Artificial Intelligence Prediction Tool in Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC)
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer. Basic parameters: 18 years — 99 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Predicting Outcomes in Intermediate and High-risk Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Using Automated Analysis of Digital Pathology Data
Overview
This is a multi-center study and the aim is to develop and validate an Artificial Intelligence (AI) -based histologic analysis tool to predict responsiveness to intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) and intravesical chemotherapy in intermediate and high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer patients.
Detailed description
Analysis will be performed on the most recent Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) histologic specimen obtained prior to BCG induction and on histologic specimens at time of recurrence after BCG induction. This stratification is of potential utility to clinicians for patient counseling purposes, for the identification of patients likely to benefit from induction or re-induction with BCG, and for consideration of alternative treatment strategies including clinical trials, chemotherapy, or cystectomy. Additionally, there is currently no reliable tool for identifying which NMIBC patients are most likely to benefit from adjuvant BCG versus intravesical chemotherapy. This is of current relevance in the management of Intermediate-risk (IR) NMIBC since both BCG and chemotherapy are first-line treatment options and will likely become of increasing relevance in High-risk (HR) NMIBC as efficacious first-line alternatives to intravesical BCG are introduced into clinical practice. In the proposed prospective study, the study team also aims to develop and then validate an AI-based histologic analysis tool for clinicians that is intended to predict recurrence following intravesical chemotherapy in IR and HR NMIBC patients.
Primary outcome measures
- Recurrence free survival (RFS) at 3 months after TURBT in participants with HR NMIBC [Time frame: 3 months]
- Recurrence free survival (RFS) at 6 months after TURBT in patients with HR NMIBC [Time frame: 6 months]
- Recurrence free survival (RFS) at 12 months after TURBT in patients with HR NMIBC [Time frame: 12 months]
- Recurrence free survival (RFS) at 24 months after TURBT in patients with HR NMIBC [Time frame: 24 months]
Secondary outcome measures (6)
- Recurrence free survival (RFS) at 3 months following the first negative surveillance cystoscopy after TURBT in patients with IR NMIBC [Time frame: 3 months]
- Recurrence free survival (RFS) at 6 months following the first negative surveillance cystoscopy after TURBT in patients with IR NMIBC [Time frame: 6 months]
- Recurrence free survival (RFS) at 12 months following the first negative surveillance cystoscopy after TURBT in patients with IR NMIBC [Time frame: 12 months]
- Recurrence free survival (RFS) at 24 months following the first negative surveillance cystoscopy after TURBT in patients with IR NMIBC [Time frame: 24 months]
- Progression-free survival (PFS) at 12 months following the first negative surveillance cystoscopy after TURBT in patients with HR or IR NMIBC [Time frame: 12 months]
- Progression-free survival (PFS) at 24 months following the first negative surveillance cystoscopy after TURBT in patients with HR NMIBC or IR NMIBC [Time frame: 24 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Diagnosis of intermediate or high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer as defined by AUA/SUO criteria (Intermediate-risk: recurrence within 1 year low grade Ta, solitary low grade Ta >3 cm, multifocal low grade Ta, high grade Ta ≤3 cm, low grade T1; High risk: high grade T1, recurrent high grade Ta, high grade Ta >3 cm, multifocal high grade Ta, any CIS, any BCG failure in high grade disease, any variant histology, any lymphovascular invasion) following pathologic evaluation of tissue specimens from TURBT.
- Intravesical therapy within 6 months from enrollment including patients treated with BCG, mitomycin C, or Gemcitabine/Docetaxel.
- English or Spanish speakers
- ≥ 18 years of age
- Ability to understand and the willingness to provide an informed consent
Exclusion criteria
- Inadequate tissue from TURBT
- ≥ T2 bladder cancer
- Systemic therapy
- Inability to read or write English or Spanish
- Unwilling to sign written informed consent
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
United States · 2 centers
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center — Dallas
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio — San Antonio
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05825950 · STU-2023-0188