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Comprehensive Evaluation of MRI-AI in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Comprehensive Evaluation of MRI-AI in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: a Real-World Prospective Diagnostic Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06575361
Enrollment
365
Registered
2024-08-28
Start date
2024-01-01
Completion date
2025-08-31
Last updated
2026-05-06

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, Artificial intelligence, Targeted biopsy, Diagnosis, Diagnostic study

Brief summary

The goal of this real-world prospective diagnostic study is to comprehensively evaluate the value of MRI artificial intelligence (MRI-AI) in assisting the diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa). The main questions it aims to answer are: Does MRI-AI promote the accurate diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer? What's the capability of prostate MRI-AI in calculating the prostate volumn? What's the value of prostate MRI-AI assistant diagnosis system in detecting the suspicious lesions on MRI and guiding prostate targeted biopsy? What's the value of prostate MRI-AI assistant diagnosis system in predicting the pathological results of prostate targeted biopsy? Researchers will compare the cancer detection rates of suspicious lesions detected by MRI-AI and senior radiologists. Participants will: Receive combination of systematic biopsy and targeted biopsy.

Detailed description

In recent years, there have been remarkable advancements in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, particularly in the medical domain. These AI techniques have demonstrated the ability to significantly enhance various medical tasks, such as tumor detection, classification, and prognosis prediction. Increasing evidence supports the ability of AI to facilitate precise diagnosis of PCa and assist in therapeutic decisions. Compared with doctors, AI has the potential to identify not only holistic tumor morphology but also task-specific and granular radiological patterns that cannot be detected by the naked eye. Therefore, AI has great potential to reduce inconsistencies between observers and improve diagnostic accuracy. Previous AI studies at our institution have developed deep learning-based AI models trained on MR images that achieve good performance in the detection and localization of clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa). Furthermore, the trained AI algorithms were embedded into proprietary structured reporting software, and radiologists simulated their real-life work scenarios to interpret and report the PI-RADS category of each patient using this AI-based software. However, the data is mostly retrospective. The capability of detecting the suspicious lesions on MRI, guiding the prostate targeted biopsy, and optimizing the biopsy scheme warrants further investigation. The goal of this real-world prospective diagnostic study is to comprehensively evaluate the value of MRI artificial intelligence (MRI-AI) in assisting the diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa). The main questions it aims to answer are: Does MRI-AI promote the accurate diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer? What's the capability of prostate MRI-AI in calculating the prostate volumn? What's the value of prostate MRI-AI assistant diagnosis system in detecting the suspicious lesions on MRI and guiding prostate targeted biopsy? What's the value of prostate MRI-AI assistant diagnosis system in predicting the pathological results of prostate targeted biopsy? Researchers will compare the cancer detection rates of suspicious lesions detected by MRI-AI and senior radiologists. Participants will: Receive combination of systematic biopsy and targeted biopsy.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTCombination of targeted biopsy and systematic biopsy

Before prostate biopsy, the MR images of patients were independently reviewed by MRI-AI and urogenital radiologists. Then the images with suspicious lesions highlighted by MRI-AI and urogenital radiologists. Urologists conducted targeted biopsies for all suspicious lesions and systematic biopsies. Biopsies were performed under the guidance of transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) through the transrectal or transperineal route.

Sponsors

Peking University First Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
45 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* The age of the patient is between 45 and 85. * Patients with complete magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data, qualified image quality control. * Patients were in accordance with the indication of prostate biopsy, including patients with suspicious prostate nodes found by digital rectal examination (DRE), the suspicious lesions found by transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) or MRI, total prostate-specific antigen (tPSA) \>10ng/mL, tPSA 4-10ng/mL with free-to-total PSA ratio (f/tPSA) \<0.16 or PSA density (PSAD) \>0.15. * Patients had no history of prior prostate surgery or biopsy. * The PSA of patients should be ≤20 ng/mL. * The prostate biopsy pathological results of above lesions were complete. The time interval between targeted prostate biopsy and prostate MRI examination should not exceed one month. * Patients with complete clinical information.

Exclusion criteria

* The clinicopathological information and MRI data was unqualified or incomplete. * Patients had received radiotherapy, chemotherapy, androgen deprivation therapy, or surgery treatment before prostate MRI examination or prostate biopsy. * Patients received prior prostate biopsy. * Patients had contraindications to MRI or prostate biopsy. * Patients were not in accordance with the indication of prostate biopsy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) detection rate for suspicious lesions found by MRI-AI and urogenital radiologistsOne month after the biopsy procedure.csPCa was defined as PCa with a grade group ≥ 2 or GS ≥ 3+4. The reference standard was the pathological results of targeted biopsies for the suspicious lesions.
High-grade PCa detection rateOne month after the biopsy procedure.High-grade PCa was defined as PCa with a grade group ≥3 or GS ≥ 4+3. The reference standard was the pathological results of targeted biopsies for the suspicious lesions.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The PCa detection rateOne month after the biopsy procedure.The PCa detection rate for the suspicious lesions found by MRI-AI and urogenital radiologists.
clinically insignificant PCa (ciPCa) detection rateOne month after the biopsy procedure.ciPCa was defined as PCa with a grade group=1 or GS=3+3. The reference standard was the pathological results of targeted biopsies for the suspicious lesions.
Diagnostic performanceOne month after the biopsy procedureDiagnostic performance assessment includes accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, negative predicative value, and positive predicative value

Countries

China

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORYi LIU

Peking University First Hospital

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 7, 2026