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Registration number
ACTRN12624001348549
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
24/09/2024
Date registered
8/11/2024
Date last updated
8/11/2024
Date data sharing statement initially provided
8/11/2024
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
To evaluate the feasibility of inserting Tutelix™ to reduce the dose of radiation to the rectum in men undergoing radiotherapy.
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Scientific title
A Prospective, First-In-Human, Single Arm Study to Evaluate the SafeTy, Dosimetry, and Clinical Effects of a Perirectal Thermoresponsive Spacer Device in Patients Undergoing CuraTive Intent ProstatE Modulated Radiotherapy or Low Dose Rate (LDR) BrachytherApy (TUTELA)
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Secondary ID [1]
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TUT-001A
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
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Trial acronym
TUTELA
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Prostate cancer
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Condition category
Condition code
Cancer
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Prostate
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
The Tutelix solution will be inserted transperineally under Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS) guidance between the prostate and the rectum prior to radiotherapy.
Tutelix is a water-based solution of a proprietary synthetic polymer with rheological characteristics similar to water, it is radiologically opaque, ensuring safe, simple, and effective administration. This solution can be injected through a fine gauge needle and forms a cohesive hydrogel matrix upon administration. The gelation is triggered by physiological temperature and does not involve any polymerisation or chemical reaction.
The resulting hydrogel matrix is self-moulding as it sculpts with itself to form a consistent, homogenous and cohesive structure which can be viewed clearly under ultrasound imaging. This facilitates pinpoint visualization of the investigational device during its administration as it is molded into the optimal position.
The main component of the Tutelix investigational device is a proprietary polymer (PPHO). This polymer is the second generation of the PNPHO polymer, developed and clinically tested by Tetratherix Technology Pty Ltd for dental applications under (PET-A, HREC/16 SVHM 258, PET-B, HREC 043/19) and currently under investigation for dermal applications (TD-SI-001, HREC 288/23).
PNPHO and PPHO are both dissolved in buffered solutions, which are 95% similar in terms of chemical/ molar composition and have identical mode of action and thermoresponsive properties.
The clinical investigation involves 2 stages:
Cohort 1: An open-label and single-arm study of up to 15 participants (3 in the Stage 1 and the additional 12 participants after Safety Review Meeting (SRM )in Stage 2) pre-planned to receive Low-Dose-Rate (LDR) brachytherapy 145Gy with Iodine 125 permanent seeds aiming for V100 >90% (as per TG43 guidelines) as part of definitive Radiotherapy (RT) for prostate cancer.
Cohort 2: An open-label and single-arm study of up to 15 participants (all treated in Stage 2), pre-planned to receive 60Gy in 20 fractions as part of definitive RT for prostate cancer.
The Tutelix will be administered by a radiation oncologist or urologist with extensive experience in prostate rectal spacers. The injection of the Tutelix takes 1-2 minutes. The total procedure time is 15-20 minutes including preparation time.
8-10mls of the solution is administered, this is at the discretion of the proceduralist, given the different anatomical variations such as size of prostate and position of rectum as this varies.
Preclinical studies indicate the Tutelix hydrogel remains in the body for 6 months, this is a secondary endpoint of the study.
Review of medical records and procedural surveys will be used to monitor adherence to the intervention.
Stage 1 duration will be less than 3 months.
Stage 2 will commence after the safety review meeting for stage 1, which will be approximately 28 days after stage 1.
The duration of Stage 2 is 12 months.
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Intervention code [1]
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Treatment: Devices
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Intervention code [2]
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Treatment: Other
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Comparator / control treatment
There is no control required by study design, as extensive literature is available on spacer products currently in use.
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Control group
Uncontrolled
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Assess the dose of radiation to the rectum after Tutelix™ insertion.
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Assessment method [1]
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Cohort 1: Assess rectal volume receiving 100Gy (V100Gy) measured in cc Cohort 2: Assess rectal volume receiving 54Gy (V54Gy) measured in cc The data will be collected from the Radiotherapy treatment planning system and assessed, this is a commonly collected data point in radiation delivery.
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Timepoint [1]
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For Cohort 1 this is Day 0 - this is the date of product insertion and brachytherapy insertion. For Cohort 2 this is Day 14 - radiotherapy begins at approximately day 14
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Dosimetry Evaluation - COMPOSITE
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Assessment method [1]
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Cohort 1: Assess highest radiation dose to 1cc (D1cc) and 2cc (D2cc) of rectum. Additionally, doses to other nearby organs at risk (OAR) will be extensively evaluated Cohort 2: Assess maximum rectal dose (d0.5cc), and volume of rectum receiving 40Gy (V40Gy). Additionally doses to other nearby organs at risk (OAR) will be extensively evaluated The data will be collected from the Radiotherapy treatment planning system and assessed,
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Timepoint [1]
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Cohort 1 Day 0 is Tutelix Insertion and brachytherapy Cohort 1 Day 28 is 28 days post last brachytherapy Cohort 1 Day 90, Day 180, Day 365 is post Tutelix insertion and radiotherapy Cohort 2 Day 0 is Tutelix insertion Cohort 2 Day 28 is post last External Beam Radiation Therapy (ERBT) Cohort 2 Day 90, 180 and 365 is post Tutelix Insertion
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Secondary outcome [2]
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Evaluate gastrointestinal toxicity according to CTCAE v5.0.
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Assessment method [2]
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CTCAE v5.0- Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v5.0) is a standardised system used to classify and grade the severity of adverse events (AEs) on the study and will include bladder, bowel and sexual function.
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Timepoint [2]
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Day 1 of RT Day 28 post-LDR Brachytherapy (Cohort 1 only) Day 28 post-External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) (Cohort 2 only) 3 months post-insertion 6 months post-insertion 12 months post- Tutelix™ insertion
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Secondary outcome [3]
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Evaluate genitourinary toxicity according to CTCAE v5.0.
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Assessment method [3]
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CTCAE v5.0- Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v5.0) is a standardised system used to classify and grade the severity of adverse events (AEs) on the study and will include bladder, bowel and sexual function.
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Timepoint [3]
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Day 1 of RT Day 28 post-LDR Brachytherapy (Cohort 1 only) Day 28 post-External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) (Cohort 2 only) 3 months post-insertion 6 months post-insertion 12 months post- Tutelix™ insertion
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Secondary outcome [4]
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Evaluate Sexual Toxicity according to CTCAE v5.0.
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Assessment method [4]
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CTCAE v5.0- Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v5.0) is a standardised system used to classify and grade the severity of adverse events (AEs) on the study and will include bladder, bowel and sexual function.
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Timepoint [4]
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Day 1 of RT Day 28 post-LDR Brachytherapy (Cohort 1 only) Day 28 post-External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) (Cohort 2 only) 3 months post-insertion 6 months post-insertion 12 months post- Tutelix™ insertion
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Secondary outcome [5]
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Assess Bowel Quality Of Life
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Assessment method [5]
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Quality of life will be assessed using the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite questionnaire.
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Timepoint [5]
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Day 1 of RT Day 28 post-LDR Brachytherapy (Cohort 1 only) Day 28 post-External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) (Cohort 2 only) 3 months post-insertion 6 months post-insertion 12 months post- Tutelix™ insertion
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Cohort 1:
1. Subject must sign an Informed Consent Form (ICF) indicating that he understands the purpose of, and procedures required for the study and is willing to participate for the entire duration.
2. Willing and able to complete all requested study follow up. Patients not suitable for MRI can still be registered on trial (and will not have day 28, 3, 6 and 12 month MRI)
3. Histologically proven low to intermediate risk prostate cancer (ISUP 1-3) suitable for LDR brachytherapy and Tutelix™ insertion as determined by radiation oncologist and proceduralist
4. Clinical stage T1c-T2N0 or N0M0
5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) 0-2
6. Gleason score < /= 7
7. Fit for general, spinal or local anaesthetic
8. Life expectancy > 10 years
9. PSA < 20ng/mL
Cohort 2
1. Subject must sign an Informed Consent Form (ICF) indicating that he understands the purpose of, and procedures required for the study and is willing to participate for the entire duration.
2. Willing and able to complete all requested study follow up. Patients not suitable for MRI can still be registered on trial (and will not have baseline, 3month, 6 and 12 month MRI)
3. Histologically proven low to intermediate risk prostate cancer (ISUP 1-3) suitable for EBRT and Tutelix™ insertion as determined by radiation oncologist and proceduralist.
4. Clinical stage T1c-T2N0M0
5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) 0-2
6. Gleason score < / =7
7. Fit for general, spinal or local anaesthetic
8. Life expectancy > 10 years
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Minimum age
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Males
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
Cohort 1:
1. Metastatic disease including regional nodal metastasis.
2. Patients requiring radiation to pelvis
3. Patients with poor urinary function (peak urinary flow rate <10 mL/sec or postvoid residual > 100 mL) have a higher risk of post-implant urinary obstruction and require urological assessment prior to considering implant
4. Obstruction resulting from a large median lobe or high bladder neck may be managed
5. Non-rheumatoid collagen vascular disorders
6. Inflammatory bowel disease and/or history of adhesions/bowel obstruction
7. Previous high dose RT to pelvis defined as any patient receiving more than 30Gy to below bottom of the 5th lumbar vertebrae (L5).
8. Extracapsular extension of prostate cancer
9. Prostate volume in relation to pubic arch interference
10. Large TURP defect which precludes seed placement and acceptable dosimetry
11. Estimated Prostate volume >80cm3
12. Androgen deprivation therapy unless started or investigator intends to start less than 45 days prior to Injection and will continue for a total planned duration of 3-6 months.
13. Allergy to anaesthetic or iodine.
14. Known rectal perforation or pre-existing prostatitis.
15. Ongoing inflammation or infection, in or near the intended treatment site.
16. Subjects with known iodine allergies
Cohort 2:
1. Any patient with high risk prostate cancer (T3a/b or T4, node positive)
2. Planned treatment to the pelvic region.
3. Metastatic disease including regional nodal metastasis
4. Patients requiring radiation to pelvis
5. Previous high dose radiation to the pelvis defined as any patient receiving more than 30Gy to below bottom of L5.
6. Poor urinary and bowel function.
7. Radio sensitising medications (e.g. methotrexate).
8. Inflammatory bowel disease and/or history of adhesions/bowel obstruction.
9. Bilateral hip replacement.
10. Cardiac implanted electronic device (CIED) unless radiation dose to CIED approved by treating cardiologist/electrophysiologist
11. Estimated prostate volume >80cm3
12. Androgen deprivation therapy unless started or investigator intends to start less than 45 days prior to Injection and will continue for a total planned duration of 3-6 months.
13. Allergy to anaesthetic.
14. Known rectal perforation or pre-existing prostatitis.
15. Ongoing inflammation or infection, in or near the intended treatment site.
16. Subjects with known iodine allergies
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
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Allocation to intervention
Non-randomised trial
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Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
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Masking / blinding
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Phase
Not Applicable
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Type of endpoint/s
Safety/efficacy
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Statistical methods / analysis
At least four analysis main datasets will be used for study data analyses:
Intention-to-Treat (ITT) Set - The Intention-To-Treat (ITT) analysis set for an open-label clinical trial refers to a principle used in the analysis of clinical trials where all participants who were initially allocated to Cohort 1 and 2 are included in the analysis, regardless of whether they completed the trial according to the study protocol or received the intended intervention. All baseline characteristics and disposition analyses will be conducted based on the ITT Set.
Safety Set Analysis (SAS) - The Safety Analysis Set will include all participants who underwent surgery and received any part of the Tutelix treatment or standard of care. The primary goal of the SAS is to assess and report on the safety and tolerability of the intervention.
Modified Intention-to-Treat (mITT) Analysis Set - The Modified Intention-To-Treat (mITT) Analysis Set is a variation of the traditional Intention-to-Treat (ITT) analysis and will include participants who underwent surgery and received any part of the Tutelix treatment or standard of care and participants who completed a specific initial assessment or baseline visit. Participants who enrolled but did not receive any treatment would be excluded from the mITT analysis
Per-Protocol (PP) Analysis Set- The Per-Protocol (PP) Analysis Set will include all participants in the mITT Set who do not have any major protocol deviations. Participants in this set will be analysed based on the treatment that they received.
Selected efficacy analyses will be conducted on the PP Analysis Set to support the main analysis.
All data will be summarised by treatment group and time point unless stated otherwise.
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Not yet recruiting
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
25/11/2024
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Actual
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Date of last participant enrolment
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1/07/2025
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Actual
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Date of last data collection
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1/07/2026
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Actual
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Sample size
Target
30
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Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
QLD,VIC
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Recruitment hospital [1]
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Icon Cancer Centre Richmond - Richmond
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Recruitment hospital [2]
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Epworth Richmond - Richmond
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Recruitment hospital [3]
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Icon Cancer Centre Gold Coast University Hospital - Southport
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Recruitment postcode(s) [1]
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3121 - Richmond
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Recruitment postcode(s) [2]
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4215 - Southport
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Commercial sector/Industry
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Name [1]
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Tutelix Pty Limited
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Address [1]
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
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Name
Tutelix Pty Limited
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Australia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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None
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Name [1]
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Human Research Ethics Committee
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Ethics committee address [1]
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https://svhm.org.au/home/research/researchers/human-research-ethics-committee
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Ethics committee country [1]
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Australia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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Approval date [1]
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23/09/2024
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Ethics approval number [1]
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Summary
Brief summary
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of inserting Tutelix (perirectal spacer) to reduce the dose of radiation to the rectum during radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Who is it for? You may be eligible for this study if you are a male with histologically proven low to intermediate risk prostate cancer, life expectancy greater than 10 years, and fit for Tutelix insertion as determined by radiation. For participants in cohort 1, you must be suitable for LDR brachytherapy for cohort 2 you must be suitable for EBRT. Study details Participants will receive Tutelix solution injected through a fine gauge needle and forms a cohesive hydrogel matrix upon administration. In cohort 1, participants will receive LDR brachytherapy 145Gy with lodine 125 permanent seeds as part of definitive RT for prostate cancer. For Cohort 2, participants will receive 60Gy in 20 fractions as part of definitive RT for prostate cancer. Post Tutelix insertion participants will be assessed for dose of radiation, dosimetry, toxicity, and product performance. It is hoped the findings from the study will show the reduction in radiation exposure will decrease bowel-related side effects of gastrointestinal symptoms, as well as an improvement in patients' bowel-related quality of life.
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Public notes
this brief summary is intended for lay audience.
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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Dr Matthew Neve
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ICON Cancer Centre, Gold Coast University Hospital, Block C, Lower Ground, 1 Hospital Blvd, Southport, 4215, Queensland
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Australia
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Phone
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+61491189335
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matthew.neve@icon.team
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Contact person for public queries
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Ruth Cremin
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Address
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Tutelix Pty Limited, Unit 29 , 34-36 Ralph Street, Alexandria, NSW 2015
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Australia
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Phone
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+61 415686784
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ruth.cremin@tutelix.com
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Contact person for scientific queries
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Andrew Beer
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Address
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Tutelix Pty Limited, Unit 29 , 34-36 Ralph Street, Alexandria, NSW 2015
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Australia
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Phone
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+61 439094448
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andrew.beer@tutelix.com
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Data sharing statement
Will the study consider sharing individual participant data?
No
What supporting documents are/will be available?
No Supporting Document Provided
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