RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05000827

Dutch National Randomized Study: PSMA-PET/CT As a Triage Tool for Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Prostatectomy Patients

Multi-institutional Evaluation of the Cost-effectiveness of PSMA-PET/CT for the Detection of Pelvic Lymph Node Invasion in Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer Patients


Sponsor

Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital

Enrollment

706 participants

Start Date

Jul 28, 2021

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

To determine if the use of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Computer Tomography (PSMA PET/CT) as a selection tool for performing extended lymph node dissection (ePLND) for prostate cancer (PCa) in the primary staging setting results in fewer ePLND procedures and therefore lower overall healthcare costs, lower patient burden in terms of intervention-related complications and morbidity, with comparable disease prognosis, compared to the current European Guideline-recommended standard practice which includes performing ePLND in PCa patients who are candidates for active treatment with a nomogram-calculated lymph node involvement (LNI) risk \>5%.


Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This Dutch national study tests whether a special type of imaging scan called PSMA PET/CT (which detects prostate cancer cells very precisely) can help doctors decide whether men with prostate cancer truly need extensive lymph node removal during surgery, potentially sparing some men from an unnecessary procedure. **You may be eligible if...** - You have been diagnosed with prostate cancer confirmed by biopsy - You are scheduled for robot-assisted prostate removal surgery with lymph node dissection - You have no known allergy to the PSMA imaging tracer - There is no evidence of cancer spread to distant organs **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have had previous treatment for prostate cancer - You have another active cancer (other than minor skin cancer) - You are unable to undergo the required imaging and surgery - Your prostate cancer does not show up on PSMA scans Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

DEVICEPSMA-PET/CT

In the intervention arm patients will only undergo ePLND in addition to robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in case of suspected LNI on PSMA PET/CT (miN1), whereas ePLND will be omitted in those without PSMA positive lymph nodes (miN0).

OTHERNomogram

Current standard of care includes performing extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND) in all patients with primary prostate cancer and a nomogram-based risk of LNI \>5%


Locations(1)

Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis

Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

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