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A Multi-centre Trial on Targeted Microwave Ablation (TMA) for Localized Prostate Cancer
Led by Chinese University of Hong Kong · Updated on 2025-05-06
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
119 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study is to investigate the efficacy of Targeted Microwave Ablation (TMA) under MRI-Ultrasound fusion and organ-based tracking (OBT) navigation in localized prostate cancer (PCa) in a multi-centre trial.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
A Multi-centre Trial on Targeted Microwave Ablation (TMA) for Localized Prostate Cancer
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Men aged between 45 and 75 years
- Life expectancy greater than 10 years at recruitment
- Able to understand the trial and provide informed, written consent before enrollment and exams
- Localized low or intermediate risk prostate cancer diagnosed by MRI-Ultrasound fusion targeted biopsy
- Organ-confined prostate cancer confirmed by MRI
- PSA level less than 20 ng/mL
- Presence of 1 or 2 MRI-visible lesions each 15 mm or smaller, with targeted biopsy showing either ISUP grade group 2 or 3, or ISUP grade group 1 with tumor size 10 mm or larger
You will not qualify if you...
- Not fit for general or spinal anesthesia
- Unable to undergo MRI or MR gadolinium contrast (e.g., eGFR less than 50 ml/min)
- Uncorrectable coagulopathy
- On anticoagulants or antiplatelets that cannot be stopped (low dose aspirin 80-100 mg is allowed)
- Prior treatment for prostate cancer
- Previous pelvic radiotherapy for prostate or other cancer
- Target lesion larger than 15 mm
- Lesion located within 10 mm of rectum or sphincter on MRI
- More than 2 areas of prostate cancer (visible or invisible on MRI)
- Gleason score 4+4 or any Gleason pattern 5 cancer
- Systematic biopsy cores showing Gleason 4 pattern cancer not adjacent to target lesions (one core of pure Gleason 3 in contralateral lobe allowed)
- Definite cT3 or higher disease on imaging (capsular contact without extra-capsular extension allowed)
- Bladder diseases including stones or cancer
- Known urethral stricture
- Suspected or active COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 infection
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Peter Ka-Fung CHIU
Shatin, Hong Kong
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Research Team
P
Peter Ka-Fung CHIU, PhD,MBChB
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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