Dose De-escalation in Prostate Radiotherapy Using an MR-Linac in Two Fractions (DESTINATION 2)

February 2, 2026 updated by: The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Dose De-escalation in Prostate Radiotherapy Using an MR-Linac in 2 Fractions

The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether lowering the radiation dose to parts of the prostate without visible tumor on MRI can reduce side effects while still effectively treating prostate cancer in men with low or intermediate-risk prostate cancer.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Does reducing the radiation dose to healthy prostate tissue lower the risk of bowel and urinary side effects?
  • Can we maintain good cancer control by keeping a high dose for MRI-visible tumor areas?

Researchers will compare two treatment approaches:

  • One group receives a uniform high dose to the entire prostate.
  • The other group receives a lower dose to healthy prostate tissue and a high dose only to visible tumor areas.

Participants will:

  • Receive two sessions of MRI-guided radiotherapy using an MR-Linac.
  • Complete questionnaires about urinary, bowel, and sexual health before and after treatment.
  • Have follow-up visits to monitor side effects and PSA levels for up to 2 years.

Study Overview

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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54

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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  • Name: Floris Pos, MD, PhD
  • Phone Number: +31205129111
  • Email: f.pos@nki.nl

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Men aged ≥18 years
  2. Histological confirmation of prostate adenocarcinoma requiring radical radiotherapy
  3. Gleason score 3+3, 3+4 or 4+3 (ISUP Grade groups (GG) 1, 2 or 3)
  4. MRI-visible tumour(s) of PIRADS v2 grade 3 or higher and able to be delineated on T2 and diffusion-weighted imaging +/- dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging. Tumour nodule visible on MRI should be considered able to be boosted by treating clinician and <2.5cm in maximal dimension. MRI must be performed within 3 months of trial entry
  5. The MRI-defined lesion must be confirmed as malignant on biopsies (any Gleason grade is sufficient as long as Gleason score is reported).
  6. MRI stages mT1 and T2 or mT3a with ≤ 1mm tumour outside gland AND otherwise favourable intermediate risk characteristics (Gleason 3+3, 3+4)(as staged by AJCC TNM 2018)
  7. PSA <20 ng/ml prior to starting androgen deprivation therapy (ADT).
  8. WHO Performance status 0-2
  9. Ability of the participant to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent (IC) form.
  10. Ability/willingness to comply with the patient reported outcome questionnaires schedule throughout the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Contraindications to MRI (e.g. pacemaker, potentially mobile metal implant, claustrophobia)
  2. IPSS Score > 19
  3. High grade disease (GG3) occult to MRI-defined lesion. As a guide, any pathology for which you would consider surveillance is allowed outside of the MRI-defined area.
  4. Prostate volume >90cc
  5. Comorbidities which predispose to significant toxicity (e.g. inflammatory bowel disease) or preclude long term follow up
  6. Hip replacement, or other pelvic metalwork which causes artefact on diffusion-weighted imaging
  7. Previous pelvic radiotherapy
  8. Patients needing >6 months of ADT due to disease parameters.
  9. Previous invasive malignancy within the last 2 years excluding basal or squamous cell carcinomas of the skin, low risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (assuming cystoscopic follow up now negative) or small renal masses on surveillance.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Other: Uniform dose SBRT
Radiation: uniform dose radiotherapy
27 Gy dose in 2 fractions to the whole prostate+/- seminal vesicles with a 0mm PTV margin using MR-linac
Other: De-escalated dose SBRT
Radiation: De-escalated dose radiotherapy
The benign prostate +/- SV CTV will receive 20 Gy in 2 fractions with a 0mm PTV margin using MR-linac. The intraprostatic tumor masses (on MRI) will receive 27 Gy in 2 fractions. A 4mm GTV to PTV margin will be added to the in-traprostatic MR visible tumour to form PTV 27Gy.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Acute GU toxicity
Time Frame: within 13 weeks of starting radiotherapy
Physician-reported acute Grade 2 or higher CTCAE GU toxicity observed within 13 weeks of starting radiotherapy
within 13 weeks of starting radiotherapy

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Dosimetry
Time Frame: During Radiotherapy treatment of 8 days
Estimate the accumulated dose differences between treatment arms in terms of dose to prostate CTV, rectum, urethra and bladder
During Radiotherapy treatment of 8 days
Late GI toxicity
Time Frame: 1 and 2 years after radiotherapy treatment
Physician reported late GI toxicity according to CTCAE v5.0
1 and 2 years after radiotherapy treatment
Biochemical relapse-free survival
Time Frame: 2 years
Assess biochemical relapse-free survival for 2 years
2 years
Severity of erectile dysfunction experienced by patient
Time Frame: Before radiotherapy treatment, and at 6, 12 and 24 months after radiotherapy treatment
The IIEF-5 patient reported outcomes (PROs) assess the acute severity of erectile dysfunction
Before radiotherapy treatment, and at 6, 12 and 24 months after radiotherapy treatment
Acute GI toxicity
Time Frame: At baseline, after the last fraction, and 2, 4 and 12 weeks after radiotherapy treatment
Physician reported acute GI toxicity according to CTCAE v5.0
At baseline, after the last fraction, and 2, 4 and 12 weeks after radiotherapy treatment
Late GU toxicity
Time Frame: 1 and 2 years after radiotherapy treatment
Physician reported late GU toxicity according to CTCAE v5.0
1 and 2 years after radiotherapy treatment
Late sexual toxicity
Time Frame: 1 and 2 years after radiotherapy treatment
Physician reported late sexual toxicity according to CTCAE v5.0
1 and 2 years after radiotherapy treatment
Severity of urinary symptoms (GU) experienced by patient
Time Frame: Before radiotherapy treatment, after the last fraction, at 2, 4 and 12 weeks post-treatment, and at 6, 12 and 24 months after radiotherapy treatment
The patient reported outcomes (PROs) International Prostate Symptoms Score (IPSS) assess the severity of urinary symptoms what the patient experiences
Before radiotherapy treatment, after the last fraction, at 2, 4 and 12 weeks post-treatment, and at 6, 12 and 24 months after radiotherapy treatment
Health-related quality of life experienced by patient
Time Frame: Before start radiotherapy, week 4 and week 12, at 6, 12 and 24 months after radiotherapy treatment.
The EPIC-26 patient reported outcomes (PROs) assess the health-related quality of life
Before start radiotherapy, week 4 and week 12, at 6, 12 and 24 months after radiotherapy treatment.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Elekta Limited
MRL Consortium

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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November 17, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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February 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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December 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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October 2, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 2, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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February 6, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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February 6, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 2, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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February 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • M24DTI

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

It is intended that data will be shared within the MOMENTUM collaboration, between centres delivering treatment in the same way as DESTINATION2. Pseudonymised data will be stored within MOMENTUM for at least 5 years. Storage will be cloud based and as the treating centre we will have free access to the data and control over who else can assess it.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

5 years

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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