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Focal Ablation With Focal Cryotherapy or HIFU for the Treatment of Men With Localized Prostate Cancer

A Pragmatic Phase 2 Study of Focal Ablation (Focal Cryotherapy or High Intensity Frequency Ultrasound) in Men With Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06178354
Enrollment
100
Registered
2023-12-21
Start date
2023-11-09
Completion date
2029-06-30
Last updated
2024-12-16

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Conditions

Localized Prostate Carcinoma, Stage I Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, Stage II Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIB Prostate Cancer AJCC v8

Brief summary

This clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness of focal ablation with either focal cryotherapy or high intensity frequency ultrasound for the treatment of men with localized prostate cancer. Focal cryotherapy kills tumor cells by freezing them. High intensity frequency ultrasound uses highly focused ultrasound waves to produce heat and destroy tumor cells.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine the efficacy of focal therapy for treatment of prostate cancer. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Patient reported urinary, sexual function and quality of life (QOL) at 1 year. II. To assess safety. OUTLINE: Patients undergo focal cryotherapy or high intensity focused ultrasound on study. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 7-14 days and periodically for up to 3 years.

Interventions

PROCEDURECryosurgery

Undergo focal cryotherapy ablation

Undergo high intensity frequency ultrasound ablation

OTHERSurvey Administration

Ancillary studies

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
Marc Dall'Era, MD
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Ability to understand and willingness to sign an informed consent form * Clinically localized grade group 1, 2, or 3 prostate cancer and unilateral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) visible lesion(s). Up to 3 lesions will be allowed for focal treatment * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 1 (Karnofsky ≥ 70%) * Patients ≥ 18 years of age at time of consent * Life expectancy ≥ 5 years * Ability and stated willingness to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol procedures/requirements for the duration of the study

Exclusion criteria

* Nodal or distant metastases * Prior treatment for prostate cancer * Anticipated treatment with any cancer intervention, including radiation, hormonal therapy or surgery ≤ 6 months prior to focal therapy in this study * Known contraindications to general anesthesia * Uncorrectable coagulopathy * Significant active cardiac disease within the previous 6 months including: New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 4 congestive heart failure (CHF), unstable angina, or myocardial infarction * Any condition that would prohibit the understanding or rendering of informed consent * Any condition that in the opinion of the investigator would interfere with the participant's safety or compliance while on trial

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pathologic outcome on surveillance prostate biopsyAt year 1 and 3Confidence intervals for the pathologic response rate will be calculated using the Wilson score method. Pathologic response rate will be analyzed by baseline clinical and molecular characteristics using univariable and multivariable logistic regression.
Proportion of participants who go onto whole gland salvage treatmentAt 3 yearsWill be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Salvage whole gland treatment free survivalAt 3 yearsWill be analyzed by baseline clinical and molecular characteristics using univariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazards models.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Urinary functionAt 1 yearScores from Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC-26) prostate cancer questionnaire will be used to assess urinary function.
Adverse eventsUp to end of treatment visit, approximately 7-14 days after treatmentNumber of participants experiencing treatment-related AEs, classified by severity and grade.
Sexual functionAt 1 yearScores from EPIC-26 prostate cancer questionnaire will be used to assess sexual function.
Quality of lifeAt 1 yearScores from EPIC-26 prostate cancer questionnaire will be used to assess quality of life.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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