Blood test may predict prostate cancer treatment success
NCT ID NCT03408964
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether certain substances in the blood can help doctors predict how prostate cancer patients will respond to their treatment. Researchers will collect blood samples from 600 men at different stages of prostate cancer and analyze them for biomarkers. The goal is to find better ways to personalize therapy and improve outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2017
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 prostate adenocarcinoma at different stages of disease
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: General inclusion criteria (for entering all groups) * Age ≥ 18 years * Histological diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma at different stages of disease (see Section 6.2) for which a treatment is indicated * Written Informed Consent Inclusion criterion only for entering Group 0 • Patients with a known diagnosis of CSPC or CRPC Inclusion criterion only for entering Group 1a • Patients that underwent biopsies for a suspect of PC, but resulted negative for cancer Exclusion Criteria: General exclusion criteria (for entering all groups) * Active infection requiring treatment * Decrease of general condition * Concomitant severe comorbities * Difficult socioeconomic conditions making regular follow up unfeasible. * Need of concomitant steroids at study entry and during the study * Diagnosis of second tumor in the previous 5 years Exclusion criterion only for entering Group 0 • No antibiotic treatments in the previous 2 months before enrollment Exclusion criteria only for entering Group 1 * Previous radical surgery and / or radical radiotherapy * Previous hormonal treatments Exclusion criteria only for entering Group 2 * No antibiotic treatments in the previous 2 months before enrollment (only in patients enrolling also for metagenomics and metabolomics) * Previous hormonal treatments for advanced disease Exclusion criterion only for entering Group 3 • No antibiotic treatments in the previous 2 months before enrollment (only in patients enrolling also for metagenomics and metabolomics analyses)
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland (IOSI)
RECRUITINGBellinzona, 6500, Switzerland
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