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RecruitingNCT05555017Trace-IIUpdated Oct 6, 2023

Tracer-Guided Surgery for Recurrent Prostate Cancer

A Phase 2 interventional study of PSMA-radioguided surgery and ADT in Prostate Cancer, sponsored by The Netherlands Cancer Institute. Recruiting at 1 site in Netherlands. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-10-06.

Sponsored by The Netherlands Cancer Institute · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Nov 2024, 1 year 11 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Feb 2023; still recruiting 3 years 7 months later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Male
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Study summary

ADT with or without robot-assisted PSMA-radioguided surgery for patients with recurrent prostate cancer.

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Improving the oncological treatment outcomes in men with a biochemical recurrence after primary prostate cancer (PC) treatment that are diagnosed with a disease recurrence confined to the regional lymph nodes or local residual disease using Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography (PET/CT.)

The proposed trial randomizes patients with recurrent PC following primary PC treatment to either 6 months of ADT or Technetium-PSMA-radioguided salvage surgery plus 6 months of ADT. Although the optimal duration of ADT is unknown, a minimal duration of 6 months of ADT seems advisable in this setting and will be mandatory for both arms.

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Conditions studied

  • Prostate Cancer

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Keywords

  • PSMA-radioguided surgery
  • ADT
  • recurrent prostate cancer
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In context

Prostatic Neoplasms

6,370 studies on the registry are indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms; 1,400 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 60 is close to the median of 58 across 4,822 interventional studies indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

The Netherlands Cancer Institute is the lead sponsor of 224 studies on the registry; 66 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Male, aged ≥ 18 years.
  • Hormone-sensitive recurrent prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy or brachytherapy
  • ≤ 2 lymph node metastases or local residual disease within the pelvis with sufficient PSMA expression (≥2 times regional vascular activity level) as determined by PSMA-based PET
  • PSA-value \< 4 ng/mL in case of a local recurrence and PSA \< 3 ng/ml in case of (a) nodal recurrence(s)
  • Had a PSMA PET/CT within 90 days before surgery
  • Suitable for salvage surgery, as per institutional guidelines.
  • Charlson Comorbidity Index ≤ 4
  • World Health Organisation (WHO) performance status 0, 1, or 2.
  • Written and signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Other diagnosis of malignancy or evidence of other malignancy within 5 years before screening for this study (except non-melanoma skin cancer).
  • More than 2 lymph node metastases on PSMA PET/CT
  • Suspicion of local recurrent prostate cancer within the prostatic fossa not treatable by surgery
  • Non-regional lymphadenopathy (cM1a) or distant metastases (cM1b/c) as assessed by preoperative PSMA PET/CT.
  • Castration resistance defined by clinical or biochemical progression despite a combined androgen blockade
  • Known contraindications to hormone therapy, according to standard recommendations in force
  • Patient with a psychological, familial, sociological or geographical situation potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule
  • Ongoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) or within 6 months prior to surgery.
  • Severe claustrophobia interfering with PET/CT scanning.
  • Absence or withdrawal of an informed consent
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Arm A: ADT

    Patients in arm A will receive standard 6 months of ADT according to current clinical guidelines.

    Drug: ADT

  • Experimental
    Arm B: ADT + PSMA radioguided surgery

    Patients in arm B will receive standard 6 months of ADT according to current clinical guidelines, and will undergo 99mTechnetium (99mTc)-based PSMA-radioguided salvage surgery.

    Procedure: PSMA-radioguided surgery · Drug: ADT

Interventions

  • ProcedurePSMA-radioguided surgery

    Approximately 15-24 hours prior to surgery, 400-600 Megabecquerel (MBq) of 99mTc-PSMA-I\&S will be intravenously administered to the patient at the Nuclear Medicine department. Following this injection patients will be allowed to return home, and then present for their 99mTechnetium (99mTc)-based PSMA-radioguided salvage surgery the next day.

  • DrugADT

    Standard 6 months of ADT according to current clinical guidelines. ADT consists of one subcutaneous depot of 22,5mg triptorelin (Pamorelin), with 4 weeks bicalutamide 50mg per os from 2 weeks before till 2 weeks after the first Pamorelin administration.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Clinical progression-free survival (CPFS)

    CPFS is defined as time between randomization and the appearance of a recurrence (any N1 or M1) as suggested by PSMA PET/CT or symptoms related to progressive PC, or death due to any cause

    Time frame: 24 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Metastasis-free survival (MFS)

    Metastasis-free survival will be defined as the time between randomization and the appearance of a metastatic recurrence (any M1) as suggested by PSMA PET-CT.

    Time frame: 24 months

  2. Biochemical progression-free survival (BPFS)

    Biochemical progression-free survival will be defined as the time between randomization and the development of biochemical progression ( three consecutive rises in prostate specific antigen (PSA) 1 week apart, resulting in two 50% increases over the nadir and PSA\>2 ng/ml)

    Time frame: 24 months

  3. Castrate resistant prostate cancer (CRPC)

    CRPC is defined as castrate serum testosterone\<50 ng/dl plus biochemical progression, i.e., three consecutive rises in PSA 1 week apart, resulting in two 50% increases over the nadir and PSA\>2 ng/ml.

    Time frame: 10 years

  4. Overall survival (OS)

    Overall survival will be read as the time from trial randomization to the date of death from any cause

    Time frame: 10 years

  5. Incidence of adjuvant therapy

    ADT, radiation therapy or additional salvage surgery

    Time frame: 10 years

  6. Patient reported QOL as per EORTC-QLQ C30

    Quality of life (QoL) will be assessed with the EORTC Core Quality of Life questionnaire's (QLQ-C30) global QoL scale ranging from 0 to 100, higher scores indicate better QoL

    Time frame: 24 months

  7. Patient reported QOL as per Expanded Prostate cancer Index Composite (EPIC) 26

    Quality of life (QoL) will be assessed with the EPIC 26 questionnaire, containing 26 items covering 5 domains: Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Irritative/Obstructive, Bowel, Sexual, and Hormonal. Response options for each EPIC item form a Likert scale, and multi-item scale scores are transformed linearly to a 0-100 scale, with higher scores representing better QOL.

    Time frame: 24 months

  8. Complications

    Assessment of 99mTc-PSMA-I\&S injection-related as well as surgery-related complication rate according to Clavien-Dindo.

    Time frame: 30 and 90 days

  9. Number of in-field recurrences

    Recurrence measured by use of PSMA PET/CT in the template of 99mTc-PSMA-radioguided surgery (RGS) supported salvage surgery

    Time frame: 24 months

  10. Specificity of 99mTc-PSMA RGS for salvage surgery for recurrent PC compared to histologic evaluation

    In percentage

    Time frame: 30 days

  11. Sensitivity of 99mTc-PSMA RGS for salvage surgery for recurrent PC compared to histologic evaluation

    In percentage

    Time frame: 30 days

  12. Positive Predictive Value of 99mTc-PSMA RGS for salvage surgery for recurrent PC compared to histologic evaluation

    In percentage

    Time frame: 30 days

  13. Negative Predictive Value of 99mTc-PSMA RGS for salvage surgery for recurrent PC compared to histologic evaluation

    In percentage

    Time frame: 30 days

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
    Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1066CX, Netherlands
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 6, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05555017
Lead sponsor
The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 26, 2022
Start date
Feb 15, 2023
Primary completion
Nov 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Nov 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 6, 2023

Study contacts

Pim van Leeuwen, MD, PhD
Contact
pj.v.leeuwen@nki.nl
003125129111
Lotte Zuur, MD
Contact
l.zuur@nki.nl
003125129111

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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