AI and advanced scans aim to predict prostate Cancer's next move
NCT ID NCT03594760
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether combining a special PET scan (PSMA-PET) with artificial intelligence can help predict how prostate cancer will behave. Researchers will scan 1,000 men with prostate cancer and use deep learning to find patterns in the images that link to survival and disease progression. The goal is to develop better tools to guide treatment decisions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 18F-DCFPyL (a radioactive tracer for PET imaging)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new way to predict how prostate cancer will progress and which treatments will work best for each patient.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational imaging study, not a treatment trial. The AI models may not prove accurate enough for routine use, and results may not apply to all prostate cancer patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2018
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 prostate cancer, being followed and treated at CHUM, whose treating physician at CHUM has requested a PSMA-PET scan. Exclusion Criteria: * Claustrophobia/inability to complete imaging procedure.
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier de l'université de Montréal
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H2X 0C1, Canada
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