Can a single radiation type spare prostate cancer patients from extra side effects?
NCT ID NCT07751159
First seen Aug 07, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial tests two ways of delivering radiation for men with high-risk prostate cancer that has not spread. One approach uses a standard combination of brachytherapy (a temporary radioactive implant) plus SBRT (precise external beams). The other uses SBRT alone. The goal is to see whether skipping the brachytherapy boost reduces short-term urinary symptoms while still controlling the cancer. The study tracks patient-reported urinary function at three months to compare the two strategies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- radiation therapy (SBRT alone vs. HDR brachytherapy boost plus SBRT)
- What this could lead to
- If SBRT alone works as well as the combined approach, it could offer a simpler radiation option with fewer urinary side effects for men with high-risk prostate cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 trial with 126 participants, so results are preliminary. SBRT alone might not control the cancer as effectively as the standard combination, and side effects can still occur.
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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 126 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2030
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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Non-metastatic prostate cancer. * Classified as unfavorable intermediate-, high-, or very high-risk prostate cancer according to NCCN risk stratification guidelines. (Note: cT3a or T3b by MRI or PSMA PET allowed) * Considered by the treating radiation oncologist as a suitable candidate for both HDR brachytherapy boost and SBRT Exclusion Criteria: * None
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activites)
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk-Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGCommack, New York, 11725, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGBasking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering at Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGMontvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering at Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGMiddletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering at Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGUniondale, New York, 11553, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering at Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGHarrison, New York, 10604, United States
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