An interventional study of EPIC questionnaire and kV x-ray images in Low Risk Prostate Cancer and Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer, sponsored by EBG MedAustron GmbH. Terminated at 1 site in Austria. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-05-11.
Sponsored by EBG MedAustron GmbH · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
This prospective study assess the effectiveness and safety of hypofractionated proton radiotherapy in the treatment of intermediate and low risk prostate cancer.
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of spot-scanning based hypofractionated proton radiotherapy for the treatment of intermediate and low risk prostate cancer. The treatment effectiveness is defined as freedom from biochemical failure. Treatment safety will be documented with acute and late morbidity assessments. Dose volume relationships for late side effects in organs at risk surrounding the prostate will be calculated from the dose volume histogram parameters assessed during treatment planning. Patient assessed Quality of life data including sexual function will be collected to increase our understanding how the reduction of normal tissue irradiation with proton therapy with subsequent decrease in functional impairments will overall affect the patient's life.
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Patients with low and intermediate risk are included. The following interventions are performed: * 'Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite' (EPIC) questionnaire * kV x-ray images * Conebeam CT
Other: EPIC questionnaire · Radiation: kV x-ray images · Radiation: Conebeam CT
The EPIC questionnaire is used to evaluated the Quality of life of the patients including the sexual function.
After the applied daily fraction, x-ray imaging will be repeated daily to assess for intra-fraction motion of the prostate.
For the assessment of interfraction target and organs at risk movement. Conebeam CT as soon as it becomes available will be performed 5 x/week or at each day of proton therapy before treatment application.
freedom from biochemical failure
Freedom from biochemical failure outcomes (FFBF) following spot-scanning based, moderately hypofractionated proton therapy will be compared with results of published studies using either similar or standard dose fractionation treatment regimen and using either photon or proton therapy. Determination of e.g., PSA, IPSS, Adverse Events
Time frame: 5 years
Determination of the intra-fraction target movement using planar kilovoltage (kV) x-ray Imaging 5x/week or at each day of ion therapy.
Time frame: daily through treatment completion (up to 4 weeks: from 1st day to last day of treatment)
Determination of the inter-fraction target and organ at risk movement using Conebeam CT 5x/week or at each day of ion therapy.
Time frame: daily through treatment completion (up to 4 weeks: from 1st day to last day of treatment)
Determination of the incidence of gastrointestinal and genitourinary toxicities acute during treatment
Time frame: weekly through treatment completion, Months 3(±1)
Determination of the incidence of gastrointestinal and genitourinary toxicities late at 2 years
Time frame: Months 24(±2)
Determination of the incidence of gastrointestinal and genitourinary toxicities late at 5 years
Time frame: Months 60(±4)
Assessment of the quality of life and sexual function following proton therapy.
Change of quality of life and sexual function from Baseline following proton therapy. The Prostate cancer-specific Health-Related Quality of Life questionnaire Expanded Prostate Index Composite (EPIC-26) will be used. EPIC is a comprehensive instrument designed to evaluate patient function and bother after prostate cancer treatment. EPIC-26 was developed as a short-form version of the full EPIC. This version contains 26 item and the same 5 domains as the full version of EPIC: Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Irritative/Obstructive, Bowel, Sexual, and Hormonal. Response options for each EPIC item form a Likert scale, and multi-item scale scores are transformed linearly to a 0-100 scale, with higher scores representing better quality of life.
Time frame: Baseline, Months 3(±1), 6(±2), 12(±2), 18(±2), 24(±2), 36(±4), 48(±4), 60(±4)
Correlation of adverse events (toxicity), quality of life (QoL) and sexual function with dosevolume histogram parameters adjusted according to actual dose delivered.
Correlation of adverse events (toxicity) (see Determination of the incidence of gastrointestinal and genitourinary toxicities), quality of life (QoL) and sexual function (see Assessment of the quality of life and sexual function) with dosevolume histogram parameters adjusted according to actual dose delivered.
Time frame: Dose volume histogram parameters: Pre-Treatment, Toxicity: Weekly during proton therapy, Months 3(±1), 6(±2), 12(±2), 18(±2), 24(±2), 36(±4), 48(±4), 60(±4), Quality of life: Pre-Treatment, Months 3(±1), 6(±2), 12(±2), 18(±2), 24(±2), 36(±4)
Determine disease specific survival at 5 years.
Time frame: 5 years
Determine overall survival at 5 years.
Time frame: 5 years
Determination of the intra- and inter- mobility of prostate, seminal vesicles and rectum in order to further define and refine planning target volume parameters for future applications.
Determination of the intra- and inter- mobility of prostate, seminal vesicles and rectum in order to further define and refine planning target volume parameters for future applications by using data assessed by determination of the intra-fraction target movement using planar kV x-ray imaging 5x/week or at each day of ion therapy (see Determination of the intra-fraction target movement using planar kilovoltage (kV) x-ray Imaging 5x/week or at each day of ion therapy) and determination of the inter-fraction target and organ at risk movement using Conebeam CT (see Determination of the inter-fraction target and organ at risk movement using Conebeam CT 5x/week or at each day of ion therapy).
Time frame: daily through treatment completion (up to 4 weeks: from 1st day to last day of treatment)
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