Tracking prostate cancer spread before lymph node surgery
Part of Cancer, Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This early study uses a special imaging tracer to show where prostate cancer has spread in the pelvic lymph nodes. It may help doctors better understand how well certain scans guide surgical removal of affected lymph nodes.
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Who can take part
- You have prostate cancer (either new or coming back).
- You already had a PSMA PET/CT scan with 68Ga-PSMA-11 for staging or restaging.
- Your 68Ga-PSMA-11 scan showed cancer in pelvic lymph nodes.
- You are scheduled to have pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) surgery.
- You can give written and oral consent and follow the study plan.
- You did not start any prostate cancer treatment after enrolling and before your surgery.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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