Can a simple blood test outsmart prostate cancer?
NCT ID NCT06872619
First seen Aug 21, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026
Summary
This registry study is collecting blood samples and health data from 1,000 people being evaluated for prostate cancer. The goal is to test the accuracy of a new blood-based test called PROSTest, which looks for genetic signals of prostate cancer activity. Researchers hope this test could help detect the disease, monitor its progression, and predict how well different treatments might work. The study is open to all patients undergoing evaluation for prostate cancer and will follow their outcomes over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PROSTest, a blood-based test that analyzes circulating prostate cancer transcripts
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this registry could help validate a simple blood test that detects prostate cancer activity, recurrence, or treatment failure earlier and more accurately than current methods.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new therapy. The biomarker's accuracy and usefulness will depend on long-term data collection and may not prove reliable across all patient groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with a histologically confirmed diagnosis of a prostate cancer
- Ages
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45 to 100 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * All subjects Exclusion Criteria: * Female
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Munster
Münster, Germany
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