NCT00243321

High Dose-Rate Brachytherapy and/or Intensity Modulated External Beam Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Phase I Examination of Combination High Dose-Rate Brachytherapy and/or Intensity Modulated External Beam Therapy for the Comprehensive Local Treatment of Patients With Locally Confined Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 27 (actual)
• Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The principal objective of this study is to demonstrate that patients can safely receive combined High Dose Rate brachytherapy and Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy without experiencing a treatment limiting toxicity.

Detailed description

Patients will receive a single High Dose Rate brachytherapy dose of 6 Gy to the prostate, followed by 61 Gy delivered to the prostate and nearby tissues using Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy in 28 treatments.

Conditions

• Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	high dose-rate brachytherapy	High dose-rate brachytherapy
PROCEDURE	intensity-modulated radiation therapy	intensity-modulated radiation therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2003-02-01
• Primary completion: 2012-01-01
• Completion: 2012-01-01
• First posted: 2005-10-21
• Last updated: 2017-07-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States