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Active, not recruitingNCT02723734VANDAAMUpdated Mar 2, 2026

Validation Study on the Impact of Decipher® Testing - VANDAAM Study

An observational study in Prostate Cancer, sponsored by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. Active, not recruiting at 3 sites in United States. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-02.

Sponsored by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
240
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Male
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Study summary

The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether a tumor test recently developed by GenomeDx Biosciences known as Decipher® can predict aggressive prostate cancer with the same accuracy in African-American men (AAM) as in non-African-American men (NAAM). The Decipher® test was developed from samples derived mainly from men of European origins and little is known about its performance in AAM. It is important to study whether this test can be used in AAM who are known to experience the highest rates of prostate cancer as well as death from prostate cancer. The use of the Decipher® test result to predict how well a patient will do before treatment may make it possible for doctors to distinguish aggressive disease from low risk prostate cancer and modify treatment accordingly. Thus, patients that do not need additional therapies may be spared from unnecessary side effects and those that are at risk may be provided with more aggressive therapy to improve survival. This study is being done to learn whether the Decipher test can really affect these outcomes.

Read the detailed description

This is a multisite, prospective validation trial. Based on a population consisting of 25% AAM and 75% NAAM, investigators will actively recruit participants and aim to achieve a 1:1 enrollment ratio of AAM to NAAM. To achieve this, low risk AAM will be accrued first and then matching NAAM will be enrolled. NAAM men will be matched to AAM on prostate specific antigen (PSA) at diagnosis.

There will be no treatment intervention beyond standard of care (SOC), and therefore participants will be allowed to choose their definitive treatment option. The intent is to enroll low risk and high volume disease (burden) patients to limit the accrual of patients that would select active surveillance (AS).

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Conditions studied

  • Prostate Cancer

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Keywords

  • Decipher®
  • African-American men
  • prostate
  • low risk PCa
  • intermediate risk PCa
  • genomic classifier (GC)
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In context

Prostatic Neoplasms

6,370 studies on the registry are indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms; 1,400 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 240 is above the median of 200 across 1,181 observational studies indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute is the lead sponsor of 533 studies on the registry; 74 are open to participants now.

Of its 99 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 57 (58%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Men diagnosed with localized prostate cancer.

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult patients with Karnofsky Performance Status >70
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0-1
  • Pathologically (histologically) proven diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa) undergoing their first line of treatment
  • Meet National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) criteria for either: Low risk PCa (defined as Gleason score 6 in ≥ 3 cores; T-stage T1c- T2a); Intermediate risk PCa (defined as Gleason score 7, or prostatic specific antigen (PSA) ≥ 10 ng/ml \& \< 20 ng/ml, or T-stage ≤ T2c)
  • Eligible for either radical prostatectomy (RP) or definitive radiation therapy (RT) (+/- short-term androgen deprivation therapy (ADT))
  • Age > 18 years
  • Biopsy specimen available

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inability to acquire biopsy or prostatectomy tissue
  • History of prior PCa directed chemotherapy or pelvic irradiation (prior to study enrollment)
  • Documented distant metastatic disease or pelvic lymphadenopathy
  • Prior radical prostatectomy (RP) or cryosurgery for prostate cancer or bilateral orchiectomy
  • Targeted for active surveillance after diagnostic biopsy
  • Selecting ADT alone after diagnostic biopsy
  • On active surveillance for > 6 months after diagnosis
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
240 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna

Groups and cohorts

  • African-American Men (AAM)

    AAM with low risk or intermediate risk prostate cancer (PCa). Decipher® testing and standard treatment.

    Other: Decipher® Testing

  • Non-African American Men (NAAM)

    NAAM with low risk or intermediate risk prostate cancer (PCa). Decipher® testing and standard treatment.

    Other: Decipher® Testing

Interventions

  • OtherDecipher® Testing

    Decipher® Prostate Cancer Classifier (Post-Op and Biopsy), a Genomic Classifier (GC) test. Biopsy and prostatectomy specimens will be collected for GC testing.

    Also known as: Genomic Classifier (GC) test

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Two Year Prostatic Specific Antigen (PSA) Failure Rate

    PSA failure defined for first line treatment options of Radical Prostatectomy (RP) and Radiotherapy (RT) in accordance with National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines: PSA failure for RP is defined by an undetectable PSA after surgery with a subsequent detectable PSA that increases on 2 or more determinations (PSA recurrence); or failure of PSA to fall to undetectable levels (PSA persistence). PSA failure for treatment with RT is defined as PSA increase by 2 ng/mL or more above the nadir PSA. To estimate the performance of genomic classifier (GC) in predicting 2-yr PSA failure rate, the area under curve (AUC) of a standard Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve will be calculated with corresponding 95% confidence intervals using resampling methods. In addition, positive and negative predictive probabilities, sensitivity, specificity and accuracy and associated 95% confidence intervals will also be calculated using predefined cut-points of 0.45 and 0.60.

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

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Study locations

3 sites
  • Bay Pines VA Health care System
    Bay Pines, Florida 33744, United States
  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
    Tampa, Florida 33612, United States
  • James A. Haley VA Hospital
    Tampa, Florida 33612, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Awasthi S, Grass GD, Torres-Roca J, Johnstone PAS, Pow-Sang J, Dhillon J, Park J, Rounbehler RJ, Davicioni E, Hakansson A, Liu Y, Fink AK, DeRenzis A, Creed JH, Poch M, Li R, Manley B, Fernandez D, Naghavi A, Gage K, Lu-Yao G, Katsoulakis E, Burri RJ, Leone A, Ercole CE, Palmer JD, Vapiwala N, Deville C, Rebbeck TR, Dicker AP, Kelly W, Yamoah K. Genomic Testing in Localized Prostate Cancer Can Identify Subsets of African Americans With Aggressive Disease. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2022 Dec 8;114(12):1656-1664. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djac162. PubMed 36053178 ↗
  • Yamoah K, Trivedi P, Awasthi S, Grass GD, Torres-Roca J, Johnstone PA, Dhillon J, Park JY, Davicioni E, Hakansson A, Liu Y, Fink AK, Katende E, Smith R, Putney R, Poch M, Li R, Manley B, Fernandez D, Gage K, Ferguson K, Lu-Yao G, Kim Y, Katsoulakis E, Leone A, Vapiwala N, Deville C, Rebbeck TR, Dicker AP, Kelly W, Yin V, Burri RJ, Ercole CE, Pow-Sang J. A Prospective Validation of the Decipher Genomic Classifier in Men With Early Localized Prostate Cancer: The VANDAAM Study. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2025 Dec 17;24(1):e257089. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2025.7089. PubMed 41671436 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 2, 2026, 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
NCT02723734
Lead sponsor
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 30, 2016
Start date
Apr 13, 2016
Primary completion
Jul 6, 2023
Completion
Sep 22, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 2, 2026

Study contacts

Kosj Yamoah, M.D., Ph.D.
principal investigator · H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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