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Prostate Cancer

COMPPARE Newsletter: Spring 2021

A Message from Dr. Nancy Mendenhall As we look forward to the normal resumption of our work, we ask you to join us in an effort to encourage all men to get back to having their prostates checked annually in order to detect cancers…

COMPPARE Newsletter: Winter 2021

A Message from Dr. Nancy Mendenhall I am thrilled to announce that we have reached 40% of our accrual goal! Our progress is truly astonishing, given the continued challenges COVID-19 has presented us with both globally and locally. Read Dr. Mendenhall’s message.

COMPPARE Newsletter: Fall 2020

A Message from Dr. Nancy Mendenhall Despite the challenges that we and other cancer research studies continue to face in this unprecedented time of COVID-19, COMPPARE has made significant progress toward our ultimate goal of helping prostate cancer patients make informed treatment decisions. Read…

COMPPARE: A Path to Improve Future Health Outcomes for Men with Prostate Cancer

Thank you for your interest in the COMPPARE study. Patient enrollment is now closed. COMPPARE stands for “A Prospective COMparative Study of Outcomes with Proton and Photon RAdiation in PRostate CancEr (COMPPARE).” This study, which is funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and approved by the University…

Study Progress

Patient enrollment in COMPPARE is now closed.  As of 10/31/22, COMPPARE reported a final enrollment of 600 RCT proton participants, 900 pragmatic proton participants, and 1024 photon participants, for a total of 2,524 patients.  …

PCORI Acknowledgements

PCORI Acknowledgement Research reported in this study website was funded through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Award (PCS-2017C1-0422).   PCORI Disclaimer The views, statements, and opinions presented in this study website are solely the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the…

Coordinating Center Staff

Day-to-day administration, communications, project management, financial management, and clinical coordination will be managed by the following Coordinating Center staff: Kari Bastow University of Florida Contracting Coordinator     Robin Cacchio, RN, CCRP University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute Director of Research Services…