MICRO-ultrasound Guided Prostate SBRT (MICRO-S)

July 27, 2026 updated by: London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

MICRO-ultrasound Guided Prostate SBRT (MICRO-S)

This study will test whether it is safe and effective to use stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)-a short, targeted form of radiation-together with a microultrasound (microUS)-guided radiation boost to the cancerous spots inside the prostate. Researchers will compare treatment plans that use microUS to plans created using the current standard method, which relies on MRI images, to determine whether microUS can successfully guide targeted radiation.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men, and many patients receive a treatment called external beam radiation therapy. This treatment usually works well, but in some men the cancer can return. Giving a higher dose of radiation to the whole prostate could lower this risk, but doing so can also cause more side effects to the bladder and bowel. Researchers have learned that cancer often comes back in specific spots inside the prostate called dominant intraprostatic lesions (DILs). If doctors can clearly see these areas, they may be able to safely give extra radiation just to those spots. A new type of imaging, called microultrasound (microUS), creates very detailed pictures of the prostate and may help doctors more accurately find these cancer areas.

This study will test whether it is safe and effective to use stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)-a short, targeted form of radiation-together with a microUS-guided radiation boost to the cancerous spots inside the prostate. Researchers will compare treatment plans that use microUS to plans created using the current standard method, which relies on MRI images. By learning whether microUS can successfully guide targeted radiation, this research may help make advanced and more personalized prostate cancer treatment available to more patients.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

112

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 Locations

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5W9
        • London Health Sciences Centre, Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre
        • Contact:

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 carcinoma of the prostate (biopsy results with 12 months of enrollment)
  • Intermediate risk as defined by NCCN criteria
  • Conventional imaging (bone scan and abdominal pelvic computed tomography) is mandatory for NCCN unfavourable intermediate risk prostate cancer patients with PSA > 10. Negative nodal, skeletal or visceral metastases within 16 weeks of enrollment (for patients requiring staging). Alternatively, patients with no signs of extra-prostatic disease on PSMA-PET scans are also candidates for this trial
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Willing to give informed consent to participate in this clinical trial
  • Able and willing to complete QOL questionnaires Most responsive physician definition if androgen deprivation therapy will be used (only allowed for NCCN unfavourable intermediate risk prostate cancer)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Estimated prostate volume > 60cc (volume based on transrectal ultrasound)
  • Prior TURP
  • Prior prostate cancer treatment, including 5-alpha reductase inhibitor treatment
  • Low, high or very high-risk disease as per NCCN guidelines
  • Connective tissue disease or inflammatory bowel disease
  • Contraindication to prostate microUS
  • Men with double hip prostheses
  • Contraindication for MRI (i.e. non-compatible stent, pacemaker, prosthesis etc.)
  • Anticoagulation medication (if unsafe to discontinue for fiducial marker insertion)
  • Diagnosis of bleeding diathesis

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: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: CT-Guided, mpMRI Assisted Whole Prostate SBRT
Radiation: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Standard whole prostate stereotactic body radiation therapy (40 Gray/5 fractions given on alternate days)
Radiation: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Micro-boost to the dominant intraprostatic lesions (DILs) of 40 Gray, with the rest of the prostate receiving 35 Gray. If no DILs identified, whole prostate stereotactic body radiation therapy with dose of 35 Gray. Both interventions to be given in 5 fractions on alternate days.
Experimental: CT-Guided Prostate SBRT with Microultrasound-Guided Dominant Intraprostatic Lesion Boost
Device: ExactVu
microUltrasound
Radiation: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Standard whole prostate stereotactic body radiation therapy (40 Gray/5 fractions given on alternate days)
Radiation: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Micro-boost to the dominant intraprostatic lesions (DILs) of 40 Gray, with the rest of the prostate receiving 35 Gray. If no DILs identified, whole prostate stereotactic body radiation therapy with dose of 35 Gray. Both interventions to be given in 5 fractions on alternate days.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Acute GU Toxicity Measured by Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index (EPIC-26)
Time Frame: From enrollment to 3 weeks after the end of treatment
To evaluate if microUS-guided DIL boost with dose de-escalation to the remaining prostate results in superior acute GU patient-reported outcomes when compared to standard prostate SBRT, as measured by the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index (EPIC-26)
From enrollment to 3 weeks after the end of treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

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)

September 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

March 1, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

March 1, 2033

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 27, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 27, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

July 30, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 30, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 27, 2026

Last Verified

July 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ReDA 16985

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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