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RecruitingNCT06978296HIMARSUpdated Jun 4, 2026

HIghly MetAstatic Life Prolonging Therapy-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Role of Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Bone and Lymph Node Metastases (HIMARS)

An interventional study of Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in Prostate Cancer Metastatic Disease and Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer (OMPC), sponsored by Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest. Recruiting at 1 site in France. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-04.

Sponsored by Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Jun 2026; still recruiting 5 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
18
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Male
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Study summary

The investigators propose redefining this concept by focusing on volume rather than the number of metastases. To achieve this, the investigators aim to determine the Maximum Tolerated Volume (MTV) of metastatic lesions treatable with SRT (Stereotaxic radiotherapy) in a phase 1 study. In this study, the investigators will recruit patients with high-volume metastatic disease in bones or lymph nodes and progressively irradiate a volume-escalated subset of the total lesions. The selection will prioritize lesions at higher risk of causing pain or complications, such as fractures, spinal compression, or vascular compression. The investigators hypothesis is that SRT targeting multiple metastases (with a total volume ≤ MTV) will extend the duration without refractory pain and/or tumor-related complications in patients with castration-resistant and chemo-refractory prostate cancer.

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Conditions studied

  • Prostate Cancer Metastatic Disease
  • Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer (OMPC)

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Keywords

  • Radiotherapy
  • Stereotaxic
  • oligometastatic
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In context

Prostatic Neoplasms

7,046 studies on the registry are indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms; 1,580 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 18 is below the median of 60 across 5,348 interventional studies indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest is the lead sponsor of 109 studies on the registry; 20 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • prostate cancer with clinical progression after the use of androgen-receptor pathway inhibitor, chemotherapy or any other life-prolonging therapy. Patient could have been treated previously by RadioLigand Therapy (RLT).
  • Performance Status \< 3
  • Bone and/or lymph node metastases based on conventional (CT and bone scan) or metabolic imaging
  • Bone and/or lymph node metastases suitable for SRT, according to the investigator
  • Adequate organ function:

    1. (ANC) ≥ 1000/mm3 or
    2. Count ≥ 50 000/mm3 or
    3. ≥ 8 g/dL (allowing transfusion or other intervention to achieve this minimum haemoglobin)
  • Age ≥ 18 years at time of study entry
  • Written obtained from the patient prior to performing any protocol-related
  • Patient is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations including follow up.
  • Patient has valid health insurance
  • Life time expected > 3 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Evidence of symptomatic to the lungs, brain, peritoneum or liver
  • Evidence of diffuse metastatic spread to the bone marrow (e.g. positive super bone scan) or the cerebral spinal fluid as per bone scan (no lumbar puncture required).
  • Evidence of presence of symptomatic spinal cord compression with indication of neurosurgical decompression.
  • Patient with symptomatic and/or high-risk tumor volume-to-bone marrow reserve ratio > 50%
  • Concurrent enrolment in another clinical study, unless it is a non-therapeutic clinical study
  • Mental impairment (psychiatric illness/social situations) that may compromise the ability of the patient to give and comply with the requirements of the study;
  • Patient who has forfeited his/her freedom by administrative or legal award or who is under guardianship;
  • Patients unable to undergo medical follow-up in the study for geographical, social or psychological reasons.
  • History of another primary except for

    1. Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease ≥2 years before the first dose of SRT and of low potential risk for recurrence
    2. Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease
    3. Adequately treated carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease
  • Uncontrolled pain that contraindicates patient positioning on the radiotherapy table according to investigator
  • Patient indicated to or currently treated by cytopenic treatment as chemotherapy or RadioLigand Therapy
  • Patient under concomitant treatment that may generate severe gastro-intestinal disorder or genito-urinary disorder
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(6)

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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.

Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)

The number of neutrophils, white blood cells that help fight infection, in a given amount of blood. Too few raises the risk of infection.

It is a count, not a percentage of the white cells. Limits are written in units that mean the same: ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L is ≥ 1,500 per mm³ (µL). Each lab has its own reference range.

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

Informed consent

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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.

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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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
18 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    stereotaxic radiotherapy

    This volume escalation will be performed until MTV is reached. Level cohort is defined by: volume level Irradiation volume / Bone Marrow Reserve as below: level -1: 20% level 1 (start level): 30% level 2: 40% level 3: 50%

    Radiation: Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)

Interventions

  • RadiationStereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)

    The acceptable regimens are: * 27 Gy / 3 fractions / 3 fractions per week * 35 Gy / 5 fractions / 3 fractions per week An interval of at least 24 hours should be kept between two consecutive fractions. Prescription must be defined on 80% isodose or higher, maximum dose up to 130% of the isodose prescription. At least 90% of the Planning Target Volume should receive the prescribed dose. A coverage of \<90% of the Planning Target Volume will be considered as acceptable deviation, and coverage of \<80% of the target volume as an Unacceptable Deviation. At least 90% of the Gross Tumoral Volume should receive the prescribed dose. Only a part of the Gross Tumoral Volume\_Total could be considered for radiation, depending on the ratio with Bone Marrow Reserve. High-risk and/or symptomatic metastases will be prioritized over other metastases. Anatomic bone marrow reserve (BMR) will be first determined for each patient: BMR = Total trabecular bone - (Total trabecular bone ∩ GTV\_Total)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximum tolerated volume (MTV)

    The MTV will be defined as the highest volume that can be treated with an acute toxicity of grade \< 3 (CTCAE V5.0 scale) in one third of patient and will allow us to determine the recommended phase II volume under the assumption that higher volumes are likely to be more toxic. The maximum tolerated Volume (MTV) is defined as the volume at which 2 Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT) were observed among 3 to 6 patients. DLT are considered as: * Death clearly related to irradiation * Intractable pain despite oral or intravenous opioids and/or corticosteroids (EVA \> 4 and increase of 2 from EVA baseline) * Any new grade ≥ 3 toxicity (CTCAE V5.0 scale) compared to baseline among: * Anemia * Febrile Neutropenia * Hemorrhage within grade ≥3 thrombocytopenia * Any gastro-intestinal-related disorder * Any genito-urinary-related disorder * Pneumonitis Bone marrow reserve will be determined by CT-base automatic tool.

    Time frame: 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of toxicity related to radiotherapy as assessed by CTCAE v5.0

    Acute (≤ 12 weeks) and late (\>12 weeks) toxicity will be evaluated according to NCI-CTCAE v5 grading

    Time frame: through study completion

  2. Recommended volume for irradiation by SRT for phase-II

    The Recommended Volume (RV) corresponds to the volume of the level immediately below the MTV. This Recommended Volume for irradiation by SRT will then be applied for phase 2.

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  3. Pain relief assessed by EVA scale

    Global pain evaluation (EVA) will be measured at baseline, 1-, 3- and 6-month following SRT. Score is 0 (no pain) to 10 (maximal pain)

    Time frame: 6 months

  4. Time to first pejorative event among tumour-related complication (bone, neurological or vascular compression) and/or death

    Time to first worsening event due to tumor progression (as seen on thoraco-abdomino-pelvic CT scan): including bone displacement, spinal cord or neurological compression, and vasculo-lymphatic compression will be assessed.

    Time frame: 2 years

  5. Number of deceased patients

    Overall survival is defined as the time interval between the date of registration and the date of death irrespective of the cause

    Time frame: 2 years

Other outcomes

  1. To assess the functioning bone marrow reserve at baseline and after SRT

    Functioning bone marrow reserve is quantified on 99Tc-sulfur colloid SPECT-CT by automatic delineation at baseline and at 3 months after SRT (GTV\_Total/functioning BMR)

    Time frame: Baseline and 3 months after start of SRT

  2. To compare the anatomical and functioning assessment of the bone marrow reserve

    Comparison of the tumor volume-to-bone marrow reserve ratio: GTV\_total/functioning BMR and GTV\_Total/anatomic BMR

    Time frame: Baseline and 3 months after start of SRT

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • ICO
    Saint-Herblain, 44805, France
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 4, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06978296
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 18, 2025
Start date
Jun 1, 2026
Primary completion
May 1, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 1, 2030 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 4, 2026

Study contacts

Loïg Vaugier, MD
Contact
loig.vaugier@ico.unicancer.fr
+33240679900
Lucie Labarre
Contact
lucie.labarre@ico.unicancer.fr
Loïg Vaugier, MD
principal investigator · ICO

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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