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NCT Number: NCT06178354

Focal Ablation With Focal Cryotherapy or HIFU for the Treatment of Men With Localized Prostate Cancer

This clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness of focal ablation with either focal cryotherapy or high intensity frequency ultrasound for the treatment of men with localized prostate cancer. Focal cryotherapy kills tumor cells by freezing them. High intensity frequency ultrasound uses highly focused ultrasound waves to produce heat and destroy tumor cells.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Marc Dall'Era

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Office of Clinical Research

CONTACT

[email protected]

916-382-6970

About this study

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To determine the efficacy of focal therapy for treatment of prostate cancer.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Patient reported urinary, sexual function and quality of life (QOL) at 1 year.

II. To assess safety.

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo focal cryotherapy or high intensity focused ultrasound on study.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 7-14 days and periodically for up to 3 years.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Ability to understand and willingness to sign an informed consent form
  • Clinically localized grade group 1, 2, or 3 prostate cancer and unilateral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) visible lesion(s). Up to 3 lesions will be allowed for focal treatment
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 1 (Karnofsky ≥ 70%)
  • Patients ≥ 18 years of age at time of consent
  • Life expectancy ≥ 5 years
  • Ability and stated willingness to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol procedures/requirements for the duration of the study

Exclusion criteria

  • Nodal or distant metastases
  • Prior treatment for prostate cancer
  • Anticipated treatment with any cancer intervention, including radiation, hormonal therapy or surgery ≤ 6 months prior to focal therapy in this study
  • Known contraindications to general anesthesia
  • Uncorrectable coagulopathy
  • Significant active cardiac disease within the previous 6 months including: New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 4 congestive heart failure (CHF), unstable angina, or myocardial infarction
  • Any condition that would prohibit the understanding or rendering of informed consent
  • Any condition that in the opinion of the investigator would interfere with the participant's safety or compliance while on trial

Treatment and study plan

Cryosurgery

Procedure

Undergo focal cryotherapy ablation

Other names: Ablation, Cryo, Cryoablation, cryosurgical ablation

high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation

Procedure

Undergo high intensity frequency ultrasound ablation

Other names: Echopulse, Echotherapy, HIFU, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy, High-intensity Focused Ultrasound, High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy

Survey Administration

Other

Ancillary studies

Primary outcomes

  1. Pathologic outcome on surveillance prostate biopsy

    Time frame: At year 1 and 3

    Confidence intervals for the pathologic response rate will be calculated using the Wilson score method. Pathologic response rate will be analyzed by baseline clinical and molecular characteristics using univariable and multivariable logistic regression.

  2. Proportion of participants who go onto whole gland salvage treatment

    Time frame: At 3 years

    Will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

  3. Salvage whole gland treatment free survival

    Time frame: At 3 years

    Will be analyzed by baseline clinical and molecular characteristics using univariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazards models.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Urinary function

    Time frame: At 1 year

    Scores from Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC-26) prostate cancer questionnaire will be used to assess urinary function.

  2. Sexual function

    Time frame: At 1 year

    Scores from EPIC-26 prostate cancer questionnaire will be used to assess sexual function.

  3. Quality of life

    Time frame: At 1 year

    Scores from EPIC-26 prostate cancer questionnaire will be used to assess quality of life.

  4. Adverse events

    Time frame: Up to end of treatment visit, approximately 7-14 days after treatment

    Number of participants experiencing treatment-related AEs, classified by severity and grade.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Office of Clinical Research

CONTACT

[email protected]

916-382-6970

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of California, Davis

Other

Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Official study title

A Pragmatic Phase 2 Study of Focal Ablation (Focal Cryotherapy or High Intensity Frequency Ultrasound) in Men With Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2029
First posted
Dec 21, 2023
Registry last updated
Jun 30, 2026

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