Robot surgery gets a High-Tech eye: new fusion imaging targets prostate cancer
NCT ID NCT07272317
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a new imaging system that combines PSMA-PET, MRI, and ultrasound to guide robot-assisted prostate surgery. The goal is to help surgeons remove all cancer while sparing healthy tissue, nerves, and urinary control. About 98 men with prostate cancer will take part to see if this approach lowers the chance of leftover cancer cells and speeds up recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PSMA-PET/MRI-ultrasound multimodal fusion navigation system
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make prostate cancer surgery more precise, reducing the chance of leftover cancer cells and helping men recover urinary control faster.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with only 98 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The technology is complex and may not work as well in real-world settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 98 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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Up to 90 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Target Population: Patients with clinical stage T3a, or T2 (with the lesion close to the surface of the prostate) scheduled for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. * Age 50 - 80 years old; * Pathologically confirmed as prostate adenocarcinoma (Gleason score 6 - 10); * PSMA-PET/MRI indicates extracapsular invasion of the lesion; ④ Signed informed consent and committed to completing follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: * ① Metastasis (M1 stage) or lymph node metastasis (N1 stage); * Previous pelvic radiotherapy or endocrine therapy history; * Severe cardiopulmonary dysfunction (ASA grade ≥ III); ④ Mental illness or cognitive impairment that cannot cooperate with assessment; ⑤ Participating in other interventional clinical trials.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai General Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200080, China
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