The aim of the present feasibility study of a new short palliative radiotherapy regime that apply to patients with metastatic hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) presenting with a dominating debilitating symptom. Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) will apply to identify both the lesion and the most aggressive part of the lesion. The symptomatic lesions will be treated with a dose of 4 x 5 Gy, while for the most aggressive part of the lesion the dose will be escalated to 4 x 7 Gy using a simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) technique.
Please refer to uploaded Study Protocol
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
34
Palliative Radiotherapy to Dominant Symptomatic Lesion in Patients With Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer
Dep. Radiation Oncology, Zealand University Hospital
Næstved, Region Sjælland, Denmark
RECRUITINGUniversity Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUniversity Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGProportion of study participants that complete the study
Proportion of study participants that complete radiotherapy with ≥ 90% of prescribed dose
Time frame: 6 months
Response in dominating symptom score (short form McGill pain Questionnaire)
Patient score symptom/pain using the short form McGill pain Questionnaire version 2
Time frame: Baseline, 1,3 and 6 months after radiotherapy
Acute radiation toxicity score using CTCAE
Doctor score acute radiation toxicity using the CTCAE version 4
Time frame: Baseline, 1,3 and 6 months after radiotherapy
Quality of life score using EORTC QLQ-C30
Patient fill out EORTC quality of life Questionnaire form C30
Time frame: Baseline and 6 months after radiotherapy
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