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A randomised study about the effect on survival of hormonal therapy versus hormonal therapy plus local external radiation therapy in patients with primary diagnosed metastasised (M+) prostate cancer
ISRCTN ISRCTN06890529
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title A randomised study about the effect on survival of hormonal therapy versus hormonal therapy plus local external radiation therapy in patients with primary diagnosed metastasised (M+) prostate cancer
Scientific title
Acronym The HORRAD study
Serial number at source NTR271
Study hypothesis Today the standard therapy for patients primary diagnosed with M+ prostate cancer (bone metastasis) is systemic hormonal therapy. If standard hormonal treatment will be combined with local external radiation therapy of the prostate the survival may improve.
Lay summary
Ethics approval Received from the local medical ethics committee
Study design Multicentre, randomised, active controlled, parallel group trial
Countries of recruitment Netherlands
Disease/condition/study domain Prostate cancer
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Histologically proven adenocarcinoma of the prostate
2. Stage T1-4, G1-3, N0-2, M1
3. Bone metastases diagnosed with a bonescan
Participants - exclusion criteria 1. Start therapy more than 8 weeks after the initial diagnoses
2. Other treatment for prostate cancer before start of the study therapy
3. Other malignancies except skin carcinoma
4. Prostate specific antigen (PSA) less than 20 ng/ml
5. Aged greater than 80 years
6. Participation in another protocol
7. Not capable of filling out Quality of Life Questionnaires
Anticipated start date 01/12/2004
Anticipated end date 01/12/2011
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants 500
Interventions Group 1 will be hormonally treated with a LHRH analogue
Group 2 will be hormonally treated with a LHRH analogue in combination with local external radiation therapy of the prostate (70 Gray)

Joint sponsor:
Erasmus Medical Centre (The Netherlands)
Department of Urology
P.O. Box 1738
Rotterdam, 3000 RD
The Netherlands
Primary outcome measure(s) Survival
Secondary outcome measure(s) 1. Biochemical progression
2. Health related quality of life
Sources of funding AstraZeneca (The Netherlands)
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Publications
Contact name Dr  G  van Andel
  Address Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis (OLVG)
Department of Urology
P.O. Box 95500
  City/town Amsterdam
  Zip/Postcode 1090 HM
  Country Netherlands
  Email g.v.andel@wxs.nl
Sponsor Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis (OLVG) (The Netherlands)
  Address Department of Urology
P.O. Box 95500
  City/town Amsterdam
  Zip/Postcode 1090 HM
  Country Netherlands
  Tel +31 (0)20 599 9111
  Fax +31 (0)20 599 3818
  Email informatie@olvg.nl
  Sponsor website: http://www.olvg.nl/
Date applied 20/12/2005
Last edited 14/11/2008
Date ISRCTN assigned 20/12/2005
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