NCT03784924 · University of Michigan
EDRN Prostate MRI Biomarker Study
(P-MRI)
What this study is about
The commercialization of MRI fusion biopsies has resulted in a dramatic increase in the use of MRI imaging for prostate cancer. How best to use MRI in the initial prostate biopsy setting given the availability of validated prostate cancer early detection markers is uncertain.This study will allow investigators to determine if prostate MRI is superior to validated panel of laboratory biomarkers (e.
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The commercialization of MRI fusion biopsies has resulted in a dramatic increase in the use of MRI imaging for prostate cancer. How best to use MRI in the initial prostate biopsy setting given the availability of validated prostate cancer early detection markers is uncertain.This study will allow investigators to determine if prostate MRI is superior to validated panel of laboratory biomarkers (e.g. PCA3, PSA and TMPRSS2:ERG) in the initial biopsy setting.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST
MRI prostate
MRI and laboratory biomarkers
Primary outcome measures
Clinically significant prostate cancer
Time frame: 2 years
Pathologic diagnosis of prostate cancer with at least Gleason 7 or worse cancer grade on a needle biopsy
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- Men with suspected but undiagnosed prostate cancer
- To be scheduled/scheduled for biopsy as routine clinical care
Exclusion criteria
- Inability to obtain blood and urine per SOP or conduct an attentive DRE
- Unable to undergo/tolerate a prostate MRI or failure to conduct the MRI
- Prior diagnosis of prostate cancer
- Prior prostate MRI unless being used as Index MRI (in this case index MRI can be one year prior to consent date)
- Participating in clinical trial for prostate disease
- Prior prostate surgery such as TURP, TUNA, TUMT, HOLEP, REZUM, UROlift
- Prior PCA3, TMPRSS2:erg or MIPS panel performed for clinical purpose
Where
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Collaborators
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Chicago, Cornell University, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Vanderbilt University, Emory University, University of Miami, University of Texas, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced Jan 8, 2026 · Source of record for eligibility and locations