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MRI Assisted TRUS guided biopsy for Prostate Cancer (ASIST Trial)

Phase 3
Waitlist Available
Led By Laurence Klotz, MD
Research Sponsored by Canadian Urology Research Consortium
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up one year
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ASIST Trial Summary

This is a multi-centre, prospective, randomized phase III trial to determine if multi-parametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can improve selection of patients eligible for active surveillance through better detection of clinically significant cancer.

Eligible Conditions
  • Prostate Cancer

ASIST Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~one year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and one year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
To determine the proportion of subjects whose confirmatory biopsy is upgraded to Gleason score 7 (3+4) or higher
Secondary outcome measures
To determine the proportion of subjects whose confirmatory biopsy is upgraded to Gleason score 7 (4 + 3) or higher

ASIST Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: MRI Assisted TRUS guided biopsyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: TRUS guided biopsyActive Control1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

OICRUNKNOWN
3 Previous Clinical Trials
45 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Prostate Cancer
5 Patients Enrolled for Prostate Cancer
EigenOTHER
2 Previous Clinical Trials
307 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Prostate Cancer
300 Patients Enrolled for Prostate Cancer
Canadian Urology Research ConsortiumLead Sponsor
6 Previous Clinical Trials
941 Total Patients Enrolled
4 Trials studying Prostate Cancer
615 Patients Enrolled for Prostate Cancer

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Active Surveillance Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
2011. "Active Surveillance Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01354171.
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