10,000 men join quest to decode prostate cancer through scans
NCT ID NCT03354416
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study is gathering medical records and imaging data from 10,000 men with prostate cancer or at high risk. Researchers aim to find patterns in scans that could help diagnose and treat the disease more effectively. No new drugs or procedures are being tested.
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 help doctors better understand prostate cancer through imaging, leading to more accurate diagnosis and personalized treatment plans.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It collects existing data and does not test any new therapy, so it cannot directly 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 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2018
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2033
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
primary clinical
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
* INCLUSION CRITERIA: * Patients with an increased risk for prostate cancer (strong family history and/or germline mutation in DNA repair genes), or with a diagnosis of prostatic cancer or suspicious for prostatic cancer lesions. * Age greater than or equal to 18 years * Ability of subject to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: -none
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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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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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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