New combo therapy for prostate cancer shows promise in early trial
NCT ID NCT01517451
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed Phase 1/2 trial tested a combination of stereotactic body radiation therapy (5 high-dose sessions) and 4 months of hormone therapy in 45 men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer. The goal was to see how well this approach controls cancer and what side effects occur. Results help guide future treatment options.
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 and hormone therapy (androgen deprivation therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a shorter, more convenient treatment option that controls prostate cancer for years with manageable side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 45 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. There is a risk of urinary or bowel side effects from the radiation.
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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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45 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2013
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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 to 100 years
- 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 confirmed, locally confined adenocarcinoma of the prostate * Patient must fit D'Amico intermediate risk criteria by clinical stage (T2b-T2c), PSA (prostatic specific antigen) (10-20 ng/mL), and/or Gleason score (Gleason 7). * The patient has decided to undergo external beam radiation as treatment choice for his prostate cancer. * Signed study-specific consent form prior to registration Exclusion Criteria: * Stage T3-4 disease. * Gleason 8 or higher score. * PSA \> 20 ng/ml. * IPSS (International Prostate Symptom Score) \> 15 * Clinical or Pathological Lymph node involvement (N1). * Evidence of distant metastases (M1). * Radical surgery for carcinoma of the prostate. * Previous Chemotherapy, unless intervention was greater than 5 years from beginning treatment for current prostate cancer. * Previous pelvic radiation therapy. * Previous or concurrent cancers other than basal or squamous cell skin cancers or superficial bladder cancer unless disease free for at least 5 years. * History of inflammatory bowel disease. * Major medical or psychiatric illness which, in the investigator's opinion, would prevent completion of treatment and would interfere with follow up. * Myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular accident within one year from consultation, or other major vascular risk factor which would prevent a patient from receiving appropriate androgen deprivation therapy.11 * Liver function tests (LFTs) greater than twice the upper limit of normal.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sibley Memorial Hospital
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20016, United States
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Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
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The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States
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