Could a simple blood test replace biopsies for prostate cancer?

NCT ID NCT06604130

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION Diagnosis Sponsor: Xijing Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study is testing a new blood test that looks at RNA from tiny particles called exosomes to diagnose prostate cancer. Researchers will enroll 1,600 men with elevated PSA levels or other signs of prostate cancer. The goal is to see if this test can accurately detect cancer and reduce the need for invasive biopsies.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Plasma exosome RNA panel (diagnostic test)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could provide a more accurate, non-invasive blood test for prostate cancer, reducing unnecessary biopsies.
What could go wrong: This is an early diagnostic study, not a treatment trial. The test may not prove more accurate than existing methods, and results may not apply to all populations.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

disease prostate cancer

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

PROSTATE CANCER

Contacts and locations

Locations

Affiliated Hospital of Yan'an University,

Yan’an, Shaanxi, 716000, China
General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University

Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750000, China
Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital

Xining, Qinghai, 810000, China
Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital

Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710000, China
The First Hospital of Lanzhou University

Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine

Xianyang, Shaanxi, 712000, China
Weinan Central Hospital

Weinan, Shaanxi, 714000, China
Xijing 986 Hospital

Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710000, China
Xijing Hospital

Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, China

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