MRI Based Active Selection for Treatment Trial (MAST)

June 23, 2025 updated by: Sanoj Punnen, MD, MAS, University of Miami

MRI-Guided Active Selection for Treatment of Prostate Cancer: The Miami MAST Trial

The main purpose of this study is to determine if Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), along with MRI targeted biopsy of suspicious lesions, is of value in detecting patients who would be likely to require treatment earlier.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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208

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Florida
      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
        • University of Miami

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

35 years to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Biopsy confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate within 18 months prior to enrollment;
  2. Pre-enrollment prostate biopsy must consist of at least 8 cores;
  3. Biopsy reviewed by a University of Miami Pathologist;
  4. Serum Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) ≤ 20 ng/ml within 3 months of study enrollment;
  5. Age ≥ 35 and ≤ 85 years;
  6. Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document;
  7. Patients must agree to undergo serial multiparametric MRI and MRI-guided biopsy;
  8. Patients must agree to fill out the longitudinal psychosocial questionnaires assessing health related quality of life.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Greater than 4 cores positive, of any Gleason score, on the University of Miami (UM) review,
  2. Greater than 2 cores positive for Gleason 3+4 cancer,
  3. Gleason 4+3 or higher cancer in any single biopsy core.
  4. Extracapsular extension suspected on digital rectal exam with confirmation on MRI. Suspicion of extracapsular extension on MRI alone is not an exclusion for study enrollment.
  5. Subject is not a candidate for multiparametric MRI with contrast. Some reasons may include (but are not limited to): renal insufficiency, foreign body or pacemakers.
  6. No prior pelvic radiotherapy.
  7. No prior surgery to the prostate, other than transurethral procedures for benign prostatic hyperplasia (e.g., transurethral resection, green light laser treatment).
  8. No concurrent, active malignancy, other than non-metastatic skin cancer of any type, superficial bladder cancer, or early stage chronic lymphocytic leukemia (well-differentiated small cell lymphocytic lymphoma) or <stage IV follicular lymphoma. If a prior malignancy is in remission for ≥ 3 years then the patient is eligible.
  9. Bilateral hip replacement.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Active Surveillance
Participants in this group will receive a Multi-Parametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MP-MRI) of the prostate/pelvis and MRI-guided prostate biopsy at baseline (0-3 months from enrollment) and at the 12th, 24th and 36th month follow up.
Device: Multi-Parametric MRI
Multi-Parametric MRI
Device: MRI-Guided Biopsy
MRI-Guided Biopsy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Rate of Disease Progression Within the First Two Surveillance Biopsies
Time Frame: 24 months

The rate of disease progression among participants within the first two surveillance biopsies will be reported. Progression refers to a repeat surveillance biopsy indicating any one of the following:

  1. More than 4 positive cores involving any grade of cancer,
  2. At least two core with Gleason 3+4 cancer,
  3. Any single core with Gleason 4+3 cancer or higher,
  4. A Gleason 3+3 at diagnosis that is upgraded to Gleason 3+4, or
  5. Undergoing treatment, regardless of histological progression.
24 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Health-Related Quality of Life Scores: MAX-PC
Time Frame: Up to 36 months
Health-Related Quality of Life will be assessed using scores from validated questionnaires. The Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer (MAX-PC) will be used to measure anxiety from pre-treatment to post-treatment. The scale consists of 18 items (e.g. "I thought about prostate cancer even though I didn't mean to.") scored on a scale from 0 ("not at all") to 3 ("often"). Total scores range from 0 to 54, with higher scores indicating higher levels of anxiety.
Up to 36 months
Time-to-Biochemical Recurrence (BCR)
Time Frame: Up to 36 months
Biochemical recurrence (BCR) is defined as prostate-specific antigen (PSA) of 0.2 or higher on two or more separate measures after surgery or an increase of nadir + 2ng/ml or more after radiation. Time-to-BCR is defined as duration in days between date of treatment and date of BCR, if BCR occurs. The investigators will follow participants who have progressed and gone on to treatment.
Up to 36 months
Health-Related Quality of Life Scores: EPIC SF-12
Time Frame: Up to 36 months
Health-Related Quality of Life will be assessed using scores from validated questionnaires. The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite and Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-12 (EPIC SF-12) will be used to evaluate patient function and satisfaction after prostate cancer treatment. Response options for each item form a Likert scale, and multi-item scale scores are transformed linearly to a 0-100 scale, with higher scores representing better HRQOL.
Up to 36 months
Discriminative Performance of NCCN Risk and Clinical Markers for Predicting Progression on Active Surveillance
Time Frame: Up to 36 months
The investigators will assess the incremental benefit of multiparametric MRI (mpMRI), genomic risk test, and molecular markers compared to baseline National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) risk classification for predicting progression on active surveillance. Area under the receiver operating characteristic Curve (ROC) curves produced from logistic regression modeling will be used to evaluate the performance of NCCN risk and other variables (MRI, genomic testing, and molecular markers) for predicting progression on surveillance. Participants will be categorized at baseline by NCCN risk class ranging from very low risk to intermediate risk; and into those who progressed while on the trial. Additionally, MRI results, PSA density, 4K score, and Decipher Score in combination with NCCN risk were analyzed to see their additive value on determining who will experience progression on active surveillance.
Up to 36 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
University of Miami

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Sanoj Punnen, MD, MAS, University of Miami

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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November 12, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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May 22, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
May 22, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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September 13, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 15, 2014

First Posted (Estimated)

First Posted

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September 17, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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July 11, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
June 23, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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June 1, 2025

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • 20140372
  • 1R01CA189295-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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