Intensity-Modulated External Beam Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer

June 27, 2019 updated by: Virginia Commonwealth University

Study of Hypofractionated Intensity Modulated External Beam Therapy for the Treatment of Patients With Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays and other types of radiation to kill tumor cells. Specialized radiation therapy, such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy, that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial studies intensity-modulated external beam radiation therapy in treating patients with prostate cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To demonstrate that patients can safely receive IMRT teletherapy using the proposed IMRT fractionation schedule without experiencing a treatment limiting toxicity.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess treatment efficacy through the surrogate measures of PSA nadir and biochemical failure-free survival.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo hypofractionated intensity modulated radiotherapy once daily, 5 days a week, for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with intermediate- and high-risk disease may also receive concurrent and adjuvant or long-term androgen deprivation therapy for up to 36 months. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed at 4-6 weeks, every 4 months for 3 years, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually until year 5.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

55

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 Locations

  • United States
    • Virginia
      • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
        • Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center
      • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23249
        • Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical 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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with biopsy-proven adenocarcinoma of the prostate are eligible for protocol enrollment when the following criteria are met; patients must have low, intermediate or high-risk adenocarcinoma of the prostate, as defined by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) criteria
  • A diagnostic CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis will be obtained to rule out regional disease (maximum of 60 days prior to registration) for high-risk patients only
  • A bone scan showing no evidence of metastatic disease is also required for patients whose prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is greater than 20 ng/ml, Gleason's sum is greater than 7, or T-stage is greater than T2b
  • Alkaline phosphatase within 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) is required for all patients beginning hormone therapy
  • AST within 1.5 x ULN is required for all patients beginning hormone therapy
  • Bilirubin within 1.5 x ULN is required for all patients beginning hormone therapy
  • Karnofsky Performance score >= 80
  • Prior to registration, patients having received no more than three months treatment with anti-androgen, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist, or a combination of the two remain eligible for protocol treatment; the qualifying PSA for these patients will be the value recorded prior to the initiation of the hormone therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with history of inflammatory bowel disease, or who require steroid or cytotoxic therapy for collagen vascular disease
  • Patients with a history of cancer other than skin cancer within five years of the initiation of protocol treatment
  • Patients with a history of pelvic irradiation for any reason

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: Arm I
Patients undergo hypofractionated intensity modulated radiotherapy once daily, 5 days a week, for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with intermediate- and high-risk disease may also receive concurrent and adjuvant or long-term androgen deprivation therapy for up to 36 months.
Radiation: intensity modulated external beam radiation therapy

Low risk - 69.6 Gy in 2.4 Gy fractions to prostate

Intermediate risk - delivered in 30 fractions with neoadjuvant and concurrent androgen deprivation therapy: 72 Gy in 2.4 Gy fractions to prostate + 60 Gy in 2 Gy fractions to seminal vesicles +/- 50.4 Gy in 1.68 Gy fractions to lymph nodes

High risk - 30 fractions with neoadjuvant, concurrent, and long term adjuvant androgen deprivation therapy: 72 Gy in 2.4 Gy fractions to prostate + 60 Gy in 2 Gy fractions to seminal vesicles +/- 50.4 Gy at 1.68 Gy fractions to lymph nodes

Other Names:
  • EBRT
  • IMRT

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Toxicity as measured by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v3 criteria
Time Frame: At 2 years
At 2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Biochemical failure as defined by the Phoenix definition
Time Frame: 2 years
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Virginia Commonwealth University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Michael G. Chang, MD, Massey Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 30, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 25, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 30, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 5, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

May 6, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 28, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 27, 2019

Last Verified

June 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MCC-12870
  • NCI-2010-00877 (Registry Identifier: CTRP)

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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