CLINICAL FOLLOW-UP OF TAPS01 SUBJECTS- A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    CLINICAL FOLLOW-UP OF TAPS01 SUBJECTS- A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

  • IRAS ID

    277201

  • Contact name

    VINCENT JEYASEELAN GNANAPRAGASAM

  • Contact email

    vjg29@cam.ac.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Cambridge

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    4 years, 11 months, 28 days

  • Research summary

    There is sufficient evidence that pharmacological intervention used as short-term therapy in men with low to intermediate-risk disease can inhibit the growth of prostate tumours and delay or remove the need for radical therapy in men managed by active surveillance. The TAPS01 window study was based on the known anti-androgen effects of apalutamide and investigates the efficacy of using it as a short intervention strategy to cause a physiological change in the tumour by reducing its volume. Tumour volume was measured using the well-established place of mpMRI defined tumour volumes as a surrogate of disease presence and change.
    We would like to do a clinical follow-up of the 9 TAPS01 subjects and record changes in PSA, MRI assessments, histology and changes in treatment modality.

  • REC name

    London - Westminster Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    20/LO/0264

  • Date of REC Opinion

    20 Apr 2020

  • REC opinion

    Further Information Favourable Opinion