Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance Trigger Trial (PCASTT-UK): Comparing Current Practice for Men With Prostate Cancer on Active Surveillance (AS) to an AS Protocol With Standardised Triggers for Transitioning to Curative Treatment

Lead Sponsor:

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Collaborating Sponsors:

King's College London

Uppsala University

Conditions:

Prostate Cancer

Eligibility:

MALE

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A large proportion of men with prostate cancer are overdiagnosed and overtreated mainly due to PSA testing. Active surveillance (AS) aims to reduce these harms by recommending curative treatment only ...

Detailed Description

STUDY HYPOTHESIS The aim of this trial is to test the safety of an Active Surveillance protocol comparing current practice to standardized triggers for initiation of curative treatment, based on Magne...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Recently (within 12 months) diagnosed adenocarcinoma of the prostate
  • Tumour stage ≤ T2a, NX, M0 (former MX)
  • PSA \<15ng/ml, PSA density ≤ 0.2 ng/ml/cm3
  • Gleason pattern 3+3=6 (any number of cores, any cancer involvement) or Gleason pattern 3+4=7 (\<3 cores (or ≤30 % of cores if more than ten cores), \<10 mm cancer in one core)
  • Life expectancy \>10 years with no upper age limit\*
  • Candidate for curative treatment if progression occurs
  • Signed written informed consent.
  • There is no upper age limit; however the estimated remaining lifetime for the patient should be more than ten years. The potential life expectancy of the participants should be estimated based on age, co-morbidity and risk factors for death, such as frailty and smoking.

Exclusion

  • Not eligible for AS according to above criteria
  • Not competent in spoken or written English

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 19 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2033

Estimated Enrollment :

195 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04029714

Start Date

September 19 2019

End Date

December 1 2033

Last Update

February 23 2024

Active Locations (5)

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Bedford Hospital

Bedford, United Kingdom

2

Epsom & St. Helier

London, United Kingdom

3

Guy's Hospital

London, United Kingdom

4

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

London, United Kingdom