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Developing an Imaging-Based Tool to Identify Areas for Prostate Cancer Biopsy

MRI Derived Quantitative Risk Maps for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Using Targeted Biopsy

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03585660
Enrollment
106
Registered
2018-07-13
Start date
2018-08-28
Completion date
2023-11-06
Last updated
2024-09-19

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Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Brief summary

The purpose of the proposed research is to test and validate a Risk Map decision-support system (DSS) for prostate cancer Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) interpretation and identification of clinically significant tumor site(s).

Interventions

Participants will be scanned using a standard clinical prostate MRI protocol.

PROCEDUREDiagnostic Prostate Biopsy

Participants will undergo a prostate biopsy as their standard of care treatment. The provider performing biopsy will select areas to be biopsies as part of normal clinical judgment.

DEVICERisk Map DSS tool

The Risk Map DSS tool will select up to 2 additional areas to be biopsied based on analysis of MRI images. The clinical provider will make final decision on areas to be biopsied.

Sponsors

University of Chicago
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with known or suspected prostate cancer who have been referred to the Department of Radiology at the University of Chicago Medical Center for a diagnostic MRI exam of the prostate, to be followed by an MRI-guided fusion biopsy of the prostate. * Written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients incapable of giving informed written consent; * Patients who cannot adhere to the experimental protocols for any reason, or have an inability to communicate with the researcher; * Patients with psychiatric disorders that affect their ability to consent for themselves will be excluded and not the entire population of patients with psychiatric disorders. * Prisoners; * Minor children (under the age of 18 years old).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Accuracy of HM-MRI12 monthsThe accuracy of HM-MRI is defined as the proportion of correctly diagnosed participants for prostate cancer using HM-MRI.
Area Under the ROC Curve (AUC) of HM-MRI12 monthsIn the case of a binary predictor (HM-MRI), the area under a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve is equivalent to the average of sensitivity and specificity. The area under an ROC curve ranges from 0 to 1.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Sensitivity of HM-MRI12 monthsSensitivity of HM-MRI is defined as the proportion of participants who were found positive of prostate cancer using HM-MRI among the participants who were found positive of prostate cancer using biopsy.
Specificity of HM-MRI12 monthsSpecificity of HM-MRI is defined as the proportion of participants who were found negative of prostate cancer using HM-MRI among the participants who were found negative using biopsy.
Positive Predictive Value (PPV) of HM-MRI12 monthsPositive predictive value (PPV) of HM-MRI is defined as the proportion of participants who were found positive of prostate cancer using biopsy among the participants who were found positive using HM-MRI.
Negative Predictive Value (NPV) of HM-MRI12 monthsNegative predictive value (NPV) of HM-MRI is defined as the proportion of participants who were found negative of prostate cancer using biopsy among the participants who were found negative using HM-MRI.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

106 patients were enrolled in the study. Patients were recruited based on physician referral at UChicago Medical Center. The 1st patient was enrolled on August 28, 2018, and the last patient was enrolled on March 29, 2023.

Pre-assignment details

112 patients were screened and 6 patients did not meet eligibility criteria of the study.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Interventional Arm
Participants will undergo diagnostic MRI exam followed by clinical biopsies of suspected prostate cancer tumors. Diagnostic MRI: Participants will be scanned using a standard clinical prostate MRI protocol. Diagnostic Prostate Biopsy: Participants will undergo a prostate biopsy as their standard of care treatment. The provider performing biopsy will select areas to be biopsies as part of normal clinical judgment. Risk Map DSS tool: The Risk Map DSS tool will select up to 2 additional areas to be biopsied based on analysis of MRI images. The clinical provider will make final decision on areas to be biopsied.
106
Total106

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall Studydid not undergo biopsy8
Overall Studyhip prosthesis2
Overall Studyoperator error1
Overall Studyscanner problem2
Overall Studytechnical error2

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicInterventional Arm
Age, Continuous64.44 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.68
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)8.81 ng/mL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.69
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black
27 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic
8 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Unknown
4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
63 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
106 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 106
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 106
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 106

Outcome results

Primary

Accuracy of HM-MRI

The accuracy of HM-MRI is defined as the proportion of correctly diagnosed participants for prostate cancer using HM-MRI.

Time frame: 12 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Interventional ArmAccuracy of HM-MRI0.55 proportion of participants
Comparison: The null hypothesis is that the accuracy of HM-MRI and mp-MRI are the same and the alternative hypothesis is that the accuracy of HM-MRI is greater than the accuracy of mp-MRI.p-value: 0.02bootstrap z-test
Primary

Area Under the ROC Curve (AUC) of HM-MRI

In the case of a binary predictor (HM-MRI), the area under a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve is equivalent to the average of sensitivity and specificity. The area under an ROC curve ranges from 0 to 1.

Time frame: 12 months

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)
Interventional ArmArea Under the ROC Curve (AUC) of HM-MRI0.63 probability
Comparison: The null hypothesis is that the AUCs of HM-MRI and mp-MRI are the same and the alternative hypothesis is that the AUC of HM-MRI is greater than the AUC of mp-MRI.p-value: 0.08bootstrap z-test
Secondary

Negative Predictive Value (NPV) of HM-MRI

Negative predictive value (NPV) of HM-MRI is defined as the proportion of participants who were found negative of prostate cancer using biopsy among the participants who were found negative using HM-MRI.

Time frame: 12 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Interventional ArmNegative Predictive Value (NPV) of HM-MRI0.88 proportion of participants
p-value: 0.97bootstrap z-test
Secondary

Positive Predictive Value (PPV) of HM-MRI

Positive predictive value (PPV) of HM-MRI is defined as the proportion of participants who were found positive of prostate cancer using biopsy among the participants who were found positive using HM-MRI.

Time frame: 12 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Interventional ArmPositive Predictive Value (PPV) of HM-MRI0.43 proportion of participants
p-value: 0.06bootstrap z-test
Secondary

Sensitivity of HM-MRI

Sensitivity of HM-MRI is defined as the proportion of participants who were found positive of prostate cancer using HM-MRI among the participants who were found positive of prostate cancer using biopsy.

Time frame: 12 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Interventional ArmSensitivity of HM-MRI0.91 proportion of participants
Comparison: The null hypothesis is that the sensitivity of HM-MRI and mp-MRI are the same and the alternative hypothesis is that the sensitivity of HM-MRI is greater than the sensitivity of mp-MRI.p-value: 0.97bootstrap z-test
Secondary

Specificity of HM-MRI

Specificity of HM-MRI is defined as the proportion of participants who were found negative of prostate cancer using HM-MRI among the participants who were found negative using biopsy.

Time frame: 12 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Interventional ArmSpecificity of HM-MRI0.36 proportion of participants
Comparison: The null hypothesis is that the specificity of HM-MRI and mp-MRI are the same and the alternative hypothesis is that the specificity of HM-MRI is greater than the specificity of mp-MRI.p-value: <0.01bootstrap z-test

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026