical control and lowest side effects. The RO-PIP trial aims to determine the feasibility of recruitment to a trial randomising patients to salvage HDR-BT or SBRT and provide prospective data on patient recorded toxicity outcomes that will inform a future phase III trial.

The primary endpoint of the RO-PIP feasibility study is to evaluate the patient recruitment potential over 2 years to a trial randomising to either SBRT or HDR-BT for patients who develop local recurrence of prostate cancer following previous radiation therapy. The aim is to recruit 60 patients across 3 sites over 2 years and randomise 1:1 to SBRT or HDR-BT. Secondary objectives include recording clinician and patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) to evaluate treatment-related toxicity. In addition, the study aims to identify potential imaging, genomic and proteomic biomarkers that are predictive of toxicity and outcome based on hypoxia status, a prognostic marker of prostate cancer.