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. 2023 Sep 1;30(9):8092–8110. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30090587

Table 2.

Randomized trials evaluating intention-modulated radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer.

Study Year Patient’s Number PCa Characteristics Dose (Gy) ADT bRFS (Phoenix) Toxicity
NCT02257827 2016 109 vs. 106 low (43.7%), intermediate (21.9%), and high (34.4%) risk 70 (IMRT) vs. 70 (3DCRT) 2 years in intermediate- and high-risk patients 5-year 95.4% vs. 94.3% 6-month grade ≥ 2 GU toxicity 3% vs. 4% 6-month grade ≥ 2 GI toxicity 1% vs. 9%
The PROFIT trial 2017 608 vs. 598 intermediate risk 60 (IMRT) vs. 78 (3DCRT) only 6% of all patients 5-year 85% vs. 85% 6-month grade ≥ 3 GU toxicity 2.1% vs. 3.0% grade ≥ 3 GI toxicity 1.5% vs. 2.7%
RTOG 0126 2018 748 vs. 751 low or intermediate risk 79.2 vs. 70.2 - 8-year 80% vs. 75% 5-year grade ≥ 2 GU toxicity 12% vs. 7% 5-year grade ≥ 2 GI toxicity 21% vs. 15%
POP-RT 2021 110 vs. 114 high risk 68 + 50 vs. 68 2 years 5 year 95.0% vs. 81.2% late grade ≥ 2 GU toxicity 20.0% vs. 9.0% late grade ≥ 2 GI toxicity 8.2% vs. 4.5%

PCa, prostate cancer; Gy, gray; ADT, androgen deprivation therapy; bRFS, biochemical relapse-free survival; IMRT, intensity modulated radiation therapy; 3DCRT, three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy; GU, genitourinary; GI, gastrointestinal.