This phase III trial studies compares CT-guided stereotactic body radiation therapy and MRI-guided stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in treating prostate cancer. Image-guided SBRT is a standard treatment for prostate cancer, which combines imaging of the cancer within the body with the delivery of therapeutic radiation doses produced on a linear accelerator machine. Imaging modalities for image-guided SBRT can be either computed tomography imaging (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or a combination of the two. This research is being done to help determine whether there are benefits to MRI-guidance over CT-guidance in patients who are receiving the same radiation dose by SBRT to treat prostate cancer.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine whether (MRI)-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) improves acute physician-scored genitourinary (GU) toxicity when compared with standard computed tomography (CT)-guided SBRT for prostate cancer (PCa). SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine whether there are differences in acute grade \>= 2 gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity as assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.03 scale, following MRI-guided SBRT versus CT-guided SBRT. II. To determine whether there are differences in 5-year cumulative incidences of late grade \>= 2 GU and GI physician-reported toxicity, following MRI-guided SBRT versus CT-guided SBRT. III. To quantify the temporal changes in patient-reported quality of life (QOL) outcomes, as assessed by the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index-26 (EPIC-26), International Prostate Symptom Scores (IPSS), and Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) QOL indices, following MRI-guided SBRT. IV. To determine whether there are differences in 5-year biochemical recurrence-free survival (BCRFS) following MRI-guided SBRT. V. To observe the proportion of SBRT fractions for which on-line adaptive radiotherapy is required due to changes in organ-at-risk anatomy. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 groups. GROUP I: Patients undergo 5 fractions of CT-guided SBRT over 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. GROUP II: Patients undergo 5 fractions of MRI-guided SBRT over 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 4 years, and then yearly thereafter.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
179
Undergo CT-guided SBRT
Undergo MRI-guided SBRT
Ancillary studies
UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California, United States
Incidence of acute grade >= 2 genitourinary (GU) physician-reported toxicity
Will be assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.03 scale.
Time frame: 90 days after stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
Incidence of acute grade >= 2 gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity
Will be assessed by the CTCAE version 4.03 scale and rates will be reported descriptively
Time frame: 90 days after SBRT
Incidences of late grade >= 2 GU toxicity
Will be assessed by the CTCAE version 4.03 scale and analyzed using a cumulative incidence framework.
Time frame: Up to 5 years
incidences of late grade >= 2 GI toxicity
Will be assessed by the CTCAE version 4.03 scale and analyzed using a cumulative incidence framework.
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Patient-reported quality of life (QOL) outcomes
For the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index- 26 (EPIC-26) instrument, these will be represented by changes from baseline in the urinary incontinence, urinary obstruction, bowel, sexual function, and hormone/vitality domains. Changes will be analyzed with respect to whether they represent minimally important differences. For the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) instruments, the numerical change from baseline, as well as the raw score at any given timepoint, will be extracted.
Time frame: Up 5 years
Biochemical recurrence-free survival (BCRFS)
Will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method as well as descriptively (mean, standard deviation, median, first and third quartiles, minimum, maximum)., with biochemical recurrence (BCR) defined as serum PSA levels that are 2 ng/mL higher than the nadir PSA achieved after SBRT.
Time frame: 5 years
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