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Filter by:The aim of the ProCAID study is to determine if the addition of the AKT inhibitor AZD5363 to docetaxel and prednisolone (DP) prolongs progression free survival (PFS) in Metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer to a degree worthy of further investigation
This is a single-arm pharmacodynamic study with mandatory metastatic tumor biopsies in men with castration-resistant prostate cancer. The trial will evaluate the effect of vismodegib on tumor tissue in men with metastatic CRPC by obtaining tumor biopsies at baseline and after 4 weeks of treatment with vismodegib.
The AirSeal® System will allow for lower carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption rates than the standard Endopath System.
The goal of this clinical research study is to study the impact of ipilimumab on the immune system of patients currently receiving hormone therapy. The safety of these drug combinations will also be studied. This is an investigational study. Ipilimumab is FDA approved and commercially available for the treatment of melanoma. Its use to treat prostate cancer is investigational. Up to 30 patients will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.
Prostate cancer patients for whom a F-18-FCH PET/CT is indicated. Ga-68-NODAGA-MJ9 is a new PET/CT radiotracer aiming at giving complementary information : more precise images and early localisation of recurrence to standard imaging
This trial is designed as a randomized two-arm (LDE225 vs. observation groups) open-label prospective clinical trial in men with localized high-risk prostate cancer undergoing radical prostatectomy. The investigators propose to determine the effects of LDE225 on neoplastic prostate tissue from men at high risk of systemic disease progression, by comparing pre-surgical core-biopsy specimens to tumor tissue harvested at the time of prostatectomy.
This study is being done to find out if transperineal ultrasound (TPUS) can help define the prostate bed for radiation treatment planning and improve upon current methods of image guidance for the treatment of prostate cancer. For the patient, TPUS involves the placement of an ultrasound probe on the perineum, the skin between the scrotum and anus, while they are lying on their back in the position they will receive their treatment. Image-guidance is required for the treatment of prostate cancer because the prostate bed shifts position depending on how full the bladder and rectum are. Image-guided radiation therapy has been done at Fletcher Allen Health Care for approximately three years. Most commonly, transabdominal ultrasound images are obtained every day and compared to an ultrasound that was done on the day of treatment planning. Adjustments in radiation field position can be done on a daily basis by comparing these images. Transperineal ultrasound has never been used for image-guidance. We completed two phases of an earlier study and have developed a TPUS device and process that allow us to get clear ultrasound pictures of the prostate gland, and now we would like to explore imaging the prostate bed left after radical prostatectomy.The TPUS has three potential advantages over the transabdominal method we currently use: 1. Transabdominal ultrasound can be a challenge for some men. A full bladder helps us get clearer images, however it is difficult for some men with prostate cancer to comfortably keep a full bladder. It is also particularly difficult to get good images in larger men who have long distances from the skin surface to the prostate bed. TPUS is not dependent on a man having a full bladder and should be less dependent on the size of the man. 2. TPUS images and the planning CT images can be acquired simultaneously. This is not possible with the abdominal probe because it gets in the way of the CT machine. Simultaneous imaging eliminates the possibility of the prostate bed shifting positions during the time between imaging studies. 3. TPUS can be in place and acquire images during patient treatment (the abdominal probe gets in the way of the treatment machine) and may in the future allow us to watch the prostate bed during treatment. If we discover that we can accurately view the prostate bed in real time, TPUS may ultimately allow us to treat even smaller radiation fields and possibly decrease the risk of radiation complications. Patients in this study will be treated for their prostate cancer with the standard image guidance technique used at Fletcher Allen Health Care: transabdominal ultrasound. In addition, one TPUS scan will be acquired at the time of the initial simulation. To summarize, the two objectives of this study are: 1. To determine if TPUS can acquire usable, clinically pertinent IGRT images of the prostate bed. 2. To preliminarily compare TPUS images of the prostate bed to images obtained with CT and TAUS.
The purpose of the study is to determine, whether the urinary diversion via suprapubic cystostomy compared to transurethral catheterization after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy superior the postoperative patient comfort and reduce the postoperative bacteriuria.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether DCVAC/PCa added after radical primary prostatectomy can improve PSA progression times within 5 years for patients with high risk localized Prostate Cancer.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether DCVAC/PCa added after radical primary prostatectomy can improve PSA doubling times for patients with localized Prostate Cancer.