Hypofractionated Focal Lesion Ablative Microboost in prostatE Cancer 2.0

NCT ID: NCT04045717

Last Updated: 2023-12-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

124 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-04-10

Study Completion Date

2032-02-16

Brief Summary

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The hypo-FLAME 2.0 study is a multicenter phase II study (n=124) investigating the feasibility and safety of a reduction in the overall treatment time of radiotherapy for prostate cancer patients, making use of hypofractionated stereotactic body radiotherapy with focal boosting. We are looking for the optimal overall treatment time for this treatment strategy in the Hypo-FLAME 2.0 trial. In this study the total treatment time will be halved (15 days) in comparison with the total treatment time in the former hypo-FLAME trial (29 days) (NCT02853110).

Detailed Description

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Rationale: External beam radiotherapy is one of the standard treatment options for patients with prostate cancer. The overall treatment time of a standard fractionated schedule varies between 7 and 8 weeks (i.e. 35-40 fractions, 5x/week). Recent studies have identified a proportionally longer overall treatment time as a potential adverse factor for treatment outcome in prostate cancer patients who were treated by conventional radiotherapy schedules. Furthermore shortening of the overall treatment time promotes patient convenience. An extreme shortening of the overall treatment time is possible by using hypofractionated treatment schedules with simultaneous integrated intraprostatic tumor boosting to overcome local recurrences.

Objective: In this study we will investigate the feasibility and safety of a reduction in the overall treatment time of radiotherapy for prostate cancer patients, making use of hypofractionated stereotactic body radiotherapy with focal boosting. We are looking for the optimal overall treatment time for this treatment strategy in the Hypo-FLAME 2.0 trial. In this study the total treatment time will be halved (15 days) in comparison with the total treatment time in the former Hypo-FLAME trial (29 days). Besides a potential biological advantage, the reduced overall treatment time offers benefits with respect to patient convenience.

Study population: One hundred twenty four patients with histologically proven intermediate- or high-risk prostate cancer will be included in this multicenter phase II study. Patients referred for external beam radiotherapy who fulfil the inclusion criteria and without any of the exclusion criteria will be included in the present trial after written informed consent.

Intervention: Patients will be treated with a stereotactic body radiation therapy technique up to 35 Gray in 5 fractions of 7 Gray to the whole prostate gland. Additionally a simultaneously integrated focal boost to the macroscopic tumor nodule(s) visible on MRI up to 50 Gray (10 Gray/fraction) will be delivered. Treatment fractions will be delivered twice weekly, resulting in an overall treatment time of 2,5 weeks.

Main study endpoints: The primary endpoint of this study is acute gastrointestinal and genitourinary toxicity, scored using the Common Terminology Criteria Adverse Events version 5.0. Secondary endpoints are late gastrointestinal and genitourinary toxicity, quality of life and biochemical disease free survival defined by the Phoenix consensus definition.

Conditions

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Prostate Adenocarcinoma Prostate Cancer Prostate Neoplasm

Keywords

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Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Hypo-FLAME 2.0

SBRT technique with 35 Gy in 5 fractions to the whole prostate gland and an additional simultaneously integrated focal boost to the tumor nodule(s) visible on MRI up to 50 Gy (overall treatment time (OTT) = 15 days).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Hypo-FLAME 2.0 study

Intervention Type RADIATION

SBRT technique with 35 Gy in 5 fractions to the whole prostate gland and an additional simultaneously integrated focal boost to the tumor nodule(s) visible on MRI up to 50 Gy (overall treatment time (OTT) = 15 days).

Interventions

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Hypo-FLAME 2.0 study

SBRT technique with 35 Gy in 5 fractions to the whole prostate gland and an additional simultaneously integrated focal boost to the tumor nodule(s) visible on MRI up to 50 Gy (overall treatment time (OTT) = 15 days).

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Men ≥ 18 years with histologically confirmed prostate adenocarcinoma
* Intermediate- or high-risk PCa, defined as at least one of the following risk criteria:

* Clinical stage: T2b, T2c, T3a or T3b with less than 5 mm invasion in the seminal vesicles (defined on MRI) N0 M0
* Gleason sum score ≥ 7
* PSA ≥ 10 ng/mL.
* Prostate tumor nodule visible on mpMRI
* Ability to give written informed consent and willingness to return for follow-up

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior pelvic radiotherapy or transurethral prostate resection
* Unsafe to have gold fiducial marker implantation, if gold fiducial markers are used for image guidance (non MR-linac)
* Contraindications to MRI according to the Radiology Department guidelines (metal implants, non-compatible cardiac device, allergy to gadolinium, severe renal dysfunction or severe claustrophobia)
* World Health Organization (WHO) performance score \> 2
* International prostate symptoms score (IPSS score) ≥ 15
* PSA \> 30 ng/mL
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The Netherlands Cancer Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Radboud University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Kom Op Tegen Kanker

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Karin Haustermans, M.D. PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UZ Leuven

Locations

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University Hospitals Leuven

Leuven, , Belgium

Site Status

The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Amsterdam, , Netherlands

Site Status

Radboudumc

Nijmegen, , Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium Netherlands

References

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De Cock L, Draulans C, Pos FJ, Isebaert S, De Roover R, van der Heide UA, Smeenk RJ, Kunze-Busch M, van der Voort van Zyp J, de Boer H, Kerkmeijer LGW, Haustermans K. From once-weekly to semi-weekly whole prostate gland stereotactic radiotherapy with focal boosting: Primary endpoint analysis of the multicenter phase II hypo-FLAME 2.0 trial. Radiother Oncol. 2023 Aug;185:109713. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109713. Epub 2023 May 11.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37178932 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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S63033

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id