Trial purpose
Cancer treatment
Tumor type
Genitourinary
Age
18+
Clinical summary
Summary
Patients eligible to participate in this study will receive radiation therapy, which will be delivered by one of two schedules. The first schedule will involve 40 Grays (Gy) of radiation delivered in five fractions 1-3 times per week. The second schedule will involve 20Gy in 2 fractions delivered once per week, followed by a two week break and 36Gy in 12 fractions, delivered 4-5 times per week. All patients will receive injections of androgen deprivation therapy for 6 months, commencing 3-4 months prior to radiation.
Conditions
This trial is treating people with prostate cancer
Eligibility
Inclusion
Unfavourable intermediate or low-high risk prostate cancer
- ISUP 2 AND EITHER PSA 10-20, OR T2b/c AND greater than or equal to 50% Biopsy Cores Positive
- ISUP 3 AND PSA less than or equal to 20 OR
- ISUP 4-5 (NOT predominant pattern 5 disease) OR T3a AND PSA less than and equal to 20
Staging investigations showing N0M0 disease performed within 60 days prior to commencing ADT or antiandrogen:
- For high risk patients, PSMA PET staging within 60 days prior to study entry showing N0M0 disease.
- For unfavourable intermediate risk patients, either PSMA PET alone OR whole body bone scan AND EITHER CT abdomen/pelvis OR MRI prostate/pelvis.
Histologically confirmed prostate cancer
ECOG performance status of 0-1.
Life expectancy greater than 5 years.
Exclusion
Higher risk prostate cancer:
- T3b or T4 based on all clinical information available including examination and investigations
- PSA greater than 20
- Dominant pattern 5 histology (ie Gleason score 5+4 or 5+5)
Previous pelvic radiotherapy
Prior diagnosis of cancer that was:
- more than 5 years prior to current diagnosis with subsequent evidence of disease recurrence or clinical expectation of recurrence is greater than 10%
- within 5 years of current diagnosis with the exception of successfully treated basal cell or squamous cell skin carcinoma or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
Patients with clinical evidence of metastatic disease.
Presence of total hip joint replacement
Clinical Target volume greater than 100cc
Severe obstructive lower urinary tract symptoms (IPSS greater than an equal to 20)
Any contraindications to performance of a planning MRI
Inclusion
- Your cancer has not spread to other parts of the body (localised).
Exclusion
- You have been diagnosed with a prior or secondary type of cancer.
- You have had certain treatments, surgical procedures or drugs.
Clinical trials have complex eligibility criteria, and other criteria may apply for this trial. Ask your doctor about whether this trial could be right for you.
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Trial Identifiers
Information on this page is partially produced from ANZCTR *. View further details about this trial on the registry via the links below:
Trial sponsor
Mundipharma Research Limited,Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate cancer trials group (ANZUP),Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG)
Scientific Title
The NINJA Clinical Trial: Novel Integration of New prostate radiation schedules with adJuvant Androgen deprivation
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