NCT00007644

Brief Summary

Radical prostatectomy provides potentially curative removal of the cancer. However, it subjects patients to the morbidity and mortality of the surgery and may be neither necessary nor effective. Expectant management does not offer potential cure. However, it provides palliative therapy for symptomatic or metastatic disease progression, avoids potentially excessive and morbid interventions in asymptomatic patients, and emphasizes management approaches for focus on relieving symptoms while minimizing therapeutic complications. The primary objective of this study is to determine which of two strategies is superior for the management of clinically localized CAP: 1) radical prostatectomy with early aggressive intervention for disease persistence or recurrence, 2) expectant management with reservation of therapy for palliative treatment of symptomatic or metastatic disease progression. Outcomes include total mortality, CAP mortality, disease free and progression free survival, morbidity, quality of life, and cost effectiveness.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
731

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3 prostate-cancer

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 1994

Longer than P75 for phase_3 prostate-cancer

Geographic Reach
1 country

31 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 1994

Completed
6.2 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 29, 2000

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 1, 2001

Completed
9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2010

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2010

Completed
4 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

January 10, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

February 24, 2020

Status Verified

February 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

15.2 years

First QC Date

December 29, 2000

Results QC Date

August 15, 2013

Last Update Submit

February 21, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

cancer of the prostate (CAP)cancer treatmentchronic diseasesexpectant managementgenitourinaryprostateprostate specific cancer mortalityradical prostatectomy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • All Cause Mortality

    Number of deaths from any cause.

    From date of randomization until date of death from any cause, assessed until end of study, up to 16 years

Study Arms (2)

Radical Prostatectomy

OTHER

Surgical removal of the prostate

Procedure: Radical prostatectomy

Watchful Waiting

NO INTERVENTION

Closely watching, waiting and treating symptoms if and when cancer progresses

Interventions

Surgical removal of the prostate

Radical Prostatectomy

Eligibility Criteria

AgeUp to 75 Years
Sexmale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients with clinically localized CAP
  • Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer within previous 6 months
  • Age 75 years or younger

You may not qualify if:

  • PSA \> 50 ng/ml Bone scan consistent with metastatic disease Other evidence that cancer of the prostate is not clinically localized Diagnosis of prostate cancer greater than 12 months ago Life expectancy less than 10 years Serum creatinine greater than 3 mg/dl Myocardial infarction within last 6 months Unstable angina New York Heart Association Class III or IV congestive heart failure Severe pulmonary disease Lifer failure Severe dementia Debilitating illness Malignancies, except for nonmelanomatous skin cancer, in the last 5 years

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (31)

VA Medical Center, Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

Location

Central Arkansas VHS Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Ctr, Little Rock

North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72114-1706, United States

Location

VA Medical Center, Long Beach

Long Beach, California, 90822, United States

Location

VA Medical Center, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, 94121, United States

Location

VA Greater Los Angeles HCS, Sepulveda

Sepulveda, California, 91343, United States

Location

James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa

Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

Location

VA Medical Center, Boise

Boise, Idaho, 83702, United States

Location

Jesse Brown VAMC (WestSide Division)

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

Location

Richard Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-2884, United States

Location

VA Medical Center, Iowa City

Iowa City, Iowa, 52246-2208, United States

Location

VA Medical Center, Lexington

Lexington, Kentucky, 40502, United States

Location

Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana, 71101, United States

Location

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48113, United States

Location

Minneapolis VA Health Care System

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417, United States

Location

VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange

East Orange, New Jersey, 07018, United States

Location

VA Stratton Medical Center, Albany

Albany, New York, 12208, United States

Location

New York Harbor Health Care System, Brooklyn

Brooklyn, New York, 11209, United States

Location

VA Western New York Healthcare System at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York, 14215, United States

Location

VA Medical Center, Syracuse

Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States

Location

VA Medical Center, Bronx

The Bronx, New York, 10468, United States

Location

VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

Location

VA Medical Center, Portland

Portland, Oregon, 97201, United States

Location

VA Pittsburgh Health Care System

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15240, United States

Location

VA Medical Center, Providence

Providence, Rhode Island, 02908, United States

Location

VA Medical Center, Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee, 38104, United States

Location

VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas

Dallas, Texas, 75216, United States

Location

Central Texas Veterans Health Care System

Temple, Texas, 76504, United States

Location

VA Medical Center, Hampton

Hampton, Virginia, 23667, United States

Location

VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle

Seattle, Washington, 98108, United States

Location

VA Medical Center, Clarksburg

Clarksburg, West Virginia, 26301, United States

Location

Wlliam S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison

Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States

Location

Related Publications (19)

  • Wilt T. Expectant management or early intervention for clinically localized prostate cancer? What we need are randomized trials. Clinical Care For Prostatic Diseases. 1994 Jan 6; 1:1-9.

    RESULT
  • Moon TD, Brawer MK, Wilt TJ. Prostate Intervention Versus Observation Trial (PIVOT): a randomized trial comparing radical prostatectomy with palliative expectant management for treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer. PIVOT Planning Committee. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 1995;(19):69-71. No abstract available.

  • Wilt TJ, Brawer MK. Early intervention or expectant management for prostate cancer. The Prostate Cancer Intervention Versus Observation Trial (PIVOT): a randomized trial comparing radical prostatectomy with expectant management for the treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer. Semin Urol. 1995 May;13(2):130-6. No abstract available.

  • Wilt TJ, Brawer MK. The Prostate Cancer Intervention Versus Observation Trial (PIVOT). Oncology (Williston Park). 1997 Aug;11(8):1133-9; discussion 1139-40, 1143.

  • Wilt T. The importance of randomized treatment trials in early stage prostate cancer. New Developments in Prostate Cancer and Treatment. 1997 Feb 21; 2:29-35.

    RESULT
  • Wilt TJ. Prostate cancer screening: practice what the evidence preaches. Am J Med. 1998 Jun;104(6):602-4. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9343(98)00127-2. No abstract available.

  • Wilt TJ. Uncertainty in prostate cancer care: the physician's role in clearing the confusion. JAMA. 2000 Jun 28;283(24):3258-60. doi: 10.1001/jama.283.24.3258. No abstract available.

  • Wilt TJ. Prostate carcinoma practice patterns: what do they tell us about the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of patients with prostate carcinoma? Cancer. 2000 Mar 15;88(6):1277-81. No abstract available.

  • Wilt T. Editorial comment. Urology. 2001 Nov 1; 58(6):964-965.

    RESULT
  • Wilt TJ. Clarifying uncertainty regarding detection and treatment of early-stage prostate cancer. Semin Urol Oncol. 2002 Feb;20(1):10-7. doi: 10.1053/suro.2002.30393.

  • Wilt TJ. SPCG-4: a needed START to PIVOTal data to promote and protect evidence-based prostate cancer care. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2008 Aug 20;100(16):1123-5. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djn259. Epub 2008 Aug 11. No abstract available.

  • Kaplan SA, McConnell JD, Roehrborn CG, Meehan AG, Lee MW, Noble WR, Kusek JW, Nyberg LM Jr; Medical Therapy of Prostatic Symptoms (MTOPS) Research Group. Combination therapy with doxazosin and finasteride for benign prostatic hyperplasia in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms and a baseline total prostate volume of 25 ml or greater. J Urol. 2006 Jan;175(1):217-20; discussion 220-1. doi: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)00041-8.

  • Wilt TJ, Brawer MK, Jones KM, Barry MJ, Aronson WJ, Fox S, Gingrich JR, Wei JT, Gilhooly P, Grob BM, Nsouli I, Iyer P, Cartagena R, Snider G, Roehrborn C, Sharifi R, Blank W, Pandya P, Andriole GL, Culkin D, Wheeler T; Prostate Cancer Intervention versus Observation Trial (PIVOT) Study Group. Radical prostatectomy versus observation for localized prostate cancer. N Engl J Med. 2012 Jul 19;367(3):203-13. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1113162.

  • Wilt TJ. Implications of the prostate intervention versus observation trial (PIVOT). Asian J Androl. 2012 Nov;14(6):815. doi: 10.1038/aja.2012.103. Epub 2012 Sep 17. No abstract available.

  • Wilt TJ. The Prostate Cancer Intervention Versus Observation Trial: VA/NCI/AHRQ Cooperative Studies Program #407 (PIVOT): design and baseline results of a randomized controlled trial comparing radical prostatectomy with watchful waiting for men with clinically localized prostate cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2012 Dec;2012(45):184-90. doi: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgs041.

  • Barry MJ, Andriole GL, Culkin DJ, Fox SH, Jones KM, Carlyle MH, Wilt TJ. Ascertaining cause of death among men in the prostate cancer intervention versus observation trial. Clin Trials. 2013;10(6):907-14. doi: 10.1177/1740774513498008. Epub 2013 Aug 29.

  • Wilt TJ, Scardino PT, Carlsson SV, Basch E. Prostate-specific antigen screening in prostate cancer: perspectives on the evidence. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2014 Mar;106(3):dju010. doi: 10.1093/jnci/dju010. Epub 2014 Mar 4. No abstract available.

  • Wilt TJ, Vo TN, Langsetmo L, Dahm P, Wheeler T, Aronson WJ, Cooperberg MR, Taylor BC, Brawer MK. Radical Prostatectomy or Observation for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: Extended Follow-up of the Prostate Cancer Intervention Versus Observation Trial (PIVOT). Eur Urol. 2020 Jun;77(6):713-724. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.02.009. Epub 2020 Feb 21.

  • Wilt TJ, Jones KM, Barry MJ, Andriole GL, Culkin D, Wheeler T, Aronson WJ, Brawer MK. Follow-up of Prostatectomy versus Observation for Early Prostate Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2017 Jul 13;377(2):132-142. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1615869.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Prostatic NeoplasmsChronic Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Genital Neoplasms, MaleUrogenital NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsGenital Diseases, MaleGenital DiseasesUrogenital DiseasesProstatic DiseasesMale Urogenital DiseasesDisease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Results Point of Contact

Title
Timothy Wilt, MD
Organization
Minneapolis VA Medical Center

Study Officials

  • Timothy J. Wilt, MD MPH

    Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

    STUDY CHAIR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
FED
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 29, 2000

First Posted

January 1, 2001

Study Start

November 1, 1994

Primary Completion

January 1, 2010

Study Completion

January 1, 2010

Last Updated

February 24, 2020

Results First Posted

January 10, 2014

Record last verified: 2020-02

Locations