Can surgery boost survival in metastatic prostate cancer?
NCT ID NCT03456843
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether surgically removing the prostate, along with hormone therapy and possibly chemotherapy, can help men whose prostate cancer has already spread. About 190 men with newly diagnosed stage IV prostate cancer will be randomly assigned to get either standard drug therapy alone or standard drug therapy plus surgery. The goal is to see if adding surgery delays cancer progression and improves quality of life.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 190 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2018
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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 years and older
- 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: * Histologically proven adenocarcinoma of the prostate * Evidence of metastasis by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)/computed tomography (CT) scan, bone scan, or histologic confirmation * Clinical stage M1a (distant lymph node positive), M1b (bone metastasis), or M1c (solid organ metastasis. * If solitary lesion, metastasis confirmed with either biopsy or two independent imaging modalities (i.e. CT and PET \[positron emission tomography\], bone scan and MRI, modality at the discretion of the treating physician) * No previous local therapy for prostate cancer (i.e prostate radiation, cryotherapy, etc.) * Give informed consent * Prostate deemed resectable by surgeon * Plans to start or has already started ADT no longer than 6 months prior to consent. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 * Hemoglobin (HgB) \>= 9 g/dL compatible for surgery * Platelets \> 80,000/mcL compatible for surgery * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =\< 2x upper limit of normal (ULN) compatible for surgery * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 2x upper limit of normal (ULN) compatible for surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Refuses to give informed consent * Deemed to have unresectable disease by surgeon * Received ADT for more than 6 months prior to consent * Life expectancy of less than 6 months prior to consent * Active spinal cord compression * Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) / pulmonary embolism (PE) in the past 6 months prior to consent * Previous local therapy for prostate cancer * Patients who have chemotherapy or radiotherapy for non-prostate cancer related treatment within 3 weeks prior to consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Akita University
Akita, Japan
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Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China
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City of Hope
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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Epworth Healthcare
East Melbourne, Australia, 9084, Australia
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Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
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Kindai University
Ōsaka-sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan
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National Cancer Center
Goyang-si, South Korea
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
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Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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Swedish Medical Services
Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States
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University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California, 92697, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States
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