New scan may spare prostate cancer patients unnecessary surgery

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Male subjects ≥ 30 and ≤ 85 years old * Primary diagnosis of prostate cancer selected for surgical intervention (radical prostatectomy with extended lymph node dissection) * Primary diagnosis of untreated American Urological Association (AUA) guidelines high-risk localized prostate cancer, hormone-naïve prostate cancer via contrast enhanced prostate MRI + tissue sampling * Planned elective radical prostatectomy with extended pelvic lymph node dissection * Clinical oligometastatic disease with ≤ 3 nodes positive on preoperative standard of care imaging of prostate region within 6 months of surgery * Patient agrees to comply with the investigator instructions * Patient agrees to comply with the follow-up surveillance schedule * Have ability to provide full written consent Exclusion Criteria: * High-risk cancer planned for neoadjuvant therapy * Patients with a history of more than two weeks treatment with immunosuppressants (including systemic corticosteroids), cytotoxic chemotherapy within one month prior to initial screening, or who receive such medications during the screening period, or who are anticipated to require such medications during the course of the study * Patients that have had prior hormonal therapy such as Lupron or oral antiandrogens ≤ 12 weeks prior to registration * Clinical oligometastatic disease with \> 3 nodes positive preoperative standard of care imaging of prostate region * Previous history of pelvic radiation * Patients with obesity defined as body mass index (BMI) \> 40 kg/m\^2 * History of prior laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with mesh * Scheduled at the time of screening to undergo chemotherapy, radiation, hormone therapy, or open surgery during the study period * Inability to lie still for 75 minutes during 18F-rhPSMA-7.3 PSMA PET-MRI imaging * Any neurologic disorder or psychiatric disorder that might confound postsurgical assessments * Has any condition(s), which seriously compromises the subject's ability to participate in this study, sign consent, or has a known history of poor adherence with medical treatment * Received administration of an investigational drug within 30 days prior to study registration, and/or has planned administration of another investigational product or procedure during participation in this study