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High Dose-Rate Brachytherapy and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Prostate Adenocarcinoma

Description

This phase II trial investigates the effect of high dose-rate brachytherapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy in treating patients with prostate adenocarcinoma. Brachytherapy, also known as internal radiation therapy, uses radioactive material placed directly into or near a tumor to kill tumor cells. Stereotactic body radiation therapy uses special equipment to position a patient and deliver radiation to tumors with high precision. This method may kill tumor cells with fewer doses over a shorter period and cause less damage to normal tissue.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This phase II trial investigates the effect of high dose-rate brachytherapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy in treating patients with prostate adenocarcinoma. Brachytherapy, also known as internal radiation therapy, uses radioactive material placed directly into or near a tumor to kill tumor cells. Stereotactic body radiation therapy uses special equipment to position a patient and deliver radiation to tumors with high precision. This method may kill tumor cells with fewer doses over a shorter period and cause less damage to normal tissue.

Phase 2 Study of High Dose-Rate Brachytherapy and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Intermediate and High Risk Localized Prostate Adenocarcinoma (HYDRA)

High Dose-Rate Brachytherapy and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Prostate Adenocarcinoma

Condition
Prostate Adenocarcinoma
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Los Angeles

University of California at Los Angeles / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Ability to understand a written informed consent document, and the willingness to sign it
  • * Age \>= 18 years
  • * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
  • * History/physical examination with digital rectal examination of the prostate within 8 weeks prior to registration
  • * Histologically confirmed intermediate- to high-risk prostate adenocarcinoma (T1c-T3b, PSA \> 10, and/or Gleason score \>= 7
  • * No evidence of disease beyond the prostate and/or seminal vesicles (i.e., no suspicious pelvic lymph nodes or presence of metastatic disease outside the pelvis)
  • * Prostate size =\< 60cc
  • * International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) score =\< 15
  • * Able to safely receive moderate sedation or general anesthesia
  • * Patients with neuroendocrine or small cell carcinoma of the prostate
  • * Prior or concurrent invasive malignancy (except non-melanomatous skin cancer) or lymphomatous/hematogenous malignancy unless continually disease free for a minimum of 5 years
  • * Regional lymph node involvement
  • * Evidence of distant metastases
  • * Previous radical surgery (prostatectomy) or cryosurgery or high-intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer
  • * Previous pelvic irradiation or prostate brachytherapy
  • * Previous or concurrent cytotoxic chemotherapy for prostate cancer
  • * Patients with history of inflammatory bowel disease (i.e., Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis), high predisposition for radio-toxicity compared to general population (i.e., ataxia telangiectasia), or at risk for major bowel surgery
  • * Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) procedure within 6 months of radiation treatment

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center,

Stephanie M Yoon, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, Los Angeles

Study Record Dates

2026-07-01