New radiation technique aims to spare the urethra in prostate cancer treatment
NCT ID NCT05804318
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial is testing a daily adaptive radiation therapy for low to intermediate risk prostate cancer that spares the urethra. The goal is to reduce urinary side effects compared to standard radiation. About 132 participants will receive this tailored radiation, and their urinary quality of life will be tracked.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- daily adaptive stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) with urethral sparing
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could reduce urinary side effects during radiation for prostate cancer, making treatment more tolerable.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with no control group, so results may not confirm benefit. The approach is complex and may not work for all 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 132 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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Oct 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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: 1. Patient has NCCN low or intermediate risk prostate cancer that is biopsy proven. 2. Prostate volume is ≤80cc as assessed by MRI prior to radiotherapy. 3. AUA/IPSS score is ≤ 15. 4. ECOG performance status is ≤2 (or Karnofsky score is ≥60%). 5. Patient has no PIRADS 4 or 5 lesion on prostate MRI contacting the urethra (determined at physician discretion). 6. Patient has the ability to complete required patient questionnaires. 7. Patient age ≥ 18 years (or greater than the local age of majority). 8. Patient has the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient has baseline grade ≥3 GI or GU toxicity 2. Patient has had prior overlapping pelvic radiotherapy. 3. Patient has had prior transurethral resection of the prostate, prostate HIFU, or cryoablation. 4. Patient has node positive prostate cancer. 5. Patient has extracapsular extension (capsular abutment is permitted). 6. Patient has active inflammatory bowel disease or active collagen vascular disease. 7. Patient cannot undergo prostate MRI. 8. Patient cannot undergo prostate fiducial marker placement. 9. Patient has ongoing receipt of cytotoxic chemotherapy (androgen deprivation therapy is allowed).
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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
6 sites in 3 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center
RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 92618, United States
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Duarte Cancer Center
RECRUITINGDuarte, California, 91010, United States
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Fox Chase Cancer Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States
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Hospital Universitario de Navarra
RECRUITINGPamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain
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Klinikum der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gKAöR
RECRUITINGStuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, 70174, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes (Saarland Univerisity Hospital)
RECRUITINGHomburg, Saarland, 66421, Germany
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Washington University in St. Louis
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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