Mayo clinic investigates inflammation as a hidden trigger for uterine cancer
NCT ID NCT05407025
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether long-term inflammation raises the risk of endometrial cancer. Researchers are collecting blood and urine samples from 191 women having hysterectomy for either cancer or non-cancer reasons. They will compare markers of inflammation to better understand how it might lead to cancer, with the goal of finding new prevention strategies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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191 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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
Women undergoing hysterectomy at University of North Carolina (UNC) and Mayo Clinic, Florida
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female 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: * Women over the age of 18 years old undergoing hysterectomy for any benign indication or endometrial cancer Exclusion Criteria: * Men * Women under the age of 18 years * Women with a history of cancer, except for endometrial cancer or non-melanoma skin cancer * Women with type 1 diabetes * Women that have received radiation or chemotherapy for cancer
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
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Mayo Clinic in Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, 32224-9980, United States
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