This clinical utility study is based on a review of real but de-identified and randomized patient cases and aims to evaluate radiation oncologist's treatment recommendations before and after reviewing the results provided by the Decipher test. The primary intent is to help guide development and design of future clinical utility studies for Decipher.
Patient cases were selected using existing data generated from patient specimens collected in a separate IRB approved protocol, in which pathological specimens were tested to generate a test result for comparison to outcomes. Those test results are presented in this study, but not the individual patient outcomes. Physicians participating in this current study did not provide care for any of the subjects in the previous study. Cases are presented to physicians in a randomized order and in a form that prevents the patients from being identified, directly or indirectly. High risk patient cases were selected to reflect a range of clinicopathological variables and were further stratified based on the Decipher predicted probability of developing metastasis 5 years after RP and 3 years after BCR (as shown in the table below). High (low) Decipher (GC) risk was defined as a 5- or 3-year predicted probability of metastasis greater (less) than 6% for the adjuvant setting and greater (less) than 18% for the salvage setting.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
25
Pathological data from 12 de-identified patient cases will be reviewed by at least 25 Radiation Oncologists before and after exposure to the Decipher test results. Given the number of patient cases, reviewed by each participant, this allows for assessment of decision making based on 300 patient case reviews at each time point, immediately following RP and at the time of PSA rise.
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Change in treatment recommendation
Change in treatment recommendation from pre- to post-Decipher report, defined as any change in treatment recommendation.
Time frame: 12 months
Specific change in treatment recommendation
1\. Change in treatment recommendation from pre- to post-Decipher report defined as any of the following: Observation to Any treatment Any treatment to Observation
Time frame: 12 months
Measure of Intensity of treatment
Change in treatment recommendation from pre- to post-Decipher report involving an increase or decrease in intensity.
Time frame: 12 months
Confidence in treatment
Changes in Radiation Oncologist's expressed level of confidence in the treatment recommendation
Time frame: 12 months
Utility of Decipher test
Radiation Oncologist's perception regarding the utility of the Decipher test
Time frame: 12 months
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