European Registry of Next Generation Imaging in Advanced Prostate Cancer (RING): protocol for an international, prospective registry study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Next-generation imaging (NGI), particularly with prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography (PSMA PET) tracers, enables earlier and more accurate detection of metastases. However, conventional imaging (CT and bone scan) remains more affordable and widely accessible and was the standard used in most pivotal trials that established current survival outcomes. As PSMA PET becomes more widely adopted, a stage migration effect is emerging. However, key uncertainties persist regarding the actual proportional employment of NGI in clinical practice, main indications for its use and the mid-term and long-term effects of an NGI-driven treatment pathway. Furthermore, when or whether CI alone might remain enough informative for the treatment decision-making is

SUBMITTER: Chernysheva D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12682192 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature