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Prostate Reirradiation Toxicity Outcomes Feasibility Study

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Prostate Cancer
Radiotherapy Side Effect
Interventions
Radiation: Brachytherapy
Radiation: Sterotactic Body Radiotherapy
Registration Number
NCT05614700
Lead Sponsor
University of Leeds
Brief Summary

The RO-PIP trial aims to determine the feasibility of recruitment to a trial randomising patients to salvage ultra-hypofractionated external beam radiotherapy or high dose rate brachytherapy and provide prospective data on patient recorded toxicity outcomes that will inform a future phase III trial.

Detailed Description

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.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male individuals aged over 18 years
  • Histologically confirmed locally recurrent prostate cancer (following previous radiotherapy no less than 2 years ago)
  • No metastatic disease
  • Able and willing to provide an informed consent to participate
  • World Health Organisation (WHO) performance status 0-2
  • Reasonable urinary function (IPSS < 20 and Qmax > 10 ml/second on flow tests)
  • Greater than 10 year life expectancy
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients who are unfit for a general anaesthetic due to other comorbidities
  • Clinical or radiological evidence of metastatic prostate disease
  • Any patient with a medical or psychiatric condition that impairs their ability to give informed consent
  • Contraindication or intolerance of magnetic resonance scanning
  • Prior prostatectomy
  • History of inflammatory bowel disease.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
High dose-rate brachytherapyBrachytherapyTwo HDR-BT treatment schedules, either a single fraction 19Gy treatment or 27Gy in 2 fractions approximately 2 weeks apart will be used to be decided by treating centre.
Ultra-hypofractionated external beam radiotherapySterotactic Body RadiotherapyPatients will receive 5 fractions of 7.25Gy per fraction which will be delivered alternate days over no more than 2 weeks to provide a total dose of 36.25Gy.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Treatment Feasibility24 months

Recruitment rates for the whole 24-month recruitment period will be reported overall and per recruiting site. The average recruitment rate per month and in total over the formal monitoring period will be reported.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient Reported Toxicity0-3 months and >3 months

Incidence of patient reported acute (0-3 months) and long-term toxicity (\>3 months) and impact on QoL determined by EPIC-26 (prostate cancer related QoL and functional outcomes), EORTC QLQ-C30 (general QoL score) and international prostate symptom score (IPSS) (urinary and sexual functional outcomes) measurements (Key secondary endpoint).

Clinician Reported Toxicity0-3 months and >3 months

Incidence of clinician-reported treatment toxicity as per Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0.

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