Can prostate cancer patients skip hormone therapy? new trial tests SBRT alone

NCT ID NCT06397703

First seen Feb 01, 2026 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 26 times

Summary

This phase 2 trial is for men with unfavorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer. Participants choose between standard care (6 months of hormone therapy plus high-dose radiation) or radiation alone. The goal is to see if skipping hormone therapy still keeps cancer from returning. About 392 men will be followed for up to 5 years with regular biopsies and PSA tests.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • NYU Langone Health

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10016, United States

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) using leuprolide, degarelix, or relugolix

What this could lead to

If successful, this could show that SBRT alone is as effective as SBRT plus hormone therapy for controlling intermediate-risk prostate cancer, potentially sparing many men from hormone side effects.

What could go wrong

This is a phase 2 trial with 392 participants, so results are not definitive. The study relies on patient choice rather than random assignment, which may bias outcomes. Long-term follow-up is needed to confirm cancer control.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

prostate cancer

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.