Cost-utility of Focal HIFU vs Prostatectomy
EMERHIT
Randomized Medical-Economic Trial Comparing Focal HIFU Treatment to Total Prostatectomy in Patients With Intermediate Prognosis Prostate Cancer
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interventional
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2 countries
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Brief Summary
Medico-Economic Randomized Trial comparing Focal HIFU Treatment to Radical Prostatectomy in Patients with Favorable Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable prostate-cancer
Started Mar 2023
Longer than P75 for not_applicable prostate-cancer
20 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 16, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 2, 2023
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
March 6, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 22, 2029
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 22, 2029
April 9, 2026
April 1, 2026
6.3 years
January 16, 2023
April 8, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
The cost/utility ratio expressed as differential cost per QALY in favor of F-HIFU compared to RP (open, lap or robot) at 24 months.
Utility will be measured at baseline and at 6, 12 and 24 months using the EQ-5D-5L self-administered questionnaire. Costs will be estimated from the perspective of the French health system. They will be collected by probabilistic matching with data from the SNDS using data from the inclusion hospitalization of each patient included in the the trial.
24 months
Secondary Outcomes (14)
The per-year of preserved life differential cost between F-HIFU and RP
48 months
Differential cost between F-HIFU and open, lap or robotic RP
24 months
Real production cost (€) of F-HIFU and RP
48 months
Net benefit (€) for the Health Insurance
48 months
Survival with no salvage treatmente.
12, 24 and 48 months
- +9 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
F-HIFU Group
EXPERIMENTAL50 to 75 years old patients fit for a Radical Prostatectomy when active surveillance is not recommended and who do not want a radiation therapy: harboring a non-treated localized PC, with a maximum Gleason score of 3+4 , ISUP 2 and less than 50% of positive prostate biopsy (favorable intermediate risk), with or without contralateral microfocus score 3+3 (ISUP 1) of less than 3 mm, with a tumor visible on MRI and biopsy-proven with systematic and targeted biopsy with at least 2 biopsies per target and 12 systematic biopsies, Tumor involving maximum 2 biopsy-proven contiguous sextants. Patients with multiple MRI targets may be included if only one target is biopsy-proven, T1c-T2 stage, PSA \<20 ng/ml, prostate volume less than 100 ml, fully informed patient accepting, after a decent reflexion time, to participate to the study by signing a consent form, affiliated or beneficiary patient to the French social security system
Prostatectomy Group
ACTIVE COMPARATOR50 to 75 years old patients fit for a Radical Prostatectomy when active surveillance is not recommended and who do not want a radiation therapy: harboring a non-treated localized PC, with a maximum Gleason score of 3+4 , ISUP 2 and less than 50% of positive prostate biopsy (favorable intermediate risk), with or without contralateral microfocus score 3+3 (ISUP 1) of less than 3 mm, with a tumor visible on MRI and biopsy-proven with systematic and targeted biopsy with at least 2 biopsies per target and 12 systematic biopsies, Tumor involving maximum 2 biopsy-proven contiguous sextants. Patients with multiple MRI targets may be included if only one target is biopsy-proven, T1c-T2 stage, PSA \<20 ng/ml, prostate volume less than 100 ml, fully informed patient accepting, after a decent reflexion time, to participate to the study by signing a consent form, affiliated or beneficiary patient to the French social security system
Interventions
A F-HIFU treatment will be performed with the Focal-One® machine according to the predefined treatment area for each patient using the standard procedure in place in each therapeutic center and according to the user's manual edited by the company, under locoregional or general anaesthesia.
A Radical Prostatectomy will be performed according to the standard procedure in place in each center, under general anaesthesia, through an open, laparoscopic or robot-assisted laparoscopic approach
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- yo male harboring a non-treated localized prostatic adenocarcinoma of maximum Gleason score 3+4, ISUP 2 unilateral on at most maximum 2 contiguous sextants (favorable intermediate risk),with or without ipsilateral or contralateral focus of score 3+3 (ISUP1).
- Tumor visible on MRI and proven by systematic and/or targeted biopsies according to the center's practices, regardless of the route used (transrectal or transpirenal)
- Or patients under active surveillance whose follow-up prostate biopsies reveal unilateral ISUP2 on at most 2 contiguous sextants (favorable intermediate risk), with or without ipsilateral or contralateral Gleason 3+3 focus (ISUP1)
- Patients with several suspicious foci on MRI may be be included if only one of these foci is confirmed by targeted biopsies with an ISUP2 score. If more than one suspected site on MRI is confirmed by targeted biopsies, these should be unilateral ISUP2 on a maximum of 2 contiguous sextants (favourable intermediate risk), with or without an ipsilateral or contralateral site with a Gleason score of 3+3 (ISUP1).
- stage T1c-T2,
- with PSA \<20 ng/ml,
- with prostate volume less than 150 ml,
- patient clearly informed of the study and having agreed, with sufficient time for reflection to participate by signing the study's informed consent form,
- patient affiliated to or benefiting from a social security scheme
You may not qualify if:
- Metastatic prostate cancer.
- Gleason score \> 3+4 (ISUP\>2).
- Adenoma prostate carcinoma Cribriform or intraductal.
- Previous treatment anterior for the same cancer, whatever modality.
- Contra-indication to pelvic MRI with gadolinium injection.
- Contra-indication to surgery or general anesthesia.
- Patient who refuse the one-year follow-up control biopsy after F-HIFU.
- Presence of implant (stent, catheter) less than 1 cm from the treatment area.
- Urinary or rectal fistula.
- Anal or rectal stenosis or any other abnormality that may interfere with the Focal One® endorectal probe introduction.
- Anatomic abnormality of the rectum or rectal mucosa.
- Presence of a urinary artificial sphincter, a penile prosthesis or intraprostatic implant, i.e. urethral prosthesis.
- Bladder neck and/or urethral stenosis or sclerosis.
- Inflammatory bowel disease (colon or rectum).
- Ongoing UTI (should be treated before the F-HIFU or the RP).
- +9 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (20)
Clinique Saint Vincent
Besançon, 25000, France
Clinique Tivoli
Bordeaux, 33000, France
CHU de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, 33076, France
Hopitaux civil de Colmar
Colmar, 68024, France
CHU Grenoble Alpes
Grenoble, France
Hopital prive drome ardeche
Guilherand-Granges, 07500, France
Hopital Claude HURIEZ
Lille, 59000, France
Hopital Privé La Louviere
Lille, 59800, France
Hopital Edouard Herriot Pavillon V
Lyon, 69437, France
APHM Nord Marseille
Marseille, 13015, France
Hopital Cochin
Paris, 75014, France
Hopital Privé francheville
Périgueux, 204004, France
Hopital Lyon Sud HCL Bat 3C Centre
Pierre-Bénite, 69310, France
Clinique La Croix du Sud
Quint-Fonsegrives, 31130, France
CHU de Rennes
Rennes, France
CH Saintonge
Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France
Clinique Saint Michel
Toulon, 83100, France
CHU Toulouse rangueil
Toulouse, 31400, France
Clinique Oceane
Vannes, 56000, France
CHU Pointe à Pitre
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Franck BLADOU, PROF
University Hospital, Bordeaux
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 16, 2023
First Posted
February 2, 2023
Study Start
March 6, 2023
Primary Completion (Estimated)
June 22, 2029
Study Completion (Estimated)
June 22, 2029
Last Updated
April 9, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-04