Prostate cancer clues in blood and urine?
NCT ID NCT06326216
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is looking at tiny particles called extracellular vesicles that come from prostate cancer cells. Researchers want to see if levels of these particles in blood and urine can show how well surgery removed the cancer. They will compare samples from prostate cancer patients before and after surgery, and also from healthy women as a control group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple blood or urine test to monitor prostate cancer after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not find a clear link between the particles and cancer outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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98 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 cancer and undergoing prostatectomy as a local treatment and female patients seen in the Urology Clinic or female research volunteers.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS: * Age 18+ * Able to give informed consent * Patients with prostate cancer * Patients treated with primary prostatectomy * The focus will be on high-risk patients with at least one of either criterion: * PSA \>= 20 ng/ml * AND/OR Gleason \>= 8 * AND/OR clinical stage \>= T3 * FEMALE CONTROL PATIENTS: * Age 18+ * Able to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS: * Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent * Metastatic prostate cancer - defined evidence of metastatic disease on pre-procedural testing * FEMALE CONTROL PATIENTS: * Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
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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 Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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