Canary Prostate Active Surveillance Study
University of Washington
Summary
The Prostate Active Surveillance Study (PASS) is a research study for men who have chosen active surveillance as a management plan for their prostate cancer. Active surveillance is defined as close monitoring of prostate cancer with the offer of treatment if there are changes in test results. This study seeks to discover markers that will identify cancers that are more aggressive from those tumors that grow slowly.
Description
This is a multi-center, prospective active surveillance study with selective intervention in patients with previously untreated, clinically localized prostate cancer at diagnosis. Candidates are assessed based on an extended core biopsy, serum PSA (including PSA kinetics, if available), digital rectal examination (DRE), and assessment of cancer grade and extent. Active surveillance is defined as serial PSA measurements and prostate examination with routine prostate biopsy and therapeutic intervention considered at the time one or more of the following: * Grade or volume progression * Clinica…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 21+ years
- Sex
- Male
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate from a prostate biopsy. * Clinically localized prostate cancer: T1-2, NX or N0, MX or M0. * No previous treatment for prostate cancer (including hormonal therapy, radiation therapy, surgery, or chemotherapy). * ECOG Performance Status 0 or 1. * Patient has elected Active Surveillance as preferred management plan for prostate cancer. * Patient consent has been obtained according to local Institutional Review Board for acquisition of research specimens. * Patient is accessible and compliant for follow-up. * Prostate c…
Locations (11)
- Veterans Affairs San Francisco Health Care SystemSan Francisco, California
- University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, California
- Stanford UniversityStanford, California
- Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, Massachusetts
- University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan