Active clinical trials for "Prostatic Neoplasms"

The objective of the study is to compare the evolution over 6 months of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) among different age groups in subjects with prostate cancer treated with GnRH agonist therapy.

Prostate cancer is considered the fourth most common malignancy cancer in America. However, in Colombia the incidence is higher, and it is considered the second cause of death among men for malignance diseases. In the framework of clinical localized prostate cancer there is a controversy regarding the best predictors of risk and the best treatment options. The actual literature is discussing the possibility of underestimate the disease and actual tools are not sufficient for proper characterization. Is in this context that extended pelvic lymphadenectomy emerges as a stratification tool in prostate cancer that defines the real commitment of the disease. The investigators need to know the characteristics that the disease has on the investigators community so the investigators can generate appropriate therapeutic approach. Thus, the present prospective observational-descriptive multicenter study, want to determine in three referral centers in Bogotá Colombia , the frequency of pelvic node involvement in patients with localized clinical prostate cancer from the stratification achieved by pelvic lymphadenectomy extended.

This is a pilot study to determine cancer detection rate of conventional/systematic versus targeted biopsy methods in diagnosis of potentially lethal prostate cancer. This is a diagnostic trial using each patient as his own control.

Patients with prostate cancer and a history of cardiovascular disease treated with degarelix for their prostate cancer, will be followed for a period of one year. In this real-life, non-interventional trial, any cardiovascular events occurring during degarelix therapy will be documented.

Background: Bracco has released the VueBoxTM-Prostate software, aimed at distinguishing prostate cancer from prostate benign peripheral zone (PZ) at contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) using SonoVue® as contrast agent. The software analyses the ascending phase of enhancement (wash-in) and calculates the mode and the dispersion (sigma) of the wash-in rate in a given region of interest. The diagnosis of cancer is based on the combination of these two parameters. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the diagnostic value of the VueBoxTM-Prostate software in distinguishing prostate cancer from normal PZ at contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). The secondary objective is to evaluate the diagnostic value of the wash-out rate, the time to peak, the transit time and the area under the enhancement curve (parameters not used by the VueBoxTM-Prostate software) in distinguishing prostate cancer from prostate benign peripheral zone at contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). The study will enroll patients referred for prostate biopsy. The US transrectal probe will be inserted and the local anesthesia performed as per the institution's standard of care protocol. Then, the biopsy operator will choose an axial plane likely to contain cancer (e.g. based on MRI or Digital rectal examination results). Half a vial (2.4 ml) of SonoVue® will then be injected and the ultrasound enhancement of this plane will be recorded during 2 minutes while the biopsy gun is already in place. Then, the biopsy will be taken while the recording is still on, so that it will be possible to calculate quantitative enhancement parameters at the exact location of the biopsy. Then, the operator will choose a plane that is likely not to contain cancer in the opposite prostate lobe and the same process will be repeated with injection of the second half of the vial. The rest of the biopsies will be performed as per the institution's standard of care protocol. The two recordings will be sent to Bracco's Research center in Geneva in order to: Predict the biopsy result (cancer vs benign) based on the VueBoxTM-Prostate software results Calculate the wash-out rate, the time to peak, the transit time and the area under the enhancement curve at the biopsy location. The two biopsy samples performed after the injection of SonoVue® (as the rest of the biopsy samples) will be processed and analysed at the institution's department of Pathology and their results will be blinded to the Bracco's Research center. The correlation between the biopsy results, the VueBoxTM-Prostate software results and the wash-out rate, time to peak, transit time and area under the enhancement curve will be performed by the study investigator. In total, 130 patients will be included (hypotheses of 20% of malignant biopsy cores and of an area under the ROC curve of 0.85 for the VueBoxTM-Prostate software).

This is a single-arm observational longitudinal study in of patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer designed to assess the longitudinal trajectory of pain and other symptoms.

The purpose of this study is to investigate if a new blood test looking at PSA and a group of PSA related proteins in a patient's blood can indicate which men after surgery with a rising PSA could benefit from treatment, and/or indicate which men are at higher risk for recurrence before initial treatment is given.

The purpose of this study is to describe patterns in disease management and to describe clinical outcomes, as well as to identify factors influencing physician treatment decisions including reason(s) for treatment choices and trigger(s) for treatment changes and to document healthcare resource utilization used to manage treatment-related complications.

The purpose of this treatment protocol is to provide expanded access to MDV3100 and monitor its safety in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer previously treated with docetaxel-based chemotherapy.

This is a non-randomized study to evaluate the utility of MVCT as a quality assurance measure in patients treated with interstitial permanent seed implants for low and intermediate risk prostate cancer. All patients will received the same standard of care treatment but will receive an additinoal CT image of the prostate.