Prostate Cancerg-RAMPPNCT02454543
Impact of Radical Prostatectomy as Primary Treatment in Patients With Prostate Cancer With Limited Bone Metastases
A study testing Radical prostatectomy and Best systemic therapy in people with Prostate Cancer, run by Martini-Klinik am UKE GmbH at 1 site in Germany.
Trial summary
The aim of the study is to investigate, the effect of radical prostatectomy with extended lymphadenectomy on cancer-specific survival, time to castration-resistance, time to progression and quality of life in patients with a limited bone metastatic prostate cancer. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 75 years, men only
- Conditions the study is for
- Prostate Cancer
- What is being tested?
- Radical prostatectomy and Best systemic therapy
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 452 participants
- Where
- 1 siteGermany
- Study dates
- May 2015to 31 Dec 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 75 years
- Men only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer which has been confirmed by histological examination (within the last 6 months prior to randomization)
- At least one and at most 5 bone metastases in imaging tests (bone scintigraphy, CT, MRT or PET) at diagnosis with no evidence of visceral metastasis. Patients with evidence of lymph node metastasis (N1) are allowed
- PSA ≤ 200 ng/ml at diagnosis (without ADT)
- Asymptomatic or mild symptomatic disease
- Locally resectable tumour stage
- ECOG Performance Score 0-1
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- Submission of the patient's written declaration of informed consent following explanation
- Age ≥ 18 - ≤ 75 years
- Full legal capacity and compliance of the Patient
Who cannot join
- Contraindications to radical prostatectomy (Local non-resectable disease, increased anesthetic risk due to comorbidities)
- Detection of more than 5 bone metastases
- Pain management with opioid analgetics
- Evidence of visceral metastases or brain metastases
- Neuroendocrine and / or small cell differentiation in histology of the biopsy
- Charlson Comorbidity Index > 2
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- ECOG Performance Score > 1
- Myocardial infarction or stroke within the last 6 months
- Existing major cardiovascular (grade III - IV according to NYHA), pulmonary (pO2 <60 mmHg), renal, hepatic or hematopoietic disease (e.g. severe bone marrow aplasia)
- Severe psychiatric disorders persons housed on judicial or administrative arrangement in an institution
- Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial with interventional character of the metastatic prostate cancer
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Multicentric, Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Best Systemic Therapy (BST) With Radical Prostatectomy or BST Alone in the Management of Men With Pauci-metastatic Prostate Cancer
The aim of the study is to investigate, the effect of radical prostatectomy with extended lymphadenectomy on cancer-specific survival, time to castration-resistance, time to progression and quality of life in patients with a limited bone metastatic prostate cancer. In addition the influence of patient- and disease-related factors on clinical outcome (prognostic effect) and on the comparison therapy (predictive effect) will be examined.
Amendment05: Due to the slow tumor biology of prostate cancer, the follow-up period of 5 years is not sufficient to reach the primary endpoint of the study. For this reason, the follow-up is extended for a further 5 years with 2 visits per year.
Read the detailed description
More recent data has shown that performing local therapy with lymphogenic metastatic prostate cancer has resulted in a definite benefit in cancerspecific and overall survival. The analysis of this data has led to a change of paradigm in the treatment of lymphogenic metastatic prostate cancer (Isbarn Deutsches Ärzteblatt 2013). Patients with low lymphogenic metastatic load and low comorbidity are therefore frequently given local therapy. In a retrospective review of patients with lymphogenic metastatic prostate cancer, who were either treated by means of best systemic therapy or best systemic therapy plus radical prostatectomy, a highly significant benefit is shown for the patient group which received surgery (Engel et al., Eur Urol 2012). The 5 and 10 year overall survival rate in this cohort was 84% and 64% respectively following RP and in the other cohort with best systemic therapy without RP 60% and 28% respectively.
Our own working group was able to confirm this clear survival benefit in the lymphogenic metastatic stage for patients who received surgery: in a matched pair analysis the clinically progression-free survival rate after 5 and 10 years was 77% and 61% respectively after additional RP and 61% and 31% respectively with best systemic therapy alone (p=0.005). The same trend was found for cancer-specific survival (84% and 76% with additional RP versus 81% and 46% with best systemic therapy alone (p=0.001) (Steuber et al., BJUI 2011).
The impressive improvements in the survival rates of lymphogenic metastatic prostate cancer through local therapy compared with best systemic therapy alone suggests that patients with distant metastases could potentially also benefit from local therapy. Besides possible effects on tumour control, the RP could also be beneficial with regard to a local progression of the prostate cancer (rectal infiltration, infiltration of the bladder). This could lead to an improvement in the quality of life in the course of the disease. On the other hand, radical prostatectomy is associated with potential side-effects (e.g. urinary incontinence in approximately 5 - 10% of patients as well as possible general side-effects, such as thrombosis, embolism, impaired wound healing etc.), which can lead to a loss in terms of quality of life.
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer
- Being tested
- Radical prostatectomy, Best systemic therapy
- Keywords
- metastatic, prostatectomy, androgen deprivation, best systemic therapy
- Medical subject headings
- Prostatic Neoplasms, Neoplasm Metastasis
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Radical prostatectomyProcedure or surgery
Study participants randomized in the intervention arm receive best systemic therapy in addition to radical prostatectomy with extended lymphadenectomy. It is not crucial whether the radical prostatectomy is performed open or robot-assisted.
Best systemic therapyDrug
Also called Androgen deprivation therapy, chemotherapy, others
For the antiandrogenic therapy a non-steroidal antiandrogen (e.g. flutamide, bicalutamide) or a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues (e.g. goserelin, leuprolide) are available.
The selection of best systemic therapy is up to the judgment of the treating urologist.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Radical prostatectomy and BST | Other | BST plus radical prostatectomy with ext. lymphadenectomy Receives: Procedure: Radical prostatectomy |
| Best Systemic Therapy (BST) | Other | e.g. Androgen deprivation therapy, chemotherapy, others Receives: Drug: Best systemic therapy |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Cancer specific survival
Follow-up visits every 3 months
Measured: 10 years
Secondary outcomes (3)
Developement of castration-resistance measured by PSA value
Follow-up visits every 3 months
Measured: 10 years
Overall survival
Follow-up visits every 3 months
Measured: 10 years
Progression-free survival
Follow-up visits every 3 months
Measured: 10 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 May 2015 (estimated)
- Study startMay 2015
- Primary completionDec 2019
- Study completion31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (13)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Prostate CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 452 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Martini-Klinik am UKE GmbH
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Förderverein Hilfe bei Prostatakrebs e.V.
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Markus Graefen, Professor, Principal investigator, Martini-Klinik am UKE GmbH
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02454543
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- G-RAMPP_MK-2014
- Other IDs
- AP 75/13
- Acronym
- g-RAMPP
- Status last verified
- Jan 2026
- First submitted
- 8 May 2015
- Last updated
- 12 Jan 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Heidenreich A, Bastian PJ, Bellmunt J, Bolla M, Joniau S, van der Kwast T, Mason M, Matveev V, Wiegel T, Zattoni F, Mottet N; European Association of Urology. EAU guidelines on prostate cancer. part 1: screening, diagnosis, and local treatment with curative intent-update 2013. Eur Urol. 2014 Jan;65(1):124-37. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.09.046. Epub 2013 Oct 6.
PubMed 24207135Schellhammer PF, Venner P, Haas GP, Small EJ, Nieh PT, Seabaugh DR, Patterson AL, Klein E, Wajsman Z, Furr B, Chen Y, Kolvenbag GJ. Prostate specific antigen decreases after withdrawal of antiandrogen therapy with bicalutamide or flutamide in patients receiving combined androgen blockade. J Urol. 1997 May;157(5):1731-5.
PubMed 9112515Isbarn H, Huland H, Graefen M. Results of radical prostatectomy in newly diagnosed prostate cancer: long-term survival rates in locally advanced and high-risk cancers. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2013 Jul;110(29-30):497-503. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2013.0497. Epub 2013 Jul 22.
PubMed 24000298Engel J, Bastian PJ, Baur H, Beer V, Chaussy C, Gschwend JE, Oberneder R, Rothenberger KH, Stief CG, Holzel D. Survival benefit of radical prostatectomy in lymph node-positive patients with prostate cancer. Eur Urol. 2010 May;57(5):754-61. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2009.12.034. Epub 2010 Jan 20.
PubMed 20106588Steuber T, Budaus L, Walz J, Zorn KC, Schlomm T, Chun F, Ahyai S, Fisch M, Sauter G, Huland H, Graefen M, Haese A. Radical prostatectomy improves progression-free and cancer-specific survival in men with lymph node positive prostate cancer in the prostate-specific antigen era: a confirmatory study. BJU Int. 2011 Jun;107(11):1755-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09730.x. Epub 2010 Oct 13.
PubMed 20942833Widmark A, Klepp O, Solberg A, Damber JE, Angelsen A, Fransson P, Lund JA, Tasdemir I, Hoyer M, Wiklund F, Fossa SD; Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Group Study 7; Swedish Association for Urological Oncology 3. Endocrine treatment, with or without radiotherapy, in locally advanced prostate cancer (SPCG-7/SFUO-3): an open randomised phase III trial. Lancet. 2009 Jan 24;373(9660):301-8. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61815-2. Epub 2008 Dec 16.
PubMed 19091394Zelefsky MJ, Eastham JA, Cronin AM, Fuks Z, Zhang Z, Yamada Y, Vickers A, Scardino PT. Metastasis after radical prostatectomy or external beam radiotherapy for patients with clinically localized prostate cancer: a comparison of clinical cohorts adjusted for case mix. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Mar 20;28(9):1508-13. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.22.2265. Epub 2010 Feb 16.
PubMed 20159826Warde P, Mason M, Ding K, Kirkbride P, Brundage M, Cowan R, Gospodarowicz M, Sanders K, Kostashuk E, Swanson G, Barber J, Hiltz A, Parmar MK, Sathya J, Anderson J, Hayter C, Hetherington J, Sydes MR, Parulekar W; NCIC CTG PR.3/MRC UK PR07 investigators. Combined androgen deprivation therapy and radiation therapy for locally advanced prostate cancer: a randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2011 Dec 17;378(9809):2104-11. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61095-7. Epub 2011 Nov 2.
PubMed 22056152Cooperberg MR, Vickers AJ, Broering JM, Carroll PR. Comparative risk-adjusted mortality outcomes after primary surgery, radiotherapy, or androgen-deprivation therapy for localized prostate cancer. Cancer. 2010 Nov 15;116(22):5226-34. doi: 10.1002/cncr.25456.
PubMed 20690197Wirth M, Tammela T, Cicalese V, Gomez Veiga F, Delaere K, Miller K, Tubaro A, Schulze M, Debruyne F, Huland H, Patel A, Lecouvet F, Caris C, Witjes W. Prevention of bone metastases in patients with high-risk nonmetastatic prostate cancer treated with zoledronic acid: efficacy and safety results of the Zometa European Study (ZEUS). Eur Urol. 2015 Mar;67(3):482-91. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2014.02.014. Epub 2014 Feb 20.
PubMed 24630685James ND, Sydes MR, Clarke NW, Mason MD, Dearnaley DP, Spears MR, Ritchie AW, Parker CC, Russell JM, Attard G, de Bono J, Cross W, Jones RJ, Thalmann G, Amos C, Matheson D, Millman R, Alzouebi M, Beesley S, Birtle AJ, Brock S, Cathomas R, Chakraborti P, Chowdhury S, Cook A, Elliott T, Gale J, Gibbs S, Graham JD, Hetherington J, Hughes R, Laing R, McKinna F, McLaren DB, O'Sullivan JM, Parikh O, Peedell C, Protheroe A, Robinson AJ, Srihari N, Srinivasan R, Staffurth J, Sundar S, Tolan S, Tsang D, Wagstaff J, Parmar MK; STAMPEDE investigators. Addition of docetaxel, zoledronic acid, or both to first-line long-term hormone therapy in prostate cancer (STAMPEDE): survival results from an adaptive, multiarm, multistage, platform randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2016 Mar 19;387(10024):1163-77. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01037-5. Epub 2015 Dec 21.
PubMed 26719232Sweeney CJ, Chen YH, Carducci M, Liu G, Jarrard DF, Eisenberger M, Wong YN, Hahn N, Kohli M, Cooney MM, Dreicer R, Vogelzang NJ, Picus J, Shevrin D, Hussain M, Garcia JA, DiPaola RS. Chemohormonal Therapy in Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2015 Aug 20;373(8):737-46. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1503747. Epub 2015 Aug 5.
PubMed 26244877Graefen M, Falkenbach F, Maurer T, Budaus L, Tilki D, Karakiewicz PI, Aly M, Wiklund P, Brasso K, Roder A, Poulsen MH, Schostak M, Gortzen C, Renter A, von Amsberg G, Haese A, Heinzer H, Salomon G, Steuber T, Beyer B. Best Systemic Therapy With or Without Radical Prostatectomy in the Management of Men With Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer: The RAMPP Randomised Controlled Trial. Eur Urol. 2026 Aug;90(2):116-124. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2025.09.4144. Epub 2025 Oct 3.
PubMed 41046179
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 12 Jan 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Multicentric, Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Best Systemic Therapy (BST) With Radical Prostatectomy or BST Alone in the Management of Men With Pauci-metastatic Prostate Cancer
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02454543
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- g-RAMPP / G-RAMPP_MK-2014
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer
- Keywords
- metastatic, prostatectomy, androgen deprivation, best systemic therapy
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Enrolment
- 452 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Martini-Klinik am UKE GmbHUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Förderverein Hilfe bei Prostatakrebs e.V.
- Study start
- May 2015
- Primary completion
- Dec 2019 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 27 May 2015 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The aim of the study is to investigate, the effect of radical prostatectomy with extended lymphadenectomy on cancer-specific survival, time to castration-resistance, time to progression and quality of life in patients with a limited bone metastatic prostate cancer. In addition the influence of patient- and disease-related factors on clinical outcome (prognostic effect) and on the comparison therapy (predictive effect) will be examined.
Amendment05: Due to the slow tumor biology of prostate cancer, the follow-up period of 5 years is not sufficient to reach the primary endpoint of the study. For this reason, the follow-up is extended for a further 5 years with 2 visits per year.
Detailed description
More recent data has shown that performing local therapy with lymphogenic metastatic prostate cancer has resulted in a definite benefit in cancerspecific and overall survival. The analysis of this data has led to a change of paradigm in the treatment of lymphogenic metastatic prostate cancer (Isbarn Deutsches Ärzteblatt 2013). Patients with low lymphogenic metastatic load and low comorbidity are therefore frequently given local therapy. In a retrospective review of patients with lymphogenic metastatic prostate cancer, who were either treated by means of best systemic therapy or best systemic therapy plus radical prostatectomy, a highly significant benefit is shown for the patient group which received surgery (Engel et al., Eur Urol 2012). The 5 and 10 year overall survival rate in this cohort was 84% and 64% respectively following RP and in the other cohort with best systemic therapy without RP 60% and 28% respectively.
Our own working group was able to confirm this clear survival benefit in the lymphogenic metastatic stage for patients who received surgery: in a matched pair analysis the clinically progression-free survival rate after 5 and 10 years was 77% and 61% respectively after additional RP and 61% and 31% respectively with best systemic therapy alone (p=0.005). The same trend was found for cancer-specific survival (84% and 76% with additional RP versus 81% and 46% with best systemic therapy alone (p=0.001) (Steuber et al., BJUI 2011).
The impressive improvements in the survival rates of lymphogenic metastatic prostate cancer through local therapy compared with best systemic therapy alone suggests that patients with distant metastases could potentially also benefit from local therapy. Besides possible effects on tumour control, the RP could also be beneficial with regard to a local progression of the prostate cancer (rectal infiltration, infiltration of the bladder). This could lead to an improvement in the quality of life in the course of the disease. On the other hand, radical prostatectomy is associated with potential side-effects (e.g. urinary incontinence in approximately 5 - 10% of patients as well as possible general side-effects, such as thrombosis, embolism, impaired wound healing etc.), which can lead to a loss in terms of quality of life.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Radical prostatectomy and BST | Other | Procedure: Radical prostatectomyBST plus radical prostatectomy with ext. lymphadenectomy |
| Best Systemic Therapy (BST) | Other | Drug: Best systemic therapye.g. Androgen deprivation therapy, chemotherapy, others |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 75 years
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer which has been confirmed by histological examination (within the last 6 months prior to randomization)
- At least one and at most 5 bone metastases in imaging tests (bone scintigraphy, CT, MRT or PET) at diagnosis with no evidence of visceral metastasis. Patients with evidence of lymph node metastasis (N1) are allowed
- PSA ≤ 200 ng/ml at diagnosis (without ADT)
- Asymptomatic or mild symptomatic disease
- Locally resectable tumour stage
Key exclusion criteria (11 listed)
- Contraindications to radical prostatectomy (Local non-resectable disease, increased anesthetic risk due to comorbidities)
- Detection of more than 5 bone metastases
- Pain management with opioid analgetics
- Evidence of visceral metastases or brain metastases
- Neuroendocrine and / or small cell differentiation in histology of the biopsy
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Radical prostatectomyStudy participants randomized in the intervention arm receive best systemic therapy in addition to radical prostatectomy with extended lymphadenectomy. It is not crucial whether the radical prostatectomy is performed open or robot-assisted. | Procedure or surgery | Radical prostatectomy and BST |
| Best systemic therapyAlso: Androgen deprivation therapy, chemotherapy, othersFor the antiandrogenic therapy a non-steroidal antiandrogen (e.g. flutamide, bicalutamide) or a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues (e.g. goserelin, leuprolide) are available. The selection of best systemic therapy is up to the judgment of the treating urologist. | Drug | Best Systemic Therapy (BST) |
Primary outcome
Cancer specific survival
Time frame: 10 years
Follow-up visits every 3 months
3 secondary outcomes
Developement of castration-resistance measured by PSA value
Time frame: 10 years
Overall survival
Time frame: 10 years
Progression-free survival
Time frame: 10 years
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 12 Jan 2026.
- Background: PubMed 24207135Heidenreich A, Bastian PJ, Bellmunt J, Bolla M, Joniau S, van der Kwast T, Mason M, Matveev V, Wiegel T, Zattoni F, Mottet N; European Association of Urology. EAU guidelines on prostate cancer. part 1: screening, diagnosis, and local treatment with curative intent-update 2013. Eur Urol. 2014 Jan;65(1):124-37. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.09.046. Epub 2013 Oct 6.
- Background: PubMed 9112515Schellhammer PF, Venner P, Haas GP, Small EJ, Nieh PT, Seabaugh DR, Patterson AL, Klein E, Wajsman Z, Furr B, Chen Y, Kolvenbag GJ. Prostate specific antigen decreases after withdrawal of antiandrogen therapy with bicalutamide or flutamide in patients receiving combined androgen blockade. J Urol. 1997 May;157(5):1731-5.
- Background: PubMed 24000298Isbarn H, Huland H, Graefen M. Results of radical prostatectomy in newly diagnosed prostate cancer: long-term survival rates in locally advanced and high-risk cancers. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2013 Jul;110(29-30):497-503. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2013.0497. Epub 2013 Jul 22.
- Background: PubMed 20106588Engel J, Bastian PJ, Baur H, Beer V, Chaussy C, Gschwend JE, Oberneder R, Rothenberger KH, Stief CG, Holzel D. Survival benefit of radical prostatectomy in lymph node-positive patients with prostate cancer. Eur Urol. 2010 May;57(5):754-61. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2009.12.034. Epub 2010 Jan 20.
- Background: PubMed 20942833Steuber T, Budaus L, Walz J, Zorn KC, Schlomm T, Chun F, Ahyai S, Fisch M, Sauter G, Huland H, Graefen M, Haese A. Radical prostatectomy improves progression-free and cancer-specific survival in men with lymph node positive prostate cancer in the prostate-specific antigen era: a confirmatory study. BJU Int. 2011 Jun;107(11):1755-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09730.x. Epub 2010 Oct 13.
- Background: PubMed 19091394Widmark A, Klepp O, Solberg A, Damber JE, Angelsen A, Fransson P, Lund JA, Tasdemir I, Hoyer M, Wiklund F, Fossa SD; Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Group Study 7; Swedish Association for Urological Oncology 3. Endocrine treatment, with or without radiotherapy, in locally advanced prostate cancer (SPCG-7/SFUO-3): an open randomised phase III trial. Lancet. 2009 Jan 24;373(9660):301-8. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61815-2. Epub 2008 Dec 16.
- Background: PubMed 20159826Zelefsky MJ, Eastham JA, Cronin AM, Fuks Z, Zhang Z, Yamada Y, Vickers A, Scardino PT. Metastasis after radical prostatectomy or external beam radiotherapy for patients with clinically localized prostate cancer: a comparison of clinical cohorts adjusted for case mix. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Mar 20;28(9):1508-13. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.22.2265. Epub 2010 Feb 16.
- Background: PubMed 22056152Warde P, Mason M, Ding K, Kirkbride P, Brundage M, Cowan R, Gospodarowicz M, Sanders K, Kostashuk E, Swanson G, Barber J, Hiltz A, Parmar MK, Sathya J, Anderson J, Hayter C, Hetherington J, Sydes MR, Parulekar W; NCIC CTG PR.3/MRC UK PR07 investigators. Combined androgen deprivation therapy and radiation therapy for locally advanced prostate cancer: a randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2011 Dec 17;378(9809):2104-11. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61095-7. Epub 2011 Nov 2.
- Background: PubMed 20690197Cooperberg MR, Vickers AJ, Broering JM, Carroll PR. Comparative risk-adjusted mortality outcomes after primary surgery, radiotherapy, or androgen-deprivation therapy for localized prostate cancer. Cancer. 2010 Nov 15;116(22):5226-34. doi: 10.1002/cncr.25456.
- Background: PubMed 24630685Wirth M, Tammela T, Cicalese V, Gomez Veiga F, Delaere K, Miller K, Tubaro A, Schulze M, Debruyne F, Huland H, Patel A, Lecouvet F, Caris C, Witjes W. Prevention of bone metastases in patients with high-risk nonmetastatic prostate cancer treated with zoledronic acid: efficacy and safety results of the Zometa European Study (ZEUS). Eur Urol. 2015 Mar;67(3):482-91. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2014.02.014. Epub 2014 Feb 20.
- Background: PubMed 26719232James ND, Sydes MR, Clarke NW, Mason MD, Dearnaley DP, Spears MR, Ritchie AW, Parker CC, Russell JM, Attard G, de Bono J, Cross W, Jones RJ, Thalmann G, Amos C, Matheson D, Millman R, Alzouebi M, Beesley S, Birtle AJ, Brock S, Cathomas R, Chakraborti P, Chowdhury S, Cook A, Elliott T, Gale J, Gibbs S, Graham JD, Hetherington J, Hughes R, Laing R, McKinna F, McLaren DB, O'Sullivan JM, Parikh O, Peedell C, Protheroe A, Robinson AJ, Srihari N, Srinivasan R, Staffurth J, Sundar S, Tolan S, Tsang D, Wagstaff J, Parmar MK; STAMPEDE investigators. Addition of docetaxel, zoledronic acid, or both to first-line long-term hormone therapy in prostate cancer (STAMPEDE): survival results from an adaptive, multiarm, multistage, platform randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2016 Mar 19;387(10024):1163-77. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01037-5. Epub 2015 Dec 21.
- Background: PubMed 26244877Sweeney CJ, Chen YH, Carducci M, Liu G, Jarrard DF, Eisenberger M, Wong YN, Hahn N, Kohli M, Cooney MM, Dreicer R, Vogelzang NJ, Picus J, Shevrin D, Hussain M, Garcia JA, DiPaola RS. Chemohormonal Therapy in Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2015 Aug 20;373(8):737-46. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1503747. Epub 2015 Aug 5.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Markus Graefen, Professor principal investigator
Martini-Klinik am UKE GmbH
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Radical prostatectomy and Best systemic therapy in people with Prostate Cancer, run by Martini-Klinik am UKE GmbH at 1 site in Germany.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Jan 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Cancer specific survival (time frame: 10 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02454543, which also lists 13 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Jan 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.