Clinical trial · Interventional
Proton Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Patients With High Risk Prostate Cancer
Extended-Field Lymph Node Proton Irradiation for High Risk Prostate Cancer
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This phase II trial investigates whether proton radiation therapy directed to the prostate tumor, pelvic, and para-aortic lymph nodes, is an effective way to treat patients with high-risk or lymph node positive prostate cancer who are receiving radiation therapy, and if it will result in fewer gastrointestinal and genitourinary side effects. Proton beam therapy is a new type of radiotherapy that directs multiple beams of protons (positively charged subatomic particles) at the tumor target, where they deposit the bulk of their energy with essentially no residual radiation beyond the tumor. By reducing the exposure of the healthy tissues and organs to radiation in the treatment of prostate cancer, proton therapy has the potential to better spare healthy tissue and reduce the side effects of radiation therapy.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stage IIIA Prostate Cancer AJCC v8 | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Stage IIIB Prostate Cancer AJCC v8 | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Stage IIIC Prostate Cancer AJCC v8 | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Stage III Prostate Cancer AJCC v8 | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-Dose Rate Brachytherapy | Radiation | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Proton Beam Radiation Therapy | Radiation | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Quality-of-Life Assessment | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Survey Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Treatment (proton beam therapy)
- description
- Patients undergo conventionally fractionated or hypofractionated proton beam therapy daily on Monday-Friday directed to the prostate, pelvic lymph nodes, and para-aortic lymph nodes. Patients may receive an optional high-dose rate brachytherapy boost. Androgen deprivation therapy is required but left to the discretion of the treating physician.
- interventionNames
- Radiation: High-Dose Rate Brachytherapy
- Radiation: Proton Beam Radiation Therapy
- Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Other: Survey Administration
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Acute grade 2+ gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity
- timeFrame
- Up to 3 years
- description
- The rate of grade 2+ gastrointestinal toxicity within 30 days of receiving radiation therapy (RT) will be measured. It will be compared to the theorized reduction to 24% toxicity using the exact binomial test. Assessments are based on version 5 Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), and the worst severity of GI toxicity will be assessed.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Pathologically confirmed high-risk prostate cancer fulfilling any one of the following criteria: * Gleason grade 8 or higher * cT3b (seminal vesicle involvement) or cT4 * Prostate specific antigen \[PSA\] \> 20 (or PSA \>10 if on finasteride) * Clinically or pathologically positive regional lymph nodes within the inguinal, external iliac, internal iliac, obturator, peri-rectal, pre-sacral, common iliac, or lower para-oaortc (inferior to the L2-L3 interspace) basins * Zubrod performance status 0-2 * Complete blood cell (CBC)/differential obtained within 90 days prior to registration on study * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1,500 cells/mm\^3 * Platelets \>= 100,000 cells/mm\^3 * Hemoglobin \>= 8.0 g/dl (Note: The use of transfusion or other intervention to achieve hemoglobin \[Hgb\] \>= 8.0 g/dl is acceptable) * Patient must be able to provide study specific informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Absence of bone metastasis by bone scan or metabolic imaging (e.g. NaF PET, FACBC PET, PSMA PET, etc.) before the start of therapy. * Absence of distant lymph node metastasis by CT and/or MRI before the start of therapy. * Previous radical surgery (prostatectomy) or cryosurgery for prostate cancer * Prior radiotherapy, including brachytherapy, to the region of the study cancer that would result in overlap of radiation therapy fields * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, inflammatory bowel disease, human immunodeficiency virus infection, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
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