Precision radiation boost aims to improve prostate cancer treatment
NCT ID NCT05364229
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether using MRI guidance to deliver an extra dose of radiation directly to the tumor can improve prostate cancer treatment. Forty men with localized prostate cancer will receive standard radiation to the whole prostate plus a targeted boost to the visible tumor. Researchers will check if this approach is feasible and safe, and will follow participants for up to 5 years.
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 (MR-guided radiotherapy boost)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could improve tumor control and reduce side effects for men with localized prostate cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 40 participants. It is not designed to prove effectiveness, and results may not apply to all prostate cancer patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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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: * Histologically-proven localized prostate cancer. * Low, Intermediate, and High-risk prostate cancer (ideally limited to 1 risk factor) * Low-risk: cT1-T2a, PSA \<10, and Gleason score 6 * Intermediate-risk: cT2b-c, PSA 10-20, and/or Gleason score 7 * High-risk limited to 1 risk factor: \>T2, PSA \>20, or Gleason score \>7 * Intra-prostatic tumour(s) demonstrated on mpMRI histologically confirmed limited to =/\< 1/3 total prostate volume * Planned for EBRT (+/- ADT) * ECOG 0 or 1 * 18 years of age or older * Ability to provide written informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Prior radiotherapy to pelvis * Radiological evidence of regional or distant metastases at the discretion of the treating physician. * Active ulcerative colitis or Crohn's Disease, at discretion of treating physician * Ataxia Telangectasia and SLE * Contraindications to MRI; including patients with pacemakers/implantable cardiac defibrillator, cerebral aneurysm clips, shrapnel injury * Severe claustrophobia
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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