New AI tool could spot hidden prostate cancer on MRI scans
NCT ID NCT05710380
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a new software tool that automatically analyzes MRI images of the prostate to find cancer areas that doctors might miss. About 180 people with known or suspected prostate cancer will get an MRI and then a targeted biopsy. Researchers will compare the software's accuracy to that of experienced radiologists. The goal is to see if the tool can improve diagnosis and reduce missed cancers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Risk Map Decision Support System (DSS) software
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this software could help doctors find prostate cancer more accurately during MRI scans, reducing missed cancers and unnecessary biopsies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 180 participants, so the software may not prove more accurate than current methods. It is a diagnostic tool, not a treatment.
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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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About 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
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.
- 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: * Patients with known or suspected prostate cancer who have been referred for a diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam of the prostate, to be followed by an MRI-guided fusion biopsy of the prostate. * Voluntary written informed consent before the MRI examination. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects incapable of giving informed written consent. * Subjects who cannot adhere to the experimental protocols for any reason, or have an inability to communicate with the researcher; * Subjects with psychiatric disorders that affect their ability to consent for themselves will be excluded and not the entire population of patients with psychiatric disorders. * Prisoners. * Minor children (under the age of 18 years old). * Patients with previous treatments (surgery, radiation, focal ablation, hormone or other chemotherapy) for prostate cancer.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. 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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Oregon Health & Science University
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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