SBRT for Organ Confined Prostate Cancer

Exclusion Criteria

• •Female
• •Positive lymph nodes of metastatic disease from prostate cancer
• •Prior invasive malignancy unless disease free for a minimum of 3 years (carcinoma in situ of the breast, oral cavity, or non-melanomatous skin cancer are all permissable)
• •T2c, T3, or T4 tumors
• •Previous pelvic radiotherapy
• •Previous surgery or chemotherapy for prostate cancer
• •Previous transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) or cryotherapy to the prostate
• •Concomitant hormonal therapy
• •Concomitant antineoplastic therapy (including surgery, cryotherapy, conventionally fractionated radiotherapy, and chemotherapy) while on this protocol
• •History of Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis
• •Previous significant obstructive symptoms; AUA score must be ≤ 15 (alpha blockers allowed)
• •Significant psychiatric illness
• •Severe, active co-morbidity defined as follows:
• •Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the last 6 months.
• •Transmural myocardial infarction within the last 6 months
• •Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of registration
• •Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization or precluding study therapy within 30 days before registration
• •Hepatic insufficiency resulting in clinical jaundice and/or coagulation defects; note, however, that laboratory tests for liver function and coagulation parameters are not required for entry into this protocol
• •Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) based upon current Center 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.
• •History of treatment with potent immunosuppressive drugs for such conditions as post organ transplant, severe rheumatoid arthritis, etc. within the past 6 months.