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Prognostic Role of Free Psa Ratio at Biochemical Recurrence After Radical Treatments for Prostate Cancer

An Old Biomarker That Can Learn New Tricks: Prognostic Role of Free Psa Ratio at Biochemical Recurrence After Radical Treatments for Prostate Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03927287
Acronym
FPSAR
Enrollment
822
Registered
2019-04-25
Start date
2018-01-01
Completion date
2019-04-10
Last updated
2019-04-25

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Conditions

Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer, Death, Metastasis

Brief summary

Measurement of Free PSA ratio in patients after definitive radical treatment for prostate cancer, and assessment of whether post-treatment free PSA ratio can function as a biomarker for advanced disease in prostate cancer patients.

Detailed description

Prostatic specific antigen (PSA) circulates mostly in complex with protease inhibitors, but 10-30% circulates as inactive free-PSA (FPSA). In patients with prostate cancer (PCa), pretreatment FPSA is lower and used to risk-stratify patients for biopsy. However, posttreatment FPSA ratio (FPSAR) is rarely quantified, with an unexplored clinical value. Methods The institutional database was queried to identify patients following radical prostatectomy (RP cohort) or radiotherapy (RT cohort) between 2000 and 2017. For validation, the investigators identified an independent prospective cohort with biochemical recurrence (BCR) after RP, using biobank samples (biobank cohort). All patients had at least one posttreatment FPSAR test. Kaplan-Meier (KM) method was used to compare the metastasis-free (MFS), castration-resistant PCa (CRPC)-free, and cancer-specific-survival (CSS) rates. Multivariable Cox models determined the association between posttreatment FPSAR, metastases, and CRPC.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTFree PSA ratio test in patients after definitive treatment for localized prostate cancer

Free PSA ratio blood test done on biobank samples of patients after radical prostatectomy who developed biochemical recurrence.

Sponsors

University of Toronto
CollaboratorOTHER
Rabin Medical Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

For the two retrospective cohorts: 1. All patients that older than 18 treated for localized adenocarcinoma of the prostate between 2000 and 2017 with either radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy 2. All treated patients had a rising post-treatment PSA, with at least one post-treatment free PSA blood test. For the biobank validation cohort: 1\. All patients treated with radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer between 2000 and 2017 who had biobank samples taken when developing biochemical recurrence.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients that were younger than 18, 2. Patients with prostate cancer other than adenocarcinoma, such as small cell and neuroendocrine cancer 3. Patients with prostate adenocarcinoma that did not develop biochemical recurrence. 4. In the retrospective cohorts - patients that did not have at least one post-treatment free PSA blood test.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Metastasis free survivalFrom date of diagnosis to date of Metastasis development, assessed up to 200 monthsRate of Metastasis correlated to the first post-treatment free PSA ratio

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Castrate resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) free survivalFrom date of Diagnosis to date of CRPC development, assessed up to 200 monthsRate of CRPC correlated to the first post-treatment free PSA ratio
Cancer specific survivalFrom date of diagnosis to date of cancer specific death, assessed up to 200 monthsRate of Cancer specific survival correlated to the first post-treatment free PSA ratio

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 17, 2026