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A randomised trial of total prostatectomy versus radiotherapy versus no immediate treatment in early prostate cancer
ISRCTN ISRCTN81687381
DOI 10.1186/ISRCTN81687381
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
EudraCT number
Public title A randomised trial of total prostatectomy versus radiotherapy versus no immediate treatment in early prostate cancer
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source PR06
Study hypothesis To determine whether total prostatectomy or radiotherapy confer benefit in terms of survival or development of metastases over no immediate treatment alone.
Lay summary
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment Belgium, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Prostate cancer
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Newly diagnosed, biopsy-proven adenocarcinoma of the prostate
2. Stage T1b/T1c/T2, N0, M0
3. Negative bone scan
4. No previous malignancy (except skin)
Participants - exclusion criteria Opposite of inclusion criteria
Anticipated start date 01/06/1994
Anticipated end date 01/06/1996
Status of trial Stopped
Patient information material
Target number of participants 1800 planned, 35 recruited at time of early closure in 1996.
Interventions 1. The first group receives total prostatectomy
2. The second receive radiotherapy
3. The third receive no immediate treatment
Primary outcome measure(s) 1. Survival time to metastases
2. Morbidity
3. Local recurrence
4. Quality of life
5. Time to progression
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Sources of funding Medical Research Council (UK)
Trial website
Publications Early closure in 1996 reported in 2004 in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15610132
Contact name Mr  Robert  Shearer
  Address Department of Urology
The Royal Marsden
Fullham Road
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode SW3 6JJ
  Country United Kingdom
  Email
Sponsor Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
  Address 20 Park Crescent
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode W1B 1AL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7636 5422
  Fax +44 (0)20 7436 6179
  Email clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk
Date applied 06/04/2000
Last edited 29/07/2009
Date ISRCTN assigned 06/04/2000
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