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SBRT Boost for Unfavorable Prostate Cancer'
Sponsor: MemorialCare Health System
Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out whether giving a short course of focused radiation called an SBRT "boost" is a safe and effective way to treat prostate cancer. This boost delivers a high dose of radiation to the prostate in a non-invasive way, similar to what is done with high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy but without using needles. The study looks at how well this treatment controls the cancer, what side effects it may cause, and how it affects patients' quality of life over time.
Official title: Prospective Evaluation of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Boost for Unfavorable Localized Prostate Cancer
Key Details
Gender
MALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
150
Start Date
2012-06
Completion Date
2029-06
Last Updated
2026-03-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) Boost
The intervention in this study is the SBRT boost, which is a short course of five high-dose stereotactic body radiotherapy treatments (5.5 Gy × 5 fractions, total 27.5 Gy) delivered with image-guided precision to the prostate. This SBRT boost is given in addition to standard external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT), which delivers 50.4 Gy to the pelvis, prostate, and proximal seminal vesicles.
Locations (3)
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center
Fountain Valley, California, United States
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
Laguna Hills, California, United States
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Long Beach, California, United States