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NCT01936883
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Improving Quality of Life After Prostate Brachytherapy: a Comparison of HDR and LDR Brachytherapy

Sponsor: British Columbia Cancer Agency

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Summary

Optimal non surgical treatment of prostate cancer requires dose escalation which is frequently provided by adding a brachytherapy "boost" to a short course of external beam radiotherapy. The hypothesis in this randomized study is that a High Dose Rate (HDR) brachytherapy boost leads to equivalent or better Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) recurrence-free survival when compared to a Low Dose Rate (LDR) brachytherapy boost and that it is associated with a more favorable toxicity profile and improved quality of life.

Official title: IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER OPTIMAL RADIOTHERAPY FOR INTERMEDIATE AND HIGH RISK PROSTATE CANCER: A Randomized Comparison of HDR Versus LDR BRACHYTHERAPY BOOST

Key Details

Gender

MALE

Age Range

45 Years - 80 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

195

Start Date

2014-01

Completion Date

2029-12

Last Updated

2026-01-29

Healthy Volunteers

No

Conditions

Interventions

RADIATION

HDR

High dose rate brachytherapy

RADIATION

LDR

Low dose rate brachytherapy boost

Locations (1)

British Columbia Cancer Agency Center for the Southern Interior

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada