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Evaluation of Targeted Prostate Biopsies Under MRI: Tolerance and Contribution in the Therapeutic Decision - Exploratory Study

Evaluation of Targeted Prostate Biopsies Under MRI: Tolerance and Contribution in the Therapeutic Decision - Exploratory Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05612204
Acronym
BIOPROSTATIRM
Enrollment
51
Registered
2022-11-10
Start date
2022-11-21
Completion date
2024-06-30
Last updated
2026-08-20

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Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Brief summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the concordance of treatment decisions made in multidisciplinary consultation meeting based on targeted biopsies alone or targeted biopsies associated with systematic biopsies in patients with suspected prostate cancer.

Detailed description

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in France and is the third most common cancer death in men. Early detection is based on family and ethnic history, digital rectal examination and total PSA testing. It is done at age 50 for the general population but is restricted to men with an estimated survival of more than 10 years. In case of clinical suspicion of prostate cancer, the diagnosis is based on the realization of prostate biopsies. Until recently, 12 so-called "systematic" (BS) biopsies were performed under ultrasound control, according to a standardized protocol, which allowed sampling of the entire prostate. Since the latest recommendations of the French Association of Urology in 2020, an MRI is systematically indicated before performing biopsies. Indeed, MRI is a sensitive technique that will increase the suspicion of significant prostate cancer. An MRI is considered "positive" if at least one suspicious area with a PI-RADS score ≥ 3 is detected. In this case, the French Association of Urology recommends performing so-called targeted biopsies (BC) on these suspicious areas associated with the 12 SBs. From a technical point of view, ultrasound is the reference examination for performing targeted biopsies on suspicious lesions detected on MRI, either by visual guidance (cognitive identification) or by image fusion techniques, MRI and ultrasound. It is now technically possible to perform biopsies directly under MRI in clinical practice, but the development of this approach remains limited in France. This technique makes it possible to biopsy the suspect area without resorting to image fusion, thus limiting targeting errors. As only MRI can detect cancerous lesions, this study is based on the hypothesis that targeted biopsies alone taken under MRI could make it possible to make a therapeutic decision within the framework of a multidisciplinary consultation meeting (RCP) without resorting to systematic biopsies under ultrasound.

Interventions

PROCEDUREBiopsy under MRI

Biopsy under MRI

Sponsors

GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la Recherche
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Patient, male, aged between ≥ 50 and ≤ 75 years old * Patient with no history of prostate biopsy * Patient with a PSA greater than 4 and/or a pathological digital rectal examination * Patient having an MRI of interpretable quality carried out within the HPA * Patient with a single lesion with a PI-RADS score ≥ 3 * Affiliated patient or beneficiary of a social security scheme * French-speaking patient who signed an informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Patient with a contraindication to MRI * Patient with multiple targets * Patient with lesions with PI-RADS score 1 and 2 * Patient on long-term anticoagulants and unable to stop it * Patient already included in another study * Protected patient: adult under guardianship, curatorship or other legal protection, deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision * Patient hospitalized without consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Type of care offered in multidisciplinary consultation meeting2 MONTHS

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 21, 2026