weekly CT or MR online adaptive definitive SBRT: Patients will be treated with weekly CT or MR-informed online adaptive SBRT of the prostate and elective pelvic lymph nodes with 5 x 5 Gy. A simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) of involved lymph nodes will be performed. In the case of up to 2 dominant intraprostatic lesion (DIL) a SIB of the DIL can be performed (optional). Importantly, coverage of these DIL volumes must be compromised as needed to respect OAR constraints.
Study summary
This interventional prospective multicenter international study will include 54 patients with regionally metastatic (i.e. cN1 cM0) prostate cancer according to the NCCN criteria.
Patients will be treated with weekly CT or MR-informed online adaptive SBRT of the prostate and elective pelvic lymph nodes with 5 x 5 Gy. A simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) of involved lymph nodes will be performed. In the case of up to 2 dominant intraprostatic lesion (DIL) a SIB of the DIL can be performed (optional). Importantly, coverage of these DIL volumes must be compromised as needed to respect OAR constraints.
This study is classified as risk category A according to ClinO, Art. 61, as stereotactic radiotherapy (SBRT) for regionally metastatic prostate cancer has been extensively evaluated in prospective interventional trials and is considered an established therapeutic modality.
Weekly CT- or MR-guided online adaptive SBRT to the prostate and elective pelvic lymph nodes with 5 × 5 Gy is, however, not yet routinely implemented for this specific patient population.
A diagnostic high field MRI during radiotherapy, e.g. week 3 is optional.
Follow-up is also according to standard of care (except for patient reported outcome measure using QLQ-C30 and QLQ-PR25 and a diagnostic MRI at 9 months after SBRT (optional), and 12 months in the case of an image non-complete response at 9 months (optional).
Eligibility
Sex
MALE
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria include:
* Regionally metastatic prostate cancer (cN1, any T, Gleason 6-10, any PSA) according to NCCN guidelines consisting of ≤ 5 regional lymph node metastases
* Good to moderate performance status (WHO 0-2)
* Written informed consent.
* A PSMA PET and multiparametric MRI is mandatory according to staging guidelines.
* Age ≥ 18 years
Exclusion criteria include:
* \>5 regional lymph nodes
* Patients with cT4 disease (tumor is fixed or invades adjacent structures other than seminal vesicles such as external sphincter, rectum, bladder, levator muscles, and/or pelvic wall)
* Previous radiotherapy to the pelvis or prostate
* Previous radical prostatectomy
* Large body size that would not fit into the MRI-simulator bore
* Presence of distant metastases (i.e. cM1)
* Non-regional lymph nodes (M1a):
* Bone metastases (M1b)
* Other sites (M1c)
* Contraindications to CT or MR-adaptive SBRT (e.g., pacemakers, severe claustrophobia).
* Severe comorbidities that may interfere with treatment or follow-up (e.g. inflammatory bowel disease).
* Significant concomitant diseases (e.g. hepatic dysfunction, cardiovascular disease, etc.).
* Inability to follow procedures or insufficient knowledge of project language, inability to give consent.
* Participation in a clinical trial which might influence the results of this project.
* Enrolment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees and other dependent persons.
* Severe genitourinary or gastrointestinal symptoms (e.g. recent urinary retention or diarrhea ≥ grade 3 or obstipation to CTCAE v.6.0).
* Severe urinary symptoms (e.g. IPSS \>12 and/or prostate volume \> 80 mL)
Primary outcome measure(s)
Feasibility- a successful delivery of CT or MR-informed SBRT per fraction — from Day 1 of treatment up to 7 weeks until end of treatment Feasibility will be assessed by recording whether each fraction of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), guided by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, is successfully delivered according to the planned treatment parameters. Successful delivery is defined as completion of the planned fraction without protocol deviations or technical interruptions. Data will be summarized as the proportion of fractions successfully delivered per patient and overall. Every treatment fraction having passed the point of entry into the adaptive workflow will be analyzed for this endpoint.
Safety - Adverse events — ≥ 3 months to within 1 year after completion of SBRT The presence of genitourinary or gastrointestinal toxicity of grade ≥ 3 within 1 year after completion of radiotherapy (according to CTCAE v5.0). Treatment-related discontinuation. and Subgroup analyses will be performed for patients with and without regional lymph node metastases (i.e., cN0 versus cN1).
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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