New combo therapy aims to boost prostate cancer fight before surgery
NCT ID NCT07182279
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving a high dose of internal radiation (brachytherapy) before robotic prostate surgery can safely improve outcomes for men with high-risk prostate cancer. About 29 participants will receive the radiation, then surgery, and possibly short-term hormone therapy if needed. The goal is to see if this approach is safe and helps control the disease better than surgery alone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 29 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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40 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects must have biopsy-confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate. 2. Subjects must have a negative bone scan and CT scan or PSMA-PET for nodal or metastatic disease. 3. Subjects must have one of the following risk factors: * PSA ≥20 and/or * Gleason score ≥8 and/or * Clinical or radiographic stage ≥T3a per AJCC (American Joint Committee on Cancer) 8th Edition Staging Manual and/or * At least two out of four of the following: PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) 10-19.9, GS (Gleason Score) = 4+3, clinical stage = T2b/T2c, ≥50% positive biopsy cores. 4. Subjects must freely sign informed consent to enroll in the study. 5. Subjects must be medically fit to undergo surgery and HDR-B as determined by the PI. 6. Age ≥ 40 7. ECOG Performance Status (performance status is an attempt to quantify cancer patients\' general well-being and activities of daily life, scores range from 0 to 5 where 0 represents perfect health and 5 represents death): 0-1. 8. No prior invasive malignancy in the past 3-years, except non-melanomatous skin cancer unless disease free for a minimum of 2 years. Carcinoma in-situ of the bladder or head and neck region is permissible. 9. Subjects must not have had prior androgen deprivation therapy in the past 6 months. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Metastatic disease as demonstrated by bone scan, CT scan, MRI of the pelvis, or PSMA-PET. 2. Declared high-risk for anesthesia by attending cardiologist, or other physician. 3. History of prior pelvic radiation therapy. 4. Prostate gland \>70 cc as assessed by MRI or TRUS. 5. Baseline IPSS \>15 with medical optimization. 6. History of androgen deprivation therapy within the past 6 months (except finasteride if discontinued \> 3 mo. prior to enrollment). 7. Unwilling or unable to comply with the study protocol. \-
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Locations
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Houston Methodist
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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