A Phase 3 interventional study of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy and Quality-of-Life Assessment in Stage II Prostate Adenocarcinoma AJCC v7, sponsored by NRG Oncology. Active, not recruiting at 293 sites in 6 countries. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-29.
Sponsored by NRG Oncology · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment
This randomized phase III trial studies how well stereotactic body radiation therapy works compared to intensity-modulated radiation therapy in treating patients with stage IIA-B prostate cancer. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Stereotactic body radiation therapy uses special equipment to position a patient and deliver radiation to tumors with high precision. This method can kill tumor cells with fewer doses over a shorter period and cause less damage to normal tissue. Stereotactic body radiation therapy may work better in treating patients with prostate cancer.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine whether stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) can be shown to be superior to hypofractionated intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in terms of genitourinary (GU) and gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity by having fewer patients that experience a minimal important decline (MID) in urinary irritation/obstructive and bowel Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) as measured by Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC)-26 at 24 months post completion of therapy.
II. To determine if SBRT (5 fractions of 7.25 Gy) is superior to hypofractionated IMRT (28 fractions of 2.5 Gy or 20 fractions of 3 Gy) as measured by disease free survival (DFS).
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine whether SBRT can be shown to be superior to hypofractionated IMRT at 12 and 24 months post completion of therapy in terms of HRQOL by having fewer patients that experience a minimal important decline (MID) bowel (12 months only) sexual, hormonal, urinary irritation/obstructive (12 months only) and in urinary incontinence HRQOL as measured by EPIC-26.
II. To determine if SBRT (5 fractions of 7.25 Gy) is superior to hypofractionated IMRT (28 fractions of 2.5 Gy or 20 fractions of 3 Gy) as measured by biochemical failure, overall survival, local failure, prostate cancer specific survival, and distant metastases.
III. To determine the correspondence between the diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and biopsy.
IV. To determine if prostate imaging-reporting and data system (PIRADS)version (v)2.1 = 4/5 disease is prognostic for biochemical failure.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine whether a potentially more expensive therapy, SBRT, would be cost-effective than standard hypofractionated IMRT as measured by the European Quality of Life Five Dimension Five Level Scale Questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L).
II. To determine if disease characteristics captured on baseline and follow-up MRI can be used to predict which patients will respond to SBRT versus hypofractionated IMRT.
III. To validate autosegmentation tools for the prostate and tumors. IV. Collect specimens for future translational research analyses.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized into 1 of 2 arms.
ARM I: Patients undergo IMRT once daily for 5 fractions per week for 20 or 28 fractions over less than 32 business days.
ARM II: Patients undergo SBRT at least every other day for 2-3 fractions per week over less than 17 business days.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.
NRG Oncology is the lead sponsor of 72 studies on the registry; 25 are open to participants now.
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Previously untreated (no local therapy such as surgery, radiation cryotherapy, high-intensity focused ultrasound [HIFU], etc.) localized adenocarcinoma of the prostate with the following clinical findings:
The patient must meet one of the following 3 criteria: 1) Gleason score must be Gleason 7(3+4) with a PSA \< 20 ng/mL, or 2) Gleason 6 (3+3) with a PSA > 10 ng/mL and \< 20 ng/mL which is considered intermediate risk and eligible for the study (AJCC, version 7), or 3) Group Grade 1 with a PSA > 10 ng/mL and \< 20 ng/mL or 2 with a PSA \< 20 ng/mL
If patient is receiving a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor at the time of enrollment, the baseline PSA value may be double the initial value and the medication should be discontinued but a is not required; to be eligible, a PSA drawn while still on the medicine must be:
Exclusion Criteria:
Prior or current invasive with current evidence of active disease within the past 2 years
Severe, active co-morbidity defined as follows:
to MRI
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A biopsy takes a small piece of tissue to examine. “Archival tissue” is a sample already taken, for example at diagnosis, and kept by the hospital.
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A scale of how much an illness limits everyday activity. For people being assessed to join a study, scores run from 0 (fully active) to 4; lower is more active.
Studies most often ask for 0–1 or 0–2. Your doctor gives the score; the WHO scale uses the same steps. The full scale also has 5, which records death.
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
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Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.
Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.
Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.
The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.
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The number of CD4 cells, a type of white blood cell, in a given amount of blood. It is used to follow how well the immune system is doing in HIV.
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Washout period
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Biopsy and archival tissue
A biopsy takes a small piece of tissue to examine. “Archival tissue” is a sample already taken, for example at diagnosis, and kept by the hospital.
Whether a stored sample will do depends on when it was taken, how much there is and what the study needs. Ask whether the study accepts your stored sample or needs a new biopsy.
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ECOG performance status
A scale of how much an illness limits everyday activity. For people being assessed to join a study, scores run from 0 (fully active) to 4; lower is more active.
Studies most often ask for 0–1 or 0–2. Your doctor gives the score; the WHO scale uses the same steps. The full scale also has 5, which records death.
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Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
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Metastases
Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.
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Cancer (malignancy)
Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.
Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.
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HIV
The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.
Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.
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CD4 count
The number of CD4 cells, a type of white blood cell, in a given amount of blood. It is used to follow how well the immune system is doing in HIV.
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Immunosuppression
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Contraindication
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Patients undergo IMRT once daily for 5 fractions per week for 20 or 28 fractions over less than 32 business days.
Radiation: Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy · Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment · Other: Questionnaire Administration
Patients undergo SBRT at least every other day for 2-3 fractions per week over less than 17 business days.
Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment · Other: Questionnaire Administration · Radiation: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Undergo IMRT
Also known as: IMRT, Intensity modulated radiation therapy (procedure), Intensity Modulated RT, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy, Radiation, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy
Ancillary studies
Also known as: Quality of Life Assessment
Ancillary studies
Undergo SBRT
Also known as: SABR, SBRT, Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiation Therapy
Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥4 Points in the EPIC-26 Bowel Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at Two Years
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
Time frame: Baseline and two years
Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥5 Points in the EPIC-26 Urinary Irritation Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at Two Years
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
Time frame: Baseline and two years
Percentage of Participants Alive Without Disease (Disease-free Survival [DSF])
Disease is defined as biochemical failure (Phoenix definition), local failure, regional failure, distant metastasis, or death from any cause. Disease-free survival rates are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, censoring participants alive at time of analysis.
Time frame: Randomization to biochemical failure, local failure, regional failure, distant metastasis, death, or last follow-up, whichever occurs first. Median follow-up at time of analysis was 3.2 years. Two-year estimates are reported.
Percentage of Participants With Biochemical Failure
Biochemical failure is defined as a rise in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) of ≥2.0 ng/mL above the post-treatment PSA nadir following radiation therapy for prostate cancer (Phoenix definition). Biochemical failure rates were estimated using the cumulative incidence method, treating death as a competing risk, and otherwise censoring participants alive at time of analysis,
Time frame: Randomization to biochemical failure, death, or last follow-up, whichever occurs first. Median follow-up at time of analysis was 3.2 years. Two-year estimates are reported.
Percentage of Participants With Local Failure
Local failure rates were estimated using the cumulative incidence method, treating death as a competing risk, and otherwise censoring participants alive at time of analysis,
Time frame: Randomization to local failure, death, or last known follow-up, whichever occurs first. Median follow-up at time of analysis was 3.2 years. Two-year estimates are reported.
Percentage of Participants With Regional Failure
Regional failure rates were to be estimated using the cumulative incidence method, treating death as a competing risk, and otherwise censoring participants alive at time of analysis, but for endpoints with ≤ 10 events overall, such as this one, only the count and raw percentage of participants with the event are provided.
Time frame: From randomization to regional failure, death, or last known follow-up, whichever occurs first. Median follow-up at time of analysis was 3.2 years.
Percentage of Participants With Distant Metastasis
Distant metastasis rates were to be estimated using the cumulative incidence method, treating death as a competing risk, and otherwise censoring participants alive at time of analysis, but for endpoints with ≤ 10 events overall, such as this one, only the count and raw percentage of participants with the event are provided.
Time frame: Randomization to distant metastasis, death, or last known follow-up date, whichever occurs first. Median follow-up time at time of analysis was 3.2 years.
Percentage of Participants Who Died Due to Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer death rates were to be estimated using the cumulative incidence method, treating death due to other causes as a competing risk, and otherwise censoring participants alive at time of analysis, but for endpoints with ≤ 10 events overall, such as this one, only the count and raw percentage of participants with the event are provided.
Time frame: Randomization to death or last follow-up, whichever occurs first. Median follow-up at time of analysis was 3.2 years.
Percentage of Particpants Alive (Overall Survival)
Survival rates are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, censoring participants alive at time of analysis.
Time frame: Randomization to death or last follow-up, whichever occurs first. Median follow-up at time of analysis was 3.2 years. Two-year estimates are reported.
Number of Participants With a Grade 3 or Higher Adverse Event
Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (version 5.0) grades adverse event severity as follows: 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe, 4 = life-threatening, 5 = death related to adverse event. Adverse events reported as possibly, probably, or definitely related to treatment are considered to be treatment-related adverse events. Summary data is provided in this outcome measure; see Adverse Events Module for specific adverse event data.
Time frame: Randomization to death or last follow-up. Median follow-up at time of analysis was 3.2 years.
Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥4 Points in the EPIC-26 Bowel Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at One Year
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
Time frame: Baseline and one year
Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥4 Points in the EPIC-26 Urinary Irritation Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at One Year
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
Time frame: Baseline and one year
Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥6 Points in the EPIC-26 Urinary Incontinence Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at One Year
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
Time frame: Baseline and one year
Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥6 Points in the EPIC-26 Urinary Incontinence Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at Two Years
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
Time frame: Baseline and two years
Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥4 Points in the EPIC-26 Hormonal Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at One Year
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
Time frame: Baseline and one year
Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥4 Points in the EPIC-26 Hormonal Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at Two Years
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
Time frame: Baseline and two years
Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥10 Points in the EPIC-26 Sexual Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at One Year
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
Time frame: Baseline and one year
Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥10 Points in the EPIC-26 Sexual Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at Two Years
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
Time frame: Baseline and two years
Presence of Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System Version (PIRADSv) 2 = 4/5 Disease
Will be assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Time frame: Baseline
Predictive Value of PIRADSv2 = 4/5 Disease for Biochemical Failure
Predictive value of PIRADSv2 = 4/5 disease for biochemical failure
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥4 Points in the EPIC-26 Bowel Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at Two Years by Ethnicity
NIH-required analysis. The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
Time frame: Baseline and two years
Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥4 Points in the EPIC-26 Bowel Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at Two Years by Race
NIH-required analysis. The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
Time frame: Baseline and two years
Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥5 Points in the EPIC-26 Urinary Irritation Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at Two Years by Ethnicity
NIH-required analysis. The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
Time frame: Baseline and two years
Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥5 Points in the EPIC-26 Urinary Irritation Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at Two Years by Race
NIH-required analysis. The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
Time frame: Baseline and two years
Percentage of Participants Alive Without Disease (Disease Free Survival) by Ethnicity.
NIH-required analysis. Disease is defined as biochemical failure (Phoenix definition), local failure, regional failure, distant metastasis, or death from any cause. Disease-free survival rates are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, censoring participants alive at time of analysis.
Time frame: Randomization to biochemical failure, local failure, regional failure, distant metastasis, death from any cause, or last follow-up, whichever occurs first. Median follow-up at time of analysis was 3.2 years. Two-year estimates are reported.
Percentage of Participants Alive Without Disease (Disease Free Survival) by Race
NIH-required analysis. Disease is defined as biochemical failure (Phoenix definition), local failure, regional failure, distant metastasis, or death from any cause. Disease-free survival rates are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, censoring participants alive at time of analysis.
Time frame: Randomization to biochemical failure, local failure, regional failure, distant metastasis, death from any cause, or last follow-up, whichever occurs first. Median follow-up at time of analysis was 3.2 years. Two-year estimates are reported.
Central Manual User Segmentation of Tumors
Central manual user segmentation of tumors
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Performance of Supervised Automated Tumor Detection Toolset
Performance of supervised automated tumor detection toolset
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Performance of Supervised Automated Tumor Segmentation Toolset
Performance of supervised automated tumor segmentation toolset
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Image Registration Performance
Image registration performance
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Predictive Utility of Radiomic Analysis
Predictive utility of radiomic analysis
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Predictive Value for Local Control and Biochemical Failure
Will be assessed by MRI.
Time frame: At 2 years
| Milestone | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Started | 345 | 353 |
| Eligible | 345 | 351 |
| Completed | 345 | 353 |
| Not completed | 0 | 0 |
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
| Participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥4 Points in the EPIC-26 Bowel Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at Two Years | 113 | 101 |
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
| Participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥5 Points in the EPIC-26 Urinary Irritation Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at Two Years | 85 | 102 |
Biochemical failure is defined as a rise in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) of ≥2.0 ng/mL above the post-treatment PSA nadir following radiation therapy for prostate cancer (Phoenix definition). Biochemical failure rates were estimated using the cumulative incidence method, treating death as a competing risk, and otherwise censoring participants alive at time of analysis,
| Percentage of participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants With Biochemical Failure | 1.9 (0.8 to 3.8) | 6.3 (4.1 to 9.2) |
Local failure rates were estimated using the cumulative incidence method, treating death as a competing risk, and otherwise censoring participants alive at time of analysis,
| Percentage of participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants With Local Failure | 0.6 (0.1 to 2.1) | 0.6 (0.1 to 1.9) |
Regional failure rates were to be estimated using the cumulative incidence method, treating death as a competing risk, and otherwise censoring participants alive at time of analysis, but for endpoints with ≤ 10 events overall, such as this one, only the count and raw percentage of participants with the event are provided.
| Participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants With Regional Failure | 2 | 4 |
Distant metastasis rates were to be estimated using the cumulative incidence method, treating death as a competing risk, and otherwise censoring participants alive at time of analysis, but for endpoints with ≤ 10 events overall, such as this one, only the count and raw percentage of participants with the event are provided.
| Participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants With Distant Metastasis | 4 | 4 |
Prostate cancer death rates were to be estimated using the cumulative incidence method, treating death due to other causes as a competing risk, and otherwise censoring participants alive at time of analysis, but for endpoints with ≤ 10 events overall, such as this one, only the count and raw percentage of participants with the event are provided.
| Participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants Who Died Due to Prostate Cancer | 0 | 0 |
Survival rates are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, censoring participants alive at time of analysis.
| Percentage of participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Particpants Alive (Overall Survival) | 97.8 (95.5 to 99.0) | 98.6 (96.6 to 99.4) |
Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (version 5.0) grades adverse event severity as follows: 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe, 4 = life-threatening, 5 = death related to adverse event. Adverse events reported as possibly, probably, or definitely related to treatment are considered to be treatment-related adverse events. Summary data is provided in this outcome measure; see Adverse Events Module for specific adverse event data.
| Participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Participants With a Grade 3 or Higher Adverse Event | 57 | 50 |
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
| Participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥4 Points in the EPIC-26 Bowel Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at One Year | 117 | 98 |
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
| Participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥4 Points in the EPIC-26 Urinary Irritation Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at One Year | 94 | 105 |
NIH-required analysis. The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
| Participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino — Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 0 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino — Hispanic or Latino | 107 | 97 |
| Unknown or Not Reported — Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 4 |
NIH-required analysis. The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
| Participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 1 | 1 |
| Black or African American | 9 | 11 |
| White | 98 | 85 |
| More than one race | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 5 | 4 |
NIH-required analysis. The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
| Participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 98 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 1 | 3 |
NIH-required analysis. The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
| Participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 1 | 5 |
| Black or African American | 13 | 16 |
| White | 66 | 76 |
| More than one race | 1 | 0 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 4 | 5 |
NIH-required analysis. Disease is defined as biochemical failure (Phoenix definition), local failure, regional failure, distant metastasis, or death from any cause. Disease-free survival rates are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, censoring participants alive at time of analysis.
| Percentage of participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 (100 to 100) | 83.3 (27.3 to 97.5) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 95.7 (92.6 to 97.5) | 91.2 (87.6 to 93.8) |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 100 (100 to 100) | 100 (100 to 100) |
NIH-required analysis. Disease is defined as biochemical failure (Phoenix definition), local failure, regional failure, distant metastasis, or death from any cause. Disease-free survival rates are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, censoring participants alive at time of analysis.
| Percentage of participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 80.0 (40.9 to 94.6) | 90.0 (47.3 to 98.5) |
| Black or African American | 93.1 (80.0 to 97.7) | 95.3 (82.7 to 98.8) |
| White | 96.9 (93.9 to 98.4) | 91.4 (87.4 to 94.1) |
| More than one race | 100 (100 to 100) | — |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 100 (100 to 100) | 82.4 (54.7 to 93.9) |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | — | 100 (100 to 100) |
Disease is defined as biochemical failure (Phoenix definition), local failure, regional failure, distant metastasis, or death from any cause. Disease-free survival rates are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, censoring participants alive at time of analysis.
| Percentage of participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants Alive Without Disease (Disease-free Survival [DSF]) | 95.9 (93.8 to 98.1) | 91.4 (88.4 to 94.3) |
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
| Participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥6 Points in the EPIC-26 Urinary Incontinence Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at One Year | 87 | 80 |
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
| Participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥6 Points in the EPIC-26 Urinary Incontinence Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at Two Years | 90 | 75 |
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
| Participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥4 Points in the EPIC-26 Hormonal Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at One Year | 82 | 73 |
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
| Participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥4 Points in the EPIC-26 Hormonal Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at Two Years | 82 | 84 |
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
| Participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥10 Points in the EPIC-26 Sexual Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at One Year | 107 | 94 |
The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) measures health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer across urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Change is defined as the time point score minus the baseline score, where positive values indicate improvement and negative values indicate decline.
| Participants | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Participants With a Decline of ≥10 Points in the EPIC-26 Sexual Domain (Minimal Clinically Important Difference) at Two Years | 102 | 116 |
Will be assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Results for this outcome have not been posted.
Predictive value of PIRADSv2 = 4/5 disease for biochemical failure
Results for this outcome have not been posted.
Central manual user segmentation of tumors
Results for this outcome have not been posted.
Performance of supervised automated tumor detection toolset
Results for this outcome have not been posted.
Performance of supervised automated tumor segmentation toolset
Results for this outcome have not been posted.
Image registration performance
Results for this outcome have not been posted.
Predictive utility of radiomic analysis
Results for this outcome have not been posted.
Will be assessed by MRI.
Results for this outcome have not been posted.
Collected over Randomization to death or last follow-up. Median follow-up at time of analysis was 3.2 years.. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arm I (IMRT) | 13/345 (3.8%) | 12/323 (3.7%) | 300/323 (92.9%) |
| Arm II (SBRT) | 16/353 (4.5%) | 3/352 (0.9%) | 315/352 (89.5%) |
| Event | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders | 2/323 | 0/352 |
| Chest pain - cardiacCardiac disorders | 2/323 | 0/352 |
| Rectal hemorrhageGastrointestinal disorders | 2/323 | 0/352 |
| HematuriaRenal and urinary disorders | 2/323 | 0/352 |
| Colonic fistulaGastrointestinal disorders | 1/323 | 0/352 |
| Colonic obstructionGastrointestinal disorders | 1/323 | 0/352 |
| Colonic perforationGastrointestinal disorders | 1/323 | 0/352 |
| Fecal incontinenceGastrointestinal disorders | 1/323 | 0/352 |
| GastritisGastrointestinal disorders | 1/323 | 0/352 |
| ProctitisGastrointestinal disorders | 1/323 | 0/352 |
| Event | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) |
|---|---|---|
| Urinary frequencyRenal and urinary disorders | 219/323 | 200/352 |
| FatigueGeneral disorders and administration site conditions | 164/323 | 138/352 |
| Urinary urgencyRenal and urinary disorders | 151/323 | 141/352 |
| Renal and urinary disorders - OtherRenal and urinary disorders | 118/323 | 106/352 |
| DysuriaRenal and urinary disorders | 115/323 | 101/352 |
| Erectile dysfunctionReproductive system and breast disorders | 104/323 | 119/352 |
| DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders | 92/323 | 68/352 |
| Urinary retentionRenal and urinary disorders | 67/323 | 65/352 |
| Urinary incontinenceRenal and urinary disorders | 66/323 | 61/352 |
| Rectal hemorrhageGastrointestinal disorders | 56/323 | 37/352 |
Randomized participants
| Age, Continuous(years) | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median | 68 (42 to 83) | 69 (45 to 84) | 68 (42 to 84) |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Male | 345 | 353 | 698 |
| Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Asian | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black or African American | 47 | 43 | 90 |
| White | 276 | 282 | 558 |
| More than one race | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 322 | 335 | 657 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| Risk group(Participants) | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gleason score 7 (3+4) with PSA < 10 ng/ml | 257 | 256 | 513 |
| Gleason score 7 (3+4) with 10 ng/mL ≤ PSA < 20 ng/mL | 72 | 74 | 146 |
| Gleason score 6 (3+3) with 10 ng/mL ≤ PSA < 20 ng/mL | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| Baseline PSA(ng/mL) | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median | 7.1 (1.6 to 19.7) | 7.0 (0.4 to 19.4) | 7.05 (0.4 to 19.7) |
| T-Stage(Participants) | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 285 | 285 | 570 |
| T2 | 60 | 68 | 128 |
| N-Stage(Participants) | Arm I (IMRT) | Arm II (SBRT) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| N0 | 345 | 353 | 698 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 further baseline measures are reported on the registry.
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Ran from Feb 2018 to primary completion in Jan 2025, 83 months.
Results were first posted in Oct 2026, 1 year 9 months after primary completion.
Primary completion moved once since we started tracking on Sep 25, 2026: Dec 2027 → Jan 2025, on Oct 29, 2026.
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