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A trial looking at surgery for men with prostate cancer that has spread to the bones (TRoMbone)

Overview

Cancer types:

Cancer spread to the bone, Prostate cancer, Secondary cancers

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

This trial compared standard care to standard care with surgery. It was for men with prostate cancer that had spread to their bones. It was done to see if it would be possible to run a larger trial.

The trial was open for men to join between 2017 and 2018. The team published the results in 2022.

Recruitment start: 20 February 2017

Recruitment end: 18 April 2018

How to join

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

Chief investigators

Dr Prasanna Sooriakumaran

Supported by

Prostate Cancer Foundation

The Urology Foundation

University of Oxford

Surgical Intervention Trials Unit (SITU)

Last reviewed: 10 Jan 2023

CRUK internal database number: 13883

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