Comparing MRI-Ultrasound Fusion and Cognitive-guided Biopsy for the Detection of csPCa: the PROFUSION Trial

Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing MRI-Ultrasound Fusion and Cognitive-guided Biopsy for the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer: the PROFUSION Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06303622
• Other study ID #: CRE-2023.610
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2024
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2027

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Contact: Peter Ka-Fungq CHIU, PhD
• Phone: 35052625
• Email: peterchiu[@]surgery.cuhk.edu.hk
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is an international multicentre RCT to compare the linically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) detection of cognitive-guided and MRI-USG guided biopsies in men with suspicious MRI lesion.

Description:

This study is an international multicentre RCT to compare the csPCa detection of cognitive-guided and MRI-USG guided biopsies in men with suspicious MRI lesion. This is a phase III randomised controlled trial to evaluate the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) by MRI-USG fusion approach (MRUS arm) versus Cognitive-guided approach (COG arm). The study hypothesis is that MRUS arm is superior to COG arm in detecting csPCa. The result of this RCT would impact how MRI-guided prostate biopsies should be done in the future. If the MRI-USG fusion approach is superior to cognitive-guidance in csPCa detection, it should be the standard of practice in the future, and dedicated MRI-USG fusion equipment should be available in centres performing prostate biopsies.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 1250
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2027
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2026
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men =18 years of age

• Clinical suspicion of prostate cancer and indicated for prostate biopsy

• Serum Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) < 20 ng/mL

• Digital rectal examination = cT2 (organ-confined cancer)

• Able to provide written informed consent

• MRI prostate (contrast or plain) showing 1-3 suspicious lesion(s) with PI-RADS score 3-5

Exclusion Criteria:

• Prior prostate biopsy in the 2 years before screening visit

• Prior diagnosis of prostate cancer

• Contraindicated to prostate biopsy: active urinary tract infection, failed insertion of transrectal ultrasound probe into rectum (abdominal perineal resection, anal stenosis), uncorrectable coagulopathy, antiplatelet or anticoagulant which cannot be stopped (continue low-dose aspirin before and after biopsy is permitted)

• Patient refusal for biopsy

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Prostate Cancer
• Prostatic Neoplasms

Intervention

Procedure:
• MRI-USG fusion approach
MRI-USG fusion approach prostate biopsy
• Cognitive-guided approach
Cognitive-guided approach prostate biopsy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Hong Kong	Prince of Wales Hospital	Hong Kong

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Chinese University of Hong Kong

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Hong Kong, 

References & Publications (16)

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Chiu PK, Alberts AR, Venderbos LDF, Bangma CH, Roobol MJ. Additional benefit of using a risk-based selection for prostate biopsy: an analysis of biopsy complications in the Rotterdam section of the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer. BJU Int. 2017 Sep;120(3):394-400. doi: 10.1111/bju.13913. Epub 2017 Jun 5. — View Citation

Chiu PK, Roobol MJ, Nieboer D, Teoh JY, Yuen SK, Hou SM, Yiu MK, Ng CF. Adaptation and external validation of the European randomised study of screening for prostate cancer risk calculator for the Chinese population. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2017 Mar;20(1):99-104. doi: 10.1038/pcan.2016.57. Epub 2016 Nov 29. — View Citation

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Proportion of men with clinically significant Prostate cancer(csPCa)	ISUP Grade 2 or above prostate cancer diagnosed on biopsy	When histology results available, at an expected average of 30 days post-biopsy
Secondary	Proportion of men with a diagnosis of csPCa in MRI lesions with maximal size =10mm versus >10mm	MRI lesions with maximal size =10mm versus >10mm	When histology results available, at an expected average of 30 days post-biopsy
Secondary	Proportion of men with a diagnosis of csPCa in prostate size of =50ml vs >50m	prostate size of =50ml vs >50ml	When histology results available, at an expected average of 30 days post-biopsy
Secondary	The proportion of men with a diagnosis of csPCa only in targeted biopsy	ISUP Grade 2 or above prostate cancer diagnosed on biopsy	When histology results available, at an expected average of 30 days post-biopsy
Secondary	Proportion of men with a diagnosis of csPCa only in systemic biopsy	ISUP Grade 2 or above prostate cancer diagnosed on biopsy	When histology results available, at an expected average of 30 days post-biopsy
Secondary	Proportion of men with a diagnosis of clinically insignificant PCa,	ISUP grade group 1 Prostate cancer diagnosed on biopsy	When histology results available, at an expected average of 30 days post-biopsy
Secondary	Procedure time	Total time of procedure	During biopsy procedure
Secondary	Pain score on a scale of 0-10 taken after biopsy	The higher the score, the more pain	Immediately After biopsy procedure
Secondary	Proportion of men with post-biopsy adverse events within 30 days after biopsy	The severity of Adverse event is grade by Clavien-Dindo classification	30 days post biopsy

External Links

•   Hong Kong Cancer Statistics