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A study looking at PET-CT scan in men with prostate cancer and a DNA gene mutation (GENPET)

Overview

Cancer types:

Prostate cancer

Status:

Open

Phase:

Other

Details

This study is looking at whether a type of PET-CT scan shows how much prostate cancer is present in men who have a DNA Repair gene change (mutation).

This study is open to men with prostate cancer who are going to the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and have a gene change in one of the following genes:

  • BRCA1

  • BRCA2

  • MSH2

  • MSH6

  • MLH1

  • PMS2

  • CHEK2

  • PALB2

  • ATM

Recruitment start: 15 October 2015

Recruitment end: 31 December 2025

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Rosalind Eeles

Supported by

Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Last reviewed: 09 Sept 2025

CRUK internal database number: 12587

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