Ultrasound-Guided Implant Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer Previously Treated With External-Beam Radiation Therapy

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

- Determine the late treatment-related gastrointestinal (GI) and genitourinary (GU)
adverse events in patients with locally recurrent adenocarcinoma of the prostate
previously treated with external-beam radiotherapy who are currently receiving
transperineal ultrasound-guided iodine I 125 or palladium Pd 103 brachytherapy.

Secondary

- Determine the acute treatment-related GI and GU adverse events in patients treated with
this regimen.

- Determine the overall survival of patients treated with this regimen.

- Determine the disease-free survival of patients treated with this regimen.

- Determine the disease-specific survival of patients treated with this regimen.

- Determine clinical patterns of tumor recurrence (time to local tumor progression or
distant failure) in patients treated with this regimen.

- Determine the time to biochemical failure in patients treated with this regimen.

- Determine the post-brachytherapy dosimetric coverage in patients treated with this
regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a prospective, multicenter study.

Patients undergo transperineal ultrasound-guided iodine I 125 or palladium Pd 103
brachytherapy.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 4 years, and then
annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 96 patients will be accrued for this study.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Biopsy-documented locally recurrent prostatic adenocarcinoma > 30 months after the
completion of EBRT, biopsied ≤ 180 days prior to registration and confirmed by central
pathology review

2. Disease-related characteristics at initial diagnosis (i.e., prior to EBRT) that fit
the following criteria: Stages T1-T2c, Gleason scores 2-7, and PSA ≤ 20 ng/mL

3. Staging, performed within 8 weeks prior to registration:

- 3.1 History/physical examination (to include at a minimum digital rectal
examination of the prostate and examination of the skeletal system and abdomen)

- 3.2 Negative lymph nodes by imaging (pelvic ± abdominal CT or MR), or by nodal
dissection (laparoscopy or laparotomy)

- 3.3 No evidence of bone metastases (M0) on bone scan

4. Zubrod Performance Scale 0-1

5. American Urological Association Symptom Index Score (AUA BPH) < 15 (Note: The use of
alpha blockers is permitted when evaluating lower urinary tract symptoms, i.e., the
AUA score with the patient on alpha blockers is acceptable)

6. Age ≥ 18

7. Baseline serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) value < 10 ng/mL performed with an
FDA-approved assay (e.g., Abbott, Hybritech) within 8 weeks prior to registration. PSA
should not be performed within 10 days of a prior prostate biopsy, and if the patient
has been started on hormonal therapy, the PSA should be performed within 8 weeks prior
to the commencement of hormonal therapy.

8. Prostate volume as measured by transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) ≤ 45 cc or pubic arch
interference ruled out

9. The patient must be suitable for spinal or general anesthesia

10. The patient must sign a study-specific informed consent form before study entry

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Prior invasive (except non-melanoma skin cancer) or hematological (e.g., acute
leukemia, aggressive lymphoma, myeloma) malignancy unless disease-free for a minimum
of 3 years. Previous diagnosis of low-grade lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia
is allowed.

2. Prior EBRT to the prostate such that the minimum dose to the prostate exceeded 78 Gy
(2 Gy fractions) or 79.8 Gy (1.9 Gy fractions) or 81 Gy (1.8 Gy fractions)

3. Baseline gastrointestinal (GI) or genitourinary (GU) toxicity (for any reason) grade ≥
2 as defined in Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0.

4. Severe, active co-morbidity, defined as follows:

- 4.1 Unstable angina and/or decompensated congestive heart failure

- 4.2 Myocardial infarction within the last 6 months

- 4.3 Bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time
of registration

- 4.4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation or other respiratory
illness requiring hospitalization or precluding study therapy at the time of
registration

- 4.5 Hepatic insufficiency resulting in clinical jaundice and/or coagulation
defects

- 4.6 Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) based upon current Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) definition; note, however, that HIV testing
is not required for entry into this protocol. The need to exclude patients with
AIDS from this protocol is necessary because the treatments involved in this
protocol may be significantly immunosuppressive. Protocol-specific requirements
may also exclude immuno-compromised patients.

5. Clinical and/or radiologic evidence of extraprostatic disease at initial diagnosis
(i.e., prior to EBRT) or at time of local recurrence (i.e., prior to study
registration)

° 5.1 Histologic or radiologic evidence of tumor involvement of regional lymph nodes
(N1) or the presence of metastatic disease (M1)

6. Any of the following prior therapies:

- Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)

- Radionuclide (permanent or temporary implantation) prostate brachytherapy

- Prostatectomy or prostatic cryosurgery

- High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)

- Bilateral orchiectomy

- Chemotherapy for prostatic carcinoma

- NOTE 1: Androgen suppression therapy is permissible provided that the luteinizing
hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist was started at least 2 months and no
more than 6 months before registration.

- NOTE 2: Any combination of neoadjuvant, concurrent, or adjuvant androgen
suppression therapy at the time of initial external radiotherapy is permissible
provided the total duration was ≤ 8 months. If > 8 months, evidence of a normal
serum testosterone must be documented.