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Pilot Study of (MR) Imaging With Pyruvate (13C) to Detect High Grade Prostate Cancer

Is NCT02526368 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (Sep 2026). This Early Phase 1 trial studies multiple treatments including Hyperpolarized 13C-Pyruvate and Hyperpolarized 13C,15N2-urea for prostate cancer.

Early Phase 1RecruitingIvan de Kouchkovsky, MDNCT02526368Data as of Sep 2026

Treatment: Hyperpolarized 13C-Pyruvate · Hyperpolarized 13C,15N2-ureaThis pilot clinical trial studies how well magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) with hyperpolarized carbon 13 (13C) pyruvate alone or in combination with 13C 15N2 Urea works in finding prostate cancer that exhibits poorly differentiated or undifferentiated cells (high-grade) and that is restricted to the site of origin, without evidence of spread (localized) in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. Diagnostic procedures, such as MRSI with hyperpolarized carbon (13C) pyruvate, may aid in the diagnosis of prostate cancer and in discriminating high-grade from low-grade prostate cancer and benign adjacent prostate tissue

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Treatments studied

Other

Hyperpolarized 13C-PyruvateHyperpolarized 13C,15N2-urea

Cancer type

Prostate Cancer

Performance status

ECOG 0–1(Restricted strenuous activity)

Demographics

Male only

Prior therapy

Cannot have received: androgen deprivation therapy

Exception: for cohort a, prior 5-alpha reductase inhibitor allowed if discontinued ≥1 month before entry; for cohort b, prior 5-alpha reductase inhibitor allowed if discontinued ≥14 days before mri/mrsi

Cannot have received: cryosurgery for prostate cancer

Cannot have received: surgery for prostate cancer

Cannot have received: prostatic or pelvic radiotherapy

Exception: for cohort b, hifu focal therapy is allowed

Cannot have received: transurethral prostatic resection (turp)

Lab requirements

Kidney function

patients with contra-indications to injection of gadolinium contrast; for example patients with prior documented allergy or those with inadequate renal function.

Cardiac function

congestive heart failure or new york heart association (nyha) status >= 2. a history of clinically significant electrocardiography (ekg) abnormalities, including qt prolongation, a family history of prolonged qt interval syndrome, or myocardial infarction (mi) within 6 months of study entry; patients with rate-controlled atrial fibrillation/flutter will be allowed on study.

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US trial sites

  • University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, California

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Frequently asked questions

Is NCT02526368 currently recruiting?

Yes, this trial is currently recruiting patients.

Are there prior therapy exclusions?

Yes. Prior androgen deprivation therapy, cryosurgery for prostate cancer, surgery for prostate cancer disqualifies patients from enrollment.

Is this trial open to female patients?

No. This trial enrolls male patients only.

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