Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III 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 IIB prostate cancer, stage IIA prostate cancer, stage III prostate cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven adenocarcinoma of the prostate Stage I (T1b or T1c, N0, M0) Stage II (T2, N0, M0) Stage III (T3, N0, M0) Poor prognosis (high risk of lymph node invasion) defined as meeting at least 1 of the following criteria: Gleason score at least 7 Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) at least 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN) T3 OR Good prognosis defined as meeting 1 of the following criteria: T1b or T2 T1c with Gleason score less than 7 and PSA less than 3 times ULN No metastases by bone scans or chest x-ray PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 75 and under Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100% Life expectancy: More than 10 years Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: No other malignancy within the past 10 years except basal cell skin cancer No adenopathies PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Not specified Endocrine therapy: At least 2-6 months since prior hormonal therapy, if duration no greater than 4-8 months No concurrent luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonists No concurrent anti-androgen therapy No concurrent hormonal therapy in high-risk group Radiotherapy: No prior pelvic radiotherapy Surgery: No prior lymphadenectomy No prior surgical castration No prior prostatectomy At least 1 month since prior transurethral resection
Sites / Locations
- Centre Paul Papin
- Centre Hospitalier d'Annecy
- Institut Bergonie
- Centre Regional Francois Baclesse
- Centre de Radiotherapie du Parc
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor
- Centre Oscar Lambret
- Centre Hospital Regional Universitaire de Limoges
- Clinique de la Sauvegarde - Clinique Jeanne D'Arc
- Clinique de la Sauvegarde
- Centre Leon Berard
- Institut J. Paoli and I. Calmettes
- Centre Regional de Lutte Contre le Cancer - Centre Val d'Aurelle
- CHR D'Orleans - Hopital de la Source
- Hopital d'Instruction des Armees du Val de Grace
- Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud
- Institut Jean Godinot
- Centre Eugene Marquis
- CHG Roanne
- Clinique de l'Orangerie
- Centre Paul Strauss
- Institut Claudius Regaud
- Centre Marie Curie