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NCT03553602: BEACON

HDR Brachytherapy, EBRT and STAD for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

Terminated Phase 1, PHASE2 Results posted Last updated 29 January 2026
What this trial tests

Phase 1, PHASE2 trial testing HDR Brachytherapy + EBRT + STAD in Prostate Cancer - Recurrent in 3 participants. Terminated before completion.

Timeline
20 December 2017
Primary endpoint
26 July 2024
26 July 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsorLoyola University
PhasePhase 1, PHASE2
StatusTerminated
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationna
Designsingle group
Maskingnone
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment3
Start date20 December 2017
Primary completion26 July 2024
Estimated completion26 July 2024
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Loyola University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 99, male only, with Prostate Cancer - Recurrent. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Genitourinary Toxicity Primary · 24 months

The primary outcome in this study is the number of participants with an acute grade ≥3 radiation-related genitourinary toxicity as described by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.03.

GroupValue95% CI
HDR Brachytherapy + EBRT + STAD0
Gastrointestinal Toxicity Secondary · 24 months

A secondary outcome in this study is the number of participants with an acute grade ≥3 radiation-related gastrointestinal toxicity as described by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.03.

GroupValue95% CI
HDR Brachytherapy + EBRT + STAD1

Sponsor's own description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of combining high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) to the pelvis and 6 months of hormonal therapy, otherwise known as short term androgen deprivation therapy (STAD), as treatment for prostate cancer that has come back in the prostate and pelvic lymph nodes after prior radiotherapy. The study will examine the side effects of the treatment as well as the ability of the treatment to get rid of the cancer. This involves the placement of a radioactive material in the affected area of the prostate temporarily, and then is subsequently removed using a minimally invasive technique. Participants will also receive external radiation for 5 weeks targeting the pelvis and giving a higher dose each day to the suspicious lymph nodes on PET scan. Radiation therapy will start approximately 2 months after the start of the Androgen Deprivation Therapy (hormone therapy). The hormone therapy consists of two medications, an oral medication taken daily 2 months before starting radiation therapy until the last of the radiation therapy and an injection of a medication which is given 2 months prior to the start of radiation. Patient are then followed at specific time intervals to evaluate the treatment side effects and cancer control

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