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| Name | Class |
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| Brigham and Women's Hospital | OTHER |
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During 3D-conformal external beam radiation therapy treatments for prostate cancer, the prostate gland moves. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the placement of a prostate immobilization device into the rectum during radiation treatments will decrease the risk of rectal bleeding that is sometimes seen as a late effect from radiation.
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Prostate Immobilization Device | Device | Device placed during radiation treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Rectal toxicity at six month intervals | 2 years |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Quality of Life | 2 years | |
| urinary symptoms | 2 years | |
| sexual dysfunction at six month intervals |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Anthony V. D'Amico, MD, PhD | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Principal Investigator |
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| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 15890580 | Background | Woel R, Beard C, Chen MH, Hurwitz M, Loffredo M, McMahon E, Ching J, Lopes L, D'Amico AV. Acute gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and dermatological toxicity during dose-escalated 3D-conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT) using an intrarectal balloon for prostate gland localization and immobilization. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005 Jun 1;62(2):392-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.10.003. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D011471 | Prostatic Neoplasms |
| D006471 | Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D005834 | Genital Neoplasms, Male |
| D014565 | Urogenital Neoplasms |
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
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| 2 years |
| D005832 |
| Genital Diseases, Male |
| D000091662 | Genital Diseases |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D011469 | Prostatic Diseases |
| D052801 | Male Urogenital Diseases |
| D005767 | Gastrointestinal Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D006470 | Hemorrhage |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |