Open Radical Prostatectomy Versus Curative Radiotherapy for Treatment of Organ Confined Prostate Cancer (Retrospective Comparative Study)
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: open radical prostatectomy, curative radiotherapy.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Prostate Cancer. Basic parameters: from 40 years · Male.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
In the last few decades not only the diagnosis but also the treatment options for prostate cancer have changed significantly. During this time the surgical procedure of open radical prostatectomy was substantially modified(1,2) and is nowadays considered a safe procedure providing high cancer control rates with low morbidity.(3) The main goal of radical prostatectomy regardless of the approach remains the eradication of cancer while preserving pelvic organ function,whenever possible.(4)
Interventions
- Procedure open radical prostatectomy
open surgery to remove prostate gland and the tumor - Radiation curative radiotherapy
radiotherapy to the prostate gland and the tumor
Primary outcome measures
- tumor control [Time frame: 6 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Cancer prostate: confirmed by prostate biopsy Cancer stage: T2,T3
Exclusion criteria
- coagulopathy. Pulmonary diseases metastatic tumor
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Sohag University — Sohag
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07205783 · Soh-Med-25-9-2MD