AI-Powered MRI could revolutionize prostate cancer detection
NCT ID NCT04765150
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing whether new MRI techniques and artificial intelligence can improve how doctors diagnose prostate cancer. Researchers will enroll 275 men with suspected or confirmed prostate cancer. The goal is to make diagnosis more accurate and less invasive than current methods.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to more accurate and less invasive ways to diagnose prostate cancer, reducing the need for biopsies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study focused on developing and testing new imaging techniques, not a treatment. The AI models may not perform as well in real-world settings or on different patient groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 275 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) who may have already undergone 3 T prostate multi-parametric MRI or were referred for 3 T multi-parametric prostate MRI prior to biopsy or radical prostatectomy.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male patients 18 years of age and older * Clinical suspicion of prostate cancer or biopsy-confirmed prostate cancer * Undergone or undergoing multi-parametric 3 T prostate MRI at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) * Ability to provide consent Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to MRI (e.g., cardiac devices, prosthetic valves, severe claustrophobia) * Contraindications to gadolinium contrast-based agents other than the possibility of an allergic reaction to the gadolinium contrast-based agent * Prior radiotherapy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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