The purpose of this research study is to measure the hypoxia (low oxygen condition) in prostate cancers and its effect in survival. In this study, investigators will assess hypoxia by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and create a hypoxia score. Investigators will study the hypoxia score and how it correlates (if any) to the disease aggressiveness as well as its effect on the treatment outcomes.
Primary Objective(s): * To assess hypoxia in primary prostate tumors by magnetic resonance imaging. * To correlate hypoxic score with disease aggressiveness (proliferation biomarkers' expression). Secondary Objective(s): * To correlate hypoxic score with ExoHypoxic concentration in plasma of same patient. * To correlate hypoxic score with fatty acid synthase (FASN) expression.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Blood draws at two specified timepoints - the first is during the MRI and the second is scheduled during participant's prostatectomy.
At the beginning of study magnetic resonance imaging MRI will be completed.
Differences in Tumor Hypoxia Scores Between Subgroups
Using MRI parameters including apparent diffusion coefficient and fractional blood value four race/score combination groups (African-Americans with Gleason score 6; African-Americans with Gleason score greater than or equal to 7; Caucasians with Gleason score 6; and Caucasian with Gleason score greater than or equal to 7) to calculate the correlation coefficients estimates between hypoxic scores using Pearson correlation coefficient and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.
Time frame: 30 days
Number of Biomarkers Expressed
Expression of proliferation biomarkers (Ki-67 and PCNA) to calculate the correlation coefficients estimates between expression of proliferation biomarkers using Pearson correlation coefficient and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.
Time frame: 30 days
ExoHypoxic Concentrations in Plasma
The associations between hypoxic score and candidate biomarkers for ExoHypoxic concentration (number per milliliter plasma) will be estimated using partial Spearman's rank correlation coefficient where the race/score combination groups are adjusted.
Time frame: 30 days
Number of Fatty Acid Synthase Expressions in Prostate Cancer and ExoHypoxic Concentrations
The associations between hypoxic score and fatty acid synthase expression will be estimated using partial Spearman's rank correlation coefficient where the race/score combination groups are adjusted.
Time frame: 30 days
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