New study aims to unlock secrets of advanced prostate cancer
NCT ID NCT06067295
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is collecting blood, urine, tissue samples, and health information from 300 men with advanced prostate cancer. Researchers hope to build a resource that will help them learn more about the disease and improve future care. Participants will not receive any experimental treatment.
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 study will create a valuable database of samples and information that could help researchers better understand advanced prostate cancer and improve future treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly benefit participants and may not lead to immediate medical advances.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- 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
Adult men diagnosed with advanced (metastatic) prostate cancer at Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Los Angeles General Medical Center with either metastatic castrate sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) or metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).
- 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: * Men of all racial and ethnic groups 18 years of age or older * Men with a diagnosis of advanced (metastatic) prostate cancer who are scheduled to begin a new systemic treatment (including first or subsequent lines of therapy) * Prior participation on clinical trials is allowed Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to give informed consent * Any other malignancy, unless previously treated with curative intent and the subject has been disease free for 3 years or longer
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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
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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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Los Angeles General Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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