Five-Fraction radiation plus hormone therapy tested against High-Risk prostate cancer
NCT ID NCT06582446
First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing a treatment plan for men with high-risk localized prostate cancer that combines whole-pelvis radiation given in five sessions, a high-dose radiation boost directly to the prostate, and two years of androgen deprivation therapy. The study aims to see how often urinary side effects occur and whether the approach controls the cancer. About 30 men will take part, and researchers will also track whether an artificial intelligence tool can predict outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a combination of whole-pelvis radiation, a high-dose radiation boost to the prostate, and two years of androgen deprivation therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this approach could offer a shorter, five-fraction radiation schedule that controls high-risk prostate cancer while keeping urinary side effects manageable.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small and single-arm, so it cannot prove the regimen is better than standard treatment. Radiation to the pelvis can cause urinary, bowel, or sexual side effects, and two years of hormone therapy carries its own risks.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate (histological confirmation can be based on tissue taken at any time, but a re-biopsy should be considered if the biopsy is more than 12 months old) * Primary PCa (in PSMA-PET imaging and multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) * High- or very high-risk according to NCCNv1.2023 criteria * Signed written informed consent for this study * Age \>18 years * Previously conducted PSMA-PET/CT, mpMRI or PSMA-PET/MR * MMAI high-risk * ECOG Performance score 0 or 1 * IPSS Score ≤15 Exclusion Criteria: * Prior radiotherapy to the prostate or pelvis * Prior radical prostatectomy * Prior focal therapy approaches to the prostate * Evidence of pelvic nodal disease (cN+) in mpMRI and/or PSMA-PET/CT * Evidence of distant metastatic disease (cM+) in mpMRI and/or PSMA-PET/CT * Time gap between the beginning of any systemic therapyADT and conduction of PSMA-PET scans is \>2 months * Evidence of cT4 disease in mpMRI and/or PSMA-PET/CT * PSA \>50 ng/ml prior to starting of systemic therapy * Expected patient survival \<5 years * Bilateral hip prostheses or any other implants/hardware that would introduce substantial CT artifacts * Contraindication to undergo a MRI scan * Contraindication to undergo HDR brachytherapy (brachytherapy not feasible due to large prostate volume, prostate anatomy, tumor in distant seminal vesicles and/or unfit for anesthesia) * Prostate surgery (TURP or HOLEP) with a significant tissue cavity or prostate surgery (TURP or HOLEP) within the last 6 months prior to randomization * Medical conditions likely to make radiotherapy inadvisable e.g. acute inflammatory bowel disease, hemiplegia or paraplegia * Previous malignancy within the last 2 years (except basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin), or if previous malignancy is expected to significantly compromise 5 year survival * Any other contraindication to external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) to the pelvis * Participation in any other interventional clinical trial within the last 30 days before the start of this trial * Simultaneous participation in other interventional trials which could interfere with this trial; simultaneous participation in registry and diagnostic trials is allowed * Patient without legal capacity who is unable to understand the nature, significance and consequences of the trial * Known or persistent abuse of medication, drugs or alcohol
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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German Oncology Center
RECRUITINGLimassol, 4108, Cyprus
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