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Radiation Therapy and Hormone Therapy in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00769548
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : October 9, 2008
Last Update Posted : January 4, 2017
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group

Brief Summary:

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Hormone therapy combined with radiation therapy may be a more effective treatment for prostate cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of four different combinations of radiation and hormone therapy in treating patients with prostate cancer.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Prostate Cancer Drug: flutamide Drug: goserelin acetate Radiation: low-LET photon therapy Phase 3

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Examine whether total androgen suppression (TAS) with flutamide/goserelin and whole-pelvic irradiation followed by a cone-down boost to the prostate improves progression-free survival at 5 years by at least 10% compared to TAS and prostate-only irradiation in patients with adenocarcinoma of the prostate at significant risk of nodal involvement. II. Examine whether induction and concurrent (neoadjuvant) TAS and radiotherapy improves the progression-free survival at 5 years by at least 10% compared to adjuvant TAS and radiotherapy. III. Compare treatments with regard to local control, time to distant failure, and overall survival.

OUTLINE: Randomized study. Arm I: Neoadjuvant Antiandrogen Therapy with Radiotherapy. Flutamide, FLUT, NSC-147834; Goserelin, Zoladex, ZDX, NSC-606864; with irradiation of the whole pelvis followed by a boost to the prostate using photons of at least 6 MV. Arm II: Neoadjuvant Antiandrogen Therapy with Radiotherapy; FLUT; ZDX; with irradiation of the prostate using equipment as in Arm I. Arm III: Radiotherapy followed by Adjuvant Antiandrogen Therapy. Irradiation as in Arm I; followed by FLUT; ZDX. Arm IV: Radiotherapy followed by Adjuvant Antiandrogen Therapy. Irradiation as in Arm II; followed by FLUT; ZDX.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: 1,200 patients will be accrued over 2.5 years.

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 1322 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A PHASE III TRIAL COMPARING WHOLE PELVIC IRRADIATION FOLLOWED BY A CONEDOWN BOOST TO BOOST IRRADIATION ONLY AND COMPARING NEOADJUVANT TO ADJUVANT TOTAL ANDROGEN SUPPRESSION (TAS)
Study Start Date : April 1995
Actual Primary Completion Date : April 2001
Actual Study Completion Date : December 2016

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MedlinePlus related topics: Prostate Cancer

Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Arm 1
Neoadjuvant total androgen suppression (TAS) given 2 months before and during radiation therapy (RT) to the whole pelvis followed by a prostate boost.
Drug: flutamide
Drug used for TAS.

Drug: goserelin acetate
Drug used for TAS.

Radiation: low-LET photon therapy
radiation therapy
Other Name: radiation therapy

Experimental: Arm 2
Neoadjuvant TAS given 2 months before and during RT to the prostate only.
Drug: flutamide
Drug used for TAS.

Drug: goserelin acetate
Drug used for TAS.

Radiation: low-LET photon therapy
radiation therapy
Other Name: radiation therapy

Experimental: Arm 3
RT to the whole pelvis followed by a boost to the prostate followed by 4 months of TAS.
Drug: flutamide
Drug used for TAS.

Drug: goserelin acetate
Drug used for TAS.

Radiation: low-LET photon therapy
radiation therapy
Other Name: radiation therapy

Experimental: Arm 4
RT to the prostate only followed by 4 months of TAS.
Drug: flutamide
Drug used for TAS.

Drug: goserelin acetate
Drug used for TAS.

Radiation: low-LET photon therapy
radiation therapy
Other Name: radiation therapy




Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Progression-free survival (Arms 1, 3 vs. Arms 2, 4) [ Time Frame: From randomization to the first occurrence of biochemical failure, clinical failure (local or distant), death from any cause, or last follow-up. Analysis occurs after all patients have been potentially followed for 5 years. ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Progression-free survival (Arms 1, 2 vs. Arms 3, 4) [ Time Frame: From randomization to the first occurrence of biochemical failure, clinical failure (local or distant), death from any cause, or last follow-up. Analysis occurs after all patients have been potentially followed for 5 years. ]
  2. Local progression [ Time Frame: From randomization to the date of local progression or last follow-up. Analysis occurs after all patients have been potentially followed for 5 years. ]
  3. Distant metastasis [ Time Frame: From randomization to the date of metastatic disease or last follow-up. Analysis occurs after all patients have been potentially followed for 5 years. ]
  4. Overall survival [ Time Frame: From the date of randomization to the date of death or last follow-up. Analysis occurs after all patients have been potentially followed for 5 years. ]


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Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 120 Years   (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate Any stage with an estimated risk of node involvement at least 15% (and therefore at significant risk for local and/or systemic failure) based on pretreatment PSA and Gleason score (GS), e.g.: GS of 7 and PSA greater than 7.5 ng/mL GS of 6 and PSA greater than 22.5 ng/mL GS of 5 and PSA greater than 37.5 ng/mL PSA greater than 4 and less than 100 ng/mL Highest pretreatment value determined by a monoclonal assay that has a normal range of 0-4 ng/mL PSA measured by polyclonal assay (e.g., Yang) that has a normal range of 0-2.5 ng/mL may need to be divided by a conversion factor of approximately 1.5 GS determination required prior to entry No distant metastases No biopsy proven lymph node involvement Ineligible for protocol RTOG-9408 (clinical stages T2c-T4 with GS of 6 or higher are eligible for this study)

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Any age Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100% Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Liver function tests no greater than 1.2 times normal Renal: Not specified Other: No major medical or psychiatric illness that would prevent completion of treatment or interfere with follow-up No second malignancy within 5 years except superficial nonmelanomatous skin cancer

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: At least 90 days since testosterone At least 60 days since finasteride Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy Surgery: No more than 60 days since surgical staging No radical surgery or cryosurgery


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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00769548


Sponsors and Collaborators
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
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Study Chair: Mack Roach, MD University of California, San Francisco
Publications of Results:
Taussky D, Bae K, Bahary J, et al.: Does testosterone influence radiation-induced toxicity In radiotherapy of the prostate? A secondary analysis of RTOG protocol 9413. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66 (3 Suppl 1): A-2215, S329-30.
Roach M, DeSilvio M, Thomas C Jr, et al.: Field size and progression free survival (PFS) after neoadjuvant hormonal therapy (HT) and radiotherapy (RT) for prostate cancer: secondary analysis of RTOG 9413. [Abstract] American Society of Clinical Oncology 2005 Prostate Cancer Symposium, 17-19 February 2005, Orlando, Florida. A-87, 2005.
Roach M, DeSilvio M, Thomas CR, et al.: Progression free survival (PFS) after whole-pelvic (WP) vs. mini-pelvic (MP) or prostate only (PO) radiotherapy (RT): a subset analysis of RTOG 9413, a phase III prospective randomized using neoadjuvant and concurrent (N&CHT). [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 60 (Suppl 1): A-1014, S264, 2004.
Roach M III, DeSilvio M, Lawton C, et al.: Neoadjuvant hormonal therapy (NHT) with whole-pelvic (WP) radiotherapy (RT) improves progression-free survival (PFS): RTOG (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group) 9413, a phase III randomized trial. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 21: A-711, 2002.

Other Publications:
Paner GP, Bae K, Grignon DJ, et al.: Trends in Gleason grading of prostate cancer (PCa): analysis of reporting by institutional and central review pathologists in four Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) protocols spanning 17 years and 2094 needle biopsies (bxs). [Abstract] United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology 96th Annual Meeting, March 24-30, 2007, San Diego, CA. A-766, 2007.
Pan CC, Bae K, Hanks GE, et al.: Comparison of two types of biochemical failures within the ASTRO and Phoenix Consensus definitions in patients treated on RTOG 92-02 and 94-13. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66 (3 Suppl 1): A-2196, S318, 2006.
Roach M, Moughan J, Movsas B, et al.: Socio-demographic predictors of biochemical failure and survival among high risk patients treated on Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) prostate cancer trials: a meta-analysis. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66 (3 Suppl 1): A-1127, S204, 2006.

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
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Responsible Party: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00769548    
Other Study ID Numbers: RTOG-9413
CDR0000063822
First Posted: October 9, 2008    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: January 4, 2017
Last Verified: December 2016
Keywords provided by Radiation Therapy Oncology Group:
adenocarcinoma of the prostate
stage I prostate cancer
stage IIB prostate cancer
stage IIA prostate cancer
stage III prostate cancer
stage IV prostate cancer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Prostatic Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Male
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms
Genital Diseases, Male
Genital Diseases
Urogenital Diseases
Prostatic Diseases
Male Urogenital Diseases
Goserelin
Flutamide
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Antineoplastic Agents
Androgen Antagonists
Hormone Antagonists
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs