3D model helps surgeons target cancer spread in prostate patients
NCT ID NCT07129551
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a 3D virtual model, created from PSMA PET scans, can help surgeons better remove lymph node metastases in prostate cancer patients. About 102 participants will undergo surgery with the model used for planning and guidance. Researchers will measure how many metastases are removed, surgical precision, and patient quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- virtual 3D model
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve how surgeons find and remove lymph node metastases, potentially leading to better cancer control and quality of life for prostate cancer patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study (102 participants) without a control group, so results may not be generalizable. The 3D model is a navigation aid, not a new treatment, and may not improve outcomes.
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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 102 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- 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 78 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: Cohort A: * Patients with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer scheduled for radical prostatectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection * \<3 PSMA-PET-avid lymph node metastases (PSMA expression score \>2) in the pelvis. Cohort B: * Patients with hormone-sensitive recurrent prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy with planned pelvic salvage lymph node dissection * \<3 PSMA-PET-avid lymph node metastases (PSMA expression score \>2) in the pelvis * PSA value \<2ng/ml. Exclusion Criteria: * Estimated life expectancy \<10 years * contraindication for surgical intervention * androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) within the last 3 months
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Anke Renter
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, 25479, Germany
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Martini-Klinik
RECRUITINGHamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, 20246, Germany
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