PET scan for high-risk prostate cancer before surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Cancer, Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This trial uses a special PET scan to find prostate cancer cells before surgery. It may help doctors see where the cancer is located and if it has spread.
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Who can take part
- You are at least 18 years old.
- You have prostate cancer that has not been treated yet, confirmed by a biopsy.
- Your cancer is high-risk or higher (for example, it has spread outside the prostate, has a high Gleason score, or your PSA is over 20).
- You plan to have surgery (radical prostatectomy) and have your lymph nodes removed.
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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