New 3D-Guided radiation boost aims to hit prostate tumors more precisely
NCT ID NCT05322356
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This small study tests whether a 3D ultrasound system can help doctors place extra radioactive iodine seeds precisely into prostate tumors. Fifteen men with low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer will receive the boost during standard brachytherapy. The main goal is to see if the seeds land in the right spot, not yet to measure cancer control or side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- iodine-125 radioactive implant
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve precision in delivering radiation boosts to prostate tumors, potentially reducing side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 15 participants. It is not designed to prove effectiveness or safety, and the approach may not work as hoped.
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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 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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: * At least 18 years * Patient to be treated with brachytherapy * Patient with low or favorable intermediate risk prostate adenocarcinoma ISUP 1 and 2, G6 (3+3) or G7 (3+4) * Life expectancy of more than 10 years * PSA (prostate-specific antigen) \< 15 ng/ml * cT1c or cT2a or cT2b * Prostate volume ≤ 60 cc * ECOG Performance status 0-2 * Patient is affiliated to a health insurance system * Patient who has signed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with urinary function disorders IPSS\> 14 * Prostate volume \> 60cc. * Gleason 7(4+3) or Gleason score ≥8 * PSA ≥ 15 ng/ml * Patient with metastases * Hormone therapy with antiandrogen or LHRH analogue * History of abdominopelvic irradiation * Inflammatory digestive disease (haemorrhagic rectocolitis, Crohn's disease) * Interventional study in progress that may interfere with the present study * Protected persons (patient concerned by articles L1121-5, L1121-6, L1121-8 of the French public health code)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Isabelle Boudry
Grenoble, 38043, France
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