Clinical trial NCT02936258: PRostate Evaluation for Clinically Important Disease: MRI vs Standard Evaluation Procedures
Official title: A Phase III Multi-centre Open-label Randomized Controlled Trial of Multi-parametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-Targeted Biopsy Compared to Systematic Trans-rectal Ultrasound (TRUS) Guided Biopsy
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Prostate Cancer
Lead sponsor: Canadian Urology Research Consortium
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
name: Prostate Cancer Canada
First posted: 2016-10-18
Enrollment: 450
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of MRI-targeted biopsy compared to standard of care systematic TRUS guided biopsy in the detection of clinically significant and clinically insignificant prostate cancer in men without prior biopsy. The implication of this trial is that MRI-targeted biopsy could replace systematic TRUS guided biopsy as the standard of care in the diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Detailed description: The standard pathway for prostate cancer diagnosis is trans-rectal ultrasound guided (TRUS) biopsy of the prostate following an elevated PSA. TRUS guidance is performed primarily for anatomic guidance as the ultrasound poorly discriminates between cancerous and non-cancerous tissue. TRUS guided prostate biopsies are concentrated in areas of the peripheral zone, thought to harbor the majority of cancer.

An alternative pathway for prostate cancer diagnosis in men with elevated PSA is to perform multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (MPMRI) to localize cancer. This information is used to direct a subsequent biopsy, known as an MRI-targeted biopsy. MRI-targeted biopsy has been shown in preliminary studies to detect a similar or greater amount of clinically significant cancer than systematic TRUS guided biopsy and has several other potential advantages including: the ability to differentiate between clinically significant and insignificant cancer, reducing unnecessary biopsy and fewer numbers of biopsy cores, reducing biopsy-related side-effects.

A 'clinically insignificant cancer' is cancer that is unlikely to progress or to affect an individual's life expectancy and therefore does not warrant treatment. However when diagnosed with low grade cancer that is likely to be insignificant, a large proportion of subjects request treatment in case a more significant cancer is present. A challenge in this area is that subjects are typically not aware that their cancer is clinically insignificant, and often view the early diagnosis and aggressive treatment they have been subjected to as life-saving.

A prostate cancer detection procedure that differentiates clinically significant cancer from clinically insignificant cancer is therefore a major unmet need.

The potential implications of this trial include:

* A redefinition of the prostate cancer diagnostic pathway;
* A reduction in the number of subjects undergoing prostate biopsy;
* A reduction in the number of biopsy cores taken per subject;
* A reduction in biopsy-related adverse events including sepsis and pain;
* A reduction in the over-diagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer;
* A reduction in the economic burden of diagnosing and treating prostate cancer.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

In order to be eligible, all inclusion criteria must be met:

1. Men at least 18 years of age referred with clinical suspicion of prostate cancer who have been advised to have a prostate biopsy;
2. ≥5% chance of high-grade prostate cancer as calculated using individualized risk assessment of prostate cancer calculator, PCPTRC 2.0, found at http://deb.uthscsa.edu/URORiskCalc/Pages/calcs.jsp;
3. Serum PSA ≤ 20ng/ml within 3 months of randomization
4. Fit to undergo all procedures listed in protocol;
5. Able to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Prior prostate biopsy
2. Prior treatment for prostate cancer
3. Contraindication to MRI (e.g. claustrophobia, pacemaker, estimated GFR ≤ 50mls/min)
4. Contraindication to prostate biopsy
5. Men in whom artifact would reduce the quality of the MRI, i.e. previous hip replacement surgery, metallic hip replacement or extensive pelvic orthopaedic metal work
6. Unfit to undergo any procedures listed in protocol.

Primary outcomes:
measure: MRI-The proportion of men with clinically significant cancer (Gleason > 7)
timeFrame: 1 year
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Biopsy-The proportion of men with clinically significant cancer (Gleason ≥7)
timeFrame: 1 year
measure: Proportion of men in each arm with clinically insignificant cancer
timeFrame: 1 year
measure: Proportion of men in each arm with Gleason >4+3 detected.
timeFrame: 1 year
measure: Proportion of men in MRI arm who avoid biopsy.
timeFrame: 1 year
measure: Proportion of men in the MRI arm whom the PI-RADS score for suspicion of clinically significant cancer was 3, 4 or 5 but no clinically significant cancer was detected.
timeFrame: 1 year
measure: Proportion of men in each arm who go on to definitive local treatment (e.g. radical prostatectomy, radiotherapy, brachytherapy) or systemic treatment (e.g. hormone therapy, chemotherapy).
timeFrame: 1 year
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Vancouver
country: Canada
facility: Vancouver Prostate Centre
state: British Columbia
city: London
country: Canada
facility: London Health Sciences Centre-Victoria Hospital
state: Ontario
city: Toronto
country: Canada
facility: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
state: Ontario
city: Toronto
country: Canada
facility: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
state: Ontario
city: Montreal
country: Canada
facility: CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-I'ile-de-Montreal-Jewish General Hospital
state: Quebec
Study officials:
References:
citation: Klotz L, Chin J, Black PC, Finelli A, Anidjar M, Bladou F, Mercado A, Levental M, Ghai S, Chang SD, Milot L, Patel C, Kassam Z, Moore C, Kasivisvanathan V, Loblaw A, Kebabdjian M, Earle CC, Pond GR, Haider MA. Comparison of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Targeted Biopsy With Systematic Transrectal Ultrasonography Biopsy for Biopsy-Naive Men at Risk for Prostate Cancer: A Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2021 Apr 1;7(4):534-542. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.7589.