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RPCRC Validation Study

External Validation of the Rotterdam Prostate Cancer Risk Calculator

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04484103
Acronym
PCaRisk
Enrollment
275
Registered
2020-07-23
Start date
2020-01-01
Completion date
2020-09-01
Last updated
2020-07-23

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Conditions

Multivariate Risk Assessment for ISUP ≥2 Prostate Cancer

Brief summary

Prostate multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) can detect ISUP ≥2 prostate cancer with high sensitivity. Adding biopsies targeting suspicious lesions seen on mpMRI to the classical 'systematic biopsies' (that sample the gland in a blinded way) improves the detection of ISUP ≥2 cancers. As a result, it is now recommended to perform a prostate mpMRI before biopsy and to combine targeted and systematic biopsy. However, mpMRI suffers from a lack of specificity. In a recent meta-analysis, the pooled sensitivity and specificity of prostate mpMRI for detecting ISUP ≥2 cancers were 0.91 (95% confidence interval, 0.83-0.95) and 0.37 (95% confidence interval, 0.29-0.46) respectively. Thus, accurate triage of patients suitable for biopsy might not be possible using mpMRI findings alone. The Rotterdam Prostate Cancer Risk Calculator (RPCRC) combines mpMRI results (Prostate Imaging-Reporting And Database System score) and basic clinical and biochemical data to predict the results of prostate biopsy. If validated, this tool could help selecting patients for prostate biopsy. In this study, the investigators propose to retrospectively use the data of the prospective multicentric MRI-FIRST trial (NCT0285379) to perform an external validation of the RPCRC. In addition, the PCaRisk study has two secondary objectives: * To confirm that Prostate Specific Antigen density (i.e. PSA level divided by prostate volume) can stratify the risk of ISUP ≥2 cancer in patients with negative (PI-RADS 1-2) or inconclusive (PI-RADS 3) mpMRI, as suggested by recent literature * To perform a preliminary evaluation of a lobe-specific risk calculator developed by our group and combining mpMRI results and clinical and biochemical data to predict the risk of ISUP ≥2 cancer at the lobe level.

Interventions

OTHERAssessment of the diagnostic performance of the PI-RADS score (as a stand-alone) and of the RPCRC for predicting the presence of ISUP ≥2 prostate cancer at subsequent biopsy in 251 patients.

The following features will be retrieved from the CRFs of the patients included in the MRI-FIRST trial: age, DRE findings, PSA level, prostate volume, maximal PI-RADS score; the history of biopsy will be set to a default value of none since all patients included in the MRI-FIRST trial were biopsy naïve. Then, the RPCRC will be used to calculate two different risks: the risk of detectable prostate cancer and of significant prostate cancer (ISUP ≥2) at subsequent biopsy. The PI-RADS score (as a stand-alone) and the risks predicted by the RPCC will be compared to the results of the prostate biopsy performed during the MRI-FIRST trial. Throughout the study, the version 2 of the PI-RADS score will be used.

Sponsors

Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patient referred for mpMRI and prostate biopsy due to increased PSA level, abnormal DRE or family history of prostate cancer. * Age ≤75 years * PSA level ≤20 ng/mL * Clinical stage ≤T2c

Exclusion criteria

* Contraindication for prostate mpMRI or biopsy * History of hip prosthesis, androgen deprivation therapy, pelvic radiotherapy or prostate cancer diagnosed after trans-urethral resection of the prostate.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Comparison of the Area Under Curve of the PI-RADS score and the RPCRC (significant cancer risk) for predicting ISUP ≥2 cancer at subsequent biopsy.June 2020The AUC of the PI-RADS score and the RPCRC significant cancer risk will be calculated at the patient level.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Comparison of the AUC of the PI-RADS score and the RPCRC (detectable cancer risk) for predicting ISUP ≥2 cancer at subsequent biopsy.June 2020The AUC of the Prostate Imaging-Reporting And Data System score and the RPCRC detectable cancer risk will be calculated at the patient level.
Number of avoided biopsies, missed ISUP 1 cancers and missed ISUP ≥2 cancers if PIRADS cut-off values of ≥3 and ≥4 were used as biopsy triggersJune 2020
Number of avoided biopsies, missed ISUP 1 cancers and missed ISUP ≥2 cancers if RPCRC detectable cancer risk cut-off values of ≥12.5% and ≥20% were used as biopsy triggersJune 2020
Number of avoided biopsies, missed ISUP 1 cancers and missed ISUP ≥2 cancers if RPCRC significant cancer risk cut-off value of ≥4% was used as biopsy triggerJune 2020
Number of avoided biopsies, missed ISUP 1 cancers and missed ISUP ≥2 cancers if biopsy was performed only in patients with a RPCRC detectable cancer risk ≥20%, or with a RPCRC detectable cancer risk ≥12.5% and a RPCRC significant cancer risk ≥4%June 2020
Number of avoided biopsies, missed ISUP 1 cancers and missed ISUP ≥2 cancers if PSA density cut-off values of ≥0.15 ng/ml² and ≥0.20 ng/ml² were used as biopsy triggersJune 2020
Number of avoided biopsies, missed ISUP 1 cancers and missed ISUP ≥2 cancers if biopsy was performed only in patients with a PI-RADS score ≥4, or with a PI-RADS score ≤3 and a PSA density ≥0.15 ng/ml²June 2020
Number of avoided biopsies, missed ISUP 1 cancers and missed ISUP ≥2 cancers if biopsy was performed only in patients with a PI-RADS score ≥4, or with a PI-RADS score ≤3 and a PSA density ≥0.20 ng/ml²June 2020
Net benefice (Decision curve analysis) for cut-off values of ≥12.5% and ≥20% for the RPCRC detectable cancer risk, of ≥4% for the RPCRC significant cancer risk, and of ≥0.15 ng/ml² and ≥0.20 ng/ml² for PSA density.June 2020
AUC of the lobe-specific risk calculator developed by our group for predicting ISUP ≥2 cancer at subsequent biopsy.June 2020
Number of avoided biopsies, missed ISUP 1 cancers and ISUP ≥2 cancers (at patient level) if only lobes with a lobe-specific risk of having ISUP ≥2 cancers ≥5%, ≥10% and ≥15% were biopsied.June 2020
AUC of PSA density in predicting ISUP ≥2 cancer at subsequent biopsy.June 2020

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026