Shorter radiation course tested to control prostate cancer with fewer side effects

NCT ID NCT03274687

Summary

This study tested if a shorter, more intense radiation schedule (5 weeks) works as well as the standard longer schedule (7 weeks) for men who had surgery for prostate cancer. The main goal was to see if the shorter treatment caused fewer bowel and urinary side effects while still controlling the cancer. Nearly 300 men participated in this completed Phase 3 trial.

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Locations

  • Adena Regional Medical Center

    Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601, United States

  • Allan Blair Cancer Centre

    Regina, Saskatchewan, S4T 7T1, Canada

  • American Fork Hospital / Huntsman Intermountain Cancer Center

    American Fork, Utah, 84003, United States

  • Arnot Ogden Medical Center/Falck Cancer Center

    Elmira, New York, 14905, United States

  • Arthur J E Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre

    Calgary, Alberta, T2N 5G2, Canada

  • Ascension All Saints Hospital

    Racine, Wisconsin, 53405, United States

  • Ascension Mercy Hospital

    Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 54904, United States

  • Ascension Saint Elizabeth Hospital

    Appleton, Wisconsin, 54915, United States

  • Ascension Saint Francis - Reiman Cancer Center

    Franklin, Wisconsin, 53132, United States

  • Ascension Southeast Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus

    Brookfield, Wisconsin, 53045, United States

  • Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita

    Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States

  • Aspirus Cancer Care - Wisconsin Rapids

    Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, 54494, United States

  • Augusta Health Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders

    Fishersville, Virginia, 22939, United States

  • Aurora Bay Area Medical Group-Marinette

    Marinette, Wisconsin, 54143, United States

  • Aurora BayCare Medical Center

    Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54311, United States

  • Aurora Cancer Care-Grafton

    Grafton, Wisconsin, 53024, United States

  • Aurora Cancer Care-Kenosha South

    Kenosha, Wisconsin, 53142, United States

  • Aurora Medical Center in Summit

    Summit, Wisconsin, 53066, United States

  • Aurora Saint Luke's Medical Center

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53215, United States

  • Aurora Sinai Medical Center

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233, United States

  • Aurora West Allis Medical Center

    West Allis, Wisconsin, 53227, United States

  • Beebe Health Campus

    Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 19971, United States

  • Benefis Sletten Cancer Institute

    Great Falls, Montana, 59405, United States

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth

    Plymouth, Massachusetts, 02360, United States

  • Billings Clinic Cancer Center

    Billings, Montana, 59101, United States

  • Boston Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States

  • Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital

    Bozeman, Montana, 59715, United States

  • CHU de Quebec-L'Hotel-Dieu de Quebec (HDQ)

    Québec, Quebec, G1R 2J6, Canada

  • CHUM - Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal

    Montreal, Quebec, H2X 3E4, Canada

  • CIUSSSEMTL-Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont

    Montreal, Quebec, H1T 2M4, Canada

  • Carle Cancer Center

    Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States

  • Carolina Regional Cancer Center

    Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29577, United States

  • Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

  • Cedars Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

  • Central Maryland Radiation Oncology in Howard County

    Columbia, Maryland, 21044, United States

  • Centre De Sante Et De Services Sociaux De Chicoutimi

    Chicoutimi, Quebec, G7H 5H6, Canada

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke-Fleurimont

    Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4, Canada

  • Christiana Care Health System-Christiana Hospital

    Newark, Delaware, 19718, United States

  • Christiana Care Health System-Concord Health Center

    Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, 19317, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Akron General

    Akron, Ohio, 44307, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center Independence

    Independence, Ohio, 44131, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center Mansfield

    Mansfield, Ohio, 44906, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center Strongsville

    Strongsville, Ohio, 44136, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center/Fairview Hospital

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44111, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Wooster Family Health and Surgery Center

    Wooster, Ohio, 44691, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic-Weston

    Weston, Florida, 33331, United States

  • Coborn Cancer Center at Saint Cloud Hospital

    Saint Cloud, Minnesota, 56303, United States

  • Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Butterworth Hospital

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

  • Cotton O'Neil Cancer Center / Stormont Vail Health

    Topeka, Kansas, 66606, United States

  • Crossroads Cancer Center

    Effingham, Illinois, 62401, United States

  • Crozer Regional Cancer Center at Brinton Lake

    Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, 19342, United States

  • Crozer-Keystone Regional Cancer Center at Broomall

    Broomall, Pennsylvania, 19008, United States

  • Dartmouth Cancer Center - North

    Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, 05819, United States

  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States

  • Decatur Memorial Hospital

    Decatur, Illinois, 62526, United States

  • Dickstein Cancer Treatment Center

    White Plains, New York, 10601, United States

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • East Jefferson General Hospital

    Metairie, Louisiana, 70006, United States

  • Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States

  • Emory University Hospital Midtown

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States

  • Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • Farmington Health Center

    Farmington, Utah, 84025, United States

  • Fremont - Rideout Cancer Center

    Marysville, California, 95901, United States

  • Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital

    Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 53051, United States

  • Froedtert West Bend Hospital/Kraemer Cancer Center

    West Bend, Wisconsin, 53095, United States

  • Geauga Hospital

    Chardon, Ohio, 44024, United States

  • Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States

  • Geisinger Wyoming Valley/Henry Cancer Center

    Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 18711, United States

  • Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer Center

    Truckee, California, 96161, United States

  • Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute

    Flint, Michigan, 48503, United States

  • Gibbs Cancer Center-Pelham

    Greer, South Carolina, 29651, United States

  • Goshen Center for Cancer Care

    Goshen, Indiana, 46526, United States

  • Grady Health System

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States

  • Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center

    La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601, United States

  • Guthrie Medical Group PC-Robert Packer Hospital

    Sayre, Pennsylvania, 18840, United States

  • Heartland Regional Medical Center

    Saint Joseph, Missouri, 64506, United States

  • Helen F Graham Cancer Center

    Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States

  • Henry Ford Cancer Institute-Downriver

    Brownstown, Michigan, 48183, United States

  • Henry Ford Hospital

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

  • Henry Ford Macomb Hospital-Clinton Township

    Clinton Township, Michigan, 48038, United States

  • Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital

    West Bloomfield, Michigan, 48322, United States

  • Hillcrest Hospital Cancer Center

    Mayfield Heights, Ohio, 44124, United States

  • Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

  • Intermountain Medical Center

    Murray, Utah, 84107, United States

  • Iowa Methodist Medical Center

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50309, United States

  • Jefferson Abington Hospital

    Abington, Pennsylvania, 19001, United States

  • Juravinski Cancer Centre at Hamilton Health Sciences

    Hamilton, Ontario, L8V 5C2, Canada

  • Kaiser Permanente Cancer Treatment Center

    South San Francisco, California, 94080, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Clara

    Santa Clara, California, 95051, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Oakland-Broadway

    Oakland, California, 94611, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente-Rancho Cordova Cancer Center

    Rancho Cordova, California, 95670, United States

  • Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64128, United States

  • Kantonsspital Aarau

    Aarau, 5001, Switzerland

  • Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Greater Lansing

    Lansing, Michigan, 48910, United States

  • LDS Hospital

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84143, United States

  • Lewis Cancer and Research Pavilion at Saint Joseph's/Candler

    Savannah, Georgia, 31405, United States

  • Logan Health Medical Center

    Kalispell, Montana, 59901, United States

  • Logan Regional Hospital

    Logan, Utah, 84321, United States

  • London Regional Cancer Program

    London, Ontario, N6A 4L6, Canada

  • Los Angeles General Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

  • Lovelace Radiation Oncology

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87109, United States

  • Lowell General Hospital

    Lowell, Massachusetts, 01854, United States

  • Loyola University Medical Center

    Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States

  • MaineHealth Maine Medical Center - Portland

    Portland, Maine, 04102, United States

  • MaineHealth Maine Medical Center- Scarborough

    Scarborough, Maine, 04074, United States

  • Marin Cancer Care Inc

    Greenbrae, California, 94904, United States

  • Marin General Hospital

    Greenbrae, California, 94904, United States

  • Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital

    Cooperstown, New York, 13326, United States

  • Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital-Luther Campus

    Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 54703, United States

  • Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare

    La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601, United States

  • Mayo Clinic Health Systems-Mankato

    Mankato, Minnesota, 56001, United States

  • Mayo Clinic in Florida

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224-9980, United States

  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • McFarland Clinic - Ames

    Ames, Iowa, 50010, United States

  • McKay-Dee Hospital Center

    Ogden, Utah, 84403, United States

  • McLaren Cancer Institute-Central Michigan

    Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 48858, United States

  • McLaren Cancer Institute-Clarkston

    Clarkston, Michigan, 48346, United States

  • McLaren Cancer Institute-Flint

    Flint, Michigan, 48532, United States

  • McLaren Cancer Institute-Lapeer Region

    Lapeer, Michigan, 48446, United States

  • McLaren Cancer Institute-Macomb

    Mount Clemens, Michigan, 48043, United States

  • McLaren Cancer Institute-Northern Michigan

    Petoskey, Michigan, 49770, United States

  • McLaren Cancer Institute-Owosso

    Owosso, Michigan, 48867, United States

  • McLaren-Port Huron

    Port Huron, Michigan, 48060, United States

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

  • Memorial Medical Center-Las Cruces

    Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88011, United States

  • Mercy Cancer Center - Cape Girardeau

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 63703, United States

  • Mercy Cancer Center-Elyria

    Elyria, Ohio, 44035, United States

  • Mercy Hospital Saint Louis

    St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States

  • Michigan Healthcare Professionals Clarkston

    Clarkston, Michigan, 48346, United States

  • Michigan Healthcare Professionals Farmington

    Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48334, United States

  • Michigan Healthcare Professionals Troy

    Troy, Michigan, 48098, United States

  • NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth

    Portsmouth, Virginia, 23708-2197, United States

  • New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87109, United States

  • New York-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

    Brooklyn, New York, 11215, United States

  • North Coast Cancer Care

    Sandusky, Ohio, 44870, United States

  • North Kansas City Hospital

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64116, United States

  • Northeast Radiation Oncology Center

    Dunmore, Pennsylvania, 18512, United States

  • Northwell Health Imbert Cancer Center

    Bay Shore, New York, 11706, United States

  • Northwell Health/Center for Advanced Medicine

    Lake Success, New York, 11042, United States

  • Novant Cancer Institute Radiation Oncology - Supply

    Supply, North Carolina, 28462, United States

  • Novant Health Cancer Institute Radiation Oncology - Wilmington

    Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401, United States

  • Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States

  • Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States

  • OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

    Peoria, Illinois, 61637, United States

  • OSF Saint Francis Radiation Oncology at Peoria Cancer Center

    Peoria, Illinois, 61615, United States

  • Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States

  • Ogden Regional Medical Center

    Ogden, Utah, 84405, United States

  • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • Overlake Medical Center

    Bellevue, Washington, 98004, United States

  • Owensboro Health Mitchell Memorial Cancer Center

    Owensboro, Kentucky, 42303, United States

  • Penrose-Saint Francis Healthcare

    Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907, United States

  • Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

    Pomona, California, 91767, United States

  • Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Eastside

    Greenville, South Carolina, 29615, United States

  • Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Faris

    Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States

  • Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Seneca

    Seneca, South Carolina, 29672, United States

  • Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Spartanburg

    Boiling Springs, South Carolina, 29316, United States

  • ProMedica Flower Hospital

    Sylvania, Ohio, 43560, United States

  • Queen's Medical Center

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States

  • Reading Hospital

    West Reading, Pennsylvania, 19611, United States

  • Riverton Hospital

    Riverton, Utah, 84065, United States

  • Rohnert Park Cancer Center

    Rohnert Park, California, 94928, United States

  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute

    Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States

  • SIH Cancer Institute

    Carterville, Illinois, 62918, United States

  • Saint Francis Cancer Center

    Greenville, South Carolina, 29607, United States

  • Saint Luke's Hospital of Duluth

    Duluth, Minnesota, 55805, United States

  • Saskatoon Cancer Centre

    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 4H4, Canada

  • Self Regional Healthcare

    Greenwood, South Carolina, 29646, United States

  • Siteman Cancer Center at Saint Peters Hospital

    City of Saint Peters, Missouri, 63376, United States

  • Siteman Cancer Center at West County Hospital

    Creve Coeur, Missouri, 63141, United States

  • Siteman Cancer Center-South County

    St Louis, Missouri, 63129, United States

  • South Jordan Health Center

    South Jordan, Utah, 84009, United States

  • South Sacramento Cancer Center

    Sacramento, California, 95823, United States

  • Spartanburg Medical Center

    Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States

  • Stanford Cancer Institute Palo Alto

    Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

  • The Cancer Center of Hawaii-Liliha

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817, United States

  • The Cancer Center of Hawaii-Pali Momi

    ‘Aiea, Hawaii, 96701, United States

  • The Permanente Medical Group-Roseville Radiation Oncology

    Roseville, California, 95678, United States

  • The Radiation Oncology Center-Hilton Head/Bluffton

    Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 29926, United States

  • The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)

    Montreal, Quebec, H3H 2R9, Canada

  • The University of Kansas Cancer Center - Olathe

    Olathe, Kansas, 66061, United States

  • The University of Kansas Cancer Center-South

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64131, United States

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

  • TidalHealth Nanticoke / Allen Cancer Center

    Seaford, Delaware, 19973, United States

  • Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

  • Trinity Health Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106, United States

  • Trinity Health Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital

    Pontiac, Michigan, 48341, United States

  • Trinity Health Saint Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital

    Livonia, Michigan, 48154, United States

  • UC Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross

    New Lenox, Illinois, 60451, United States

  • UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central

    Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80909, United States

  • UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • UH Seidman Cancer Center at Firelands Regional Medical Center

    Sandusky, Ohio, 44870, United States

  • UH Seidman Cancer Center at Lake Health Mentor Campus

    Mentor, Ohio, 44060, United States

  • UH Seidman Cancer Center at Southwest General Hospital

    Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 44130, United States

  • UHHS-Chagrin Highlands Medical Center

    Beachwood, Ohio, 44122, United States

  • UHHS-Westlake Medical Center

    Westlake, Ohio, 44145, United States

  • UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center/Tate Cancer Center

    Glen Burnie, Maryland, 21061, United States

  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Coral Gables

    Coral Gables, Florida, 33146, United States

  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield Beach

    Deerfield Beach, Florida, 33442, United States

  • UNC Health Cancer Care Raleigh

    Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607, United States

  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

  • UPMC Pinnacle Cancer Center/Community Osteopathic Campus

    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17109, United States

  • USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

  • UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

  • UTMB Cancer Center at Victory Lakes

    League City, Texas, 77573, United States

  • UW Health Carbone Cancer Center Rockford

    Rockford, Illinois, 61114, United States

  • University Hospitals Parma Medical Center

    Parma, Ohio, 44129, United States

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

  • University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

  • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • University of Kansas Cancer Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

  • University of Kansas Cancer Center - Lee's Summit

    Lee's Summit, Missouri, 64064, United States

  • University of Kansas Cancer Center - North

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64154, United States

  • University of Kansas Cancer Center-Overland Park

    Overland Park, Kansas, 66210, United States

  • University of Maryland Radiation Oncology Center at Union Hospital

    Elkton, Maryland, 21921, United States

  • University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

  • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center

    Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

  • University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Lansing

    Lansing, Michigan, 48912, United States

  • University of Michigan Health - West

    Wyoming, Michigan, 49519, United States

  • University of New Mexico Cancer Center

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106, United States

  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

  • University of South Alabama Mitchell Cancer Institute

    Mobile, Alabama, 36688, United States

  • University of Texas Medical Branch

    Galveston, Texas, 77555-0565, United States

  • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

  • Utah Cancer Specialists-Salt Lake City

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84106, United States

  • Utah Valley Regional Medical Center

    Provo, Utah, 84604, United States

  • Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

  • Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic - Oshkosh

    Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 54904, United States

  • Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic-Sheboygan

    Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 53081, United States

  • Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic-Two Rivers

    Two Rivers, Wisconsin, 54241, United States

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

  • Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

  • Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center

    Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48334, United States

  • Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

    Dover, New Hampshire, 03820, United States

  • West Michigan Cancer Center

    Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007, United States

  • Yale University

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States

  • Zablocki Veterans Administration Medical Center

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53295, United States

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