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SPECTRA: Intraoperative Hyperspectral Imaging for Prostate Cancer
Sponsor: Massimo Valerio
Summary
Radical prostatectomy (RP) is currently one of the gold standard of care in managing localized prostate cancer (Pca). However, despite advances in Robot-Assisted RP (RARP), cancer cells may still be found (up to 42%) at the edge of the removed prostate specimen, commonly referred as Positive Surgical Margins (PSM). PSM are well-known risk factors of adverse oncological outcomes (biochemical recurrence). It is therefore essential to characterize intraoperatively the tumor extent. In RARP, the leading intraoperative margin assessment (IMA) technique, NeuroSAFE is based on Intra-operative frozen section (IFS) of both prostate lateral sides sampled at 3-5 mm intervals. However, despite proven oncological benefit, adoption is still limited to expert centers due to a prolonged operative time, loss of integrity of the surgical specimen for definitive histopathological analysis, omission of regions (apex, base), and logistical complexity (trained uropathologist, cryostat…). With this prospective single-center project, we wish to explore the use of non-invasive optical imaging technology, HyperSpectral Imaging (HSI), as a reliable alternative for examination of the ex-vivo prostate specimen to 1. Distinguish normal versus tumor tissue at the surgical margin in fresh specimen. 2. Quantify whether HSI can be integrated into the intraoperative workflow (feasibility), thus, image acquisition time and inference time should then be evaluated.
Key Details
Gender
MALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
26
Start Date
2026-08-01
Completion Date
2027-12-31
Last Updated
2026-09-17
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
HyperSpectral imaging acquisition of ex-vivo prostate specimen prior formalin fixation (fresh acquisition)..
The study specific specimen handling consists in a multi-Angle HSI Image Acquisition before routine pathology. To enhance the co-registration between the two modalities, a black-ink may be applied on the ex-vivo specimen based on a MRI suspicious region of extra-prostatic extension (EPE Grade ≥ 2). This procedure follows prior robust registration work between ex-vivo HSI and histology evaluation. The identification of this region will rely on the standard pre-operative MRI review already performed as part of routine care within our prostate cancer center before each radical prostatectomy.
Locations (1)
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève - Dept de Chirurgie - Service d'Urologie
Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland