SpaceIT Hydrogel SystemCommercially available Boston Scientific Spacer
SpaceIT Hydrogel System: SpaceIT Hydrogel System is intended to temporarily position the anterior rectal wall away from the prostate during radiotherapy for prostate cancer and in creating this space it is the intent of SpaceIT Hydrogel System to reduce the radiation dose delivered to the anterior rectum. The SpaceIT Hydrogel System is composed of a radiopaque, biodegradable material designed to maintain space for approximately 12 weeks and be absorbed in about 6 months, sufficient time to support the intended use.
SpaceIT has an iodinated PEG powder making it radiopaque.
Commercially available Boston Scientific Spacer: Boston Scientific's commercially available SpaceOAR Hydrogel System or SpaceOAR Vue Hydrogel System is intended to temporarily position the anterior rectal wall away from the prostate during radiotherapy for prostate cancer and in creating this space it is the intent of SpaceOAR Hydrogel System or SpaceOAR Vue Hydrogel System to reduce the radiation dose delivered to the anterior rectum. SpaceOAR and SpaceOAR Vue are both perirectal spacers. SpaceOAR Vue specifically has an iodinated PEG powder making it radiopaque. SpaceOAR does not contain iodinated PEG powder and is not radiopaque. The SpaceOAR Hydrogel System or SpaceOAR Vue Hydrogel System maintains space during prostate radiotherapy treatment and is completely absorbed by the patient's body over time.
Study summary
To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the SpaceIT™ Hydrogel System in patients undergoing External Beam Radiotherapy (EBRT) for the treatment of prostate cancer.
Eligibility
Sex
MALE
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
Subjects must meet the following criteria to be eligible for participation in the study:
1. Age ≥18 years old
2. Subjects must have had pathologically confirmed (by routine hematoxylin and eosin \[H\&E\] staining) invasive adenocarcinoma of the prostate and planning to undergo EBRT
3. Subjects must meet ALL of the following:
1. Clinical stage T1-T2c (AJCC Ver. 8) tumor AND
2. Gleason Score 7 or less as determined from a biopsy taken within 12 months of the Baseline visit AND
3. Demonstrated blood prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels ≤20 ng/ml as measured within 6 months of the Baseline visit and prior to commencing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)
4. Subject is able to provide written informed consent, approved by the appropriate Institutional Review Board/Ethics Committee/Research Ethics Board (IRB/EC/REB) of the respective clinical site
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Prostate \> 80 cc
2. Subjects who are planning to undergo brachytherapy or focal boost
3. Subjects who have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evidence of gross posterior extracapsular extension (ECE) of the prostate cancer Note: MRI must be taken within 6 months prior to the Baseline visit
4. Subjects who have metastatic disease, other ongoing cancers which are being treated during the study or subjects for whom pelvic lymph node radiotherapy is planned
5. Subjects with any prior invasive solid tumor malignancy or hematologic malignancy (except non-melanomatous skin cancer) unless the subject has been disease free and treatment free for a minimum of 3 years
6. History of radical prostatectomy, other ablative anti-prostate cancer therapy (e.g., cryotherapy, high intensity focused ultrasound, irreversible electroporation) or previous pelvic irradiation (including prior prostate brachytherapy) at any time prior to screening
7. History of transurethral prostate surgery (e.g., Transurethral Needle Ablation (TUNA), Transurethral Microwave Therapy (TUMT), Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)) if performed within 1 year prior to screening
8. History of prior pelvic surgery requiring low anterior or abdominoperineal resections or rectal surgery
9. History of or current perirectal disease that may interfere with interpretation of study outcomes, including anal or perianal diseases such as fistula
10. Bleeding hemorrhoids requiring medical intervention within the prior three months
11. Diagnosed active bleeding disorder or a clinically significant coagulopathy, defined as PTT \> 70s or aPTT\>35s or INR \> 1.4, or platelet count \< 100,000 per mm3 Note: Subjects on anticoagulants may be included if the anticoagulant medication can be held for index procedure
12. Active inflammatory or infectious process involving the perineum, GI or urinary tract based on positive diagnosis or suspected diagnosis in the presence of fever \>38⁰ C, WBC \> 12,000/uL
13. Inability to undergo pelvic MRI or presence of implants causing severe artifact (e.g. bilateral arthroplasty) that interferes with imaging interpretation for this study at Investigator discretion
14. If a subject was enrolled in another investigational drug or device trial that had not completed the primary endpoint or that clinically interfered with this study
15. Unable to comply with the study requirements or follow-up schedule
16. Any condition the Investigator believed would interfere with the intent of the study or would make participation not in the best interest of the patient
17. Known PEG (polyethylene glycol) sensitivity or allergy
18. Known iodine sensitivity or allergy
19. ADT, if applicable, cannot or was not started 15-60 days prior to the pre-index procedure RT planning imaging and is planned to continue for a total planned duration greater than 6 months
Primary outcome measure(s)
Primary Safety Endpoint - Acute Grade 3 or greater adverse events. — 90 Days from hydrogel placement procedure Acute Grade 3 or greater adverse events, inclusive of all adverse events listed on the existing SpaceOAR product labels, that arise within 90 days of index procedure.
Primary Effectiveness Endpoint - 25% reduction in the volume of the rectum receiving 90% of the prescribed radiation dose — 10 days post procedure Clinically relevant dose reduction defined as a 25% reduction in the volume of the rectum receiving 90% of the prescribed radiation dose in subjects receiving hydrogel.
Trial sites (26)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Orange County Urology Associates
Laguna Hills
California
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles
California
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Miami
Florida
Orlando Health Cancer Institute
Orlando
Florida
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta
Georgia
Associated Urological Specialists
Chicago Ridge
Illinois
UroPartners
Glenview
Illinois
Springfield Clinic, LLC
Springfield
Illinois
University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City
Kansas
Integrated Medical Professionals
New York
New York
Perlmutter Cancer Center - NYU Langone
New York
New York
Memorial Sloan Kettering
New York
New York
University Hospitals of Cleveland-Hospital
Cleveland
Ohio
Mercy Cancer Center Bon Secours Mercy Healt
Elyria
Ohio
MidLantic Urology
Bala-Cynwyd
Pennsylvania
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Gibbs Cancer Center and Research Institute
Greer
South Carolina
Midtown Urology Associates
Austin
Texas
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas
Texas
Rio Grande Urology
El Paso
Texas
Houston Metro Urology
Houston
Texas
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center
Kirkland
Washington
University of Washington Medical Center-Hospital
Seattle
Washington
The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus
Ottawa
Ontario
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre-Hospital
Toronto
Ontario
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto
Ontario
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