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Prostate CancerNCT00573833

Internal Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer

A study testing questionnaire administration, quality-of-life assessment and brachytherapy in people with Prostate Cancer, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Internal radiation therapy uses radioactive material placed directly into or near a tumor to kill tumor cells. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the side effects and how well internal radiation therapy works in treating patients with prostate cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 120 years, men only
Conditions the study is for
Prostate Cancer
What is being tested?
questionnaire administration, quality-of-life assessment and brachytherapy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
23 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Nov 2007to Sep 2014
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 120 years
  • Men only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Intermediate-risk adenocarcinoma of the prostate, defined by 1of the following criteria:
  • PSA 10-20 ng/mL
  • Gleason score ≥ 7
  • Stage ≥ T2b AND < T3
  • Less than 20% risk of seminal vesicle involvement or lymph node involved based upon the Kattan nomogram (pre-treatment risk with IMRT)
  • Prostate size < 60 cc by MRI or CT imaging
  • International Prostate Symptom Score Index ≤ 15

Who cannot join

  • Evidence of definitive extracapsular extension/seminal vesicle invasion or pelvic adenopathy by MRI (endorectal coil) and DRE (digital rectal examination)
  • Suspected extracapsular disease will not be considered an exclusion criteria
  • PSA > 20 ng/mL
  • Presence of distant metastases
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • WBC ≥ 3,500/mm³
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  • Platelet count ≥ 75,000/mm³
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
  • Liver function tests ≤ 1.5 times normal
  • INR ≤ 2.5
  • Able to complete quality of life questionnaires
  • Able to give informed consent
  • No active perineal infections
  • No history of urethral stricture
  • No prior history of pelvic malignancy
  • No prior history of lymphoma disease, ulcerative colitis, or anal fissures
  • No contraindications to general anesthesia
  • No pacemaker
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No prior transurethral resection of the prostate
  • No prior pelvic radiotherapy
  • No prior treatment for prostate cancer except for hormone therapy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065

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About this study

Official title: A Pilot Study of High Dose Rate Brachytherapy as Definitive Management for Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer

RATIONALE: Internal radiation therapy uses radioactive material placed directly into or near a tumor to kill tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the side effects and how well internal radiation therapy works in treating patients with prostate cancer.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To assess the feasibility of high-dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy (without the use of external-beam radiotherapy) as definitive treatment for patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer.
  • To assess acceptable toxicity, defined as treatment related toxicity (urinary and rectal), no worse than that seen by patients treated with conventional therapy (grade 3 urinary toxicity < 10% and grade 3 rectal toxicity < 10%).

Secondary

  • To achieve adequate dosimetric coverage of the prostate comparable to current standards.
  • To assess the effect of treatment on sexual function.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo 4 high-dose rate brachytherapy treatments over 2 days.

Patients complete bladder, bowel, sexual function, and quality of life questionnaires, including the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) questionnaire, the International Prostate Symptom Score Index (IPSS), and the MSKCC Prostate Quality of Life questionnaire at baseline and then at every follow-up visit.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year.

Conditions
Prostate Cancer
Being tested
questionnaire administration, quality-of-life assessment, brachytherapy
Keywords
adenocarcinoma of the prostate, stage IIB prostate cancer, stage IIA prostate cancer
Medical subject headings
Prostatic Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • questionnaire administrationOther

  • quality-of-life assessmentProcedure or surgery

  • brachytherapyRadiation

Study groups in NCT00573833
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
HDR BrachytherapyExperimental9.5 Gy HDR Brachytherapy for 4 fractions given over 2 days
Receives: Other: questionnaire administration; Procedure: quality-of-life assessment; Radiation: brachytherapy

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Patients With an Acceptable Level of Severe Toxicity as Defined at < Grade 3 CTC Toxicity

    Feasibility will be defined as an acceptable level of severe toxicity (both acute and late effects), and adequate dosimetric coverage. Severe toxicity will be defined as > or = grade 3 NCI CTC toxicity

    Measured: At scheduled 3 month intervals for one year

  2. Number of Patients With an Acceptable Level of Treatment Related Urinary and Rectal Toxicity as Defined at < Grade 3 CTC Toxicity

    urinary and rectal toxicity-see the adverse event tables

    Measured: Within 90 days of treatment (early toxicities) or after 90 days (late toxicities)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted14 Dec 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2007
  3. Primary completionSep 2014
  4. Study completionSep 2014

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
23 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00573833
Sponsor's protocol ID
07-120
Other IDs
MSKCC-07120
Status last verified
Sep 2017
First submitted
13 Dec 2007
Last updated
20 Oct 2017

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing questionnaire administration, quality-of-life assessment and brachytherapy in people with Prostate Cancer, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 23 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Oct 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 20 Oct 2017). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Patients With an Acceptable Level of Severe Toxicity as Defined at < Grade 3 CTC Toxicity (time frame: At scheduled 3 month intervals for one year). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Oct 2017.

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