New scan may spare prostate cancer patients unnecessary surgery

NCT ID NCT06389786

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 37 times

Summary

This study tests whether a combined PET/MRI scan using a radioactive tracer can accurately detect if prostate cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes. Fifty men with high-risk localized prostate cancer will receive the scan before their planned prostate removal surgery. The results will be compared to the actual findings from lymph node tissue removed during surgery to see how well the scan predicts spread.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Mayo Clinic in Florida

    RECRUITING

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224-9980, United States

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What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

18F-rhPSMA-7.3 (a radioactive tracer for PET imaging)

What this could lead to

If successful, this imaging method could help doctors decide which patients need lymph node removal during prostate cancer surgery, avoiding unnecessary procedures.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-stage study (50 participants) focused on accuracy, not treatment. The scan may not be accurate enough to replace standard surgery in all cases.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

metastatic prostate carcinoma prostate cancer prostate carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.