Videoendoscopic Inguinal Lymphadenectomy Versus Radical Open Dissection (VELRAD) in Patients with Male Genital Cancer: A Clinical Trial Update

Stanley Tang; Karl H Pang; Hussain M Alnajjar; Ben Ayres; Vivekanandan Kumar; Arie Parnham; Asif Muneer; VELRAD Collaborators

doi:10.1016/j.euf.2023.01.018

Videoendoscopic Inguinal Lymphadenectomy Versus Radical Open Dissection (VELRAD) in Patients with Male Genital Cancer: A Clinical Trial Update

Eur Urol Focus. 2023 Jul;9(4):614-616. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2023.01.018. Epub 2023 Feb 14.

Authors

Stanley Tang¹, Karl H Pang², Hussain M Alnajjar², Ben Ayres³, Vivekanandan Kumar⁴, Arie Parnham⁵, Asif Muneer⁶; VELRAD Collaborators

Affiliations

¹ University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
² University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK.
³ St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁴ Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK.
⁵ The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
⁶ University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University College London Hospital, London, UK; Department of Surgical Biotechnology, University College London, London, UK. Electronic address: asif.muneer@nhs.net.

PMID: 36797170
DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2023.01.018

Abstract

VELRAD is the first multicentre feasibility randomised controlled trial comparing videoendoscopic radical inguinal lymphadenectomy versus open dissection for male genital cancer. We have randomised nine patients so far in our attempt to identify the best approach to inguinal lymph node dissection.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Dissection
Genital Neoplasms, Male*
Genitalia, Male
Humans
Lymph Node Excision
Male
Multicenter Studies as Topic
Penile Neoplasms* / pathology
Penile Neoplasms* / surgery
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Grants and funding

NIHR200765/DH_/Department of Health/United Kingdom