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A study looking at two different types of surgery for prostate cancer (ELIPSE)

Overview

Cancer types:

Prostate cancer

Status:

Open

Phase:

Other

Details

This study is comparing 2 different types of routine surgery for prostate cancer that has a high risk of coming back.

Recruitment start: 1 September 2024

Recruitment end: 31 August 2026

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 Rakesh Heer

Professor Krishna Narahari

Supported by

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

University of Aberdeen

NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme

The Urology Foundation

Last reviewed: 13 May 2025

CRUK internal database number: 20014

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