NCT01717677

Brief Summary

4arms preference based Study to compare four therapy options in prostate cancer with low or early intermediate risk

Trial Health

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Monitor

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
457

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable prostate-cancer

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2012

Typical duration for not_applicable prostate-cancer

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
terminated

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

October 1, 2012

Completed
25 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 26, 2012

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 30, 2012

Completed
5.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 31, 2018

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 30, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

February 10, 2021

Status Verified

February 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

5.3 years

First QC Date

October 26, 2012

Last Update Submit

February 8, 2021

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Prostate cancer-specific survival

    minimal observation time of 13 years for last study patient

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • - Overall survival

    minimal observation time of 13 years for last study patient

  • - Time to onset of hormone therapy

    17 years

  • - Occurrence of the first progression on hormone therapy

    17 years

  • - Quality of life on EORTC-QLQ-C30 with additional modul PCA (EORTCQLQ- PR25) as well as HADS-D at baseline

    before and 3 Mon. after therapy as well as after 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10 and 13 years

  • - Complications / Safety

    median 15 years

Study Arms (4)

radical prostatectomy

EXPERIMENTAL

Procedure/Surgery: radical prostatectomy

Procedure: radical prostatectomy

percutaneous radiation therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Radiation: percutaneous radiation therapy

Radiation: percutaneous radiation therapy

permanent seed implantation

EXPERIMENTAL

Radiation: permanent seed implantation

Radiation: permanent seed implantation

Active Surveillance

EXPERIMENTAL

Procedure/Surgery: Active Surveillance

Procedure: Active Surveillance

Interventions

radical prostatectomy
percutaneous radiation therapy
permanent seed implantation
Active Surveillance

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 75 Years
Sexmale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Newly diagnosed, biopsy proven adenocarcinoma of the prostate (ultrasound guided biopsy by standardized protocol)
  • Men aged 18-75 years
  • Recruitment within 3 months after histological confirmation
  • Localized prostata cancer \<= cT2a, NX or N0 M0
  • PSA \<= 10 ng / ml
  • Gleason score \<= 7a (3 +4)
  • ECOG performance status 0 or 1
  • \<= 30% positive biopsy cores with largest contiguous tumor length \<= 5 mm
  • IPSS score \< 18
  • Urine flow (Qmax):\> 15 ml / s

You may not qualify if:

  • Unifocal Gleason 6 cancer \<1mm
  • History of treatment for BPH e.g. TURP, HIFU or cryotherapy
  • History of radiation therapy to the pelvis
  • Life expectancy \<10 years
  • ASA \>= 4
  • Post-void residual urine \> 50 ml
  • Prostate volume on transrectal ultrasound \> 60 cm3
  • large median prostate lobe visualized on transrectal ultrasound
  • chronic intestinal inflammatory disease covering the rectum
  • Other active malignancy within the past 5 years (except for superficial basal cell carcinoma or non muscle infiltrating bladder carcinoma)
  • contraindications for prostatectomy, radiation therapy or Active Surveillance
  • Patients refusing written informed consent

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Universitätsklinikum

Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081, Germany

Location

Universitätsklinikum

Homburg/Saar, Kirrberger Straße, 66424, Germany

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Albers P, Wiegel T, Schmidberger H, Bussar-Maatz R, Harter M, Kristiansen G, Martus P, Meisner C, Wellek S, Grozinger K, Renner P, Burmester M, Schneider F, Stockle M. Termination rates and histological reclassification of active surveillance patients with low- and early intermediate-risk prostate cancer: results of the PREFERE trial. World J Urol. 2021 Jan;39(1):65-72. doi: 10.1007/s00345-020-03154-7. Epub 2020 Mar 18.

  • Wiegel T, Albers P, Bartkowiak D, Bussar-Maatz R, Harter M, Kristiansen G, Martus P, Wellek S, Schmidberger H, Grozinger K, Renner P, Schneider F, Burmester M, Stockle M. Results of a randomized trial of treatment modalities in patients with low or early-intermediate risk prostate cancer (PREFERE trial). J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2021 Jan;147(1):235-242. doi: 10.1007/s00432-020-03327-2. Epub 2020 Sep 4.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Prostatic Neoplasms

Interventions

Watchful Waiting

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Genital Neoplasms, MaleUrogenital NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsGenital Diseases, MaleGenital DiseasesUrogenital DiseasesProstatic DiseasesMale Urogenital Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Outcome Assessment, Health CareOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareQuality of Health CareHealth Services Administration

Study Officials

  • Michael Stöckle, Prof. Dr.

    Klinik für Urologie und Kinderurologie der Universität des Saarlandes

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Thomas Wiegel, Prof. Dr.

    Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie der Universität Ulm

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 26, 2012

First Posted

October 30, 2012

Study Start

October 1, 2012

Primary Completion

January 31, 2018

Study Completion

April 30, 2018

Last Updated

February 10, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-02

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