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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN69304414
ISRCTN69304414
Completed
Phase 2

An evaluation of Focal ablation therapy using High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound in the treatment of localised adenocarcinoma of the prostate

niversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)0 sites42 target enrollmentJuly 3, 2008

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
ocalised prostate cancer
Sponsor
niversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Enrollment
42
Status
Completed
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
July 3, 2008
End Date
May 30, 2009
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
Male

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Men aged 45 \- 80 years
  • 2\. Histological diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma
  • 3\. Gleason grade total 7 or less (patterns 3\+4 or 4\+3 or less acceptable)
  • 4\. Cancer prostate\-confined only (bilateral or unilateral)
  • 5\. Serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) less than or equal to 15 ng/mL
  • 6\. A life expectancy of 5 years or more
  • 7\. Prostate volume less than or equal to 40 cc or maximum anterior\-posterior length less than or equal to 40 mm
  • 8\. Has had multi\-sequence magnetic resonance imaging (ms\-MRI) and transperineal template 5 mm spaced biopsies in the 6 months prior to recruitment
  • 9\. All malignant areas are treatable by focal ablation so that approximately 50% of prostate tissue is destroyed and at least one neurovascular bundle is preserved
  • 10\. Signed informed consent form by patient

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Men who have received androgen suppression within previous 6 months
  • 2\. Men who have had previous radiation therapy for prostate cancer
  • 3\. Men treated with chemotherapy for prostate cancer
  • 4\. Men with evidence of metastatic disease
  • 5\. Men with latex allergies
  • 6\. Men who have undergone prior significant rectal surgery preventing insertion of transrectal probe
  • 7\. Men with intraprostatic calcifications making HIFU of focal areas of cancer untreatable
  • 8\. Men who have undergone previous transurethral resection of the prostate or laser prostatectomy in the 5 years prior to recruitment
  • 9\. Men who have undergone previous HIFU, cryosurgery, thermal or microwave therapy to the prostate at any point prior to recruitment
  • 10\. American Society of Anaesthesiology grades III \- IV

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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