Multi-Center Randomized Clinical Trial Irreversible Electroporation for the Ablation of Localized Prostate Cancer

NCT ID: NCT01835977

Last Updated: 2020-12-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

106 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-06-30

Study Completion Date

2025-01-31

Brief Summary

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Multi-centre Randomized Clinical Trial: 106 patients with confirmed unilateral high-volume low risk (Gleason score 3 + 3) or intermediate risk prostate cancer (Gleason score 3 + 4) will undergo an IRE treatment. These patients will be randomized into one of the two groups of the study.

Group 1: Focal ablation of the prostate at the side of the positive biopsies (focal-ablation) Group 2: Extended ablation of the prostate (extended ablation)

Patients will have an ultrasound of the prostate and the imaging data will be entered into the Planning Software system of the IRE-device. The volume of the prostate is measured and a specified ablation zone will be determined. The patients will be admitted for overnight stay in the hospital on the morning of the scheduled IRE procedure. The IRE will be performed under general anaesthetic and the specified zone identified in the planning stage will be ablated. Two to four IRE electrode needles will be placed into the prostate under ultrasound image guidance with a perineal approach using a brachytherapy grid. When the needles are in place, electric pulses of one to two minutes duration are used to ablate the specified zone. The total procedure time will be approximately 1 hour.

Safety data will be collected and patients will be followed up at 1 day post-operatively, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1, 2 and 3 year(s) post IRE.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Prostate Cancer

Keywords

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Focal therapy Irreversible electroporation Unilateral prostate cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Focal ablation

Focal ablation of unilateral histopathologically confirmed, organ confined prostate cancer using IRE

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Irreversible Electroporation (Nanoknife)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Extended ablation

Extended ablation unilateral histopathologically confirmed, organ confined prostate cancer using IRE

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Irreversible Electroporation (Nanoknife)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Interventions

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Irreversible Electroporation (Nanoknife)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Nanoknife

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Histologically confirmed organ-confined unilateral prostate cancer with adjacent positive biopsies on transperineal template prostate biopsies or MRI targeted biopsies in combination with systematic biopsies (clinical stage T1c-T2b)
2. Gleason sum score 6 or 7
3. PSA \<15 ng/ml or PSA \> 15 ng/mL counselled with caution
4. Life expectancy of \> 10 years

Exclusion Criteria

1. Bleeding disorder as determined by prothrombin time (PT) \> 14.5 seconds, partial thromboplastin time (PTT) \> 34 seconds, and Platelet Count \< 140/uL
2. No ability to stop anticoagulant or anti-platelet therapy for 7 days prior the procedure.
3. Active urinary tract infection (UTI)
4. History of bladder neck contracture
5. Anaesthesia Surgical Assignment category IV or greater
6. History of inflammatory bowel disease
7. Concurrent major debilitating illness
8. Prior or concurrent malignancy except for basal cell carcinoma of the skin
9. Cardiac history including arrhythmias, ICD or pacemaker
10. Prostate calcifications greater than 5 mm.
11. Biologic or chemotherapy for prostate cancer
12. Hormonal therapy for prostate cancer within 6 months prior to procedure
13. Previous radiation to pelvis
14. Transurethral resection of the prostate / Urethral stent
15. Prior major rectal surgery (except haemorrhoids)
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Clinical Research Office of the Endourological Society

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jean de la Rosette, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Clinical Research Office of the Endourological Society

Countries

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Netherlands

References

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Zhang K, Teoh J, Laguna P, Dominguez-Escrig J, Barret E, Ramon-Borja JC, Muir G, Bohr J, de Reijke TM, Pelechano Gomez P, Ng CF, Sanchez-Salas R, de la Rosette J. Effect of Focal vs Extended Irreversible Electroporation for the Ablation of Localized Low- or Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer on Early Oncological Control: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg. 2023 Apr 1;158(4):343-349. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.7516.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36723911 (View on PubMed)

Scheltema MJ, van den Bos W, de Bruin DM, Wijkstra H, Laguna MP, de Reijke TM, de la Rosette JJ. Focal vs extended ablation in localized prostate cancer with irreversible electroporation; a multi-center randomized controlled trial. BMC Cancer. 2016 May 5;16:299. doi: 10.1186/s12885-016-2332-z.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27150293 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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2013249

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id