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Improving Quality of Life After Prostate Brachytherapy: a Comparison of HDR and LDR Brachytherapy
Sponsor: British Columbia Cancer Agency
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
HDR
High dose rate brachytherapy
LDR
Low dose rate brachytherapy boost
Locations (1)
British Columbia Cancer Agency Center for the Southern Interior
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada