New biopsy method could slash dangerous infections for men

NCT ID NCT04815876

Summary

This study tested a new way to perform prostate biopsies to see if it's safer and more effective. It compared the standard method, which goes through the rectum, to a new method that goes through the skin behind the scrotum. Researchers wanted to see if the new method causes fewer serious infections, is just as comfortable, and finds cancer better, especially in hard-to-reach areas.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Einstein Healthcare Network

    Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, 19027, United States

  • Fox Chase Cancer Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States

  • Georgetown University

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

    Brooklyn, New York, 11217, United States

  • NewYork-Presbyterian Queens

    Flushing, New York, 11355, United States

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

  • University of Connecticut

    Farmington, Connecticut, 06030, United States

  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • University of North Carolina

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

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