RAD 1801: Pilot Study of Intra-Urethral Radiotransponder Beacon Guided Focal Prostate Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (RAD1801)

May 13, 2024 updated by: Andrew McDonald, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Pilot Study of Intra-Urethral Radiotransponder Beacon Guided Focal Prostate Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy

This study offers focal therapy for prostate cancer by using an intra-urethral radiotransponder temporarily placed during radiotherapy. The study aims to improve the risk-benefit ratio of therapy for early prostate cancer and potentially lessen symptom burden over time.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study offers focal stereotactic body radiotherapy for prostate cancer by using an intra-urethral radiotransponder placed temporarily during each of the 5 radiotherapy treatments. The study aims to improve the risk-benefit ratio of therapy for early prostate cancer and potentially lessen symptom burden over time while also accessing early efficacy, late toxicity, and overall quality of life post-treatment. Patients will be followed for 24 months (2 years) with follow-up appointments at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

5

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
        • Hazelrig-Salter Radiation Oncology Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

19 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All patients must have histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate, with biopsies obtained within 12 months of registration

    • Gleason score 3+3 or 3+4
    • PSA <10 ng/mL within 3 months of enrollment
    • Clinical stage T1a-T2a by digital rectal exam
    • Up to 2 intraprostatic nodules visible on MRI, with combined volume <50% of the total prostate volume
  • Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) >70%.
  • Life expectancy >10 years
  • Age ≥ 19 years
  • Subjects given written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • >2 MRI defined nodules representing prostate cancer
  • Total volume of MRI nodules exceeding 50% of total prostate volume
  • Positive biopsy core in sextant region without MRI defined nodule (i.e. biopsy proven MRI occult prostate cancer)
  • American Urological Association (AUA) urinary score ≥ 18.
  • History of inflammatory bowel disease.
  • Prior pelvic surgery
  • Prior treatment for prostate cancer
  • Patients using immunosuppressive medications or other medications that may increase radiation toxicity such as methotrexate, sirolimus, tacrolimus, or colchicine that are unable to discontinue these medications during SBRT course. Use of corticosteroids is not considered an exclusion criteria.
  • Platelet count < 70,000/µL
  • Patients unable to discontinue anti-platelet or anti-coagulant medicine such as clopidogrel, dabigatran, warfarin, or low molecular weight heparin. Use of aspirin is not an exclusion criteria.
  • Contraindication to MRI such as implanted devices.
  • Metallic pelvic implants resulting in imaging artifact within the prostate on MRI or CT

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Focal SBRT with intra-urethral radiotransponder
This study will enroll patients that have a confirmed histology of prostate cancer. They will undergo a 3T MRI scan as well as a CT simulation with 16 French Foley Catheter containing dummy beacons for treatment planning purposes. The patient will then receive focal stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) at a dose of 40 gy in 5 total fractions. Patients will be followed for 24 total months with specific follow-ups at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months.

A Foley catheter is a medical apparatus that creates a passageway for the drainage and collection of urine. This type of catheter is made of a pliable material that indwells into an individual's bladder by way of the urethra.

Featuring two separate channels down the tube, Foley catheters allow absolute stability and safe extraction. One channel of the catheter, by method of a balloon, is stabilized in a bladder; the other channel allows for the passage and collection of urine, by means of a leg bag or bedside drainage bag.

Foley catheters are usually constructed out of either silicone or latex.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Confirm the Feasibility of Focal Prostate Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) With Real Time Guidance by Intra-urethral Radiotransponder Beacons.
Time Frame: 2 years
Confirm the technical feasibility of using focal prostate stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) instead of traditional treatment methods using a 16-french Foley catheter and real time guidance by intra-urethral radiotransponder beacons.Feasibility will be defined as the ability of the treatment to take place as planned.
2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Assess Early Efficacy
Time Frame: Within 6 months of completion of radiation therapy
Clinically assess early efficacy for men receiving focal prostate SBRT for low and low-intermediate risk prostate cancer.Efficacy will be defined as the absence of biochemically detected (via PSA lab testing) prostate cancer or clinically detected prostate cancer
Within 6 months of completion of radiation therapy
Assess Late Toxicity
Time Frame: Within 6 months of completion of radiation therapy
Clinically assess late toxicity for men receiving focal prostate SBRT for low and low-intermediate risk prostate cancer. Late toxicity (defined as toxicity occurring >90 days after treatment) will be assessed with regular clinical exams and patient toxicity questionnaires.
Within 6 months of completion of radiation therapy
Assess Quality of Life
Time Frame: Within 6 months of completion of radiation therapy
Clinically assess quality of life for men receiving focal prostate SBRT for low and low-intermediate risk prostate cancer. Late quality of life will be assessed with regular clinical exams and patient quality of life questionnaires.
Within 6 months of completion of radiation therapy

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Andrew M McDonald, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 28, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 20, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

June 22, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 1, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 1, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

March 8, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 20, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 13, 2024

Last Verified

May 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRB-300002183
  • 000521070 (Other Grant/Funding Number: Varian Medical Systems)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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