New imaging technique aims to sharpen prostate cancer radiation
NCT ID NCT07393867
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is for men with intermediate- or high-risk prostate cancer who will receive hormone therapy and radiation. Researchers want to see if using a special PET scan (PSMA PET) during hormone therapy can help doctors better target remaining cancer with radiation while avoiding healthy tissue. Participants will get standard treatments plus three imaging scans over six months. The goal is to make radiation more precise and reduce side effects in the future.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PSMA PET/CT imaging and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with or without bicalutamide
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to more precise radiation treatment for prostate cancer, potentially reducing side effects while maintaining effectiveness.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 23 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The imaging technique may not improve outcomes as hoped.
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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 23 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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: * 18 years of age and older. * Eastern Oncology Group Status 0 to 1. * Histologic diagnosis of prostate cancer. * Prior screening MRI with at least one PI-RADS4 or PI-RADS 5 lesion, obtained within 180 days of screening. * NCCN intermediate-risk or high-risk prostate cancer (Appendix B). All patients will be staged by MRI. * Prior PSMA PET scan with at least one focal avid lesion greater than background prostate that is concordant with a lesion on MRI, obtained within 180 days of screening. * Intention for SBRT (36.25 Gy/5 fraction) with focal boost (up to 50 Gy) to one MRI/PET-concordant lesion34. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior imaging (CT, bone scan, MRI, PSMA-PET/CT) showing nodal or distant disease. * Intention to receive treatment intensification with secondary androgen receptor signaling inhibitors or chemotherapy. * Clinical T4 disease. * Prior ADT. * Prior pelvic RT. * Prior prostate surgery, including TURP. * International prostate symptom score \> 20. * Prior urethral stricture. * Prostate volume \> 80 cc on MRI. * Hip implants that cause artifacts over the prostate gland. * Inability to discontinue anti-coagulation for fiducial marker placement. * Active Crohn's disease or scleroderma.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center at Milford Regional Medical Center
RECRUITINGMilford, Massachusetts, 01757, United States
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Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center in Clinical Affiliation with South Shore Hospital
RECRUITINGWeymouth, Massachusetts, 02190, United States
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