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Diffusion Basis Spectrum Imaging of the Prostate

Diffusion Basis Spectrum Imaging of the Prostate: A Virtual Biopsy to Accurately Diagnose Prostate Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04420702
Enrollment
500
Registered
2020-06-09
Start date
2020-02-27
Completion date
2027-05-31
Last updated
2026-07-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Keywords

Prostate Cancer

Brief summary

Diffusion Basis Spectrum Imaging (DBSI) represents a potential leap forward in improving prostate cancer early detection: a non-invasive and accurate imaging test for clinically significant prostate cancer.

Interventions

DEVICEMRI with DBSI analysis

-The procedure will take approximately 1 hour of the participant's time

Sponsors

Washington University School of Medicine
Lead SponsorOTHER
American Cancer Society, Inc.
CollaboratorOTHER
The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Midwest Stone Institute.
CollaboratorOTHER
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)

Masking description

-Dr. Kim will be blinded to the DBSI results at the time of biopsy, but will have the conventional MRI interpretation available

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Over 18 years of age and willing and able to provide informed consent. * Patients with no prior diagnosis of prostate cancer, who are planning to undergo prostate biopsy as clinical standard of care ("early detection cohort") * Including those men with: * an elevated PSA and no prior biopsy * an elevated PSA and a negative prior biopsy * Patients with a prior diagnosis of prostate cancer, who are currently managed with active surveillance, who are planning to undergo biopsy as clinical standard of care ("active surveillance cohort")

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with any clinical contraindication to MRI \*Including but not limited to: * Those with metallic implants, such as pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators * Those with cochlear implants * Those with claustrophobia not relieved with medications (patients with claustrophobia who do not need medications for the scan or whose claustrophobia can be managed with medication, are eligible to participate) * Those who cannot lie flat for over 1 hour * Patients with prior prostate surgery for prostate cancer (e.g. radical prostatectomy, focal ablation)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Area under the curve (AUC) comparison from biopsy and DBSIUp to 12 weeks* As a per patient analysis, the investigators will use the highest Gleason score from the biopsy as the reference standard * In the per patient analysis, Gleason 7 or greater, will be the cut-off as this will be considered "clinically significant". The investigators will also perform similar analyses with cut-offs of Gleason 4+3=7 or greater, as well as Gleason 6 or greater. This will serve as the sensitivity analysis.
Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) comparison from biopsy to DBSIUp to 12 weeks* As a per patient analysis, the investigators will use the highest Gleason score from the biopsy as the reference standard * In the per patient analysis, Gleason 7 or greater, will be the cut-off as this will be considered "clinically significant". The investigators will also perform similar analyses with cut-offs of Gleason 4+3=7 or greater, as well as Gleason 6 or greater. This will serve as the sensitivity analysis.
Prostate sector analysis as measured by comparison of the highest Gleason score from each of the 10 biopsy sectors to the DBSI predicted pathology from each sectorUp to 12 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Comparison of Gleason score from the MRI regions of interest to the DBSI predicted pathologyUp to 12 weeks-Only for those patients with a suspicious MRI lesion
Area under the curve (AUC) comparison from DBSI to conventional MRI interpretationUp to 12 weeks
Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) comparison from DBSI to conventional MRI interpretationUp to 12 weeks
Compare DBSI with the advanced restriction spectrum imaging (RSI)Up to 12 weeksThe investigators will perform DBSI modeling on RSI data obtained from UCSD and the results from both DBSI and RSI protocols will be compared and analyzed to determine a strategy for improving the DBSI protocol.

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTJoseph Ippolito, M.D.
ippolitoj@wustl.edu314-362-2925
CONTACTAlex Klim
klima@wustl.edu314-747-9781
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJoseph Ippolito, M.D.

Washington University School of Medicine

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 15, 2026