Development of a Novel Signature Integrating Clinical, Imaging And Epigenetic Information to Tailor Pelvic Nodal Treatment in Prostate Cancer (RF-2018-123683)

May 12, 2026 updated by: Francesco Montorsi

Radical prostatectomy (RP) represents one treatment option for clinically localized prostate cancer (PCa). The most updated guidelines of the European Association of Urology indicate the need to perform ePLND in patients with a lymph node invasion (LNI) risk >5% according to the Briganti nomogram. This approach allows sparing ePLND in two thirds of contemporary surgically treated patients; however, many patients still receive ePLND in the absence of lymph node metastases. This is clinically relevant, since ePLND is associated with significant risks of complications.

Improving the ability to detect LNI in PCa would be important for two main reasons: (1) enabling more timely treatments that may improve patient outcomes, and (2) avoiding significant overtreatment and reducing ePLND-related toxicity.

The hypothesis of the present study is that lymphatic spread of PCa cells may be predicted through integration of clinical variables, radiologic findings, and epigenomic information. The objective of the study is to develop an accurate predictive model including radiological and epigenomic information.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

367

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

  • Italy
    • Italy
      • Milan, Italy, Italy, 20132
        • IRCSS San Raffaele

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

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Data collection followed the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. All enrolled patients signed an informed consent form agreeing to supply their own anonymous information and tissue specimens for this and future studies.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer (cTanyN0M0) who underwent radical prostatectomy and extended PLND
  • All included patients presented one or multiple lesions at the mp-MRI of the prostate, defined as PI-RADS 3 to 5
  • At least two biopsy cores were required: i) one positive core from the mp-MRI PI-RADS 3- 5 lesion/s (target lesion), ii) one positive core from the systematic sampling (outside the target lesion)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unavailable or negative mp-MRI, unavailable or negative target or systematic biopsy, and refute to undergo radical prostatectomy with PLND at the Ospedale San Raffaele

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
All patients treated with RP + PLND will have available information from clinical data, histo-pathological data, pre-operative mp-MRI, and epigenomic analysis. These data will be used to develop a novel predictive model assessing the risk of LNI.
Time Frame: 2020-2024
2020-2024

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Francesco Montorsi

Collaborators

Ministero della Salute, Italy

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Alberto Briganti, MD, PhD, IRCSS San Raffaele

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 15, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 10, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 29, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 29, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

February 4, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 15, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 12, 2026

Last Verified

May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RF-2018-12368399

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

No

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