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Focal Brachytherapy in Patients With Selected "Low-risk" Prostate Cancer - a Phase-II-trial

Phase II Interventional Prostate Cancer

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In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: HDR-Brachytherapy.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Prostate Cancer. Basic parameters: from 18 years · Male.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Germany
Next step
Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →

Overview

This trial examines the feasibility and toxicity of focal brachytherapy in patients with low-risk prostate cancer.

Detailed description

Patients with low-risk prostate cancer will receive HDR-Brachytherapy: 2 x 13,5 Gy.

Interventions

  • Radiation HDR-Brachytherapy
    HDR-Brachytherapy 2x 13,5 Gy

Primary outcome measures

  • Intensity and frequency of adverse events [Time frame: 6 weeks after therapy]
Secondary outcome measures (5)
  • Tumor regression [Time frame: 6 weeks up to 10 years after therapy]
  • Rate of recurrences measured by PSA [Time frame: 10 years after therapy]
  • Correlation of Markers RTEN, ERG, APN, Ki67, KPNA1, PSMA, FGFR1, PMP22, CDKN1A/P16, PDCD4, KLF6, PITX with PSA free survival [Time frame: 10 years after therapy]
  • Correlation of microRNA141 and -375 with outcome [Time frame: 10 years after therapy]
  • Feasibility, as measured by NCI-CTCAE-scale, EORTC-QLQ, IIEF, IPSS, ICIQ [Time frame: 6 weeks after therapy]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Age > 18
  • Histologically confirmed prostate cancer
  • Gleason Score of index lesion ≤ 6 (3+3)
  • Tumor stage: cT1-2a cN0 cM0
  • Unilateral affection; index lesion ≤ 0.5ml with or without clinically non-significant lesion contralateral. No more than 25% of the punch should be affected. Therefore a 3D-TPM-biopsy is mandatory before treatment.
  • PSA ≤ 10/ng/ml
  • Prostate volume < 60 m\^3
  • No distant metastasis
  • Life expectancy > 10 years
  • Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Tumor stage ≥ T2b
  • Known metastasis: N+ and/or M1
  • General anesthesia or peridural anesthesia is not possible
  • Coagulation disorder

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
N/A
Model
Single group
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

Germany · 1 center
  • University Hospital — Erlangen

Identifiers

NCT: NCT02391051 · FOKAL-BT

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗