Active Surveillance for Cancer of the Prostate (ASCaP)

a study on Prostate Cancer

Summary

Eligibility
for males ages 30-85 (full criteria)
Location
at UCLA
Dates
study started
completion around
Principal Investigator
by Leonard S Marks, M.D. (ucla)

Description

Summary

Active Surveillance (A.S.) of prostate cancer (CaP) is the systematic monitoring of men with low-risk, localized lesions, with curative treatment of those whose tumors show substantial progression. A.S. is different from Watchful Waiting (W.W.), which is the palliative treatment of men with progressive prostate cancer.

Official Title

The UCLA ASCAP Project is an Observational, Longitudinal, and Open-ended Study Aimed at Establishing a Structured Program of Non-interventional Follow-up for Localized Prostate Cancer.

Details

This protocol is not designed as a formal clinical trial, but rather an observational protocol; no treatments and no randomization are included. Longitudinally, specimens and clinical data will be collected to provide information on the following:

  • Imaging studies of the prostate
  • Rates of curative intervention
  • Measures of tumor recurrence/progression
  • Disease specific survival
  • Overall survival
  • Clinical data to track Quality of Life

Keywords

Prostate Cancer, Low risk, Gleason 6, Active surveillance, Prostatic Neoplasms

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to males ages 30-85

  1. Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate.
  2. Clinically localized prostate cancer: T1-2, NX or N0, MX or M0.
  3. No previous treatment for prostate cancer (including hormonal therapy, radiation therapy, surgery, or chemotherapy).
  4. Patient has elected Active Surveillance as preferred management plan for prostate cancer.
  5. Patient consent has been obtained according to local Institutional Review Board .
  6. Patient is accessible and compliant for follow-up.

You CAN'T join if...

  1. Unwillingness or inability to undergo serial prostate biopsy.
  2. Overall life expectancy less than 2 years
  3. Advanced prostate cancer

Location

  • University of California Los Angeles accepting new patients
    Los Angeles California 90095 United States

Lead Scientist at University of California Health

  • Leonard S Marks, M.D. (ucla)
    Dr. Leonard Marks holds the Jean B. deKernion, M.D., Endowed Chair in Urology.

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
ID
NCT00949819
Study Type
Observational
Participants
Expecting 462 study participants
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