Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Prostate Cancer, Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment, Radiation Toxicity, Sexual Dysfunction

In brief

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue. Given radiation therapy in different ways may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial studies radiation therapy to see how well it works in treating patients with prostate cancer.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT01434290
Run by
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
People needed
255
Starts
2011-09-01
Expected to finish
2022-05-20
Last updated by the study team
2022-06-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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