Active clinical trials for "Prostatic Neoplasms"

Prostate cancer is one of most common cancers in America, affecting 1 in 6 men. External beam radiation therapy is one of the common methods to treat prostate cancer. Although radiotherapy is effective, side effects to the adjacent normal organs limit the therapeutic ratio. Those side effects are usually associated with the radiation damage of the normal tissue surrounding prostate, e.g. bladder, urethra and rectum etc. Both effectiveness and the side effects of radiation treatment are often accessed after whole course of radiotherapy, which makes the early intervention difficult. The current research project is a feasibility study of utilizing advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to access radiotherapy treatment response of prostate cancer during and right after radiotherapy. Many advanced MRI techniques, e.g. spectroscopy (MRS), diffusion-weighted (DWI), dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) perfusion weighted images, have been used in radiology departments for diagnostic purpose. This research project is to study the feasibility of using advanced MRI sequences to monitor tissue response during and after radiotherapy. The tissue changes revealed from MRI can provide physicians early information on possible tumor recurrence and normal tissue toxicity, therefore, the early intervention may be possible to spare normal tissue and cure the patient. The project is designed to combine several different advanced MRI imaging techniques systematically to study tissue changes during radiotherapy, which has not been seen elsewhere to date. Another important goal of this research project is to study the feasibility of associating functional MRI with radiation treatment dose distribution. Tissue response during radiation treatment depends on dose. The functional MRI can provide more information than simple anatomic information. Mapping the functional MRI spatially and associating them with 3D dose distribution in radiation treatment planning system is one important step to quantitative assess the relationship between radiation treatment and tissue changes due to the radiation.

The purpose of this study is to look for low levels of oxygen (hypoxia) in prostate cancer using a special x-ray test called a positron emission tomography (PET)scan. Hypoxia may have an effect on how prostate cancer grows and responds to treatments like radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The use of PET scans to measure hypoxia may be better and simpler than the methods used previously.

The goal of this research study is to determine whether hormonal therapies used early in the course of prostate cancer could increase the amount of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) as detected by PET/CT scans for participants with recurrent prostate cancer. This study will measure PSMA levels using standard PET/CT scans and participants will receive standard-of-care androgen receptor antagonist monotherapy. The names of the treatment interventions involved in this study are: Androgen receptor antagonist monotherapy. PSMA PET/CT scan It is expected that about 15 people will take part in this research study. Participation in this research study is expected to last about 4 weeks.

This is a single site, prospective pilot study to determine the feasibility and safety of the administration of HP 13C bicarbonate in 10 patients with prostate cancer to determine potential hydrogen (pH) values in surrounding tissue. The proposed study will evaluate pre-surgical participants with histologically confirmed localized prostate cancer who receive infusion of hyperpolarized 13C injection prior to MR imaging with endorectal coil.

This clinical trial evaluates whether positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance imaging (PET-MRI) using the radioactive drug radiohybrid prostate-specific membrane antigen (rhPSMA)-7.3 may help in detecting higher grade or stage disease in men with low and favorable intermediate risk prostate cancer who are candidates for active surveillance. A PET scan is a test that uses a radioactive drug and a computer to create images of how organs and tissues in the body are functioning. The radioactive drug used in this study, rhPSMA-7.3, attaches to the abnormal cells in the body at a different rate than normal cells which allows the scanner to create a detailed picture of how the body is working. An MRI scan uses strong magnets and computers to create detailed images of the soft tissue in your body. A multiparametric (mp)MRI is a type of MRI scan that creates a more detailed picture of the prostate gland. Using rhPSMA-73 with PET-MRI and mpMRI may be more effective in detecting higher grade or stage disease in men with low and favorable intermediate risk prostate cancer.

18F-labeled prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) ligand-positron emission tomography (PET) offers advantages over 68Ga-labeled PSMA ligands. Al18F-PSMA-617 is a novel 18F-PSMA compound used for prostate cancer (PCa) imaging. This pilot study was prospectively designed to compare the lesion detectability of Al18F-PSMA-617 and related 68Ga-PSMA-617 PET/CT in patients with PCa

This is a prospective, open-label, single-arm, multicenter bridging study in Chinese patients with prostate cancer. This multicenter study is planned to be conducted in patients with biochemical recurrence (BCR) of elevated PSA after radical prostatectomy or radical radiotherapy. This study investigates how well 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT works in detecting BCR prostate cancer in Chinese patient. 68Ga-PSMA-11, developed by Telix, is a new molecular entity tracer with the trade name Illuccix®, which is approved by FDA for the examination of: 1) patients with suspected metastatic PC who are scheduled for initial treatment; 2) patients with biochemical recurrence of elevated PSA levels after initial radical radiotherapy.

This is a single arm study to evaluate the safety and biodistribution of 68Ga-labeled NY108 (68Ga-NY108) PET Imaging in patients.

A two-centre prospective cohort phase III study of 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT imaging in specific patient populations: Adults patients (≥18 years old) with a history of radical prostatectomy for treatment of prostate cancer, and a serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) ≥ 0.2 mcg/L Adult patients with a history of radiotherapy, cryotherapy, or brachytherapy for treatment of prostate cancer, and a serum PSA progressively rising to ≥ 2 mcg/L (minimum two samples) OR a serum PSA doubling time of < 9 months Adult patients with a history of biopsy-proven prostate cancer and high-risk features for metastatic disease prior to treatment with radical prostatectomy, radiotherapy, cryotherapy, or brachytherapy. High-risk features include a Gleason score ≥ 7, serum PSA ≥ 20 mcg/L, OR minimum clinical T-stage T2c Adult patients who do not meet criteria 1-3 but in whom a 18F-PDAM-1007 PET/CT scan is expected to provide clinical benefit as determined by a Urologist, Radiation Oncologist, Medical Oncologist, or Nuclear Medicine physician (licensed in Alberta) The safety of the investigational 18F-PSMA-1007 tracer will be evaluated in 3 ways: The participant will be screened for adverse effects immediately post-injection The participant will be screened for adverse effects immediately after the scan (approximately 2.5 hours after tracer injection) The participant will be provided an information sheet and contact information for self-reporting of any delayed adverse events (1-7 days post injection) The incidence of and activity of non-specific bone lesions will be quantified and evaluated as follows: All lesions categorized as non-specific bone lesions (PSMA-1007 SUVmax > 2.5 but no corresponding lesion on CT) will be recorded The SUVmax and anatomic location will be recorded for each lesion (max 5 per participant) Recorded lesions will be evaluated a minimum of 1 year post-scan to determine whether they are benign or malignant based on previously published reference standard criteria (Arnfield et al., 2021) Equivocal lesions will be considered unevaluable and will be excluded from assessment of accuracy

CD46 is an exciting new therapeutic target in prostate cancer, with the antibody drug conjugate FOR46 under investigation in phase I clinical trials. The hypothesis of the study is that CD46 expression, measured via our novel imaging biomarker, is a characteristic feature of mCRPC, and particularly common in the most lethal forms of the disease including adenocarcinoma and Small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (SCNC). These data will provide crucial information about the feasibility of targeting cluster of differentiation 46 (CD46) in mCRPC, will be used guide the development of novel therapeutic and theranostic agents, to help develop treatments that improve outcomes for men with the most lethal forms of prostate cancer.