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Prostate CancerTRAPNCT03644303

Targeted Radiotherapy in Androgen-suppressed Prostate Cancer Patients.

A study testing SBRT + ADT in people with Prostate Cancer and Metastasis, run by Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust at 7 sites in United Kingdom.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

This multi-center, phase II trial will be conducted in men with castration resistant prostate cancer. The aim of the TRAP trial is to test whether a new precise radiotherapy technique called stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) can slow down the growth of metastatic prostate cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, men only
What is being tested?
SBRT + ADT
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
86 participants
Where
7 sitesUnited Kingdom
Study dates
13 Aug 2018to 31 Mar 2025
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 years and older
  • Men only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Be willing and able to provide written informed consent for the trial and be ≥18 years of age on day of signing informed consent.
  • Have metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC) based on biochemical or pathological diagnosis and be on Enzalutamide or Abiraterone.
  • Have had a minimum of 6 months on Enzalutamide or Abiraterone with evidence of response (PSA, radiological or symptomatic)
  • Have 1 - 2 metastatic lesions progressing on imaging (CT, bone scan, MRI or other local imaging) or a clinical or imaging diagnosis of progression of a non-irradiated primary site with the remainder of their metastases currently controlled by Enzalutamide or Abiraterone.
  • Have had no previous radical radiation to the index area (defined as unable to deliver SBRT doses in this protocol without taking normal tissues beyond tolerance).
  • Have a Performance Status (PS) assessed using the Eastern Co-operative Oncology Group (ECOG) criteria of 0 - 1.
  • Have an oligoprogressing site, including those that have developed on treatment, in bone, lymph node, prostate or lung but not in liver, brain, adrenal or other sites.
  • Patients may be symptomatic in the oligoprogressing area. However, there is no urgent need to start radiotherapy.

Who cannot join

  • A clinical need exists to switch therapy immediately (e.g. suspicion of rapid clinical progression, urgent need for palliative radiotherapy).
  • Evidence of previous invasive cancer in the last 5 years, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer (non-invasive malignancies such as non-muscle invasive bladder cancer are not excluded).
  • There is a contra-indication to radiotherapy (e.g. inflammatory bowel disease).
  • There is a contra-indication to MRI where required for radiotherapy (e.g. cardiac pacemaker, internal defibrillator, shrapnel injury or claustrophobia).

Trial locations and contacts

7 sites in 1 country.

7 sites in 1 country

United Kingdom7 sites
  • Belfast Health & Social care Trust

    Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT8 8BH

  • University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

    Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH

  • Velindre Cancer Centre

    Cardiff, Wales, CF14 2TL

  • Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

    Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF

  • The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

    Manchester, Manchester Greater, M20 4BX

  • The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE7 7DN

  • Angelie Tirona

    Sutton, Surrey, SM5 3EZ

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About this study

Official title: TRAP - Targeted Radiotherapy in Androgen-suppressed Prostate Cancer Patients.

This multi-center, phase II trial will be conducted in men with castration resistant prostate cancer. The aim of the TRAP trial is to test whether a new precise radiotherapy technique called stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) can slow down the growth of metastatic prostate cancer. If SBRT is effective it will represent a new treatment option in these patients, providing more prolonged control without having to resort to chemotherapy and its potentially unpleasant side effects.

In this trial, the investigators will identify men who, despite being on next generation androgen deprivation treatment (Abiraterone or Enzalutamide) have developed one or two new sites of worsening (growing) disease but the rest of their cancer is still responding to hormonal therapy. If it is the case that SBRT can successfully treat the cancer which is resistant to current treatment then the investigators hope they will be able to better control the spread of cancer in these patients for longer.

The investigators also hope that they will be able to use the tell-tale products (gene markers) that are released into the bloodstream in these patients, or identify characteristics on novel imaging such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to help identify patients in the future who will benefit the most.

Read the detailed description

For many men with metastatic prostate cancer, the cancer develops resistance to successive systemic therapies and eventually all treatment options are exhausted and the patient succumbs to their disease. It is therefore vital to find ways of evading prostate cancer resistance. Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) has the advantage that it destroys cancerous tissue irrespective of the underlying genetic deficit within the progressing metastasis. If the resistant clones are localized to 1-2 metastases and can be destroyed or ablated, the patient can continue to receive the benefit of their systemic (androgen deprivation) treatment (Abiraterone or Enzalutamide) which may continue to control the remainder of their disease for many months, possibly even years.

SBRT is a recognised technique for the elimination of isolated metastases in other tumour sites achieving local control of metastasis in 80-90% of cases. This is achieved with very few side effects. In the TRAP trial, the investigators wish to establish whether it is beneficial to target 1 or 2 metastatic sites with SBRT or whether patients will develop polymetastatic progression. Patients enrolled on the trial will receive 30 Gy in 5 fractions on alternate days over 10 days. They will continue their androgen deprivation treatment throughout and following SBRT. Side effects will be closely monitored throughout and patients will be seen at the end of radiotherapy and then 4 weeks after treatment. Thereafter patients will undergo trial follow up three monthly which will includes Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) monitoring.

In addition to the above procedures, the investigators will use a combination of whole body (WB) diffusion weighted (DW) magnetic resonance imaging (WB DW MRI) and circulating tumour (ct) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), 'ct DNA' biomarker analysis with the aim of identifying those patients which benefit most from the combination of SBRT and androgen deprivation treatment. WB DW MRI is a novel MRI technique which shows improved sensitivity compared to standard MRI. The marker ctDNA enables the investigators to explore genomic characterisation and variation of metastases and compare findings with previously explored genome mutations in prostate cancer patients.

Being tested
SBRT + ADT
Medical subject headings
Prostatic Neoplasms, Neoplasm Metastasis

What participants receive

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

  • SBRT + ADTRadiation

    Also called Enzalutamide or Abiraterone plus stereotactic radiotherapy

    Short course SBRT to 1 or 2 oligo-progressing metastases in addition to continued abiraterone or enzalutamide

Study groups in NCT03644303
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
SBRT + ADTExperimentalEnzalutamide OR Abiraterone at licensed doses in combination with stereotactic radiotherapy: 30 Gray in 5 fractions
Receives: Radiation: SBRT + ADT

What is being measured

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

  1. Median Progression-Free Survival (PFS)

    Median progression free survival following SBRT to progression, starting new treatment or death from any cause.

    Progression is defined as one of the following; (i) PSA progression: PSA rise by at least 25% over post-SBRT baseline (set at 4 weeks), confirmed by a second reading at least 4 weeks later, (ii) Radiological progression: at least 2 new lesions on bone scan or unequivocal progression of soft tissue on CT, or evidence on other local imaging of disease progression (e.g. PET or MRI progression) as per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumours Criteria (RECIST v1.1) (iii) Symptomatic progression: new or progressing symptoms at the site of a metastasis, or (iv) Date at which the clinician decides to stop Abiraterone/Enzalutamide or starts new line of therapy, whichever occurs sooner.

    Measured: Time on study (up to 24 months from the end of SBRT, with further follow-up after 24 months if patient data were available).

Secondary outcomes (13)
  1. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Events

    Number of patients that had a PFS event following SBRT in the duration of the study. Progression free survival definition is time from SBRT to progression, starting new treatment or death from any cause.

    Progression is defined as one of the following; (i) PSA progression: PSA rise by at least 25% over post-SBRT baseline (set at 4 weeks), confirmed by a second reading at least 4 weeks later, (ii) Radiological progression: at least 2 new lesions on bone scan or unequivocal progression of soft tissue on CT, or evidence on other local imaging of disease progression (e.g. PET or MRI progression) as per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumours Criteria (RECIST v1.1) (iii) Symptomatic progression: new or progressing symptoms at the site of a metastasis, or (iv) Date at which the clinician decides to stop Abiraterone/Enzalutamide or starts new line of therapy, whichever occurs sooner.

    Measured: Time on study (up to 24 months from the end of SBRT, with further follow-up after 24 months if patient data were available).

  2. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Estimates

    Progression free survival estimates following SBRT to progression, starting new treatment or death from any cause.

    Progression is defined as one of the following; (i) PSA progression: PSA rise by at least 25% over post-SBRT baseline (set at 4 weeks), confirmed by a second reading at least 4 weeks later, (ii) Radiological progression: at least 2 new lesions on bone scan or unequivocal progression of soft tissue on CT, or evidence on other local imaging of disease progression (e.g. PET or MRI progression) as per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumours Criteria (RECIST v1.1) (iii) Symptomatic progression: new or progressing symptoms at the site of a metastasis, or (iv) Date at which the clinician decides to stop Abiraterone/Enzalutamide or starts new line of therapy, whichever occurs sooner.

    Measured: Time on study (up to 24 months from the end of SBRT, with further follow-up after 24 months if patient data were available).

  3. Local Control Rate Following SBRT

    Overall control defined as stable disease or partial response of irradiated metastases assessed using the RECIST (v 1.1) criteria on imaging such as computed Tomography (CT), magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan or control on bone scan

    Measured: At the 6 month timepoint from end of SBRT

  4. Median Overall Survival (OS)

    Median OS following SBRT until death from any cause.

    Measured: Time on study (up to 24 months from the end of SBRT, with further follow-up after 24 months if patient data were available).

  5. Overall Survival (OS) Events

    Number of patients who had an OS event following SBRT in the duration of the study. Overall survival definition is time from SBRT to death from any cause.

    Measured: Time on study (up to 24 months from the end of SBRT, with further follow-up after 24 months if patient data were available).

  6. Overall Survival (OS) Estimates

    OS estimates following SBRT to death from any cause.

    Measured: Time on study (up to 24 months from the end of SBRT, with further follow-up after 24 months if patient data were available).

  7. Median Time to Administration of Next Line of Therapy or Death

    Median time following SBRT to alternative therapy administration or death.

    Measured: Time on study (up to 24 months from the end of SBRT, with further follow-up after 24 months if patient data were available).

  8. Administration of Next Line of Therapy or Death Events

    Number of patients that started new treatment or died following SBRT in the duration of the study.

    Measured: Time on study (up to 24 months from the end of SBRT, with further follow-up after 24 months if patient data were available).

  9. Time to Administration of Next Line of Therapy or Death

    Time estimates from SBRT to alternative therapy administration or death.

    Measured: Time on study (up to 24 months from the end of SBRT, with further follow-up after 24 months if patient data were available).

  10. Health Related Quality of Life

    Patient Reported Quality of Life assessed using the EuroQol (EQ) EQ-5D-5L questionnaire. VAS scale is from 0-100. A higher VAS score indicates better quality-of-life. Outcome data has been reported for (i) all completed assessments and for (ii) assessments conducted up to the point of disease progression, in order to exclude the potential influence of progression on quality-of-life outcomes.

    Measured: Up to 12 months from the end of SBRT

  11. Number of Participants With Incidence and Severity of Treatment Induced Symptoms (RTOG)

    Severity of acute and late side-effects resulting from SBRT assessed using the RTOG (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group) scoring criteria. A higher RTOG grade suggests higher severity of symptoms. Overall maximum grade for each patient at each timepoint is reported.

    Measured: Up to 24 months from the end of SBRT

  12. Number of Participants With Incidence and Severity of Treatment Induced Symptoms (CTCAE)

    Severity of acute and late side-effects resulting from SBRT assessed using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE). A higher CTCAE grade suggests higher severity of symptoms. Overall maximum grade for each patient at each timepoint is reported.

    Measured: Up to 24 months from the end of SBRT

  13. Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Values

    Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) values recorded post-SBRT

    Measured: Up to 12 months from the end of SBRT

Timeline

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

  1. First posted23 Aug 2018
  2. Study start13 Aug 2018
  3. Primary completion31 Mar 2025
  4. Study completion31 Mar 2025

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
Model description
Single arm, prospective interventional cohort study
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
86 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03644303
Sponsor's protocol ID
CCR 4781
Acronym
TRAP
Status last verified
Apr 2026
First submitted
15 Aug 2018
Last updated
14 May 2026
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Human tissue (blood) in surplus will be made available for other ethically approved research provided patients have given their informed consent

Publications

  • Lee J, Koom WS, Byun HK, Yang G, Kim MS, Park EJ, Ahn JB, Beom SH, Kim HS, Shin SJ, Kim K, Chang JS. Metastasis-Directed Radiotherapy for Oligoprogressive or Oligopersistent Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2022 Jun;21(2):e78-e86. doi: 10.1016/j.clcc.2021.10.009. Epub 2021 Nov 18.

    PubMed 34903471

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing SBRT + ADT in people with Prostate Cancer and Metastasis, run by Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust at 7 sites in United Kingdom.

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 8 inclusion and 4 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 14 May 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 7 sites in United Kingdom. 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 14 May 2026). 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?

Median Progression-Free Survival (PFS) (time frame: Time on study (up to 24 months from the end of SBRT, with further follow-up after 24 months if patient data were available).). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03644303, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 14 May 2026.

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