Radiation Therapy With Androgen Suppression in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Prostate Cancer focused on measuring adenocarcinoma of the prostate, stage I prostate cancer, stage II prostate cancer, stage III prostate cancer, stage IV prostate cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate AJCC stage T1b-T4b, N0 or Nx, M0 Transrectal, transperineal, or transurethral biopsy required PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 30 and over Performance status: CALGB 0-2 Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: The following may increase the risk of protocol treatment: Serious intercurrent medical illness that might compromise patient safety Active acute infection requiring antibiotics Suppression therapy for chronic urinary tract infection allowed Uncontrolled or severe cardiovascular disease Psychiatric conditions that prevent compliance or informed consent PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for carcinoma of the prostate Endocrine therapy: No prior androgen deprivation therapy (medical or surgical) Radiotherapy: No prior radiation therapy for carcinoma of the prostate Surgery: No prior surgical androgen deprivation therapy
Sites / Locations
- UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Joint Center for Radiation Therapy
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
- Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University
- Medical University of South Carolina