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Brief Title: Radiation Hypofractionation Via Extended Versus Accelerated Therapy (HEAT) For Prostate Cancer
Official Title: A Randomized Study of Radiation Hypofractionation Via Extended Versus Accelerated Therapy (HEAT) For Prostate Cancer
Study ID: NCT01794403
Brief Summary: Accelerated Hypofractionation Radiotherapy for prostate cancer of 36.25 Gy delivered in 5 fractions will not be inferior to the standard treatment of 70.2 Gy given in 26 fractions with respect to two-year failure defined as a positive biopsy two years post treatment completion or earlier evidence of biochemical or clinical failure.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 35 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: MALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
Northern Sydney Local Health District - Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino - University Hospital Trust of Turin, Turin, , Italy
Name: Matthew Abramowitz, MD
Affiliation: University of Miami
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Alan Pollack, MD, PhD
Affiliation: University of Miami
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR