Radiation Treatment of the Prostate That is Specially Adjusted for Each Person

May 6, 2026 updated by: AHS Cancer Control Alberta

DOSE ADAPTED PERSONALIZED ABLATIVE RADIOTHERAPY OF THE PROSTATE

A number of recent studies have successfully reduced the number of radiotherapy treatments used for prostate cancer from 39 daily treatments to as little as 5 treatments. This study is designed to determine how tumors inside the prostate respond during these 5 treatments on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and use that information to design 2 fraction radiotherapy treatments for prostate cancer.

For these two fraction treatments, the first fraction of radiation will use extra radiation to any nodules in the prostate, and the second fraction of radiation will give extra radiation to the nodule(s) in the prostate based on how those nodules responded to the first fraction of radiation. This idea is a relatively old concept but has not been used in the treatment of cancer yet. This research includes a clinical trial that evaluates whether it is safe to design treatments like this.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

50

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate
  • NCCN risk grouping of intermediate or high risk prostate cancer
  • Patients must be 18 years of age, or older on the day of signing informed consent and be willing and able to provide written informed consent/assent
  • Identifiable lesion within the epithelium of the prostate as determined by the treating radiation oncologist
  • Have a prostate imaging reporting and data system (PIRADS) 4 or 5 nodule noted on MRI
  • Have not received prior pelvic radiotherapy
  • Life expectancy greater than 10 years
  • ECOG performance status <3
  • Eligible for SBRT to the prostate

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No identifiable lesion within the prostate on 3T MRI
  • Prior trans-urethral resection of the prostate
  • Non-adenocarcinoma histology
  • Meeting criteria for very high-risk risk or node positive prostate cancer
  • Active inflammatory bowel disease
  • Evidence of metastatic disease on CT or bone scan
  • Declined radiotherapy
  • Unlikely to be available for all follow-up appointments
  • Having received androgen deprivation therapy or 5-alpha reductase therapy prior to trial therapy
  • Extensive disease in the posterior prostate or aberrant anatomy that makes the safe delivery of boost irradiation not feasible
  • Unable to understand or sign a study consent form after use of interpreter if required
  • Has a relative contraindication to radiotherapy including systemic lupus erythematosus, TNM deficiency or scleroderma
  • Unable to tolerate or ineligible for mpMR imaging
  • Any condition or diagnosis, that could in the opinion of the treating physician or qualified investigator interfere with the participant's ability to comply with study instructions, might confound the interpretation of the study results, or put the participant at risk

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Arm 1/Stage 1: 5 weeks
The first group of 25 patients enrolled will receive 5 fractions of radiotherapy to their prostate with or without radiotherapy to their pelvic lymph nodes and an MRI midway through the treatment to assess the response of disease.
Radiation: radiotherapy
External beam radiotherapy via stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT).
Experimental: Arm 2/Stage 2: 3 weeks
The second group of 25 patients enrolled in this study will receive a single fraction of radiation to the prostate +/- pelvis with extra radiation to any nodule(s)/tumors in the prostate identified on MR. They will then have a second MR after 3 weeks and based on that MR a second fraction of radiation to the prostate +/- pelvis will be delivered.
Radiation: radiotherapy
External beam radiotherapy via stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incidence
Time Frame: Baseline 3 weeks (includes treatment period for Arm 1 and 2) 1 month (includes treatment period for Arm 1) 3 months 6 months 2 years
Cumulative incidence of acute common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE) v6.0 ≥ grade 2 genitourinary (GU) toxicity
Baseline 3 weeks (includes treatment period for Arm 1 and 2) 1 month (includes treatment period for Arm 1) 3 months 6 months 2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incidence
Time Frame: Baseline 3 weeks 1 month 3 months 6 months 2 years
Cumulative incidence of acute CTCAE v6.0 ≥ grade 2 gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity
Baseline 3 weeks 1 month 3 months 6 months 2 years
Incidence
Time Frame: 2 years
Cumulative incidence of CTCAE v6.0 ≥ grade 2 GU toxicity at 2 years
2 years
Incidence
Time Frame: 2 years
Cumulative incidence of CTCAE v6.0 ≥ grade 2 GI toxicity at 2 years
2 years
international index of erectile function (IIEF-5)
Time Frame: Baseline 3 weeks 1 month 3 months 6 months 2 years
IIEF-5 is a 5-item questionnaire (with a 1- 5 score for each item, 1 being the lowest or worst and 5 the highest/best) used to diagnose erectile disfunction.
Baseline 3 weeks 1 month 3 months 6 months 2 years
expanded prostate cancer index composite (EPIC)
Time Frame: 1 month and 2 years post treatment
EPIC is a questionnaire designed to measure Quality of Life issues in patients with Prostate cancer. Overall GU domain is scored from 1 to 5 with 1 being "No problem" and 5 being "Big problem"
1 month and 2 years post treatment
EPIC GI
Time Frame: 1 month and 2 years post treatment
EPIC GI is about bowel habits and abdominal pain and has an overall score of1 - 5 with 1 being "No problem" and 5 being "Big problem"
1 month and 2 years post treatment
PSA
Time Frame: 2 years post treatment
Proportion of patients with PSA <0.4ng/mL at 2 years post treatment
2 years post treatment
PSA nadir
Time Frame: 2 years post treatment
Absolute PSA nadir at 2 years post treatment (all therapy)
2 years post treatment
MRI
Time Frame: treatment week 3
MRI based radiographic response of DIL at on treatment week 3
treatment week 3
MRI response
Time Frame: 6 months post treatment
MRI based radiographic response at 6 months post treatment
6 months post treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

AHS Cancer Control Alberta

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 (Estimated)

June 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2031

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2032

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 1, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 6, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

May 11, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 11, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 6, 2026

Last Verified

May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DAPAR

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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