Testicular cancer treatment: does surgery beat chemo for quality of life?
NCT ID NCT07498959
First seen Apr 12, 2026 · Last updated Jun 19, 2026 · Updated 15 times
Summary
This study follows 160 men with good-prognosis metastatic testicular cancer to see whether surgery (RPLND) or chemotherapy leads to a better quality of life. Participants choose their treatment, and researchers track side effects, fatigue, and overall well-being over time. The goal is to find out which approach causes fewer long-term problems.
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
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What this could mean
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Active substance
primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) or chemotherapy (bleomycin, etoposide, platinum)
What this could lead to
If this study shows that surgery causes fewer side effects than chemotherapy, it could lead to a change in standard treatment for some men with testicular cancer.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be less definitive. The findings may not apply to all patients or cancer stages.
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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