Collection and Measurement of Blood and Imaging Biomarkers in Patients Undergoing Standard Primary and Postoperative Radiotherapy for Prostatic Neoplasms - The Miami CoMBINe Trial
University of Miami
Summary
The purpose of this research study is to learn about: 1) How standard radiation treatment to prostate (primary radiotherapy) or the pelvis after prostatectomy (postoperative radiotherapy) may cause changes in MRI and PET imaging traits that might be used in the future to predict response. 2) Comparison of such MRI and PET imaging traits with the number of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) present in the blood prior to treatment and the changes in these counts after treatment. 3) How MRI and PET imaging characteristics and changes are related to the expression of genes in the cancer tissue obtained before treatment from prostate biopsy or a prior prostatectomy before treatment. 4) How the response of prostate cancer treatment relates to the imaging and CTC changes.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 30+ years
- Sex
- Male
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Pathologic confirmation of prostate cancer. 2. Any T-stage. 3. By imaging or clinical criteria, any patient with disease staging of N0/N1 and M0/M1. * Patients with metastatic disease are encouraged to participate. 4. Any Gleason Score will be eligible. 5. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is at the discretion of the treating physician, but must be declared as none, short-term, long-term, or extended prior to enrollment. The length is calculated from the LHRH (agonist injection). If ADT is planned (based on treating physician preference), the following restrictions…
Location
- University of MiamiMiami, Florida