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Active, not recruitingNCT01464216FuncProstUpdated Jun 21, 2022

MRI for Assessment of Hypoxia-Induced Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness

An observational study in Prostatic Neoplasms, Genital Neoplasms, Male and Prostatic Diseases, sponsored by Oslo University Hospital. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in Norway. Open to male participants. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-06-21.

Sponsored by Oslo University Hospital · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2022, 3 years 11 months ago, but the record still lists the study as active, not recruiting.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
120
Sex
Male
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Study summary

The purpose of the study is to combine and correlate data from morphological and functional MRI, molecular signatures of tumor hypoxia, the presence of micrometastases and tumor hypoxia with the goal being predicting of prostate cancer aggressiveness.

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A prospective study including 180 consecutive patients with PCa referred to Oslo University Hospital, Radiumhospitalet, for surgical treatment. In vivo functional MRI examination will be performed within a few days prior to robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RALP). For a subgroup of patients FACBC PET will also be acquired prior to prostatectomy. A subgroup of intermediate and high-risk patients (D'Amico risk classification) will prior to surgery receive an intravenous infusion of the hypoxia-marker pimonidazole (Hypoxyprobe™-1)*. During surgery, bone marrow aspiration and blood collection will be performed for assessment of disseminated and circulating tumor cells. High-risk patients will undergo intraoperative lymph node dissection. Tumor tissue for molecular analyses will be sampled from prostate specimen prior to fixation. Prostate specimen and regional lymph nodes will be histopathologically examined for T- and N-classification, Gleason grade, presence of micrometastasis and areas of hypoxia. Histological and molecular findings will be correlated to MRI and PET findings and clinical data. Patients will be longitudinally followed to assess long-time clinical outcome (recurrence, metastatic disease, death).

*From 2013 oral administration is used.

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Conditions studied

  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Genital Neoplasms, Male
  • Prostatic Diseases

Keywords

  • Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Prostate cancer
  • FACBC PET
  • Hypoxia imaging
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In context

Prostatic Neoplasms

7,046 studies on the registry are indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms; 1,580 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 120 is below the median of 200 across 1,310 observational studies indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Oslo University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 834 studies on the registry; 149 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Prostate cancer patients referred for surgical treatment.

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients suitable for surgery with confirmed prostate cancer, Gleason grade ≥ 3
  • Patient has received no prior treatment for prostate cancer.
  • Patient has adequate renal function: Estimated ≥ 60 ml/minute.
  • Patient must sign written according to the protocol approved by the Regional Ethics Committee.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient with to MR or MR contrast media according to clinical practice.
  • Patients who want to withdraw for any reason during the study.
  • Patients previously undergone pelvic surgery or radiation therapy
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
120 participants (actual)
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Death

    Time frame: 2030

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Study locations

1 site
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Oct 2011, a primary completion of Dec 2022 and a completion of Dec 2030. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Oct 31, 2011
First posted
Nov 3, 2011
Start
Oct 2011
Primary completionEst.
Dec 2022
CompletionEst.
Dec 2030
Last update
Jun 21, 2022
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 21, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01464216
Responsible party
Therese Seierstad (Head of Research, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 3, 2011
Start date
Oct 2011
Primary completion
Dec 2022 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2030 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 21, 2022

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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