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A trial using stereotactic radiotherapy to treat prostate cancer (SPORT)

Overview

Cancer types:

Prostate cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Pilot

Details

This trial looked at whether a type of targeted radiotherapy called SABR is a useful treatment for prostate cancer.

Half the men who took part had their treated as well as their prostate gland and the other half didn’t.

The trial was open for people to join between 2016 and 2022. The team published the results in 2021, 2023 and 2025.

Recruitment start: 24 June 2016

Recruitment end: 30 December 2022

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr Suneil Jain

Supported by

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust

Friends of the Cancer Centre

Last reviewed: 20 Jan 2026

CRUK internal database number: 13878

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