AI matches expert radiologists in spotting prostate cancer
NCT ID NCT06575361
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether an artificial intelligence (AI) system could help find prostate cancer on MRI scans. 365 men who needed a prostate biopsy had their MRI images reviewed by both the AI and by senior radiologists. Doctors then performed targeted biopsies on any suspicious areas found by either the AI or the radiologists. The goal was to see if the AI could detect clinically significant prostate cancer as accurately as the experts.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MRI artificial intelligence (MRI-AI) software
- What this could lead to
- If successful, MRI-AI could help doctors find prostate cancer more accurately and reduce unnecessary biopsies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, but AI may not work as well in all hospitals or on different MRI machines. It also cannot replace a doctor's final judgment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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365 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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.
- Ages
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45 to 85 years
- 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: * The age of the patient is between 45 and 85. * Patients with complete magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data, qualified image quality control. * Patients were in accordance with the indication of prostate biopsy, including patients with suspicious prostate nodes found by digital rectal examination (DRE), the suspicious lesions found by transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) or MRI, total prostate-specific antigen (tPSA) \>10ng/mL, tPSA 4-10ng/mL with free-to-total PSA ratio (f/tPSA) \<0.16 or PSA density (PSAD) \>0.15. * Patients had no history of prior prostate surgery or biopsy. * The PSA of patients should be ≤20 ng/mL. * The prostate biopsy pathological results of above lesions were complete. The time interval between targeted prostate biopsy and prostate MRI examination should not exceed one month. * Patients with complete clinical information. Exclusion Criteria: * The clinicopathological information and MRI data was unqualified or incomplete. * Patients had received radiotherapy, chemotherapy, androgen deprivation therapy, or surgery treatment before prostate MRI examination or prostate biopsy. * Patients received prior prostate biopsy. * Patients had contraindications to MRI or prostate biopsy. * Patients were not in accordance with the indication of prostate biopsy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking University First Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100034, China
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