Prospective Clinical Safety and Efficacy Study of Lesion-targeted MRI-TULSA for Localized Prostate Cancer
- Conditions
- Localized Prostate Cancer
- Interventions
- Device: MRI-TULSA
- Registration Number
- NCT03814252
- Lead Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
- Brief Summary
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has improved detection of clinically significant prostate cancer (PCa). MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation (MRI-TULSA) system incorporates precise diagnosis and simultaneous ablation of prostate tissue enabling lesion-targeted treatment of PCa. Lesion-based treatment strategy spares surrounding healthy tissues from injury, which may improve the outcome of genitourinary function. This study further investigates the safety and the efficacy of lesion-targeted ablation of MRI-visible biopsy-proven PCa with MRI-TULSA.
- Detailed Description
Improving diagnostic methods and screening of men with prostate specific antigen (PSA) has led to earlier detection of prostate cancer (PCa) with more favorable disease characteristics. To decrease overtreatment, low risk cases are increasingly treated with active surveillance; nevertheless some of them progress requiring interventions. Intermediate- and high-risk cases need active treatments to improve survival. However, despite desirable local control, the standard therapies including radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy, carry a risk of treatment related adverse effects to genitourinary and bowel functions. There is an eminent need for efficient PCa therapies with minimal effect on genitourinary function and quality of life. To date most studied mini-invasive technologies have used extremities of temperatures to treat PCa including high intensity focused ultrasound and cryoablation.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has improved PCa diagnosis. Novel MRI techniques enable localization and visualization of clinically significant PCa. Further, MRI can be used for guidance of targeted biopsy from suspicious lesion enhancing detection of clinically significant PCa and pinpointing a target for image guided therapies. Also, increased use of MRI may lead to more MRI-visible tumors encountered in clinical practice developing an unmet need for image guided therapies.
MRI guided transurethral ultrasound ablation (MRI-TULSA) - treatment system offers treatment strategy incorporating precise diagnosis and targeted therapy. It has been evaluated for whole-gland ablation of localized PCa. Further, lesion-targeted MRI-TULSA has been proved to be feasible and safe for treating MRI-visible-biopsy-concordant histologically significant PCa in our phase 1 treat-and-3-week-resect study (not published yet). This current study further investigates the safety and the efficacy of lesion-targeted ablation of MRI-visible biopsy-proven PCa with MRI-TULSA.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 62
- Language spoken: Finnish, English or Swedish
- Mental status: Patients must be able to understand the meaning of the study
- Informed consent: The patient must sign the appropriate Ethics Committee (EC) approved informed consent documents in the presence of the designated staff.
- Biopsy-confirmed acinar adenocarcinoma of the prostate
- Gleason score ≥ 3+4/International Society of Urological Pathology grade group ≥ 2
- High volume Gleason score 6 as determined on biopsies (>2 positive cancer core or ≥ 50% cancer in a core)
- Patient presenting low volume Gleason score 6 disease and refuses active surveillance
- Non-metastatic disease; high-risk patients according to European Association of Urology risk group stratification will undergo F-Prostate specific membrane antigen-Positron Emission Tomography/Computer Tomography to exclude distant metastasis
- Lesion visible on MRI (Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System v2 4-5)
- Eligible for general anesthesia (American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)≤ 3)
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Contraindications for MRI (cardiac pacemaker, intracranial clips etc.)
- Acute unresolved urinary tract infection
- Claustrophobia
- Hip replacement surgery or other metal in the pelvic area
- Known allergy to gadolinium
- Inability to insert urinary catheter
- Suspected tumor on baseline MRI further than 30 mm or within 3 mm of the prostatic urethra
- Prostate calcifications or cysts obstructing planned ultrasound beam path within the targeted tissue volume
- Any other conditions that might compromise patient safety, based on the clinical judgment of the responsible urologist
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Lesion-targeted ablation with MRI-TULSA MRI-TULSA Intervention: Targeted lesion based thermoablation of MRI-visible biopsy proven clinically significant prostate cancer. Ablative effect is aimed to cover lesion with 5 mm MRI based healthy tissue overlap wherever possible but not compromising viability of critical tissues, mainly the wall of rectum.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Severe adverse event free survival 3 months The primary safety outcome is the freedom from severe adverse events over 3 months follow up: Clavien Dindo Classification of surgical complication is graded from 1 (mild) to 5 (death). Severe adverse events are regarded as events graded ≥3.
Oncological efficacy: Disease free survival 12 months The primary oncological efficacy outcome, disease free survival (DFS), is the freedom from any histologically proven clinically significant prostate cancer as assessed from both 10-12-core systematic biopsies and MRI-directed 2-4-core in field biopsies at 12 months.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Radiological failure free survival 6 and 12 months Presence of a highly suspicious lesion in treatment field on prostate MRI at 6 or 12 months (Likert suspicion level ≥ 4).
Overall erectile function 3, 6 and 12 months Erectile function as measure by International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5)(patient filled and reported outcome measure). Compared to baseline, score change of ≥ 4 is considered clinically significant.
Urinary continence status 3, 6 and 12 months Urinary continence status as measured by Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) item 5 ≥ 2 (patient filled and reported outcome measure)
Ablation failure free survival 12 months In field (ablated area) biopsy-confirmed histologically viable cancer.
Overall urinary symptom score 3, 6 and 12 months Symptom severity as measured by International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) (patient filled and reported outcome measure). Compared to baseline, score change of ≥ 4 is considered clinically significant.
Erectile function sufficient for penetration 3, 6 and 12 months Erectile dysfunction status as measured by International Index of Erectile Function item 2 ≥ 2 (erection firmness sufficient for penetration)(patient filled and reported outcome measure). Not applicable for subject with baseline score \< 2.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Department of Urology, VSSHP, University of Turku
🇫🇮Turku, Finland