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This Study is Evaluating a New Radiation Treatment Technique for Patients Who Have Had Prostate Cancer, Undergone Surgery for Cancer, and Then Have Evidence That Their Prostate Cancer Has Returned.

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Recurrent Prostate Cancer After Surgery
Interventions
Radiation: Daily-adaptive Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Registration Number
NCT05946824
Lead Sponsor
University of Rochester
Brief Summary

There is significant, proven use of radiation for recurrent prostate cancer after surgical resection. This treatment typically is delivered over seven and a half weeks of daily treatments, presenting a burden to patients and the health care system. Stereotactic body radiation (SBRT) is a radiation technique in which large doses are delivered over a short period of time. To date there is extremely limited evidence in SBRT for recurrent prostate cancer after surgery, with a significantly growing body of evidence for primary SBRT treatment of prostate cancer in men who opt for non-surgical upfront treatment. Additionally, advances in imaging have allowed better detection of the site of recurrence, and novel artificial intelligence aided daily-adaptive radiation therapy have allowed more precise delivery of radiation doses. This study seeks to evaluate the role of Daily-Adaptive with AI-assisted SBRT in the post operative setting utilizing Ethos Plan Adaptive technology in attempt to maintain control and minimize side effects.

Detailed Description

This will be a two cohort Phase II single center, prospective trial, with a safety lead-in component. This design will allow an initial toxicity assessment phase of a novel radiation treatment schema that is based on other literature, but with limited evidence. There is no plan to escalate the dose. Pending assessment of the safety lead in, complete enrollment will be permitted. Each cohort will be analyzed separated for the safety lead in. There will be 7 patients in the safety lead in cohorts. The stopping point will be an incidence of 2 cases of CTCAE v5.0 Grade 3+ acute toxicity attributed to therapy within gastrointestinal or urinary domains. This generally entails symptoms significant enough to require a procedure or limit basic levels of daily activity (bathing, cooking). Actue toxicity of a comparable magnitude has been reported in the 1-5% rate in a recent meta-analysis of contemporary trials which utilized standard of care radiation. Thus two cases would represent an unacceptable increased toxicity level, and a cohort size of 7 is approximate the commonly accepted size in Phase I escalation studies to evaluate dose limiting toxicity.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adenocarcinoma of the prostate with previous surgical resection
  • Radiologically detected prostate bed OR regional nodal recurrence defined as iliac, obturator, perirectal or pre-sacral node generally encompassing below the aortic bifurcation
  • Prostate bed recurrence as occurring within the region of the prostate or RTOG consensus definition of the surgical field
  • At least two serum detectable PSA levels defined as >0.02 ng/dl at least 30 days apart.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Metastatic disease
  • Prior radiation therapy to the pelvis region
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Hospitalization for a gastrointestinal diagnosis in the preceeding 3 months
  • Hospitalization for a urinary tract issue / diagnosis in the preceeding 3 months
  • PSA >10 ng/dl at study entry,

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1 - Prostate bed only recurrenceDaily-adaptive Stereotactic Body Radiation TherapyPatients with confirmed radiologic recurrence of their prostate cancer in the defined region of the previous prostate surgery - commonly referred to as the prostate surgical bed.
2- Pelvic nodal with or without a prostate bed recurrenceDaily-adaptive Stereotactic Body Radiation TherapyPatients who have a radiologic recurrence of prostate cancer in the pelvic node region
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The primary objective of the full enrollment Phase II component is to report biochemical recurrence free survival (bPFS).5 years

We will utilize a globally standard definition of bPFS which was defined in the RADICALS(6) international trial as follows: freedom from PSA of 0·4 ng/mL or greater following postoperative radiotherapy, or PSA of more than 2·0 ng/mL at any time following therapy, clinical progression, or initiation of non-protocol hormone therapy, or death from any cause.

Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability])1-2 years

The Primary objective of the safety lead in component is to report acute, attributable genitourinary and gastrointestinal toxicity as scored by CTCAE v5.0.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Long term side effects5 years

Late patient toxicity as defined by EPIC-IPSS prostate QoL forms

Need for long term anti-testosterone therapy5 years

Time to initiation of non-protocol hormonal therapy, if needed

Distant metastasis free survival5 years

Development of metastatic prostate cancer to other parts of the body

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Wilmot Cancer Institute - Dept of Radiation Oncology

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Rochester, New York, United States

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