Can AI-Powered MRI analysis outsmart prostate cancer?
NCT ID NCT06126172
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether detailed analysis of MRI scans (called radiomics) can better predict how aggressive a prostate cancer is and whether it will come back soon after surgery. Researchers will study 125 men with prostate cancer who have an MRI before treatment. The goal is to improve risk assessment so that patients get the right level of treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) with radiomics analysis
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors more accurately determine which prostate cancers are aggressive and need immediate treatment versus those that can be safely monitored.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly benefit participants. The results may not change current practice until confirmed in larger, more diverse groups.
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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 125 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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20 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: 1. Aged over 20 years old. 2. Suspected or confirmed prostate cancer. 3. Undergoing prostate mpMRI before clinical treatment. 4. Normal renal function(i.e.: estimated GFR ≧60). 5. No allergy history to gadolinium based contrast agent. 6. Agree to participate this study and sign informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. mpMRI photography not completed. 2. mpMRI images are damaged or poor in quality and cannot be interpreted. 3. Without pathological examination confirmed prostate cancer. 4. Patient withdraw informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Li-Jen Wang
Taoyuan, Taiwan, 333, Taiwan
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