An evaluation of hemi-ablation therapy using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in the treatment of localised adenocarcinoma of the prostate

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: ocalised prostate carcinoma; Cancer; Prostate cancer

• Registration Number: ISRCTN25145525
• Lead Sponsor: niversity College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

2011 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21334018

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2006-04-12
• Study Completion: 2008-12-01
• Last Update Posted: 19 November 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for verification stage 1
1. Men aged under 80 years
2. Histological diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma
3. Cancer prostate-confined only
4. Cancer confined to one lobe as defined by TRUS biopsy
5. Serum PSA less than or equal to 15 ng/ml
6. A life expectancy of five years or more
7. Prostate volume less than or equal to 40 cc
8. Signed informed consent form by patient for multi-sequence MRI and transperineal biopsy
9. Patient willing to proceed to stage 2 if stage 2 inclusion/exclusion criteria fulfilled

Stage 2 HIFU hemi-ablation treatment inclusion criteria:
1. Men with unilateral prostate adenocarcinoma after having undergone verification of unilateral disease in stage 1 of this trial or verification (with ms-MRI and transperineal template biopsies outside of this trial)
2. The following inclusion criteria for stage 1 are to be re-assessed after stage 1: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7
3. Signed informed consent by patient for HIFU hemiablation treatment

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria for verification stage 1:
1. Men who have received androgen suppression within previous six 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 greater than or equal to 10 mm in size
8. Men who have undergone previous transurethral resection of the prostate or laser prostatectomy
9. Men who have undergone previous HIFU, cryosurgery, thermal or microwave therapy to the prostate
10. American Society of Anaesthesiology grades III - IV
11. Men not fit for general anaesthesia or regional anaesthesia as assessed by consultant anaesthetist
12. Men unable to have MRI scanning (e.g. severe claustrophobia, permanent cardiac pacemaker, metallic implant likely to contribute significant artefact to images)

Exclusion criteria for treatment stage 2:
1. All exclusion criteria for stage 2 are to be verified again before treatment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified