Education and Training
Prostate Active Surveillance Study
The Prostate Active Surveillance Study (PASS) is a research study for men who have chosen active surveillance as a management plan for their prostate cancer. Active surveillance is defined as close monitoring of prostate cancer with the offer of treatment if there are changes in test results. This study seeks to discover markers that will identify cancers that are more aggressive from those tumors that grow slowly.
Stanford is currently accepting patients for this trial.
Stanford Investigator(s):
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate from a prostate biopsy.
- Clinically localized prostate cancer: T1-2, NX or N0, MX or M0.
- No previous treatment for prostate cancer (including hormonal therapy, radiation
therapy, surgery, or chemotherapy).
- ECOG Performance Status 0 or 1.
- Patient has elected Active Surveillance as preferred management plan for prostate
cancer.
- Patient consent has been obtained according to local Institutional Review Board for
acquisition of research specimens.
- Patient is accessible and compliant for follow-up.
- Prostate cancer diagnosis cannot be more than 3 years prior to baseline visit date.
- No more than two prostate biopsies including the initial biopsy in which cancer was
diagnosed.
- If cancer diagnosis is more than one year before enrollment, there must be two
prostate biopsies including the initial biopsy in which cancer was diagnosed and a
subsequent biopsy. The subsequent biopsy may occur on the same day as the baseline
visit.
- Biopsies must have at least 10 cores.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unwillingness or inability to undergo serial prostate biopsy.
- History of other malignancies, except: adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or
adequately treated superficial bladder cancer (Ta) or other solid tumors curatively
treated with no evidence of disease for > 5 years.
Ages Eligible for Study
21 Years - N/A
Genders Eligible for Study
Male
Now accepting new patients
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Michelle Ferrari
650-725-5543
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