Could less radiation be better for prostate cancer?
NCT ID NCT06638541
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether giving a lower dose of radiation in just two sessions can reduce side effects for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer. All participants will be treated on a special MRI-guided machine (MR-Linac) that adapts the radiation daily. The main goal is to see if the lower dose causes fewer urinary problems while still keeping the cancer under control.
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
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a lower radiation dose is just as effective but causes fewer urinary side effects for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 54 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. Lowering the dose might also reduce cancer control, though the study will monitor PSA levels closely.
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Study facts
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- 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 54 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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: 1. Men aged ≥18 years 2. Histological confirmation of prostate adenocarcinoma requiring radical radiotherapy 3. Gleason score 3+3, 3+4 or 4+3 (Grade groups (GG) 1, 2 or 3) 4. MRI stage T3a or less (as staged by AJCC TNM 2018). MRI must be performed within a year of randomisation 5. MRI-visible tumour(s) of PIRADS v2 grade 3 or higher and able to be delineated on T2 and diffusion-weighted imaging +/- dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging. Tumour nodule visible on MRI should be considered able to be boosted by treating clinician and \<2.5cm in maximal dimension 6. The MRI-defined lesion must be confirmed as malignant on biopsies (Gleason grade must be within the limits expressed in inclusion factor 3) 7. Patients can be concurrently treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) if this would be standard of care. LHRH analogues, LHRH agonists or Bicalutamide are permitted. ADT is not mandatory where this would usually be omitted. 8. PSA \<20 ng/ml prior to starting ADT, if used 9. WHO Performance status 0-2 10. Ability of the participant understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent form. 11. Willing to consent to contraception during and for 1 year after treatment when applicable. 12. Ability/willingness to comply with the patient reported outcome questionnaires schedule throughout the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Contraindications to MRI (e.g. pacemaker, potentially mobile metal implant, claustrophobia) 2. Severe GU symptoms that would preclude extreme hypofractionation per the discretion of the treating physician. 3. IPSS Score \> 19 4. High grade disease (GG3) occult to MRI-defined lesion. As a guide, any pathology for which you would consider surveillance (eg GG1, low volume GG2) is allowed outside of the MRI-defined area. 5. Prostate volume \>90cc 6. Comorbidities which predispose to significant toxicity (e.g. inflammatory bowel disease) or preclude long term follow up 7. Hip replacement, or other pelvic metalwork which causes significant artefact on diffusion-weighted imaging 8. Previous pelvic radiotherapy 9. Patients needing \>6 months of ADT due to disease parameters. 10. Previous invasive malignancy within the last 2 years where this is likely to shorten lifespan the following will remain eligible: basal or squamous carcinomas of the skin, low risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (assuming cystoscopic follow up now negative) or small renal masses on surveillance. 11. Participating in another interventional trial for prostate cancer
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGToronto, Canada
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The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGManchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGSutton, United Kingdom
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