Active clinical trials for "Prostatic Neoplasms"

This clinical research study tests the Uronav system. Patients with prostate cancer will be asked to take part in this study. Uronav system is an investigational device that is used on this study to help place markers in the patient. These are called fiducial markers and they are placed in the patient to help plan radiation treatment. Radiation therapy treatment will be planned by the treating physician and will not be experimental or part of this research study. This study will also test the similarities and differences of biopsy tissue structures and the findings from the intraprostatic MRI (internally guided MRI).

Inclusion criteria: Patients with biochemical recurrence (Phoenix criteria: PSA nadir + 2 ng/ml) after radiation therapy for prostate cancer addressed for prostate biopsy OR Patients referred to our institution for biopsy-proven local recurrence after radiation therapy for prostate cancer but needing a re-assessment with biopsy (insufficient number of biopsy and/or imprecise location of positive biopsy and/or questionable diagnostic of recurrence) Study Design: Included patients will undergo an endorectal US examination with a Histoscanning™ acquisition and a multiparametric (T2-weighted, diffusion-weighted and dynamic contrast-enhanced) MRI. Two independent operators will separately define suspicious focal lesion on Histoscanning™ images and on MR images. Random biopsies (at least 2 cores) will be performed in sextants negative at Histoscanning™ and at MRI ; In sextants positive at Histoscanning™ and/or at MRI, targeted biopsies will be performed in the suspicious part of the sextant (at least two cores per suspicious lesion). Histoscanning™ and MRI results will be compared to biopsy results. A total of 30 patients will be included

In this study, the investigators aim to determine if the Vienna nomogram increases the detection rate of TRUS-guided prostate biopsies by conducting a prospective randomized study comparing the Vienna nomogram with a 10-core biopsy protocol.

Toward personalised treatment in early metastatic prostate cancer based on the assessment of biomarkers in cancer tissue samples and circulating tumour cells.

Current treatment options for high risk localized prostate cancer include radical prostatectomy +/- postoperative radiotherapy, radical radiotherapy with androgen deprivation therapy. Evidence has emerged that prostate cancer has a low α/β ratio in the range of 1-3 Gy. Even with high risk tumors, prostate cancer is hypothesized to have a greater sensitivity to large fraction sizes and high dose per fraction radiotherapy theoretically allows for biological dose escalation with fewer visits and no additional toxicity. Therefore, we hope to determine the toxicity, quality of life, biochemical and pathological control of SBRT for high risk prostate cancer incorporating ENI.

The objective of the study is to assess the design features of a modified stainless steel access needle (single use disposable) in a clinical setting and a disposable, single use, custom-made, polymer needle guide used in conjunction with a rectal ultrasound probe. The disposable stainless steel access needle may be used with or without the disposable needle guide, but will always be used with ultrasound image guidance and a biopsy gun. The primary purpose of the single-use disposable access needle is to guide the use of a biopsy gun to obtain a tissue sample from the patient's prostate gland through a percutaneous puncture of the perineum. The primary purpose of the disposable needle guide is to stabilize the needle biopsy and better approximate the most direct path to the prostate.

This clinical trial studies diffuse optical imaging with indocyanine green solution in imaging pelvic lymph nodes in patients with stage II prostate cancer undergoing surgery. Indocyanine green solution is a special dye that can help doctors see the lymph nodes and blood vessels during surgery when visualized under diffuse optical imaging. Indocyanine green solution may improve the ability to detect lymph nodes and may lead to improved accuracy of lymph node removal.

The present Phase II study aims to assess the rates of late rectal toxicities of grade ≥ 2 after hypofractionated radiotherapy of prostate cancer of 62 Gy in 20 fractions of 3.1 Gy with an injection of hyaluronic acid (HA) in the space between the rectum and the prostate. Thirty-six patients with a low- to intermediate-risk prostate cancer according to the D'Amico classification are included in the present protocol. The main characteristics of the study are that the patients benefit of a reduction of the treatment duration from 40 to 20 fractions, due to the hypofractionated irradiation, and of an injection of 3 to 10 cc of hyaluronic acid in the perirectal fat between the rectum and the prostate.

Although the number of recommendations against systematic screening of prostate cancer, 70% of patients still request testing because they overestimate the benefits and are unaware of the limitations. The investigators aim is to assess the impact of a short printed decision aid presenting benefits and limits of screening, on patients' intent to undergo prostate cancer screening.

Hypofractionated regimen in high-risk prostate cancer will allow the investigators to deliver higher biological doses to targets in order to improve tumor control and with acceptable rectal toxicity compared to conventional fractionation.