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Brief Title: Hypo-fractionated Radiation Therapy With or Without Androgen Suppression for Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer
Official Title: Phase III Study of Image Guided Radiation Therapy With or Without Androgen Suppression for Intermediate Risk Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate
Study ID: NCT01492972
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to compare the effects, good and/or bad of two treatment methods on subjects and their cancer. Proton beam radiation therapy is one of the treatments for men with prostate cancer who have localized disease. The benefit of the combination with androgen suppression is not completely understood. This study will compare the use of hypofraction proton therapy (28 treatments) alone to proton therapy with androgen suppression therapy.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: MALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center, Warrenville, Illinois, United States
Oklahoma Proton Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute, Hampton, Virginia, United States
Name: Carlos Vargas, MD
Affiliation: Proton Collaborative Group
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR