|

Sequential Imaging of Suspicion of Prostate Cancer Reducing Overdiagnosis and Unnecessary Biopsy With Timely Diagnosis of Significant Cancer

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by St. Antonius Hospital
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorSt. Antonius Hospital
Started2025-05-14
Est. completion2031-01
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
SexMALE
Healthy vol.Accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a novel diagnostic strategy for prostate cancer, in which men with a moderate risk of prostate cancer are monitored using PSA and MRI instead of immediate biopsy,. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is it safe to delay biopsy, making sure that clinical significant prostate cancers are not often missed? * Does it reduce unnecessary biopsies and overtreatment?

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years+Sex: MALEHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Life expectancy \> 10 years
* initial PSA \< 20 ng/ml
* No signs of extracapsular disease on digital rectal examination
* Intermediate-risk category for suspicion of prostate cancer determined by MRI results and PSA density (PSAD): PI-RADS 3 or PI-RADS 4 with PSAD =\< 0.15
* Mentally competent and able to comprehend the potential benefits and burdens of the study
* Willing to undergo the follow-up protocol for a maximum of four years
* written and signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Men who have previously undergone a prostate biopsy
* Men who have a prior PCa diagnosis
* using any (anti-)hormonal therapy, including 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors
* Proven germline mutation for PCa (for example: BRCA1; BRCA2)
* Secondary malignancy, besides basal cell carcinoma of the skin, for which the potential participant is receiving active treatment at the time of inclusion.
* severe claustrofobia or other conditions that make (repeat) MRI unsuitable (e.g., metal implants, pacemakers)

Conditions2

CancerProstate Cancer

Browse More Trials

Trial data from ClinicalTrials.gov. Trial status and eligibility can change — verify directly with the study contact or on ClinicalTrials.gov.

This site does not provide medical advice. Always consult your doctor before considering enrollment in a clinical trial. Learn more on our About page.