AI-powered PET scans may predict prostate cancer aggressiveness before surgery
NCT ID NCT07655648
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a special type of PET scan, using two different tracers, can help predict how aggressive a person's prostate cancer is before surgery. Researchers will use computer models to analyze the scan images and compare the results with standard biopsy and surgical findings. The goal is to see if this imaging method can better classify cancer risk and predict whether the cancer might come back after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Gallium-68 labeled PSMA and RM26
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help doctors determine prostate cancer aggressiveness without invasive biopsy, guiding treatment decisions more accurately.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, retrospective study at a single center. The model may not work as well in other hospitals or diverse patient groups, and it is not yet ready for routine use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Consecutive treatment-naïve prostate cancer patients from a single center with available pre-RP dual-tracer PET/CT, biopsy, and RP pathology data.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Treatment-naïve prostate cancer with subsequent radical prostatectomy (RP) * Availability of presurgical dual-tracer PET/CT images, biopsy, and RP pathology data Exclusion Criteria: * Unavailability of imaging or pathological data * PET/CT performed after any prostate cancer-related treatment * Interval between PET and biopsy \> 3 months * Interval between biopsy and RP \> 1 month
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
Changsha, Hunan, China
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