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Could less surgery be better for prostate cancer recurrence?
NCT ID NCT04271579
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at men whose prostate cancer has returned after surgery, with new spots found on only one side of the pelvis using a special scan. The goal is to see if removing lymph nodes only on that one side works as well as removing them on both sides, while causing fewer side effects like leg swelling. About 397 men in good health will take part, and the main measure is whether PSA levels drop below 0.2 ng/mL after surgery without needing more treatment.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 397 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients in good general condition with life expectancy\> 10 years * Hormone-sensitive prostate cancer recurrence after radical prostatectomy (patients with status post salvage prostatectomy may be included; salvage radiotherapy for prostate fossa and / or pelvic lymph drainage after radical prostatectomy is not an exclusion criterion) * Unilateral detection of ≤ 3 PSMA PET positive lymph node metastases in the pelvis (up ot origin of the inferior mesenteric artery) * PSA at the time of PSMA PET imaging \<4 ng / ml Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication for surgery or bilateral salvage lymph node dissection * Suspected prostate cancer recurrence in the prostate fossa (local recurrence) or extrapelvic metastasis on PSMA PET imaging * Date of PSMA PET examination \> 4 months prior to salvage lymph node dissection * Hormone therapy within 6 months prior to study enrollment
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Martini-Klinik am UKE GmbH
RECRUITINGHamburg, 20246, Germany
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