Cost-utility of Focal HIFU vs Prostatectomy

NCT ID: NCT05710861

Last Updated: 2025-06-11

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

346 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-06

Study Completion Date

2028-06-22

Brief Summary

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Medico-Economic Randomized Trial comparing Focal HIFU Treatment to Radical Prostatectomy in Patients with Favorable Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer

Detailed Description

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Standard treatment option of intermediate risk (ISUP2) prostate cancer (PC) is either radical prostatectomy (RP) or radiation therapy (RT). An attractive option for selected patients and for the health care system would be to spare the preserved gland to decrease urinary, sexual and digestive side effects of whole-gland treatments keeping with a good cancer control. For these reasons, focal treatments have been developed in localized PC. The principal objective of the EMERHIT study is to estimate, from the health system point of view, the efficiency (cost/utility study) of focal HIFU (F-HIFU) for intermediate risk PC compared to RP (either by open, laparoscopic or robotic surgical approach) at 24 months. It will be a multicentric pragmatic clinical trial, comparative, with no insu, randomized in two parallel groups :

* (1) F-HIFU treatment
* (2) RP Randomization will be equal (ratio 1:1), stratified on the centers and performed maximum at 2 months before the procedure. The comparison to the SNDS data will use the NIR of the patients selected for the study. The use of the SNDS data will allow, on top of the estimation of the care cost, to increase the patient's follow-up (with no supplemental visit) and measure, at 48 months, costs, mortality rate and cancer control measures From version 4.0 of the protocol, randomisation will be adjusted to a 2:1 ratio and stratified by centre.

Conditions

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Prostate Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Multicentric pragmatic clinical trial, comparative, with no insu, randomized in two parallel groups with a 1:1 allocation ratio
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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F-HIFU Group

50 to 75 years old patients fit for a Radical Prostatectomy when active surveillance is not recommended and who do not want a radiation therapy: harboring a non-treated localized PC, with a maximum Gleason score of 3+4 , ISUP 2 and less than 50% of positive prostate biopsy (favorable intermediate risk), with or without contralateral microfocus score 3+3 (ISUP 1) of less than 3 mm, with a tumor visible on MRI and biopsy-proven with systematic and targeted biopsy with at least 2 biopsies per target and 12 systematic biopsies, Tumor involving maximum 2 biopsy-proven contiguous sextants. Patients with multiple MRI targets may be included if only one target is biopsy-proven, T1c-T2 stage, PSA \<20 ng/ml, prostate volume less than 100 ml, fully informed patient accepting, after a decent reflexion time, to participate to the study by signing a consent form, affiliated or beneficiary patient to the French social security system

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

F-HIFU

Intervention Type DEVICE

A F-HIFU treatment will be performed with the Focal-One® machine according to the predefined treatment area for each patient using the standard procedure in place in each therapeutic center and according to the user's manual edited by the company, under locoregional or general anaesthesia.

Prostatectomy Group

50 to 75 years old patients fit for a Radical Prostatectomy when active surveillance is not recommended and who do not want a radiation therapy: harboring a non-treated localized PC, with a maximum Gleason score of 3+4 , ISUP 2 and less than 50% of positive prostate biopsy (favorable intermediate risk), with or without contralateral microfocus score 3+3 (ISUP 1) of less than 3 mm, with a tumor visible on MRI and biopsy-proven with systematic and targeted biopsy with at least 2 biopsies per target and 12 systematic biopsies, Tumor involving maximum 2 biopsy-proven contiguous sextants. Patients with multiple MRI targets may be included if only one target is biopsy-proven, T1c-T2 stage, PSA \<20 ng/ml, prostate volume less than 100 ml, fully informed patient accepting, after a decent reflexion time, to participate to the study by signing a consent form, affiliated or beneficiary patient to the French social security system

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Radical Prostatectomy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

A Radical Prostatectomy will be performed according to the standard procedure in place in each center, under general anaesthesia, through an open, laparoscopic or robot-assisted laparoscopic approach

Interventions

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F-HIFU

A F-HIFU treatment will be performed with the Focal-One® machine according to the predefined treatment area for each patient using the standard procedure in place in each therapeutic center and according to the user's manual edited by the company, under locoregional or general anaesthesia.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Radical Prostatectomy

A Radical Prostatectomy will be performed according to the standard procedure in place in each center, under general anaesthesia, through an open, laparoscopic or robot-assisted laparoscopic approach

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 45-75 yo male harboring a non-treated localized prostatic adenocarcinoma of maximum Gleason score 3+4, ISUP 2 unilateral on at most maximum 2 contiguous sextants (favorable intermediate risk),with or without ipsilateral or contralateral focus of score 3+3 (ISUP1).
* Tumor visible on MRI and proven by systematic and/or targeted biopsies according to the center's practices, regardless of the route used (transrectal or transpirenal)
* Or patients under active surveillance whose follow-up prostate biopsies reveal unilateral ISUP2 on at most 2 contiguous sextants (favorable intermediate risk), with or without ipsilateral or contralateral Gleason 3+3 focus (ISUP1)
* Patients with several suspicious foci on MRI may be be included if only one of these foci is confirmed by targeted biopsies with an ISUP2 score. If more than one suspected site on MRI is confirmed by targeted biopsies, these should be unilateral ISUP2 on a maximum of 2 contiguous sextants (favourable intermediate risk), with or without an ipsilateral or contralateral site with a Gleason score of 3+3 (ISUP1).
* stage T1c-T2,
* with PSA \<20 ng/ml,
* with prostate volume less than 150 ml,
* patient clearly informed of the study and having agreed, with sufficient time for reflection to participate by signing the study's informed consent form,
* patient affiliated to or benefiting from a social security scheme

Exclusion Criteria

* Metastatic prostate cancer.
* Gleason score \> 3+4 (ISUP\>2).
* Adenoma prostate carcinoma Cribriform or intraductal.
* Previous treatment anterior for the same cancer, whatever modality.
* Contra-indication to pelvic MRI with gadolinium injection.
* Contra-indication to surgery or general anesthesia.
* Patient who refuse the one-year follow-up control biopsy after F-HIFU.
* Presence of implant (stent, catheter) less than 1 cm from the treatment area.
* Urinary or rectal fistula.
* Anal or rectal stenosis or any other abnormality that may interfere with the Focal One® endorectal probe introduction.
* Anatomic abnormality of the rectum or rectal mucosa.
* Presence of a urinary artificial sphincter, a penile prosthesis or intraprostatic implant, i.e. urethral prosthesis.
* Bladder neck and/or urethral stenosis or sclerosis.
* Inflammatory bowel disease (colon or rectum).
* Ongoing UTI (should be treated before the F-HIFU or the RP).
* Previous anal or rectal surgery that may interfere with the anal probe introduction.
* Latex allergy.
* Rectal wall thickness \> 10 mm.
* Tumor not accessible to a F-HIFU treatment (tumors located in the fibro-muscular anterior zone).
* Previous not controlled cancer and/or treated since less than 5 years (except basocellular skin cancer).
* Patient not able to understand the trial objectives or refusing to adhere to the trial instructions.
* Patients under law-protection.
* Patient in an ongoing research trial.
* Patient with a severe health or psychologic problem that could impair the protocol pathway.
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Bordeaux

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Franck BLADOU, PROF

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Hospital, Bordeaux

Locations

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Clinique Saint Vincent

Besançon, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Clinique Tivoli

Bordeaux, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

CHU de Bordeaux

Bordeaux, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Hopitaux civil de Colmar

Colmar, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

CHU Grenoble Alpes

Grenoble, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Hopital prive drome ardeche

Guilherand-Granges, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Hopital Claude HURIEZ

Lille, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Hopital Privé La Louviere

Lille, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Hopital Edouard Herriot Pavillon V

Lyon, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

APHM Nord Marseille

Marseille, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Hopital Cochin

Paris, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Hopital Privé francheville

Périgueux, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Hopital Lyon Sud HCL Bat 3C Centre

Pierre-Bénite, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Clinique La Croix du Sud

Quint-Fonsegrives, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

CHU de Rennes

Rennes, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

CH Saintonge

Saint-Jean-d'Angély, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinique Saint Michel

Toulon, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

CHU Toulouse rangueil

Toulouse, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Clinique Oceane

Vannes, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

CHU Pointe à Pitre

Pointe-à-Pitre, , Guadeloupe

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Countries

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France Guadeloupe

Central Contacts

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Franck BLADOU, PROF

Role: CONTACT

+33557820162

Grégoire ROBERT, PROF

Role: CONTACT

+335 56 79 55 47

Facility Contacts

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Vincent BAILY, MD

Role: primary

+33 3 81 47 21 44

Gilles PASTICIER, MD

Role: primary

+33 5 56 90 91 16

Franck Bladou

Role: primary

05 57 82 03 40

Ludovic OBRINGER, MD

Role: primary

+33 3 89 12 41 92

FIARD Gaelle, Pr

Role: primary

Ibrahim BAH-CLOZEL, MD

Role: primary

+33 4 75 75 23 52

Arnaud VILLERS, Prof

Role: primary

+33 3 20 44 42 35

Pierre COLIN, MD

Role: primary

+33 3 20 12 12 90

Sebastien CROUZET, PROF

Role: primary

+33 4 72 11 03 25

Harry TOLEDANO, MD

Role: primary

+33 4 91 96 88 48

Nicolas BARY DELONGCHAMPS, PROF

Role: primary

+33 1 58 41 27 83

Richard Mallet, Dr

Role: primary

Alain RUFFION, PROF

Role: primary

+33 4 72 67 88 37

Guillaume PLOUSSARD, MD

Role: primary

Romain MATHIEU, pr

Role: primary

EMERIAU Damien, Dr

Role: primary

Stephane MALLIK, MD

Role: primary

+33 4 98 00 18 69

Matthieu ROUMIGUIE, MD

Role: primary

+33 5 81 32 33 05

Cyril GERARD, MD

Role: primary

+33 2 97 63 44 70

BRUREAU Laurent, Dr

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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CHUBX 2019/67

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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