Advanced Restriction Imaging and Reconstruction Technology for Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging (ART-Pro): A Study Protocol for a Multicenter, Multinational Trial Evaluating Biparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Advanced, Quantitative Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Detection of Prostate Cancer

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Title: Advanced Restriction Imaging and Reconstruction Technology for Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging (ART-Pro): A Study Protocol for a Multicenter, Multinational Trial Evaluating Biparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Advanced, Quantitative Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Detection of Prostate Cancer
Authors: Madison T. Baxter, Christopher C. Conlin, Aditya Bagrodia, Tristan Barrett, Hauke Bartsch, Anja Brau, Matthew Cooperberg, Anders M. Dale, Arnaud Guidon, Michael E. Hahn, Mukesh G. Harisinghani, Juan F. Javier-DesLoges, Sophia C. Kamran, Christopher J. Kane, Joshua M. Kuperman, Daniel J.A. Margolis, Paul M. Murphy, Nabih Nakrour, Michael A. Ohliger, Rebecca Rakow-Penner, Ahmed Shabaik, Jeffry P. Simko, Clare M. Tempany, Natasha Wehrli, Sean A. Woolen, Jingjing Zou, Tyler M. Seibert
Source: European Urology Open Science, Vol 71, Iss , Pp 132-143 (2025)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2025.
Publication Year: 2025
Collection: LCC:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
LCC:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Subject Terms: Biparametric magnetic resonance imaging, Clinical trial, Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging, Prostate cancer, Restriction Spectrum Imaging, Restriction Spectrum Imaging restriction score, Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology, RC870-923, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282
More Details: Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) is strongly recommended by current clinical guidelines for improved detection of clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa). However, the major limitations are the need for intravenous (IV) contrast and dependence on reader expertise. Efforts to address these issues include use of biparametric magnetic resonance imaging (bpMRI) and advanced, quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. One such advanced technique is the Restriction Spectrum Imaging restriction score (RSIrs), an imaging biomarker that has been shown to improve quantitative accuracy of patient-level csPCa detection. Advanced Restriction imaging and reconstruction Technology for Prostate MRI (ART-Pro) is a multisite, multinational trial that aims to evaluate whether IV contrast can be avoided in the setting of standardized, state-of-the-art image acquisition, with or without addition of RSIrs. Additionally, RSIrs will be evaluated as a stand-alone, quantitative, objective biomarker. ART-Pro will be conducted in two stages and will include a total of 500 patients referred for multiparametric prostate MRI with a clinical suspicion of prostate cancer at the participating sites. ART-Pro-1 will evaluate bpMRI, mpMRI, and RSIrs on the accuracy of expert radiologists’ detection of csPCa and will evaluate RSIrs as a stand-alone, quantitative, objective biomarker. ART-Pro-2 will evaluate the same MRI techniques on the accuracy of nonexpert radiologists’ detection of csPCa, and findings will be evaluated against the expertly created dataset from ART-Pro-1. The primary endpoint is to evaluate whether bpMRI is noninferior to mpMRI among expert (ART-Pro-1) and nonexpert (ART-Pro-2) radiologists for the detection of grade group ≥2 csPCa. This trial is registered in the US National Library of Medicine Trial Registry (NCT number: NCT06579417) at ClinicalTrials.gov. Patient accrual at the first site (UC San Diego) began in December 2023. Initial results are anticipated by the end of 2026.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2666-1683
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666168324014344; https://doaj.org/toc/2666-1683
DOI: 10.1016/j.euros.2024.12.003
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/4d83ed1c3d234d46864d870ea6653c6a
Accession Number: edsdoj.4d83ed1c3d234d46864d870ea6653c6a
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:26661683
DOI:10.1016/j.euros.2024.12.003
Published in:European Urology Open Science
Language:English