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Dose dE-eScalaTion IN prostATe radIOtherapy usiNg an MR-Linac in 2 Fractions (DESTINATION 2): protocol for a randomised, phase II/R-IDEAL2b trial.

Sian Cooper ,
Sophie Alexander ,
Dylan Breitkreutz ,
Francis Casey ,
John Christodouleas ,
Mathijs G Dassen ,
Veronica Dell'acqua ,
Alex Dunlop ,
Trina Herbert ,
Pavlos Kolias ,
Adam Mitchell ,
Floris J Pos ,
Rosalyne Westley ,
Alison C Tree ,
Uulke A Van Der Heide ,
Danny Vesprini

Abstract

METHODS

200 men worldwide with localised, MRI-visible prostate cancer will be randomised 1:1 to receive either (1) prescribed uniform dose MR-linac SBRT (27 Gy in two fractions to the whole prostate and seminal vesicles with 0 mm CTV-PTV margin) or (2) de-escalated SBRT (20 Gy in two fractions to whole prostate with 0 mm CTV-PTV margin and 27 Gy in two fractions to MRI-visible tumour(s) with a 4 mm intraprostatic margin applied to the GTV. All treatments are delivered using MRI-guided adaptive Radiotherapy (MRIgRT). The primary endpoint is the absolute and relative risk reduction in acute grade 2+GU AE (CTCAE v5) within 12 weeks of completing radiotherapy. Secondary endpoints include late GU AE, acute and late gastrointestinal (GI) AE, sexual AE, patient-reported outcomes, dosimetry, technical feasibility and 2-year biochemical relapse-free survival.

INTRODUCTION

Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) delivered on an MRI-guided linear accelerator (MR-linac) enables highly conformal prostate cancer irradiation. The DESTINATION 2 trial is a federated, randomised phase II/R-IDEAL 2b study evaluating whether de-escalating the dose to prostate tissue, while maintaining a high dose to MRI-visible tumour(s) in two fractions, reduces genitourinary (GU) treatment-related adverse events (AE) without compromising disease control in men with localised prostate cancer.

ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION

This is a federated trial design in which each centre operates independently with its own sponsor, ethics committee approval and regulatory oversight. Each centre is responsible for obtaining and maintaining local ethics approval in accordance with their national and institutional requirements. The UK centre (The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust) has received ethical approval from the East of England-Cambridge South Research Ethics Committee (REC reference: 24/EE/0163; IRAS: 338368). Results will be disseminated via peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.

TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER

NCT06638541.

More about this publication

BMJ open

Volume 16
Issue nr. 5
Pages e111791
Publication date 07-05-2026

Full text links

Publisher website (DOI) 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111791
Europe PubMed Central 42097645
Pubmed 42097645

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