Detecting new bone metastases in patients on androgen deprivation therapy
- Conditions
- Prostate CancerCancer - ProstateCancer - Bone
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12618001696280
- Lead Sponsor
- The Garvan Institues of Medical Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Pathologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of prostate
- Men presenting high risk of metastatic disease.
- Gleason score 7-10
- Deemed suitable by a medical oncologist to start targeted radiation therapy and androgen deprivation therapy.
- Blood tests:
a) haemoglobin > 100g/L
b) Platelets > 100 x 10^9/L
c) Total white cell count > 4 x 10^9/L
-Willingness to give written, informed consent and willingness to participate in and comply with the study.
- Participants whose prostate cancer is not high risk of metastasis;
- Participants who refuse to join the trial or are unable consent;
- Participants who cannot remain still for at least 30 minutes to comply with imaging requirements.
- Participants who have no PSMA receptor activity (approximately 5-10% of the population) and provide a negative baseline scan.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of new bone lesions identified on 68Ga-PSMA PET CT scan[At 6 months and 12 months post enrolment]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The proportion of participants who started bisphosphonates or other therapeutics designed to block bone reabsorption as measured by medication history[At 12 months post enrolment];Change in Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels in blood from baseline [6 and 12 months post enrolment];Change in complete blood count (CBC) levels in blood from baseline[6 and 12 months post enrolment];Change in electrolytes urea creatinine (EUC) levels in blood from baseline[6 and 12 months post enrolment];Change in calcium-magnesium-phosphate (CMP) levels in blood from baseline[6 and 12 months post enrolment];Change in Testosterone levels in blood from baseline[6 and 12 months post enrolment];Change in liver function test (LFT) levels in blood from baseline[6 and 12 months post enrolment];Change in prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in blood from baseline[6 and 12 months post enrolment]