Comparing Moderately and Ultra Hypofractionated Radiation Treatments for Post-operative Prostate Cancer

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age18+
SponsorUniversity Health Network, Toronto

About this trial

This is a multi-institution, randomized, non-inferiority Phase II trial comparing external beam radiotherapy delivered as 54 Gy in 20 fractions to prostate bed +/- 44 Gy in 20 fractions to pelvic lymph nodes delivered daily with external beam radiotherapy delivered as 30 Gy in 5 fractions to prostate bed +/- 25 Gy in 5 fractions to pelvic lymph nodes delivered on alternate days.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age >/= 18 years

Able to provide informed consent

Histologic diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma

ECOG performance status 0-1

Disqualifiers

Prior pelvic radiotherapy

Contraindications to radiotherapy

Confirmed metastases (if scan has been done for clinical care)

Participants with visible disease in the prostate bed or pelvic lymph nodes on imaging are not eligible for treatment on study.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Radiotherapy

    Radiation

    Non-institutional-standard radiotherapy

Treatment groups

204 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Arm 1: Moderately Hypofractionated RadiotherapyExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Arm 2: Ultrahypofractionated RadiotherapyExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Rates of Acute Toxicity

Acute grade ≥2 gastrointestinal toxicity (CTCAE v5.0)

Time frame
2 years

Secondary outcomes

1

Rates of Acute and Late Toxicity

Acute grade ≥2 genitourinary toxicity (CTCAE v5.0)

Time frame
2 years
2

Quality of Life Outcomes

EPIC-26 Questionnaire

Time frame
2 years
3

Quality of Life Outcomes

IPSS Questionnaire

Time frame
2 years
4

Biochemical disease-free survival

Defined as survival until evidence of either biochemical progression (defined as a rise in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) ≥0.2ng/ml above the PSA nadir followed by a sequentially equal or higher value) following postoperative radiotherapy, clinical or radiological progression, initiation of non-protocol systemic therapy, or death from prostate cancer

Time frame
2 years

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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University Health Network, Toronto

Lead sponsor

TOLMAR PHARMACEUTIQUES CANADA, INC.

Collaborator