NCT06591819 Hypofractionated WPPT With HDR Boost
| NCT ID | NCT06591819 |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | Phase 2 |
| Sponsor | Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine |
| Condition | Prostate Cancer |
| Study Type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Enrollment | 30 participants |
| Start Date | 2025-01-15 |
| Primary Completion | 2034-01 |
Eligibility & Interventions
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You will actively receive the study intervention — which may be a drug, biologic, device, or procedure.
In Phase 2, researchers evaluate early signs of effectiveness. You may be randomized to receive the active treatment or a comparator. Monitoring continues closely.
This trial targets 30 participants in total. It began in 2025-01-15 with a primary completion date of 2034-01.
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Brief Summary
This is a phase II study of ultrahypofractionated whole pelvis proton therapy with brachytherapy boost for patients with high risk or unfavorable intermediate risk prostate with elevated risk of lymph node involvement.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Pathologic evidence of prostate cancer * Risk group: high or intermediate risk as defined below * High risk: T3a or Gleason Grade Group 4/5 or PSA \>20 * Unfavorable intermediate risk disease: at least one or more of the following: T2b-T2c, Gleason Grade Group 2/3, PSA 10-20, \>50% of cores positive * Must be appropriate for whole pelvis per the treating oncologist or based on lymph node predicting nomogram * Patient is a candidate for definitive external beam radiotherapy: * No prior radiotherapy in the region of study * No inflammatory bowel disease, active collagen/vascular/connective tissue disorders * Age ³18 years * ECOG performance status: 0-2 * Patients may initiate androgen deprivation therapy up to 3 months prior to radiation start, concurrently, or up to 3 months after completion of radiation therapy start. Patients may have received androgen deprivation therapy for the following months: unfavorable intermediate risk patients for 6 months; high-risk patients for 24 months. Patients will be allowed to discontinue ADT at physician and patient discretion. * Pretreatment evaluation * History \& Physical by a radiation oncologist within 6 weeks of enrollment * MRI prostate * PSMA PET * PSA level * Eligible for rectal spacer procedure as determined by treating physician * Informed consent: Patients must have the ability to understand and be willing to sign the study-specific informed consent indicating their understanding of the investigational nature and the risks of this study before any of the protocol related studies are performed (this does not include routine laboratory testing or imaging studies required to establish study eligibility); Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of distant metastatic disease * History of inflammatory bowel or active collagen/vascular/connective tissue disorders * Prior radiation to the pelvis * Prior or concurrent second invasive malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancers, unless disease free for minimum of five years * Known severe, active co-morbidity, defined as follows: o Any clinically significant unrelated systemic illness, medical condition, or other factor, which at the discretion of the Principal Investigators, would interfere in the safe and timely completion of study procedures, compromise the patient's ability to tolerate the protocol therapy, or is likely to interfere with the study procedures or results. * Patients should not have a prior history of TURP * Patients should not have pre-treatment IPSS \>20 or on maximum alpha-blocker medications at baseline * Patients should not be on therapeutic anticoagulation
Contact & Investigator
Arun Goel, MD
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
University of Pennsylvania
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can join the NCT06591819 clinical trial?
This trial is open to participants of all sexes, aged 18 Years or older, studying Prostate Cancer. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria are listed in the Eligibility Criteria section. Always confirm your eligibility with the research team before applying.
What phase is the NCT06591819 trial and what does that mean for participants?
Phase 2 trials evaluate whether the treatment shows signs of effectiveness while continuing to monitor safety. More participants are enrolled than in Phase 1 to help refine the treatment protocol.
Is NCT06591819 currently recruiting?
Yes, NCT06591819 is actively recruiting participants. Contact the research team at RadOncCRU@PennMedicine.upenn.edu for enrollment information.
Where is the NCT06591819 trial being conducted?
This trial is being conducted at Philadelphia, United States.
Who is sponsoring the NCT06591819 clinical trial?
NCT06591819 is sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine. The principal investigator is Arun Goel, MD at University of Pennsylvania. The trial plans to enroll 30 participants.
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