Prostate Cancer Trials
RTOG 0924
RTOG 0924 - Androgen deprivation therapy and high does radiotherapy with or without pelvic radiotherapy in unfavorable intermediate or favorable high-risk prostate cancer.
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What type of cancer? What stage?
- Prostate cancer, unfavorable intermediate or favorable high-risk.
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Who is eligible?
- Men who will be treated with definitive radiation.
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How will I be treated?
- This trial looks at two methods for treating someone with radiation.
EA8153 (CHAARTED2)
EA8153 (CHAARTED2) - Cabazitaxel with Abiraterone versus Abiraterone alone Randomized Trial for Extensive Disease following Docetaxel: the CHAARTED2 Trial.
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What type of cancer? What state?
- Prostate cancer.
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Who is eligible?
- Men who have previously received chemotherapy.
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How will I be treated?
- This trial looks at adding a drug known as Cabazitaxel to Abiraterone.
NRG GU 005
NRG GU 005 - Phase III IGRT and SBRT vs IGRT and Hypofractionated IMRT for Localized Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer
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What type of cancer? What stage?
- Prostate cancer, localized intermediate risk.
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Who is eligible?
- Men who will be treated with definitive radiation.
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How will I be treated?
- This trial looks at two methods of accelerated radiation therapy.
NRG GU 006
NRG GU-006 - A Phase II, double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomized trial of salvage radiotherapy with or without enhanced anti-androgen therapy with Apalutamide in recurrent prostate cancer.
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What type of cancer? What stage?
- Prostate cancer that has recurred after surgery.
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Who is eligible?
- Men who will be treated with salvage radiation therapy.
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How will I be treated?
- This trial looks at adding in apalutamide, an anti-androgen that is approved in the treatment of prostate cancer.
NRG GU 002
NRG GU-002 - Phase II-III trial of adjuvant radiotherapy and androgen deprivation following radical prostatectomy with or without adjuvant docetaxel.
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What type of cancer? What stage?
- Prostate cancer.
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Who is eligible?
- Men who have received a prostatectomy.
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How will I be treated?
- This trial looks at adding in apalutamide, an anti-androgen that is approved in the treatment of prostate cancer.
S1802
S1802 - Phase III randomized trial of Standard Systemic Therapy (SST) versus Standard Systemic Therapy plus definitive treatment (surgery or radiation) of the primary tumor in metastatic prostate cancer
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What type of cancer? What stage?
- Prostate cancer with limited metastases.
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Who is eligible?
- Men who are going to be treated with systemic therapy (hormone therapy or chemotherapy).
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How will I be treated?
- The trial looks at adding in definitive local treatment (either surgery or radiation).
For physicians: more information about this specific trial at clinicaltrials.gov.
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