Brachytherapy for Prostatic Carcinoma Patients

NCT00525720 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2026-03-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if a prostate implant (brachytherapy) can help to control intermediate risk prostate cancer. The safety of this procedure will also be studied.

Prostate brachytherapy is performed by inserting permanent seeds (which are radioactive pellets) into your prostate in order to treat the prostate cancer with radiation therapy.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Brachytherapy

Brachytherapy implant procedure lasting 1-2 hours.

BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaire

Questionnaires taking 30 total minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Steven J. Frank, MD · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-08-01
Primary Completion
2026-09-30
Completion
2027-09-30
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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