Status:

UNKNOWN

EREctile Function Preservation for Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy (ERECT)

Lead Sponsor:

UMC Utrecht

Conditions:

Prostate Cancer

Erectile Dysfunction Following Radiation Therapy

Eligibility:

MALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Single-arm phase II trial of 70 men with low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer receiving magnetic resonance guided adaptive radiotherapy (MRgRT) in 5 fractions of 7.25 Gy, additionally sparing the...

Detailed Description

Rationale: Erectile dysfunction is a frequent side effect of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for prostate cancer. To date, anatomy-based treatments that are designed to spare relevant neurovascular ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥18 years
  • Histologically proven adenocarcinoma of the prostate
  • Low-risk or intermediate-risk prostate cancer according to NCCN risk categories (low risk: T1c-T2a, Gleason score ≤6, and PSA \<10 µg/L; intermediate risk: T2b-T2c or Gleason score 7 or PSA 10-20 µg/L)
  • Patients with pT1a/b tumor diagnosis after transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
  • Domain score of 17-25 on the International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5) questionnaire
  • Karnofsky score of 70-100
  • Written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Use of (neo-)adjuvant androgen deprivation therapy
  • High-risk prostate cancer according to NCCN risk categories (T3a or Gleason score 8-10 or PSA \>20 µg/L)
  • Patients with "bulky" iT3 tumor diagnosis
  • Previous pelvic irradiation or radical prostatectomy
  • Clinical evidence of metastatic disease
  • Patients who are unable to undergo MRI
  • Patients who are incompetent to sign written informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 14 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 10 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

70 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04861194

Start Date

July 14 2021

End Date

August 10 2025

Last Update

August 25 2021

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University Medical Center Utrecht

Utrecht, Netherlands, 3584CX