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Focal Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Low or Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer

Not Applicable
Withdrawn
Conditions
Prostate Adenocarcinoma
Stage IIA Prostate Cancer AJCC v8
Stage IIB Prostate Cancer AJCC v8
Stage I Prostate Cancer American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) v8
Stage II Prostate Cancer AJCC v8
Stage IIC Prostate Cancer AJCC v8
Interventions
Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
Radiation: High-Dose Rate Brachytherapy
Other: Questionnaire Administration
Radiation: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Registration Number
NCT04399824
Lead Sponsor
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brief Summary

This phase II trial studies how well focal radiation therapy with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) or high-dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy works in treating patients with low or intermediate-risk prostate cancer. Stereotactic body radiation therapy uses special equipment to position a patient and deliver radiation to tumors with high precision. This method may kill tumor cells with fewer doses over a shorter period and cause less damage to normal tissue. Brachytherapy, also known as internal radiation therapy, uses radioactive material placed directly into or near a tumor to kill tumor cells. HDR brachytherapy uses high doses of radiation to target these tumor cells. Giving focal radiation therapy with SBRT or HDR brachytherapy may target dominant tumor cells while sparing the reminder of the prostate or surrounding normal organs and ultimately reduce side effects while maintaining disease control.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Evaluate biochemical progression free survival (bPFS) using the Phoenix definition.

II. Changes in quality of life. IIa. Prostate-Quality of Life (PR-QOL). IIb. Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. II. Clinical progression free survival. IIa. Including phoenix definition, local progression by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST), regional progression, distant metastasis, or death.

III. Distant metastasis free survival. IV. Development of castration-resistant disease. V. Overall survival.

OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Patients undergo SBRT in 5 fractions over 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM II: Patients undergo HDR brachytherapy on day 1 and a second fraction within 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 6 weeks, every 3 months for up to 24 months, every 6 months for up to 60 months, and then every 8-12 months until 120 months.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma within 90 days prior to registration via systematic biopsy and with the following low/intermediate-risk features:

    • cT1c - T2b
    • PSA =< 15
    • < 50% cores positive
    • Gleason score (GS) =< 7 (3+4 and 4+3 included)
  • Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (mp-MRI) confirmed lesion(s) with only one lobe involvement of the prostate

  • Unilateral disease on systematic biopsy

  • No distant or locally advanced disease on standard staging exams as indicated

    • Bone scan and abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT)/MRI OR
    • Prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET)
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)/Zubrod performance status 0/1 within 60 days prior to enrollment

Exclusion Criteria
  • Gleason score >= 8
  • Gross extracapsular extension
  • Seminal vesicle invasion
  • Radiographic nodal or distant metastatic disease
  • Androgen deprivation therapy within 90 days of enrollment
  • Lesion(s) comprising > 40% of total prostate volume
  • Lesion < 0.5 cm from urethra
  • Prior radical prostatectomy
  • Prior radiotherapy to the pelvis

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Arm I (SBRT)Quality-of-Life AssessmentPatients undergo SBRT in 5 fractions over 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Arm II (HDR brachytherapy)High-Dose Rate BrachytherapyPatients undergo HDR brachytherapy on day 1 and a second fraction within 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Arm II (HDR brachytherapy)Quality-of-Life AssessmentPatients undergo HDR brachytherapy on day 1 and a second fraction within 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Arm I (SBRT)Questionnaire AdministrationPatients undergo SBRT in 5 fractions over 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Arm I (SBRT)Stereotactic Body Radiation TherapyPatients undergo SBRT in 5 fractions over 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Arm II (HDR brachytherapy)Questionnaire AdministrationPatients undergo HDR brachytherapy on day 1 and a second fraction within 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Biochemical progression free survivalAt 5 years

Will be assessed using the Phoenix definition and obtained via Kaplan-Meier analysis to provide an overview of efficacy for focal radiation therapy.

Change in quality of lifeBaseline up to 120 months

Will be assessed using Prostate-Quality of Life and Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite. The change of the two scores will be assessed via two-sided paired t-test.

Incidence of adverse eventsUp to 120 months (10 years)

Will be assessed using National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0. Will be defined as the percentage of patients who encounter adverse events and calculated to indicate the toxicity level of focal radiation therapy.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Distant metastasis free survivalAt 5 years

Will be obtained via Kaplan-Meier analysis to provide an overview of efficacy for focal radiation therapy.

Development of castration-resistant diseaseUp to 120 months (10 years)

Defined as clinical/biochemical progression of prostate cancer with testosterone \<40 ng/dl \[nanograms (ng) per deciliter (dL)\]

Overall survivalAt 5 years

Will be obtained via Kaplan-Meier analysis to provide an overview of efficacy for focal radiation therapy.

Clinical progression free survivalAt 5 years
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) responseAt 3, 6, 12, and 24 months

PSA response of each patient at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months will be collected and the PSA changes from baseline PSA to each time point will be evaluated via two-sided paired t-test.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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