A trial looking at higher doses of radiotherapy for prostate cancer (RT01)

This trial was looking at giving higher doses of radiotherapy to men with prostate cancer that was contained within the prostate gland (localised).

A method called conformal radiotherapy allows doctors to give a higher dose of radiotherapy. This may be better at controlling cancer, but researchers wanted to find out if having a higher dose of radiotherapy was safe.

All the men who took part in this trial had a few months of hormone therapy before having radiotherapy.

The aims of the trial were to

• See if a higher dose of conformal radiotherapy was better at controlling prostate cancer

• Learn more about the side effects