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NCT Number: NCT07355504

Prostate Cancer Early Detection Using Serial MRI Examinations

The rationale of the PROCEDE trial is to explore a novel early detection strategy in which biopsy decision does not rely on one single MRI examination, but on the progression of the MRI lesion between 2 consecutive exams, with the objective of reducing the number of unnecessary biopsies, detection of non-clinically prostate cancer and, ultimately, overtreatment.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Men aged over 18 years
  • Men with an estimated life expectancy of more than 10 years
  • Biopsy-naïve men
  • PSA level ≤ 20 ng/ml
  • Presence, on the first multiparametric prostate MRI, of a PIRADS 3-5 lesion confirmed by local rereading if the MRI was performed outside the center
  • MRI of sufficient quality (PI-QUAL score 2-3)
  • PIRADS 3 lesion with a PSA density <0.15 ng/ml/ml
  • No signs of extracapsular extension or seminal vesicle invasion (MRI stage T2 confirmed by local rereading if MRI performed outside the center)
  • No suspicious lymph node (confirmed by local rereading if MRI performed outside the center)
  • Patient is insured (affiliated with the national health insurance system or benefiting from such coverage)
  • Signed informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

  • Men already under surveillance for a known MRI lesion (except if the previous MRI was performed less than 6 months ago)
  • Known mutation in DNA repair genes or suggestive family history
  • PIRADS 3 lesion with PSA density < 0.15 ng/ml/ml
  • PIRADS 5 lesion with suspected extracapsular extension or seminal vesicle invasion
  • Suspicion of lymph node involvement
  • Multiparametric prostate MRI showing a PIRADS 1-2 lesion
  • Use of treatments that may modify the appearance of MRI lesions: 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, hormone therapy
  • Patient with severe renal insufficiency (GFR < 30 ml/min/1.73 m²)
  • Contraindication to gadolinium injection
  • Contraindication to prostate biopsy
  • Vulnerable persons (covered by Articles L1111-6 to L1111-8 of the French Public Health Code)

Treatment and study plan

MRI Examination

Procedure

Patients randomized to the experimental arm will proceed with MRI surveillance. A follow-up visit is planned at 6 months with the result of a PSA test, and it is possible at each investigator's discretion, to prescribe the follow-up MRI at 6 months in case of rising PSA. Otherwise, the repeat MRI will be scheduled one year after the initial MRI. Images will also be sent to the coordinating center for central reviewing of the new MRI exam and assessment of progression.

Primary outcomes

  1. To evaluate the impact of a novel early detection strategy based on serial MRI

    Time frame: at 2 years

    To evaluate the impact of a novel early detection strategy based on serial MRI exams, compared to the standard of care, on the rate of definitive treatment for localized prostate cancer

Secondary outcomes

  1. To assess the impact of a new early-detection strategy based on repeated MRI

    Time frame: at 5 years.

    Time to the first event among (i) definitive treatment for localized prostate cancer, defined as one of the following procedures: radical prostatectomy, radiotherapy, brachytherapy, focal therapy; (ii) occurrence of prostate cancer metastases; (iii) all-cause death, occurring between randomization and 5-year follow-up.

  2. To assess the impact of the new strategy on the number of prostate biopsies performed

    Time frame: at 2 years and 5 years.

    Number of biopsy procedures performed.

  3. To assess changes in therapeutic options with the new strategy

    Time frame: at 2 years and 5 years.

    Choice of definitive treatment, if applicable, among the following options: (i) brachytherapy, (ii) focal therapy, and (iii) unimodal therapy.

  4. To assess the oncologic safety with Adverse pathological criteria (pT3, pN1, detectable PSA)of the new strategy compared with the usual strategy

    Time frame: at 2 years and 5 years.

    Adverse pathological criteria (pT3, pN1, detectable PSA) in patients treated with radical prostatectomy.

  5. To assess the oncologic outcomes (Biochemical recurrence-free survival, disease-specific survival and overall survival.of the new strategy compared with the usual strategy

    Time frame: at 2 years and 5 years.

    Biochemical recurrence-free survival, disease-specific survival (i.e., censoring non-disease-related deaths), and overall survival.

  6. To assess the impact of the new strategy on patients' anxiety levels and quality of life, evaluated at Day 0 and then annually for 5 years.

    Time frame: at 5 years

    HADS scale, MAX-PC questionnaire, EPIC-26 questionnaire, EQ-5D-5L questionnaire.

    The combination of these questionnaires will allow us to assess the level of anxiety and the quality of life of patients treated with the new strategy; we have decided to use them together for a combined evaluation.

  7. To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the new early-detection strategy compared with the standard of care from a societal perspective

    Time frame: at 5 years.

    ICUR. The incremental cost-utility ratio (ICUR) will be calculated by dividing the mean difference in costs by the mean difference in QALYs (estimated from the EQ-5D-5L). The ratio will be expressed as cost per healthy life-year gained.

  8. To establish an MRI database enabling comparison of radiomic characteristics between patients who have progressed and those who have not, in order to identify new imaging features associated with disease progression.

    Time frame: at 5 years

    Database collecting all MRI examinations in DICOM format, along with oncologic outcomes (progression/no progression).

Study contacts

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

Assilah AB bouzit

CONTACT

[email protected]

0476767971 ext. +33

Gaelle GF FIARD, Professor

CONTACT

[email protected]

0476767971 ext. +33

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Grenoble

Other

Registry information

Acronym: PROCEDE

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2033
First posted
Jan 21, 2026
Registry last updated
Jan 21, 2026

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