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Prostate Cancer (Diagnosis)ProSa-INCT04803188

Prostate Cancer Secondary Screening in Sapienza and Policlinico Umberto I

A study testing Magnetic Resonance in people with Prostate Cancer (Diagnosis), run by University of Roma La Sapienza at 1 site in Italy.

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Trial summary

Prostate Cancer (PCa) screening is still a controversial topic in the urology community, this is mostly linked to the low specificity of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) value. Screening with total PSA value has cause overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer (ciPCa) for many years, with lack of… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 to 69 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Prostate Cancer (Diagnosis)
What is being tested?
Magnetic Resonance
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
710 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
21 Sep 2020to Sep 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 40 to 69 years
  • Men only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Males aged between 49-69 years (from the age of 40 for those with family history of prostate cancer) at the time of enrollment
  • Life expectancy greater than or equal to 10 years
  • Sufficient understanding of the Italian language for written and verbal understanding of the information for enrollment in the Trial and for the process of obtaining informed consent.
  • Patient with the ability to understand and want, able to express informed consent and to perform all the visits and procedures required by the study

Who cannot join

  • General contraindications to MRI
  • Previous history of prostate cancer, prostate biopsy or treatment for prostate cancer
  • Any contraindications to prostate biopsy, such as severe coagulation abnormalities (INR> 1.5), active urinary tract infection and acute prostatitis (NIH category I, II and III).
  • Dementia or altered mental status that would prohibit understanding or granting informed consent

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Italy1 site
  • Sapienza University of Rome

    Rome, Roma, 00185

Other trials in Italy

About this study

Official title: A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Prostate Cancer Screening

Prostate Cancer (PCa) screening is still a controversial topic in the urology community, this is mostly linked to the low specificity of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) value. Screening with total PSA value has cause overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer (ciPCa) for many years, with lack of survival improvement. Non-contrast MRI, on the other hand, has become one of the most promising MRI applications, as it is a more sensitive test able to perform clinically significant PCa early detection. With this background the primary endpoint was to investigate the role of non-contrast MRI (without injection of paramagnetic contrast medium), as a secondary prevention test for the early diagnosis of prostate cancer, comparing it with the serum PSA test, in a randomized fashion.

Read the detailed description

ENDPOINTS Primary endpoint To investigate the role of non-contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), as a secondary prevention test for the early diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa), comparing it with the serum PSA test.

Secondary endpoints

  1. Assess the percentage of men with a positive PSA screening test, defined as > 4 ng/ml and > 2.5 ng/ml in patients with family history of PCa (father and/or sibling).
  2. Evaluation of the percentage of men with positive MRI and MRI targeted biopsy results stratified according to: absence of neoplasm, non-clinically significant neoplasm (ISUP 1) and clinically significant neoplasm (ISUP> 1), compared with PSA test and serum biomarkers (optional).
  3. Comparison of the percentages of participants with PCa and with clinically significant PCa, according to the different positive screening tests.
  4. Comparison of the different screening tests combinations in terms of PCa detection rate, both for non-clinically significant and clinically significant cancer.

STUDY DESIGN

Design:

Single center, prospective, interventional randomized controlled trial Duration: 2 years Evaluation of the effectiveness of the primary outcome: the evaluation of the effectiveness non-contrast MRI for the PCa detection will be based on MRI-guided biopsy targeted on the areas described and classified as biparametric Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (bPI-RADS) ≥3 (scored according to the biparametric evaluation).

The reference standard for the diagnosis of prostate cancer will be the Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Transrectal Ultrasound (MRI-TRUS) guided targeted biopsy, which will be performed at a maximum of 4 weeks from MRI.

In order to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of non-contrast MRI the diagnostic performance variables (sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive and negative predictive value, area under the curve and receiver operating characteristic curves) will be calculated.

For the statistical analysis of the effectiveness, only those participants who have undergone prostate biopsy as planned by the operator will be included.

In addition, the interreader agreement between two radiologists responsible for the analysis of MRI images, with 10 and 8 years of experience in urogenital imaging, respectively, will be evaluated. The agreement between the two radiologists will be calculated using the weighted Cohen's k statistic.

Evaluation of secondary outcomes: the evaluation of the effectiveness of secondary outcomes will be verified by evaluating the same statistical variables of diagnostic accuracy implemented for the primary purpose.

Safety evaluation: the safety of the procedure will be determined by assessing the incidence and severity of adverse events, defined as complications related to the procedure recorded from the first treatment and during the entire duration of the follow-up (2 years).

Participants in the study:

Enrollment: 710 men will be enrolled and blindly randomized in two different arms. Arm a) 355 patients will perform MRI with a bi-parametric approach (without contrast medium) regardless their PSA value; Arm b) 355 patients will perform MRI with a bi-parametric approach (without contrast medium) only when PSA is elevated.

Patients with positive MRI defined as bPI-RADS ≥3, will undergo MRI-directed targeted prostate biopsy.

Being tested
Magnetic Resonance
Keywords
Prostate Cancer, Screening, Non-contrast MRI
Medical subject headings
Prostatic Neoplasms, Disease

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Magnetic ResonanceDiagnostic test

    Screening MRI examinations will be performed on an MRI General Electric (GE) 3 Tesla MRI using a 32-channel phased array pelvic coil. The imaging protocol will include: T2-weighted morphological and diffusion-weighted functional sequences.

    All images will be reviewed by two radiologists experienced in urogenital imaging, who will be blinded to the patients' medical history. Both radiologists in charge will then assign a PI-RADS score (1 to 5) to each lesion for bi-parametric MRI, representing the likelihood of a clinically significant prostate lesion. For the generation of the overall PI-RADS score assigned to each lesion, the PI-RADS score algorithm for non-contrast MRI described in the PI-RADS version 2.1 recommendations will be applied. Lesions scored as bPI-RADS superior or equal than 3 will be directed to MRI-TRUS guided targeted biopsy.

Study groups in NCT04803188
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
A: patients will perform non-contrast MRIExperimentalA: 355 patients will perform non-contrast MRI regardless their serum PSA value
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Magnetic Resonance
B: patients will perform non-contrast MRIExperimentalB: 355 patients will perform non-contrast MRI when serum PSA value is increased (>4 ng/ml or 2.5 ng/ml if positive family history)
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Magnetic Resonance

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Diagnosis of prostate cancer with non-contrast MRI

    To investigate the role of MRI with a bi-parametric approach (without injection of paramagnetic contrast medium), as a secondary prevention test for the early diagnosis of prostate cancer, comparing it with the serum PSA test.

    Measured: 24 months

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Percentage of men with a positive PSA screening test

    To assess the percentage of men with a positive PSA screening test, defined as > 4 ng/ml and > 2.5 ng/ml in patients with family history of prostate cancer (father and/or sibling).

    Measured: 2 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Mar 2021
  2. Study start21 Sep 2020
  3. Primary completionSep 2021 (estimated)
  4. Study completionSep 2022 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Investigator
Enrolment
710 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04803188
Sponsor's protocol ID
5996
Acronym
ProSa-I
Status last verified
Mar 2021
First submitted
11 Mar 2021
Last updated
17 Mar 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: all individual participant data that underlie results in a publication

Publications

  • Epstein JI, Egevad L, Amin MB, Delahunt B, Srigley JR, Humphrey PA; Grading Committee. The 2014 International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) Consensus Conference on Gleason Grading of Prostatic Carcinoma: Definition of Grading Patterns and Proposal for a New Grading System. Am J Surg Pathol. 2016 Feb;40(2):244-52. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000530.

    PubMed 26492179
  • Matoso A, Epstein JI. Defining clinically significant prostate cancer on the basis of pathological findings. Histopathology. 2019 Jan;74(1):135-145. doi: 10.1111/his.13712.

    PubMed 30565298
  • Mottet N, van den Bergh RCN, Briers E, Van den Broeck T, Cumberbatch MG, De Santis M, Fanti S, Fossati N, Gandaglia G, Gillessen S, Grivas N, Grummet J, Henry AM, van der Kwast TH, Lam TB, Lardas M, Liew M, Mason MD, Moris L, Oprea-Lager DE, van der Poel HG, Rouviere O, Schoots IG, Tilki D, Wiegel T, Willemse PM, Cornford P. EAU-EANM-ESTRO-ESUR-SIOG Guidelines on Prostate Cancer-2020 Update. Part 1: Screening, Diagnosis, and Local Treatment with Curative Intent. Eur Urol. 2021 Feb;79(2):243-262. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.09.042. Epub 2020 Nov 7.

    PubMed 33172724
  • Welch HG, Albertsen PC. Reconsidering Prostate Cancer Mortality - The Future of PSA Screening. N Engl J Med. 2020 Apr 16;382(16):1557-1563. doi: 10.1056/NEJMms1914228. No abstract available.

    PubMed 32294352
  • Wegelin O, Exterkate L, van der Leest M, Kummer JA, Vreuls W, de Bruin PC, Bosch JLHR, Barentsz JO, Somford DM, van Melick HHE. The FUTURE Trial: A Multicenter Randomised Controlled Trial on Target Biopsy Techniques Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer in Patients with Prior Negative Biopsies. Eur Urol. 2019 Apr;75(4):582-590. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2018.11.040. Epub 2018 Dec 3.

    PubMed 30522912
  • Turkbey B, Rosenkrantz AB, Haider MA, Padhani AR, Villeirs G, Macura KJ, Tempany CM, Choyke PL, Cornud F, Margolis DJ, Thoeny HC, Verma S, Barentsz J, Weinreb JC. Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System Version 2.1: 2019 Update of Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System Version 2. Eur Urol. 2019 Sep;76(3):340-351. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2019.02.033. Epub 2019 Mar 18.

    PubMed 30898406
  • Nam RK, Wallis CJ, Stojcic-Bendavid J, Milot L, Sherman C, Sugar L, Haider MA. A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Prostate Cancer Screening in the General Population. J Urol. 2016 Aug;196(2):361-6. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2016.01.114. Epub 2016 Feb 13.

    PubMed 26880413
  • Boesen L, Norgaard N, Logager V, Balslev I, Bisbjerg R, Thestrup KC, Winther MD, Jakobsen H, Thomsen HS. Assessment of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Biparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Prostate Cancer in Biopsy-Naive Men: The Biparametric MRI for Detection of Prostate Cancer (BIDOC) Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2018 Jun 1;1(2):e180219. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.0219.

    PubMed 30646066
  • Jambor I, Bostrom PJ, Taimen P, Syvanen K, Kahkonen E, Kallajoki M, Perez IM, Kauko T, Matomaki J, Ettala O, Merisaari H, Kiviniemi A, Dean PB, Aronen HJ. Novel biparametric MRI and targeted biopsy improves risk stratification in men with a clinical suspicion of prostate cancer (IMPROD Trial). J Magn Reson Imaging. 2017 Oct;46(4):1089-1095. doi: 10.1002/jmri.25641. Epub 2017 Feb 6.

    PubMed 28165653
  • Knaapila J, Jambor I, Ettala O, Taimen P, Verho J, Perez IM, Kiviniemi A, Pahikkala T, Merisaari H, Lamminen T, Saunavaara J, Aronen HJ, Syvanen KT, Bostrom PJ. Negative Predictive Value of Biparametric Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Excluding Significant Prostate Cancer: A Pooled Data Analysis Based on Clinical Data from Four Prospective, Registered Studies. Eur Urol Focus. 2021 May;7(3):522-531. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2020.04.007. Epub 2020 May 14.

    PubMed 32418878
  • Eldred-Evans D, Burak P, Connor MJ, Day E, Evans M, Fiorentino F, Gammon M, Hosking-Jervis F, Klimowska-Nassar N, McGuire W, Padhani AR, Prevost AT, Price D, Sokhi H, Tam H, Winkler M, Ahmed HU. Population-Based Prostate Cancer Screening With Magnetic Resonance Imaging or Ultrasonography: The IP1-PROSTAGRAM Study. JAMA Oncol. 2021 Mar 1;7(3):395-402. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.7456.

    PubMed 33570542
  • Panebianco V, Barchetti G, Simone G, Del Monte M, Ciardi A, Grompone MD, Campa R, Indino EL, Barchetti F, Sciarra A, Leonardo C, Gallucci M, Catalano C. Negative Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Prostate Cancer: What's Next? Eur Urol. 2018 Jul;74(1):48-54. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2018.03.007. Epub 2018 Mar 19.

    PubMed 29566957
  • Kasivisvanathan V, Rannikko AS, Borghi M, Panebianco V, Mynderse LA, Vaarala MH, Briganti A, Budaus L, Hellawell G, Hindley RG, Roobol MJ, Eggener S, Ghei M, Villers A, Bladou F, Villeirs GM, Virdi J, Boxler S, Robert G, Singh PB, Venderink W, Hadaschik BA, Ruffion A, Hu JC, Margolis D, Crouzet S, Klotz L, Taneja SS, Pinto P, Gill I, Allen C, Giganti F, Freeman A, Morris S, Punwani S, Williams NR, Brew-Graves C, Deeks J, Takwoingi Y, Emberton M, Moore CM; PRECISION Study Group Collaborators. MRI-Targeted or Standard Biopsy for Prostate-Cancer Diagnosis. N Engl J Med. 2018 May 10;378(19):1767-1777. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1801993. Epub 2018 Mar 18.

    PubMed 29552975

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Magnetic Resonance in people with Prostate Cancer (Diagnosis), run by University of Roma La Sapienza at 1 site in Italy.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Mar 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

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What does the primary outcome measure?

Diagnosis of prostate cancer with non-contrast MRI (time frame: 24 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04803188, which also lists 13 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

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AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Mar 2021.

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