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NCT02759744
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Fusion Guided Focal Laser Ablation of Prostate Cancer

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)

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Summary

Background: Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in U.S. men. Treatments for early or less aggressive disease are limited. Researchers want to test a device that destroys cancerous tissue with laser energy. They want to see if using it with ultrasound is more comfortable than using it with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Objectives: To test a cooled laser applicator system to treat prostate cancer lesions. To see if ultrasound imaging is a practical and feasible treatment with laser ablation for focal prostate cancer treatment. Eligibility: Men at least 18 years old with prostate cancer seen on MRI that has not spread in the body. Design: Participants will be screened with standard cancer care tests. These can include physical exam, lab tests, and MRI. For the MRI, they lie in a machine that takes pictures. Participants will have a prostate biopsy. Needle samples will be taken from 12 places in the prostate. This will be guided by MRI and ultrasound, which is obtained through a coil in the rectum. Participants will stay at the clinic for 1 2 days. A cooling catheter (plastic tube) will be put in the bladder. Ultrasound will guide the laser applicator directly to the tumor. The cooling catheter will be removed. A different catheter will be put in the urethra to keep the bladder emptied. The next day, participants will have a physical exam and a PSA blood test. Participants will have 6 follow-up visits over 3 years. At each visit, they will have a physical exam and lab tests. At some visits, they will also have an MRI or other scans and a prostate biopsy.

Official title: Pilot Study of Ultrasound Guided Focal Thermal Ablation of Prostate Cancer

Key Details

Gender

MALE

Age Range

18 Years - 100 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

30

Start Date

2017-10-13

Completion Date

2027-01-21

Last Updated

2026-04-06

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

DEVICE

ultrasound image-guided ablation device

ultrasound image-guided focal ablation - may be either laser ablation or cryotherapy

Locations (1)

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States