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Focal Radiation Therapy, Androgen Deprivation Therapy, Abiraterone, Prednisone, and Olaparib for the Treatment of Castration-Sensitive Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer

Trial Status: closed to accrual

This phase II trial studies the effect of focal radiation therapy, androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), abiraterone, prednisone, and olaparib in treating patients with castration-sensitive prostate cancer that has spread to a few other places in the body (oligometastatic). Focal radiation therapy is a highly targeted way of delivering radiation to treat cancerous tumors. The technique allows radiation oncologists to deliver radiation from multiple directions. ADT is a hormone therapy. Prostate cancer cannot grow or survive without androgens, which include testosterone and other male hormones. This type of therapy decreases the amount of androgens in a patient's body which can slow the growth of the cancer and even shrink the tumor. Abiraterone works by decreasing the amount of certain hormones, including testosterone, in the body. It is used in combination with prednisone to treat a certain type of prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. Prednisone is a steroid that is used to lessen inflammation and lower the body’s immune response. Olaparib is drug known as a PARP inhibitor. A PARP inhibitor is a substance that blocks an enzyme in cells called PARP. PARP helps repair deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) when it becomes damaged. DNA damage may be caused by many things, including exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light, radiation, certain anticancer drugs, or other substances in the environment. In cancer treatment, blocking PARP may help keep cancer cells from repairing their damaged DNA, causing them to die. Giving focal radiation therapy, ADT, abiraterone, prednisone, and olaparib may help treat patients with castration-sensitive prostate cancer.