Could a finger prick replace blood draws for prostate cancer drug monitoring?
NCT ID NCT07344363
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether dried blood spots from a finger prick can reliably measure levels of common prostate cancer drugs. Researchers will compare results from the finger-prick method with standard blood tests in 100 patients. If the new method works, it could make drug monitoring easier and more convenient for patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- abiraterone, apalutamide, darolutamide, enzalutamide
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make it easier and less invasive to monitor drug levels in prostate cancer patients, potentially improving treatment management.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage validation study, not a treatment trial. The new method may not prove reliable enough to replace standard blood tests.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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
Patients treated with abiraterone, apalutamide, darolutamide, and enzalutamide according to the dosing regimens described in the Summary of Product Characteristics.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients treated with abiraterone, apalutamide, darolutamide, and enzalutamide according to the dosing regimens described in the Summary of Product Characteristics. The treatment cycle does not matter but patients should be at the steady state (see section 4.2);• Age ≥18; * Signed informed consent is required Exclusion Criteria: * Conditions that may limit the ability to adequately comply with the study procedures outlined in the protocol; * Refusal of informed consent; * Any condition that, in the investigator's judgment, could compromise appropriate participation in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS
RECRUITINGAviano, Pordenone, 33081, Italy
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