Clinical trials: Prostate Brachytherapy
Prostate Cancer
Leuprolide, Bicalutamide, and Implant Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer After External-Beam Radiation Therapy
RATIONALE: Androgens can cause the growth of prostate cancer cells. Antihormone therapy, such as leuprolide and bicalutamide, may lessen the amount of androgens made by the body.
- Trial name
- NCT00684905
- Testing
- bicalutamide, leuprolide acetate, adjuvant therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Prostate Cancer
Implant Radiation Therapy Using Radioactive Iodine in Treating Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Implant radiation therapy delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue.
- Trial name
- J-POPS (NCT00534196)
- Testing
- Permanent iodine-125 (Brachytherapy)
- Where
- 31 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 6,927 people
- Sponsor
- Translational Research Center for Medical Innovation, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Prostate Cancer
Phase I Targeting Dominant Intraprostatic Lesion Using MR Spectroscopy and HDR Brachytherapy
This is a phase I study to evaluate the feasibility and safety of using MRI/MRS to identify the dominant intraprostatic lesion (DIL) and to selectively boost the lesion using inverse planned high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00807820
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Prostate Cancer
Improving Assessment (and Ultimately Outcomes) of Permanent Prostate Implant Therapy
Permanent prostate implants are a type of radiation therapy in which a high dose of radiation is delivered to cancerous tissue by many small radioactive "seeds".
- Trial name
- NCT00127816
- Testing
- Permanent prostate implant
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- AHS Cancer Control Alberta
Prostate Adenocarcinoma, Stage I Prostate Cancer
High-Dose Brachytherapy in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer
This trial studies the side effects and how well high-dose brachytherapy works in treating patients with prostate cancer that has not spread to other parts of the body.
- Conditions
- Prostate Adenocarcinoma, Stage I Prostate Cancer, Stage IIA Prostate Cancer, Stage IIB Prostate Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02346253
- Testing
- Internal Radiation Therapy, Bicalutamide, Leuprolide Acetate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Prostate Cancer
Intensity Modulated Versus Interstitial - Radiation Therapy
Purpose: The purpose of this trial is to compare two different treatment options for patients with low risk and low-tier intermediate risk prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00407875
- Testing
- Intensity Modulated External Beam Radiation Therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Prostate Cancer
Brachytherapy in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Giving radiation therapy through seeds implanted into the prostate may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003312
- Testing
- iodine I 125
- Where
- 258 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Prostate Cancer
Prospective Evaluation of Focal Brachytherapy Using Cesium-131 For Patients With Low Risk Prostate Cancer
The standard options for men with very low risk prostate cancer include active surveillance and the standard treatment options for low risk disease, i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT02290366
- Testing
- Focal prostate brachytherapy with Cesium-131
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Ronald M. Benoit, MD
Prostatic Neoplasms
HSV-tk + Valacyclovir Therapy in Combination With Brachytherapy for Recurrent Prostate Cancer
The purpose of this study is to conduct a Phase I - II clinical trial to extend preclinical studies involving in situ HSV-tk + Valacyclovir gene therapy in combination with brachytherapy for recurrent prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01913106
- Testing
- HSV-tk +Valacyclovir in Combination with Brachytherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Prostate Cancer
Effectiveness of Localized Prostate Cancer Treatments
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the three most established primary treatments for patients with clinically localized prostate cancer (radical prostatectomy, external-beam radiotherapy, and prostate…
- Trial name
- E-PROSTCaT (NCT01492751)
- Testing
- Quality of life assessment and Clinical evaluation, Radical retropubic prostatectomy surgery, External beam radiotherapy
- Where
- 10 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion IMIM
Prostate Cancer
Selenium in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Brachytherapy for Stage I or Stage II Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: The use of nutritional supplements, such as selenium, may stop prostate cancer from growing. Internal radiation, such as brachytherapy, uses radioactive material placed directly into or near a tumor to kill tumor…
- Trial name
- NCT00217516
- Testing
- selenium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Prostate Cancer Recurrent
Pilot Study of Whole Gland Salvage HDR Prostate Brachytherapy for Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Radiation therapy is considered a standard treatment option for the management of localized prostate cancer. Among the 20-30% of patients who recur, there is no consensus on the optimal salvage therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02560181
- Testing
- HDR brachytherapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Prostatic Neoplasms, Cancer of the Prostate
Hemi-Ablative Prostate Brachytherapy
This clinical study will evaluate side effects, quality of life and cancer control in patients with prostate cancer diagnosed on only one side of the prostate gland.
- Trial name
- HAPpy (NCT02632669)
- Testing
- Hemigland focal LDR brachytherapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Prostate Cancer
Focal HDR Brachytherapy Boost to Stereotactic Radiotherapy
To determine if fBT+sRT is superior to standard care in terms of urinary toxicity by having fewer patients experience a minimal important decline (MID) in urinary irritation/obstructive QoL
- Trial name
- fBTsRT (NCT04100174)
- Testing
- focal brachytherapy boost to SBRT
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Prostate Cancer
Prophylactic Vs. Therapeutic Use of Uroxatrol in Men Undergoing Brachytherapy
To asess the efficacy of Uroxatrol, an alpha blocker in men undergoing prostate brachytherapy to treat prostate cancer, and whether the use of Uroxatrol in advance of the brachytherapy is better or not than starting it on the day…
- Trial name
- NCT00201630
- Testing
- Uroxatrol (drug)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Prostate Institute
Prostate, Prostate Cancer
Focal Therapy in Localized Prostate Cancer: a Prospective Registry
The principal aim of the registry is to collect data on focal therapy (FT) for the treatment of intermediate-risk prostate cancer across Europe.
- Trial name
- JR (NCT06772116)
- Testing
- Focal Therapy
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Mutualiste Montsouris
Prostate Cancer
Experiences With HDR-brachytherapy in Norway
There are 3 articles that will be written about the experience with HDR-brachytherapy (HDR-BT) in patients with high-risk prostate cancer in Norway as part of a doctorial thesis-project.
- Trial name
- NCT03162523
- Testing
- High-Dose Rate Brachytherapy
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 325 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Prostate Cancer
Surgery Versus Internal Radiation in Treating Patients With Stage II Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Internal radiation uses radioactive material placed directly into or near a tumor to kill tumor cells. It is not yet known whether surgery is more effective than internal radiation in treating prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00023686
- Testing
- surgery, radiation
- Where
- 36 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Nonmalignant Neoplasm, Prostate Cancer
MRI and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Imaging in Patients Receiving Dutasteride for Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy and Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as MRI and magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging, may help in learning how well dutasteride works in patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy and low-risk prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00706966
- Testing
- dutasteride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Prostate Cancer
Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Surgery or Brachytherapy for Stage II Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Quality of life assessment in patients undergoing prostate cancer treatment may help determine the intermediate-term and long-term effects of surgery and brachytherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00052481
- Testing
- quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology