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Clinical Trials/NCT01641185
NCT01641185CompletedPhase 2

Hypofractionated Ion Irradiation (Carbon Ions Versus Protons) of the Prostate

Heidelberg University2 sites in 1 country92 target enrollmentStarted: May 2012Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 2
Status
Completed
Enrollment
92
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
proctitis and cystitis

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of primary hypofractionated irradiation of the prostate with carbon ions or protons using the raster scan technique.

Detailed Description

as published: Habl G, Hatiboglu G, Edler L, Uhl M, Krause S, Roethke M, Schlemmer HP, Hadaschik B, Debus J, Herfarth K: Ion Prostate Irradiation (IPI) - a pilot study to establish the safety and feasibility of primary hypofractionated irradiation of the prostate with protons and carbon ions in a raster scan technique. BMC cancer 2014, 14(1):202.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24641841

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
40 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • histological proven carcinoma of the prostate with Gleason score risk of lymphe node involvement of <15% calculated by the Yale-formula; Risk [%] = [GS -5] x [PSA/3 + 1.5 x T], mit T = 0, 1, and 2 for cT1c, cT2a, und cT2b/cT2c
  • Karnofsky-Index ≥ 70%
  • age between 40 and 80 years

Exclusion Criteria

  • Stadium IV (distant metastases) Lymphogenous Metastases hip replacement former irradiation of the pelvis pacemaker defibrillator

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

proctitis and cystitis

Time Frame: 3 years

via incidence grade 3-4 toxicity (NCI-CTC-AE)

Secondary Outcomes

  • PSA-PFS(3 years)
  • quality of life(3 years)
  • OS(3 years)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Klaus Herfarth, MD

Prof. Dr. Herfarth

Heidelberg University

Study Sites (2)

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